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Not legitimate?

George Martin produced it, transferring the tapes from three track to sixteen and managed to get a pretty good product. It was released by Capitol/EMI, so what isn't legit? The fact that it has yet to be released on CD?

I don't know exactly how much fidelity you expected from 1964 and 1965 recordings, but the results were quite good and captured the essence of a Beatles concert.

And yes, the Beatles were an extraordinary live band and they had very high expectations of themselves, with or without monitors. All of that time spent in Hamburg and at the Cavern Club gave them two things: (1) a plethora of compositions, and (2) an ability to perform together without missing a beat in spite of tremendous odds. Their eventual disdain for performing live came from their dismay over the fact that no one could actually hear them perform, and eventually because their music became too complex to be performed live given the technological restrictions that existed at the time.

I have to agree with one of J's assertion here that there are some who have truly studied The Beatles, and others who merely have opinions. I see we are dividing off into our appropriate camps.

How's that, soxie?


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