Comments on: The Beatles Mono Reviews 6: Help!

By: same anonymous guy

same anonymous guy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:18:44 +0000

Cool, thanks for the info. The mono set seems more enticing. Also, sometimes their wide panning in stereo can be a bit nauseating under headphones!

By: Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:30:20 +0000

I used both speakers and headphones – I listened to these multiple times – but I was using a mixture of very low-end stereo systems and my computer to play them (can’t afford a really good stereo system). Even on those though, the differences stood out a mile.

By: anonymous internet user

anonymous internet user — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:12:35 +0000

Just wondering – when you compared songs, were you using speakers, headphones, or did you try both?

By: robin28

robin28 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:06:23 +0000

after lots of searching to find a picture of the mono cover of help for my ipod, i finally found one.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/talanca/Blog/Helpmono.jpg

By: TAD

TAD — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:52:40 +0000

I think you’ve said more than enough about Terry Melcher (he’s one of the least talented people of the rock era).

By: Aaron Grunfeld

Aaron Grunfeld — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:59:11 +0000

Gotcha. I had it in my head that the Byrds’ first singles came out in late ’64. I hope you’ll explore the Byrds’ influence (& others) in the next few posts. Your excellent series has reached the stage when the Beatles are reacting partly to their own influence on other bands & artists. Keep up the great work!

By: Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:42:37 +0000

Sorry, the good one is the mono mix.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:40:32 +0000

Thanks for the post. It’s interesting to hear other takes on the different mixes. But I do have a question: re: “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” you don’t really say which mix is which.

By: Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:21:31 +0000

No – George, at least, was influenced by the Byrds later, but Mr Tambourine Man didn’t come out until April 12, 1965. Help! – the single which I was specifically referring to – was recorded the next day, and even given the Beatles’ quick response time they wouldn’t have had a response the very next day ;)
As for Ticket To Ride, that was recorded two months before that.
At this point, the similarities are just down to both bands being influenced by Dylan and the Beach Boys, and the Byrds having taken the 12-string jangle sound from Hard Day’s Night (though being closer in sound to the Searchers). Mr Tambourine Man was very consciously a melding by Terry Melcher (who had been involved in Beach Boys knockoffs the Rip Chords and would later produce the band’s last two, appaling, albums) of the rhythm of Don’t Worry Baby, the Dylan song and the guitar sound of A Hard Day’s Night…

By: S. Barrios

S. Barrios — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:56:36 +0000

your commentary is much appreciated, sir / ‘specially your remarks on “ticket to ride.” looking very forward to future installments !