Beatles-"Penny Lane"

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   That's very interesting, John. I'll have to see if I still have the supposed 

Rarities file that someone sent me years ago. I say "supposed" 

because I'm wondering if it was doctored/fixed up/smoothed out prior to 

it being sent to me. 

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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 268	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 September 2017 at 5:14am
	That's very interesting, John. I'll have to see if I still have the supposed Rarities file that someone sent me years ago. I say "supposed" because I'm wondering if it was doctored/fixed up/smoothed out prior to it being sent to me.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 268	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 September 2017 at 6:12am
	I just found my file, and it's a direct dub from the Rarities LP from start to finish. The ending doesn't sound "tacked on" to me, despite Capital's claim on the back cover of the LP, and I didn't notice any major reverb differences in the trumpet. If they did tack on the ending, it must have been remixed from the multi-tracks. The ending is in true stereo and quality-wise it matches the rest of the track. Edited by aaronk
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KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 October 2017 at 6:19pm
	The Rarities LP is a composite. Listen to the LP on a good system, a trained ear can hear this transition.
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

anthology123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote anthology123 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 November 2017 at 11:59am
	Sorry, but I have to agree, I can hear the splice at the end that tacks the trumpet ending onto the stereo mix on the Rarities LP. The fidelity of the trumpet ending just is not as sharp as the rest of the song.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 268	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 November 2017 at 1:13pm
	Huh, I just don't hear it on my system. This is a dub of the last 20 seconds from a Rarities LP I recently obtained: Penny Lane Rarities ending Edited by aaronk
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Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 November 2017 at 3:30pm
	I think I can hear the tape splice... there's this little "thud" right before the trumpet starts. And that was my thought, too... that the trumpet doesn't sound quite as clear as it does before that point. I'm not sure what to think... they did a very good job if it is spliced in.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 268	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 November 2017 at 4:17pm
	If it is spliced on (and it probably is, as they specifically say so on the back cover) I agree that they did a nice job. As far as I'm concerned, this doesn't even come close to being what I'd call a bad sounding splice in the era of tape-and-razor-blade editing.
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anthology123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote anthology123 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 November 2017 at 5:06pm
	I have not listened to it in a while, but I bought Rarities the month it first came out, living in LA at the time. I also have the infamous boot of the Penny Lane Promo 45, which I bought at Beatlefest '79. My take is the same as Brian, I can hear a difference in the fidelity of the trumpet between the ending and the solo, there is a certain tinniness and bit of distortion on the end trumpet, that is not present in the solo.