You are there — February 11, 1963
John Lennon, March 5, 1963 © Dezo Hoffman (Dezo later incorrectly listed these photos Feb 11.)
How about one more post about the legendary marathon recording session that produced the first Beatles LP? What I was hoping to hear in the newly remastered CD of “Please Please Me” is the excitement of that day, as heard in this stunning outtake of “I Saw Her Standing There.”
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To my ears, the dynamics and ambiance of this vibrant recording, as engineered by Norman Smith, are lacking in the new CD. I wish it had the immediacy of these outtakes, which is a feeling that is intact on the Capitol CD, despite the use of second-generation tapes.
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EMI Studios entrance, March 5, 1963 © Dezo Hoffman
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