Rockband

The Beatles
 
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Label Rattlesnake
Catalogue No. RS 239/240
Country Of Origin   ?
Release Date 2010
Total Time C.D. 1 - 68:45
C.D. 2 - 68:27
Comments: The 2009 remixes made specifically for the computer game "Rockband".
The game was issued with 44 tracks (45 if you had the Xbox 360) of which most have a fake count-in edited in (manufactured from gawd knows where) and many have different endings - but these may be from the legitimate tapes and are therefore of more interest.
For instance, "Do You Want To Know A Secret" comes to an abrupt end, previously only heard on bootleg (hmm, like here !).

Either way, I'm not sure this is an essential purchase as the majority of each track is as the actual release. I will say this though, this issue is in very good quality.

This double c.d. also comes with an eight page booklet with no information at all, just a set of eight pictures.


C.D. 1

Note: All timings below are the full track including count-in or studio extracts.

No Tracklisting Comments Time
1 I Saw Her Standing There Sounds pretty much just like the original which had it's own count-in anyway 2:52
2 Boys Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3" 2:11
3 Do You Want To Know A Secret ?   Count-in added - George, "1-2-3-4"
Clean abrupt ending, no fade.
1:59
4 Twist And Shout Count-in added - John, "OK, 1-2-3" 2:35
5 I Wanna Be Your Man Count-in added - John, "1-2, 1" 2:02
6 I Want To Hold Your Hand Count-in added - Paul, "1-2, 1-2-3" 2:27
7 A Hard Day's Night Count-in added - John, "2-3-4" 2:28
8 Can't Buy Me Love Count-in added - Paul, "1-2, 1" 2:09
9 I Feel Fine Count-in added - John, "1-2-3-4" 2:20
10 Eight Days A Week No traditional fade-in. But count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4" 2:43
11 Ticket To Ride Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4". No fade-out. 3:02
12 Day Tripper Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4". No fade-out. 2:52
13 Drive My Car Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4". No fade-out. 2:29
14 I'm Looking Through You Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4". No fade-out. 2:29
15 If I Needed Someone Slight noise before the added Count-in - George, "1-2-3-4" 2:24
16 Paperback Writer Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4". No fade-out, but has added screams. 2:14
17 Taxman Count-in added - George, "1-2-3-4". No fade-out. 2:26
18 Yellow Submarine Opening strum, then added count-in - John, "1-2-3".
No fade-out, but there is added sound of the sea plus a ship's bell.
2:36
19 And Your Bird Can Sing Count-in added - John, "1-2-3-4". 2:00
20 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/
With A Little Help From My Friends
Count-in added within the opening crowd noise - Paul, "1-2-3-4". 4:46
21 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Count-in added - John, "Ok, 1-2-3". No fade-out. 3:35
22 Getting Better Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4".
Sudden end, No instrumental fade-out.
2:43
23 Good Morning, Good Morning Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4".
Lasts a few seconds longer and has
original ending of the take.
2:41
24 Hello Goodbye Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4". No fade-out. 3:26
25 I Am The Walrus No count-in, but there are a couple of "clicks".
No fade, sudden end with some of the King Lear drama
clearly spoken afterwards with no music.
4:14


C.D. 2

No Tracklisting Comments Time
1 Revolution Count-in added - John quietly, "1-2-3-4". 3:24
2 Back In The U.S.S.R. Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3-4". 2:43
3 Dear Prudence Count-in added - John, "1-2-3-4", then
clean beginning and longer ending (original is 3:54)
4:05
4 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Count-in added - George, "1-2-3-4", plus longer ending. 4:46
5 Birthday Count-in added - Paul, "1-2, 1-2". 2:45
6 Helter Skelter Includes the original count-in (1-2, 1-2-3)
None of the usual fade away three minutes in and one can hear comments from
Paul and John. which had previously been hidden in the released mix
(includes "I've got blisters on my fingers" !)
4:31
7 Hey Bulldog Count-in added - John, "1-2, 1-2-3-4".
No fade, sudden ending plus extra "Quiet, ok, quiet".
3:22
8 Don't Let Me Down Count-in added - "1-2-3-4". 3:33
9 Come Together Count-in added - Paul(?), "1-2, 1-2-3-4".
Ending has fade.
4:14
10 Something Count-in added - George, "1-2-3". 3:04
11 Octopus's Garden Count-in added - Paul(?), "1-2-3-4". 2:50
12 I Want You (She's So Heavy) Count-in added - John, "1-2-3, 1-2-3". 7:46
13 Here Comes The Sun Initial strum, then count-in added - George, "2-3-4". 3:07
14 The End Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3". 2:06
15 Dig A Pony Count-in added - Paul, "1-2-3".
At end John is heard, "Thank you brothers. My hands are getting too cold to play a chord now".
3:44
16 I've Got A Feeling Count-in added - John, "1-2-3-4".
At end John is heard, "Oh my soul. Oh it's so hard".
3:39
17 I Me Mine Includes the original count-in. 2:28
18 Get Back Includes the intro, "Sweet Loretta fart etc ... picture the fingers ... "
The end has John's "audition" quip.
3:06
19 Within You Without You/
Tomorrow Never Knows
The Cirque du Soleil "Love" mix (no count-in). 2:25


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