The Beatles Rarity Of The Week (Spot the Oddity, Pt. 3)

Posted about 1 year ago

Artist:

The Beatles
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And I Love Her

This week's BROW is the third in my "Spot the Oddity" series. Thanks for the responses last week. The idea (in case you're here for the first time) is to see if you can tell what is different about the Beatles tune that I've posted keeping in mind that it was at one time or another an officially released version somewhere. This week, the song featured is And I Love Her. Please excuse the vinyl crackle because this version has not been released officially on a CD. As a bonus, see if you can tell me what release this slightly different version of it was originally found on and put your answer in a comment here. Of course, if your going to try this don't read the comments until you do (that is, if there is any, this time). Good luck to all.

BTW...The photo is from the Ed Sullivan show in February 1964.
Want to make a suggestion for a future Beatles Rarity of the Week? Then let me hear from you. Visit my Beatles collection web site (www.MyBeatlesCollection.com) and hit the “Tracks” button and search my collection, then Mogmail me with what you’d like me to feature.

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FastRMacR says mono...beautiful Paul vocals ( plus a hum with guitar on vamp out). That sounds a slightly different solo by George. Hmmm ...VeeJay? nice ... first solo I ever put my chops to. _8-)_

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Madeline Burke says Howdy Mark! I don't know about "rarities" and all, but I do know I'm old enough to have seen the Beatles live in Phila. and NY Shea Stadium in '65...and Meet the Beatles was my first album purchase in '64 and I've seen a Hard Day's Night 115 times...At 57, I consider myself OG on the subject of the Beatles... Your site rocks, thanks for the memories!

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FastRMacR says no that's _stereo_ ... sorry...

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FastRMacR says WoaH! ... amidst royalty! I thought my 70 plays of that classic were a lot..awesome!

Permalink posted 01/16/2008
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marknavl says Your back, FastRMac! Yep it is stereo.And it's the same guitar solo by George. That was the first solo I learned too! So keep looking but I'll give you a hint (in fact this hint would work on any of these): Go to my web site at www.mybeatlescollection.com and click the button that says Tracks. Do a search on the song title and you can read about the different versions I have of it there. And within that little bit of perusing is your answer. This will probably take less than 2 minutes.

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marknavl says Thanks for the kind words, Madeline. It was mid-Wings/Walls & Bridges era (um...let's say '74) before I was old enough to appreciate music so I had some catching up to do. But I did because I love it. I would like to say that MTB was my first album too but I'm too embarrassed to say what it really was.

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dermahrk says It seems to me that they vamp for an extended time at the very end. There is some distortion on the guitar but I don't think that's it.

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dermahrk says And Madeline, I can relate. MTB was also my first album. Also 57. I WISH I could say I saw the Beatles live - twice. But alas....

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marknavl says Mark, I believe you're on to something with the extended ending. And seeing The Beatles live TWICE: I'm sorry I missed that too (I'm only 44). I've tried to make up for it by having millions of live recordings of them in my house but I know it's really not the same.

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FastRMacR says Anyone who _saw_ the Beatles is royalty in my book. 40 years here with 28 steeped in Mersey Beat. That makes 2-3 Hard Day's Nights a year for me - about right. ;) Thanks Mark (both of you) - I learned something with this song post. I was correct about 'hearing' overdubbed vocals (no wonder it sounded so beautiful). The hum with guitar happens because of the extended 8 seconds on this one. Ahh the R-side land of the Reeperbahn! Fascinating chain of release events (learn something new every day)! _;-)_

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SkyLantern says I know this is not the answer, but is there a slightly different version on the double vinyl 'Red Album' (1962-1966) compilation? Unfortunately I no longer have a copy to check this out... but I seem to remember a variation in the intro.

Permalink posted 01/18/2008
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marknavl says I think you might be thinking of the "James Bond intro" to Help! that was on the American Red Album and American Help! LP only(?). There are two common versions of And I Love Her in the US & UK. One with double-tracked vocal, one without.

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SkyLantern says Thanks for your reply Mark. Yes, I did a bit of internet searching after I posted my comment and I can't find any reference to a different intro to And I Love Her. So my recollection must be wrong. However, I'm sure I remember being startled by a difference in one track on the Red Album (and I'd always thought it was this song) when I listened to a friend's copy one evening... over a decade ago. It would have been an Australian pressing of the record, and I believe some vinyl mixes were unique to the Australian market. But perhaps I'd just had too many coffees that night, or the years have fogged my memory! Anyway, while I generally prefer the Beatles' later 'rockier' work, I've really enjoyed re-evaluating And I Love Her - it's truly a beautiful song. The key change before the guitar break is wonderfully audacious.

Permalink posted 01/19/2008