Re-recording
December 28th, 2006
Recently, I offered some Beatles studio session outtakes of HELP! , and before that an outtake of I Feel Fine, and in the comments I made mention of “The Beatles Recording Sessions,” by Mark Lewisohn. As pointed out by best buddy Dennis Rogers, Lewisohn admits his 1988 book is now superceded by “Recording the Beatles,” a $100 tome that is essentially self-published by its authors, Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew.
I had no idea of this book’s existence until today. The first printing of 3000 copies is sold out, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the second printing is already spoken for. But I’d better get in line, as this is an irresistable item that, despite the expense, I must have. Now I know what Eric feels like, having to wait for his Nintendo Wii!
Click here to read a New York Times article about Recording the Beatles, and other self-published Beatles books. If that link asks for a registration you don’t want to have, click here instead.
4 Comments
1. jeaniebeanie | December 29th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Quick! What term used in the NY Times article was the original working title for “Help?”
2. DogRat | December 29th, 2006 at 11:40 am
Eight Arms to Hold You, in reference to the faux religious icon statue seen in the movie.
3. jeaniebeanie | January 11th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
You know, I always thought that it meant the Beatles’ collective eight arms! I even remember when I first heard the working title, when we wre getting on the bus to go home at the end of what had to be the fourth grade. I think the bus driver had the radio on to WABC and one of the disc jockeys had just gotten the news.
4. DogRat | January 12th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
That could also be the case! Hadn’t thought of that one myself. I had read that the joke was in reference to the movie, but knowing John Lennon’s habitual use of double-meaning jokes, having eight Beatles arms holding someone is much more clever.
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