Anyone else notice the reverb-and-compressed version of his usual title music at the beginning? Clever man you are, Andrew.

The Capitol version of Magical Mystery Tour is considered the best version. It was adopted as the official Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album some years after it was released. The 5 extra songs ,and the order of the songs arranged on the album are just superb. Even the way the color booklet was put together .

I bought all of the (US) albums as they came out. By the late 1960s, there was a shop in Los Angeles that carried the UK versions ($8.00 instead of $2.98 for the US versions). As a rabid fan, I bought the UK versions and was astonished by the difference in sound. Also, the UK vinyl smelled completely different. Thanks for this fascinating examination of the topic. It was a revelation!

I love the false start of “im looking through you”

Beatles '65. I was 5 years old in 1970, in a small US town. That LP found it's way to me. Along with my Partridge Family and Carpenters albums, I had that one Beatles album. To me, it was the complete Beatles experience- I knew nothing else by them, and kids my age weren't aware of The Beatles that year. But I found the songs amazing and the album art was hypnotizing. I played that album a lot. But, no other Beatles records came my way. Until 1976. The TV film Helter Skelter made a huge impact on kids my age. It was really a big deal, a cultural moment ( of shock). And, suddenly, every kid was curious about that forbidden song! It seemed like a bad thing, to want to hear it. Of course, with demand like that, Capitol smartly issued a single, but "Helter Skelter" was the b-side. Yeah, right. It was obviously the reason for releasing the single, there was a huge demand for that song. But obviously Capitol didn't want to appear to "capitalize" on the crime, so they called it the b-side. I can tell you, as I was there....it was the a-side, and every kid my age wanted that new 45 with the cool picture sleeve. To me, both tracks were new. I found Helter Skelter terrifying, we all imagined it as the soundtrack to unspeakable carnage. It was like hearing a horror film, for kids that year. The "b-side" , "Got To Get You Into My Life " was the total opposites, very bright, and fir in well with Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke", at the time. Hearing those two tracks back to back, along with David Bowie's "Fame" were not uncommon. So...that's how Capitol Records products introduced me to the Beatles, during my most formative years. I am in the crowd who knew nothing about releases outside the US. I figured the same albums were what the world knew. My next step was finding a very used "Introducing The Beatles" album around 1978, and I played it endlessly, then graduated to the Red and Blue albums, to finally hear those hit singles I knew only by name. Then, books started to come out, I learned more and more, and now have a large CD collection like all other fans. But, I still reach for "Beatles '65" the most. We definitely need a boxed set that focuses on the way The Beatles were marketed in the 70s and early 80s. Because it's interesting and nostalgic, and part of the history.

My favorite album of all time is the US "The Beatles Second Album" I love all the extra added reverb... That album rocks! especially at high volume!

Really liked your analysis of the Capitol albums. No, they're not perfect, but as an American growing up in the early-60s, it's all we had. In fact, I didn't hear the UK version of "With The Beatles" till I was in my 30s, and at that point, I wasn't too impressed with it. I've since come to embrace both the UK and American pressings simply because they're different and to accept them for what they are, not for what they SHOULD be. They're the Beatles and I'm thankful that I grew when I did.

When I was an 11-year old kiddo, in the week prior to The Beatles' first Ed Sullivan appearance, the few times I heard their mention were among a few groups of girls. But after that milestone Sunday evening they were the dominant topic everywhere. I saved up one dollar and bought (with my parents' permission and attendance) a 45 rpm "Beatle-record." The song titles were unimportant. The music store also had some Swan copies of "She Loves You," but I liked the brighter labeled record better -- what is today the historic Capitol brush-sweep of yellow and orange with black lettering. My siblings and I played it on a small plastic phonograph. The fidelity was much like what I heard on my little transistor radio. Later on, my cousin (who was better at saving money that I) asked his Mom to buy him a "Beatle album" when she made a trek with her sister to the big city where they had such things available in department stores. On the following Saturday after catechism I walked to his house. There in his living room we reviewed "The Beatles Second Album" ("not too loud, boys") on his parents full-size hi-fi. Nobody in the house seemed bothered that we played it all afternoon. I couldn't believe the punch and power of the music!

Gotta love the Help! Album with the James Bond intro and the other instrumentals

For me the US “Second album”, is not only an amazing track order but the added reverb and compression made this an amazingly powerful and almost punky sound! There is a dark heavy and frantic energy of the album.

My go to albums are the US Capitol releases in Mono. This is what I heard in the 60s and I love the fat reverb sound! Also to hear them on 77 WABC in New York City with their powerful compression took it all a step further. I did buy the UK album catalog in the mid70s and of course I love them too! Thanks for making these wonderful videos!

I remember here in Canada, the Capitol 45s of I wanna Hold Your Hand/ I Saw Her Standing There, I Feel Fine/ She's a Woman. That big reverb sound was thrilling. It really made the songs sound live and raw and powerful -- like you were hearing them play in a big echoing dance hall.

Beatles ‘65 is still one of my fave Beatles albums

My own collection of Beatle albums here in America, when I was first introduced to them in 1979 at the age of 11, were Revolver onward and the Red and Blue Albums (and my mother's 45s). I never heard any of those earlier albums until the 1987 CD releases, which were UK standards. So even as a diehard fan, my heart is with the 1966 Beatles onward as my priority. I was formally introduced to the sound of the Capitol albums, officially, in 2004 when I bought both box sets. With all of that said, I'd always seen those Capitol albums my entire life, just never heard them.

EMI: "Could you release these records in the States, please?" Capitol: "Yes, we WILL add reverb."

The intro music was perfect, little details like that don't get overlooked!

I grew up on the Capitol records. I got my first Parlophone record in the mid 70's and I never looked back - those were the mixes I liked best. I was a teenage musician and playing back records was one of the few ways to learn songs. I remember thinking I could hear the separation of the instruments better, and the vocals seemed much clearer.

I'm from central Illinois, I had relatives that worked at the Capitol pressing plant in Jacksonville during the 1960s. One gave me his own purchased copy of "Sgt. Peppers" just before he passed in the late 1990s. As much as I loved the original 1969 pressing of "Abbey Road", the 2019 anniversary pressing in stereo was a revelation!!!

Hands down THE BEST video on The Beatles Capitol albums. Excellent work as always.

Great job covering nearly all the important points (mechanical licensing fees, common industry practices, competing artists etc.). One more regarding Meet the Beatles: In December 1963, Capitol had access to 17 Beatles tracks, the 14 on With the Beatles, plus I Want to Hold Your hand, I Saw Her Standing There, and This Boy. Mr. Dexter et al noticed that six of those were covers. They weren't convinced at that time that Americans kids would be interested in the Beatles covering US artists. "Why would they pay to hear the Beatles sing Roll Over Beethoven when Chuck Berry's original is readily available?" is a question Capitol execs were asking themselves. So Capitol omitted five of the six covers. The one they kept is 'Til There Was You, an easy-listener intended to please the parents. The one area where Capitol dropped the ball even after allowing for 20/20 hindsight was Revolver. They should have used Paperback Writer, Rain, and I'm Down to complete Yesterday and Today. By instead poaching three "John songs" to accomplish that, they not only diminished Revolver, but they also upset that album's balance, leaving five Paul songs, three George songs, two John songs, and a Ringo song. The UK version has five John songs, which makes more sense.

I remember buying a UK pressing of the Please Please Me album in 1979, I was blown away by how much better it sounded then the Capital lps

I'll choose the bold walloping Capitol sound every time.

It's interesting that The Beatles first single by Capitol was in Canada. Canada was the first country across the ocean to embrace the Beatles and issue their singles.

Very nice summation of how and why the sound of the Capitol albums was altered. It's also worth remembering that surf music was the hot trend in America in 62 and 63, especially on the west coast, and that was also drenched in heavy reverb. Dexter may have thought that's what the kids liked, so adding it to the Beatles recordings would only increase their appeal to American kids. One other point, the two Capitol Albums Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 CD box sets released in 2005 and 2006 (of which you showed Volume 1) contained the "true" Capitol mixes that American fans will remember. The 2014 box set "The U.S. Albums" contains the artwork and sequencing of the Capitol albums, but doesn't use the Capitol mixes... opting instead for the UK mixes.

I grew up with the American Beatles albums, and of course I am very sympathetic to them. The "Second Album" is very strong, and sounds very powerful and is one of best pure Rock albums ever released, IMO. I also agree with some other American fans, that the American pressing of "Rubber Soul' is more coherent than the English version. Both are great, but the American version is more folky and sounds like it was intended to be that way. I also miss "Yesterday and Today", because it my was first one.

Another great episode! I grew up with the U.S album releases. As soon as I was able to obtain the British imports I instantly fell in love with them. That being said, when I hear the U.S. mixes I do feel a certain amount of nostalgia and I agree that Meet The Beatles is a great offering. Yesterday And Today is also a fine U.S album

I sure appreciate the fair treatment you gave Mr. Dexter. As you said, he knew his job and got it done despite his dislike of teenage music. With access to better technology, his treatments might not seem so intrusive. His changes were appropriate "sometimes", but Duophonic Stereo is unforgiveable. Thank you, Andrew.

I’m from the US but didn’t get into The Beatles until the ‘90’s and bought all the standardized CD’s. So I got into them through the UK releases. I never understood the Capitol albums due to this. My parent’s vinyl collection just had The Early Beatles and Hey Jude. I took those more as one off compilations. When the Capitol Albums CD box sets came out I dismissed them due to this as I didn’t get the fact they were mixed different. I thought they were just crazy rearranged versions of the UK albums I already had and saw no point to get. However now I understand this all more and am getting into vinyl again. So I decided to add to my parent’s small collection by finding the old Capitol albums on vinyl. Trying to get mono and stereo of both. And trying to rediscover the Beatles from a different perspective. I like what I’ve collected so far, but it still feels like a novelty, and not the way it should be. And that’s coming from a US fan.

Thank you for finally making this much needed video.

Once I heard the UK I Feel Fine/She's A Woman for the first time in the early eighties, I could never listen to the American mixes again. This is a great series. I''m learning so much!

I forgot to mention that my very first Beatles purchase ( back in junior high school days) was the US Capitol 1962-1966 compilation; I recently picked up a copy of the same pressing, kinda for nostalgic reasons and yes, I do like that James Bond like intro at the beginning of " Help."

I'm from México, and the Capitol albums were the ones released here, but if the sound quality wasn't good in the US, here it was awful, I think it was because Capitol México got 3rd or 4th generation master tapes. Nevertheless, I grew up with the UK versions because my grandfather had lived in Spain and when he came to México he brought the UK albums with him and gave them to my dad, and my dad gave them to me, and when I compared the audio of the UK albums to the Mexican ones, it was a huge difference, a night and day difference. I ended up throwing the Capitol albums to the garbage and since then I've collected only eurpean pressings.

I grew up with the Capitol albums (with Apple labels). For me, they were the Beatles albums. At the time, I had no idea about the UK versions. In 1979 on a European vacation with my family, I talked my mom into buying me the Blue Box as an early Christmas gift. Even though I realized they were the official releases, and I enjoyed listening to them, when I sat down to listen to the albums, it was the Capitol ones I preferred. It’s probably because I was more familiar with them. I still have all of my US albums, Blue Box, Capitol Albums 1 and 2 CD sets, 1987 CDs, 2009 and stereo and mono CD boxed sets and US Albums boxed set. I currently don’t have a turntable so when I put on an early album, it’s usually from Capitol Albums Vol 1 and 2. Thank you for another outstanding video.

Very cool, Andrew. Looking forward to future videos covering the US albums. As for me, I’m 46, and. Have been listening to the Beatles all my life. Grew up with my moms well worn US LPs and 45s, and she was also kind enough to start buying me my own copies of ones that were ‘missing’ when I was 5 onwards. So the US issues have a special place for me. I had already read a lot about the UK versions before the CDs started coming out, and was able to get a CD player for my 12th birthday, just in time for the release of Pepper on CD in June 87. I was bowled over by finally hearing the British albums, and as a budding guitarist it was a revelation to hear such clarity on the recordings. Fast forward, and in the present day I have built a collection of clean copies of all UK and US mono vinyl, stereo and mono. I’ll always prefer UK issues, but also like you, Meet! Is one I play often. It’s so much fun, and it truly captures the sound of Beatlemania . Then there’s things like the dry, powerful mono mix of Long Tall Sally on the Second album that’s a personal favorite, and the alternate mono mixes on Yesterday and Today.

Hi Andrew, My husband John and I are both first generation American Beatles fans. Living in the New York area, as teenagers in the sixties, we both vaguely realized that the British albums had different content than our Capitol albums. Mainly because AM radio station WABC in NY frequently played some tracks off of the British albums, as “new and exclusive.” (WMCA sometimes played these, but not as often as WABC). However, since we heard these songs on AM radio, we were not aware of their superior sound. Then, on a trip to a Sam Goody record store in Manhattan around 1979, or so, John saw that Goody’s was selling imported copies of the British Blue Box. John purchased this box set immediately (I think that it was under $100), and that was our first time really hearing the British pressings, and we were both completely blown away by the sound clarity. This was at least 7 years or so, before the CDs were issued. Of course we still have a fondness for the American Capitol records, but the Blue Box is our go to versions for all these recordings. Linda

I am loving how elaborate and humorous your videos keep getting. And incredibly detailed/informative, of course. Great work!

As many said we grew up with the Dave dexter us 🇺🇸 capitol albums, I'm glad they have been released twice and at times I love the heavy reverb blasting from that 60s am radio 📻 especially she's a woman.

The first time I heard the Beatles was off an old 8-track compilation. Old water damaged wrinkled paper songlist with some cheap looking pics of the group. Song fade outs and probably wonky warbles in places. And I played it over and over and over as a 12 yr old boy. Never knew I was being cheated on sound. All I knew is that the Beatles were, like no other artist, the funnest and most exciting musical escape from the everyday ho-hum of the life of a teenager. Many first great smiles off of that 8-track that can never be relived. Though I do try my best:) Whether on Capitol lps, later cds, cassettes or whatever media it is a testament to the infectious, hooky, harmonious songs that show how great these gentlemen were at crafting a song that brought smiles and excitement to so many.

Fascinating as usual. Keep these coming! Thank you.

I started collecting Beatles records in 1966-67. I was 15-16 then, living in Athens, Greece. But I remember that only the newly released Sgt. Pepper's LP could be found in record shops at the time, so i sought the older albums in pawnshops. I found some, two of them were Capitol records releases, one was Meet The Beatles and the other was Something New. But like everything found in such shops, they were thoroughly scrached, hardly playable. A couple of years late, EMI-Greece re-released the older Beatles albums, but I never had any Capitol records release in good condition to be able to tell if they were better or worse in comparison to the EMI releases.

My “go to” albums are now the UK issues, but I grew up playing the US configurations. Fortunately, in the 80s when I was buying my copies, the pressings and mastering had improved so I didn’t have to deal with the originals. Also, by that time, the duophonic mixes on Yesterday and Today had been replaced with true stereo mixes (though the same can’t be said for other albums’ duophonic mixes!) It’s interesting today to revisit the US Rarities album, and hear what at the time was a “rare” mix of I’m Only Sleeping. It certainly isn’t today given that it’s the UK stereo mix, but back then both the US stereo and mono mixes were different. We also got the single tracked vocal on And I Love Her, among other oddity mixes.

I was give my brother's copy of "Meet the Beatles", After that I bought the Red and Blue albums then got an armload of their other albums when I graduated grade school around '71. A few years later the UK versions became available in the US in department stores. I felt we'd been taken for a ride getting fewer tracks per album and not the same ones as in the UK until "Sgt. Pepper's". What I want is remixed UK early albums with TRUE stereo instead of vocals in 1 channel and music in the other. Will that ever happen Junior Mr. Martin?

Super interesting! Impressed at how clearly communicated & engaging it is without the benefit of audio examples 💯

It was a revelation hearing the Past Masters version of "I Feel Fine" for the first time

I was out of the U.S.A. when I first heard the Beatles, and the first thing I heard was "With The Beatles" in mono. I had no access to good stereo equipment at the time, being thirteen years old and listening on my parents' "hi-fi". As the years went by, I had no uniform standard for how any recordings should sound, because everything I heard was on various sorts of record players of widely divergent quality. Before digital recording the sound of a record was as dependent on the size and type of speakers, the sort of amplifier built in to the portable unit or furniture-styled "entertainment console", and what sort of stylus was used and how worn it was- as much as the "mix" of the recording. (And there were always those people who would lose one of their stereo speakers, or have a blown channel in their record player, obliviously listening to one-channel half-stereo and not minding.) Only audiophile geeks had good stereo cartridges in their turntables, good "tuners" (amplifiers with radios built-in, because it was assumed these people preferred to listen to jazz or classical music on FM radio, anyway) and quality speakers. That equipment was expensive, and I rarely got to know anybody who had it. Those people usually only listened to a small collection of Broadway show-tune records, and never liked rock and roll.

my own personal favorite Capitol release is The Beatles' Second Album from 1964; now, this is what a real rock and roll album is supposed to be

as i'm used to the sound of the 1987 cds, i actually do enjoy some of the alternate mixes used on the capitol albums, especially the ones from yesterday and today. hopefully for the next part you'll have the correct version of the second capitol albums box as some were pressed with incorrect mixes. with that aside, these videos help me learn something new about these albums when it comes to vinyl pressings. your channel is one of becoming one of my favorites to watch, it's honestly a great time!

Wonderful video!! Loved the new camera angle :). Exited for the “8-track madness” coming soon!! :))

I grew up on the Capitol albums as well. I've read in books in the late 70s that the UK albums were the superior mix. It was a revelation to hear the UK mix of She's A Woman and I Feel Fine. You were actually able to hear the instruments! Did you notice in the film Help! during salsbury plain sequence (did I spell that right?), the U.S. mix for She's A Woman was used. Interesting.

Very educational as always Andrew. Dont forget that video on Japanese pressings. ;)

As usual, another informative and entertaining video. Thank you 😊

Another fascinating video Andrew.The information about why only 12 songs per album and not 14 was a real eye opener for me as always wondered this.Well done again and Thanks!

12:49 -- I grew up on the Capitol version of I Feel Fine and when I first heard the Parlophone version, it sounded flat with no vibrancy. I'm listening to the Capitol version right now and it is _amazing!_ Can't stand the Parlophone versions. _"She's in love with me and I Feel Fine! Ooooh. Ooooh. _*_Woof! Woof, woof!"_*

Thanks for this quick overview. I wish you would have given a longer take on this. I still prefer the American Rubber Soul, it's is just an amazing presentation. It has a folky sound sort of like the cover looks. UK still has more songs and is better, but the US Rubber Soul is a masterpiece as a concept of folk rock 1965. Yesterday, and Today is a quite the rocking experience as well. It is just a shame that these were created by literally butchering the UK albums. My first actual UK album was Beatles For Sale and I was blown away by how it sounded compared to the rest of the catalog I'd been listening to. It just sounded so different. Hope to see a part 2.

Excellent video! Thank you for elucidating the backstory.

This is excellent work my friend.

Thank you, Dexter and Capitol for running the Beatles through the Les Paul reverb chambers and compressors so that kids would recognize it on the radio and the Beatles could take off like they did. The early Beatles UK records were too thin sounding for the US radio.. the other tracks playing that day. I love that Capitol sound for the early stuff. Very rock n roll. I'm also grateful to have had the experience of finally hearing the unaffected sound that they intended when CDs happened. Less generational loss! More clarity and detail! Even more fun. The band is still popular and selling more than anybody... history shows that many of these accidents were a stroke of good luck.

I still hear some Americans tell me they prefer the Capitol releases over Parlophone, because to them the Capitol ones are more exciting and find the Parlophones very "clinical". Well, to each his own I guess...

Thanks for this amazingly well documented video!

0:23 OMG I just noticed the little hint on the intro music. You put reverb on it to simulate the Beatles' sound on Capitol LOVE IT

I love that 2004 Capitol release. It has both Mono and Stereo versions of the albums. The intro to "She's A Woman" stereo version is drenched in reverb, and it sounds great cranked up. Way overdone, but an unexpected joy to listen to. Would make a great ringtone.

The only album, to me, that matched a UK album was Introducing the Beatles on Vee Jay, mono & stereo.

I bought all the Capitol version Beatle records in the early 70s. Up until then all I had was Help!, Beatles '65 (mono), and Abbey Road. I listened to them for years on cassette and reel-to-reel tapes I recorded from those records. Consequently, when I bought the British version CDs in the early 90s I thought they sounded strange! I had a 4-channel stereo system I bought in the Navy and I loved the way the Capitol records would break out over the 4 speakers in synthesized 4-channel . Now that I have iTunes and The Beatles music on my iPhone I have made up playlists reflecting the old Capitol albums so I can at least hear the music in the order I was familiar with.

Love your videos. Finally something new about the Beatles on you tube

I love Both Catologs sometimes I put on UK albums Some time a US Capitol I love Both

If you want to hear those energetic Capitol mixes with great sound quality, check out the comps "Reel Music" and "Rock & Roll Music". Stellar! I grew up with the stereo US albums and prefer much of their artwork. As far as sound, I was always a huge fan of the sound of "Meet The Beatles" (with the exception of the duopohnic IWTHYH and This Boy). It does sound so much fuller than "With The Beatles". "Second Album" mastering, however, is a travesty and many of those songs sounded better on later Capitol compilations. "Help!" I prefer the Capitol sound, even though you need to sit through the movie instrumentals. "The Early Beatles" is really lively and full on Capitol. Everything else, I prefer the U.K. mixes. Fake stereo is awful no matter where it was made.

Amazing channel - - not only did you solve my PVC sleeve issue, you really dive deep into the history of music.

Thank you for this video. This video has explained so many questions I had with the capital releases.

I grew up listening to the Capital records on vinyl. I got them as a kid back in the mid seventies. Most are orange label pressings, with several on the purple. To my ear, the Capital pressings seemed more alive. Just my 2 cents.

For myself, I grew up with the U.S. Capitol albums. As a young teen when they came out, they were easier to get than the U.K. , as I didn't have a driver's licence yet. Also, that was all most stores carried at the time. To get the U.K. copies would have been a chore to get my parents or older brother to drive me around to find them. So I gladly accepted the Capitol ones. Still today, they are burned into my brain and that's fine with me.

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Great piece. Thanks for your thoroughly researched essay on this!

I used to own most of the Capitol albums in the 80s. But then in 1990 I switched to the new Beatle CDs which were the Parlophone albums. I was so disappointed with the sound of the earlier years. Lacked the glorious sound the US records had. At that time I had no idea that reverb was added to the songs. I thought that was just the way they sounded, and that the sound changed because they were now digital. I thought the reverb added a lot of energy to those songs. Plus some of those Capitol albums had a better track order than the British LPs. Like Meet the Beatles and Beatles 65. Especially the latter. It destroys it’s British counterpart, Beatles for Sale!

Hi Andrew, big fan of your channel! Not sure what the side angle camera was for. A touch blurry in places and you're obviously looking at the 'A' camera. Just looks a bit off...

Great video. Loving your channel!

Fantastic video my friend Keep it going you r doing a good job

IMHO there's a need for a LP reissues of Beatles with Capitol sound. I'd buy them!

Something New is probably the best sounding Capitol album.

Since this was the first Parlogram video I ever watched (thank you algorithm) I had no context for how the theme music normally sounded. After revisting this a few times I've recently noticed how compressed and reverb-drenched it is for this video, just like the Capitol albums. Brilliant.

Loved the giddy thumbnail, and the video !

The Capitol albums vs. the Parlophone albums is like a cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate shake vs. an expensive steak dinner; the latter is obviously better, but sometimes, the former just tastes so good and makes you feel like a kid again. That being said, some of the stereo A Hard Day's Night tracks sound better on Something New (like "Tell Me Why"), and "Bad Boy" definitely sounds better on Beatles VI than it does on Oldies. I'd also argue that the 1965 stereo mix of "I've Just Seen a Face" sounds better and more crisp on the American Rubber Soul than it is on Help!...but that all depends on the individual pressing, of course. Also, The Early Beatles is one of the greatest rip offs of all time. It's only redeeming quality is the cover photo, which looks way better on that album than it does on the back of Beatles for Sale.

I grew up on all *The Beatles Capitol albums* . I love them all... Especially _The Beatles Second Album, Beatles 65, Beatles VI, Something New, Yesterday...and Today_ I love these. I know the Beatles themselves didn't like the American albums Capitol records were putting out. But hey, those albums generated a lot of money for The Beatles! 🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏽‍♀️ 🍎

Brilliant explanation. Explains everything..

Very authoritative video. Thanks for the enlightenment.

CORRECTION: The Beatles weren't against releasing singles from albums... they were against including previously released singles in albums. That only happened on Please Please Me

I grew up with the Capitol records, and still greatly prefer them to their English counterparts. They simply sound better. When I first heard "With the Beatles", I was very disappointed with the overall sound quality. I'm told that limiting the number of track to 12 on the American records also enhanced their dynamic range by allowing for a wider groove thus allowing the needle to run deeper into the groove.

I really enjoy all of you videos and your great insight in everything Beatles. Guess I'm gonna have to get the Beatles Capitol Albums Vol. 1. now. 😆

I grew up with American/Capitol. When I purchased a British pressing of one of their LPs for the first time in 1976, I felt like I was hearing them for the first time. This was an excellent presentation.

The U.S. Capitol albums generally have inferior mastering. However, I think I prefer the mastering of "She Loves You" on the U.S. Capitol Second Album. The U.K. pressing just sounds a bit too dead to me.

I was raised on the Capitol albums on Stereo Cassette, then given the Parlophone album also on Cassette a few years later. I love both, I think both sides of the pond have their own charm to the sound, for instance I prefer the songs on Yesterday.. and Today on that album than the UK versions, but I love the UK mixes of the Help! album than the US. Oh and you forgot to mention that the only rock band Capitol had before The Beatles were The Beach Boys.

Great video. I always wondered why the albums were different over here.

Thank you for all the beatles info. Nice hat too!

I must admit, the US mono master of The Early Beatles sounds fantastic to me. Even the copy I own, which looks like it was dragged across a gravel road, still plays good and sounds powerful through all the cracks and ticks. I prefer everything till The White Album in mono, particularly the US releases. That duophonic simply wasn’t made to be future proof…

The Beatles on Capitol are hands down most superb sounding...even the UK parlaphone remastered set still sounds tinny and you basically have to crank up the Mono Box set to finally enjoy the music behind the singing. They need to keep the US Capitol releases as best sound quality and release the box set with the American versions!

Thank you very much. Exciting and interesting, as always ✊😎

I grew up with Beatles 65, reverb and all. Also Beatles VI too. Great video !

The US mono mixes are the best especially the 45's

I live in the U.S. and grew up on a mixture of the 1987 CDs, as well as the original Capitol albums. As a kid, I loved the US albums- especially Meet The Beatles, Beatles 65, and the American Rubber Soul - and couldn’t understand why people wouldn’t prefer them over the UK versions since they had singles on them whilst my CDs based on the UK versions didn’t. Now I understand that they weren’t approved by the Beatles, neither for their track sequencing nor their sound. Seriously, if you play songs from The Beatles 2nd Album and beyond, they’re all drenched in this godawful reverb that makes them hard to listen to, especially if you are used to hearing them as the band intended. All that said, I still have a few US albums in my collection for sentimental reasons…they were my dad’s. I’m still holding out for a minty second state butcher album!

In 1963 I was 6 years old and the Beatles were starting to come on strong in America. When they appeared on Ed Sullivan for the first time, Feb 1964, I was watching. The manager of Capital records was right. Even most adults only had small record players that were mono, and FM radio was rare. I have no problem with the old Capital, and I enjoy the remastered and remixed new ones. Your reviews are excellent and I find them to be spot on. Thanks

Oh my gosh, I love this video! This has always been super interesting to me! My dad gifted me my first Beatles records which were all Capitol, so naturally I had to finish the collection by going to the record store. I have most of them now! So right off the bat, the first thing I love about the Capitol records releases is quite simply just the collectability of them. They all make a great collection! Sound wise, my two favorites are Beatles 65 (mono) and The Beatles Second album (Stereo). I'm one of those people who prefers the layer of reverb on "I Feel Fine" and "She's A Woman." I just think it makes it sound really cool! Then Beatles Second album is my favorite sounding, I just absolutely love how that record sounds. It sounds like The Beatles! But yeah, although I'm young, I'm proud to say I grew up with these Capitol albums. They are real originals too, they smell like really old books and have a lot of crackle which I love records with a lot of crackles.