Yellow submarine songtrack

Yellow Submarine Songtrack was released on a vinyl disc ( LP ); The first print run of the Parlophone label was printed on yellow vinyl. ^[four]

In sharp contrast to The Beatles' other remastered albums (released in particular as box sets in 2009), the songs for this album were completely remixed from the original multi-track studio films - which was not done when the catalog was published on CD in the late 1980s albums of The Beatles (with the exception of the albums Help! and Rubber Soul ), nor even in 2009 when preparing box sets.

This album includes only The Beatles songs used in the film, including tracks not included in the original Yellow Submarine album. The added tracks replaced the instrumental orchestra pieces written by George Martin for the film and located on the second side of the disc of the original album - this music was placed on an audio track on a DVD , which was included in the CD / DVD kit containing the album and film .

Remixed tracks have a lot of changes and differences from the original stereo tracks. ^[4] Almost all The Beatles songs in the film are present on this album - with the exception of “ A Day in the Life, ” which was not included in the album, because EMI did not want the album to have too many songs from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Although all the songs are remixed, their “contents” (vocal and instrumental parts) remained unchanged - these are the same recordings that were previously available in other publications. Therefore, the version of “ It's All Too Much ” with an additional verse or the improvisational performance of “ Think for Yourself ” (which are in the soundtrack of the film) were not included in the album, but their “standard” versions, albeit remixed, were included.

The title track, “ Yellow Submarine, ” contains the phrase “a life of ease”, spoken by John Lennon , which was missing from previous mixes of the song. Lennon’s repetition of the lyrics of the song gradually fades out in volume ( English fade out ) and moves in stereo from the right channel to the left. Sound effects in this version of the mix are also more noticeable.

The song “ Hey Bulldog ” was originally recorded on four-track magnetic tape. The parts of the piano and drums on it were on the same track - and so inseparably entered the new mix. They were left in the left channel, while the vocals, as well as snare drum kicks performed by Ringo Starr , were moved to the center.

In the 1999 remix, the errors of the automatic double-tracking system ( Eng : automatic double tracking ) in the first couplet “ Eleanor Rigby ”, which were available on the stereo version of this song in 1966, were fixed. In addition, the string octet was split by analogy with the instrumental accompaniment in the version included in Anthology 2 . Paul McCartney's vocals are centered and in this mix sounds slightly out of sync with the orchestra.

The previous stereo version of the song “ Love You To ” had a shorter fade than the original mono version, and this “shortening” was saved in the version for Songtrack .

In the new All Together Now mix, acoustic guitars and percussion are placed in the left channel. The voices of McCartney and Lennon are placed in the center of the stereo panorama, and the choir is divided and partly placed to the left, and part to the right of the center. Backing vocals in the second verse are now better audible, and the sound of guitars is made more clear.

The version of “ Only a Northern Song ” made for Songtrack may be noted because the song was first presented as a “true stereo” track. The original 1969 album included “pseudo stereo” ( en: Duophonic ) a variant of the original mono mix. The stereo mix of this song was previously released on Anthology 2 , but alternative takes were used there, differing in overdubs and lyrics.

Several unique promotional events accompanied the reissue of Yellow Submarine in 1999. Including a series of commemorative stamps depicting the characters of the film, ^[5] as well as organizing the sale of a wide range of products with design in the style of Yellow Submarine - for example, computer mouse mats. Eurostar trains were painted based on the Yellow Submarine . In addition, a full-size model of a yellow submarine was taken on an advertising tour in different countries of the world.

All songs are written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , with the exception of those specifically indicated.

Kit with CD and DVD includes an album on CD, as well as a DVD with a remixed and remastered soundtrack, the original monophonic soundtrack of 1968, and a separate track with all the instrumental music written by George Martin for the film . score. ).

• Another analysis of the Songtrack remixes