The Beatles: I'll Cry Instead - Anyone else ever notice this?

JMc · 1st October 2008

This may be old news, but it was new to me. I had my monitors cranked up this afternoon, listening to some music while I took care of some mundane tasks and had the subwoofer going too. About :35 into "I'll Cry Instead" by the Beatles, it sounds like somebody was banging on a door in another studio, perhaps. Very low frequency stuff. Not ordinarily heard without a subwoofer going, and definitely not "musical" since it isn't even close to being on beat or consistent. I had to go back and listen to it a few times to confirm that someone downstairs wasn't banging on the ceiling! Kind of funny. I've heard that song hundreds of times in my life, but this was the first time I ever noticed this mastering error or whatever it was.

allencollins · 1st October 2008

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Originally Posted by JMc

This may be old news, but it was new to me. I had my monitors cranked up this afternoon, listening to some music while I took care of some mundane tasks and had the subwoofer going too. About :35 into "I'll Cry Instead" by the Beatles, it sounds like somebody was banging on a door in another studio, perhaps. Very low frequency stuff. Not ordinarily heard without a subwoofer going, and definitely not "musical" since it isn't even close to being on beat or consistent. I had to go back and listen to it a few times to confirm that someone downstairs wasn't banging on the ceiling! Kind of funny. I've heard that song hundreds of times in my life, but this was the first time I ever noticed this mastering error or whatever it was.

No way the holy grail of production teams missed such a glitch. No way!!!!

basho · 1st October 2008

Of course, our masterful friend Mr Collins, if time-transported back to 1964, would have no problem hearing and correcting those nasty subsonic bumps despite listening through those Altec 604s, yes?Damn near perfecting the art of Monday Morning Quarterbacking on this site, we are.

vincentvangogo · 1st October 2008

I noticed this for the first time the other day, at 1.27 Mitch Mitchell clicks his sticks together (I think) mid-roll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV7BcK3WoRk

Empty Planet · 1st October 2008

You want a rundown of the myriad flaws?

What Goes On - The Beatles Anomalies List

Knock yourself out. It's pretty hilarious.

Collins, are you so desperate for attention?

Please. Just once. Spare us.

Cheers all.

Lownotes · 1st October 2008

Listened on one of my systems (all of which have subs): don't hear it.

JMc · 1st October 2008

Try this with the sub. I actually have a couple of different copies of this song and didn't hear it on one of them. So, it probably has nothing to do with the original session. My apologies.

mwurfl · 2nd October 2008

A while ago I transcribed several of the "Blue Box" UK-mastered LPs onto CD (because they sound way better to me than any other Beatles released-format so far), and I heard exactly what you're talking about in quite a few of the songs from the first 4-6 UK-released albums. I was listening on my S3-As with no sub, and heard it clearly. I don't hear it on any of the US releases, including the more recent ones, so I'm guessing it was EQd out in mastering.

MW

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JMc Gear addict Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Boss Angeles Posts: 457 Thread Starter	The Beatles: I'll Cry Instead - Anyone else ever notice this? This may be old news, but it was new to me. I had my monitors cranked up this afternoon, listening to some music while I took care of some mundane tasks and had the subwoofer going too. About :35 into "I'll Cry Instead" by the Beatles, it sounds like somebody was banging on a door in another studio, perhaps. Very low frequency stuff. Not ordinarily heard without a subwoofer going, and definitely not "musical" since it isn't even close to being on beat or consistent. I had to go back and listen to it a few times to confirm that someone downstairs wasn't banging on the ceiling! Kind of funny. I've heard that song hundreds of times in my life, but this was the first time I ever noticed this mastering error or whatever it was. __________________ "This is not some psychotic episode - but a cleansing moment of clarity."

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vincentvangogo Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,801	I noticed this for the first time the other day, at 1.27 Mitch Mitchell clicks his sticks together (I think) mid-roll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV7BcK3WoRk __________________ File-sharing is killing home-taping

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basho Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 518	Of course, our masterful friend Mr Collins, if time-transported back to 1964, would have no problem hearing and correcting those nasty subsonic bumps despite listening through those Altec 604s, yes?Damn near perfecting the art of Monday Morning Quarterbacking on this site, we are.

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Lownotes Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 191	Listened on one of my systems (all of which have subs): don't hear it.

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mwurfl Gear Head Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 57	A while ago I transcribed several of the "Blue Box" UK-mastered LPs onto CD (because they sound way better to me than any other Beatles released-format so far), and I heard exactly what you're talking about in quite a few of the songs from the first 4-6 UK-released albums. I was listening on my S3-As with no sub, and heard it clearly. I don't hear it on any of the US releases, including the more recent ones, so I'm guessing it was EQd out in mastering. MW