THE BEATLES
THE BALLAD OF JOHN & YOKO
Alternate mix from acetate
Thanks to the owner of this disc, who shall remain omnibus, and with his permission, we are happy to present a direct transfer of the acetate of TBOJ&Y that has been discussed heavily, but not heard by many yet.
There is a Japanese CD containing a version of this recording, messed with by someone else, who decided it was OK to add compression to it. They did not remove the clicks and thumps, though, and the patch to cover an unplayable area of the disc was pretty rough.
The recording you are about to receive is not from any CD. It is a direct transfer from the actual acetate. It is as click-and-thump free as I could make it. There remains some low-frequency garbage underneath that I could not get rid of without affecting the music, so I had to leave it there. It's not obtrusive, but you'll hear it as it goes by. There is a patch from the released mix to cover the line "eating chocolate cake in a bag" where the acetate was damaged and would not play. This is where you will notice that the commercial mix is vastly different from the acetate. The panning is different, and among other things, the maracas are way up in the mix here. At the end, it cuts off abruptly, again, due to damage. All that's missing is the decay of the final chord and Paul's drum noises.
Please preserve the lossless quality of this recording.
Uploaded to Demonoid June 11, 2010.
Enjoy!
Remasters Workshop and friend