Beatles Isolated tracks

[witterth]

Hi
I found this intresting, and you chaps may have heard this before, but anyone learning the bass part, listen closely.
I'd guess it is a sample of the "isolated" drum part and because of 60's recording methods there is "bleed" from Maccas bass amp and the backing vocal "bleed" from the nature of bouncing tracks together, its what they had to do pre 24 track, or indeed digital equipment.
good players sound good "stripped down" and Macca and Ringo dont ya think? interesting

[media]http://youtu.be/A1xzJZ7BXkQ[/media]

Edited March 26, 2012 by witterth

[ahpook]

i watched this very same video last week and thought the same thing.

[Lenny B]

I've stumbled on quite a few of these recently - I think they're brilliant, there's so much great playing and production. Favourite ones so far are Eric Clapton soloed on While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Ringo on Oh Darling

[witterth]

wonder if its that Ric or the Violin bass (?)

[risingson]

It's a fantastic bass part, incredibly well crafted. If I remember correctly Harrison (who wrote the tune) didn't like it. And yes, Ringo's playing is wonderfully tasteful as well. They all developed as musicians over time, but I think Ringo and Harrison most noticeably so, and their eventual attention to detail makes the Beatles later work great to listen to.

[Judo Chop]

I really want to hear Rain and Taxman isolated but I can't find them anywhere.

[SteveK]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1332801305' post='1593464']
I really want to hear Rain and Taxman isolated but I can't find them anywhere.
[/quote][url="http://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/bts/Beatles,_The.htm"]These[/url] may be of interest. Some genuine tracks and some dodgy ones. Unfortunately, Rain and Taxman aren't the real deal.

[Judo Chop]

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1332804024' post='1593500']
[url="http://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/bts/Beatles,_The.htm"]These[/url] may be of interest. Some genuine tracks and some dodgy ones. Unfortunately, Rain and Taxman aren't the real deal.
[/quote]

Cheers, working my way through them now.
Christ, Rain is way off on that one! Taxman isn't quite right either

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='witterth' timestamp='1332798584' post='1593419']
wonder if its that Ric or the Violin bass (?)
[/quote]

It's the Ric.

He stopped using the Hofner by the time they made Revolver (1966).

[MarkG3]

Excellent!

[joeystrange]

I listened to the isloated bass from Helter Skelter with John playing a Fender Bass VI last week and it was terrible! Sounded awful and the playing was really sloppy.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

[quote name='joeystrange' timestamp='1332858670' post='1594046']
I listened to the isloated bass from Helter Skelter with John playing a Fender Bass VI last week and it was terrible! Sounded awful and the playing was really sloppy.
[/quote]

I think it's great! Perfect for the song.

[Wil]

Great stuff. Interesting how the bass is backed off in the mix to allow the toms to come through in the chorus. Unsure if that happens on the actual song or if it's just on the isolated tracks?

Edited March 28, 2012 by Wil

[fatboyslimfast]

If anyone is interested, there is a torrent available (called Multitrack Beatles Masters) with the 4-track masters from A Day In The Life, Sgt Pepper's LHCB, She's leaving Home and With A Little Help From My Friends.

You can load up the 4 tracks from each song into something like Audacity and play with them to your hearts content - hearing what the bass/rhythm track is doing for example.

For a Beatles nut like me it's not far from heaven!

[risingson]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1332831981' post='1593574']


It's the Ric.

He stopped using the Hofner by the time they made Revolver (1966).
[/quote]

I think I remember MacCartney or maybe Geoff Emerick mentioning that it got to around Abbey Road time that he was mixing it up with the Rik, the Hofner and one or two others?