The Beatles - Lost 66 Concert
This is a FAKE Beatles concert consisting of songs they could have played on their 1966 tour but didn't. The story is FAKE as well obviously. Just having a little fun; instead of discussing on a forum what songs they could have played in concert and why they didn't, I decided to make one up. The songs aren't just thrown in off of the cds; I edited them to use a single track of vocals, take off overdubs, etc. There's also a layer of "room reverb" or echo layered over it to make it sound like they're rehearsing in a hall like in the fake story. Songs are mixed to mono or very narrow stereo.
Original liner notes:
After completing Revolver in June of 1966, the Beatles went on tour for the last time. The real story of why they quit touring has never been told until now.
Preceding their tour in the USA were shows in Germany, Japan and the Phillipines. During these shows, their performances were so ragged the boys decided upon returning to England in early July that they would revamp the show to include only songs from their two latest albums, the newer material being of much more interest to them and likely to reinvigorate their concert performances. Rumors circulated that the Beatles were rehearsing in the middle of July, preparing a new setlist for the American tour. Brian Epstein got word of the change, and talked the boys into giving a private rehearsal of the new show at an undisclosed theater on July 28th.
Nothing is known of Brian's reaction during the show, but afterwards he was overheard to remark that the new show would not go over well in America because they expected to hear more of the old hits like Yesterday, I Feel Fine and Help. A memo was supposedly circulated that addressed some of the show's problems:
1) during the four acoustic numbers Ringo had trouble keeping time because he couldn't hear the guitars very well, particularly during Yellow Submarine
2) the middle section of Yellow Submarine was a bit clumsy with the boys trying to imitate the submarine sounds and crew
3) George was having trouble with the solo on Taxman.
4) several of the new numbers use the word "dead" too prominently, which could be upsetting to some fans.
5) the three songs on which John plays piano are problematic because even at low volume the piano was causing feedback in the mic. And John did not seem familiar enough with the parts to play them well (he did not play those parts on the albums).
6) the public would clamor for more of the old hits, and some of the new songs aren't uptempo enough.
7) the show is too long, running almost an hour in length.
Other points may have been mentioned, but these are the only specifics to come to light. The performance of the proposed new show was taped at Brian's request, and edited by one of his
assistants (unfortunately) to remove between-song chat and fade out rough endings. After
reviewing the tape Brian supposedly persuaded the boys to give up the idea of playing so many
newer songs, and the US tour went ahead as scheduled with the old setlist, and the rest is
history. Imagine if the Beatles had overruled Brian and gone ahead with this plan...
Previously thought to be only an internet rumor, the tape surfaced early this year when it was purchased at a garage sale for 50 cents. The seller was unaware of the significance of the contents, and had never listened to it. As to where and how she obtained it, she claimed to have found it in a box of junk left behind by the previous renter of her house. The tape has been painstakingly transferred to digital using an old Sanyo player and Windows 95 computer using Power Tracks Pro software.
- Fred Fredrix - May 2007
Additional notes:
1. Taxman - from Anthology left and center channels, with solo
section from the right channel edited in
2. Paperback Writer - the '95 video mix has the two vocal tracks
panned left and right, I used the right ch vocal with the rhythm
track, and edited in the intro/break single-tracked vocal parts from the
cd isolations
3. Rain - remix from isos from the PM2 cd
4. Nowhere Man - from the isos for the BRG-08 Rubber Soul remix,
rebalanced the lead guitar and mixed out one of the vocal tracks
5. Here There And Everywhere - the TTANE3 version
6. Day Tripper - left side of stereo for the rhythm, FPW iso for
the single-tracked vocal
7. Yellow Submarine - left ch iso for the rhythm, the vocal is a comp
from the cd and the Songtrack version where the two vocal tracks are
split L/R during the choruses
8. We Can Work It Out - the rough mono mix from Revolution
9. Girl - BRG-08 isos, only used one vocal track and one rhythm track
(but couldn't quite mix out the extra guitar at the end)
10. Michelle - BRG-08 isos, one vocal track and one rhythm track
11. She Said She Said - remix from the cd isos, with the fadeout
faded up
12. If I Needed Someone - BRG-08 isos, one vocal track mixed out
13. Doctor Robert - mainly left side of stereo
14. Good Day Sunshine - left side of stereo
15. Drive My Car - mono
16. I Want To Tell You - mostly from the bass-heavy right side of the
stereo, with the guitar riff from the left ch edited in
17. What Goes On - rebalance of the stereo to make Ringo and the
rhythm section louder
18. In My Life - one vocal track mixed out and the piano solo edited
out
19. Got To Get You Into My Life - a mix of the left and center
channels only, no right channel horns