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These are the US editions which we grew up with. Extra albums, different track order, weird stereo seperation, etc. These were never meant to be compared to the U.K. releases. These versions are part of USA Beatle history. Now on to the goof up of the 1st batch.
The mono version of "Norwegian Wood" on Rubber Soul, Has the distinctive cough between the lines "... and she told me to sit anywhere" and "... so I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair" - I DIDN'T HEAR IT! which meant that the version was in fact the U.S. stereo mix "folded down" to mono.
On "I'm Looking Through You," Paul McCartney coming in early on acoustic guitar, That "false start" was heard on the song's U.S. stereo mix and not on the mono mix. This tell tale sign showed the stereo tapes were used mistakenly in the Rubber Soul pressing, as well as on Beatles VI.
Rather than let it be, Capitol decided to re-press the CDs with the correct tapes.
The initial production run of The Capitol Albums Volume 2 used improperly compiled masters for the Beatles VI and Rubber Soul discs. Although the discs sound great, they are not historically accurate in that the mono versions of those two albums are stereo-to-mono mixdowns. Oddly enough, The Early Beatles and Help! were originally prepared by Capitol in 1965 as stereo-to-mono mixdowns. So the initial production run of the box set has proper 1965 stereo-to-mono mixdowns for The Early Beatles and Help! combined with improper 2006 stereo-to-mono mixdowns for Beatles VI and Rubber Soul.
Here is an explanation of how the mono mishap most likely occurred. Capitol sent its 1965 stereo and mono master tapes of the albums to Sterling Sound for mastering. Sterling made stereo and mono masters for each of the albums using the original stereo and mono tapes from 1965. Sterling also made stereo-to-mono mixdowns for all of the albums. This was done to determine if the two tracks of the stereo masters were properly phased. Failure to have the tracks properly in phase would result in problems if the tracks were mixed down by radio or television stations for mono broadcast. These test mixdowns were not intended for release and were not sent to Capitol.
Capitol received reference discs containing the proper stereo and mono versions of each of the four albums. After careful review, Capitol gave its approval for the CDs to be manufactured with the stereo and mono masters it had received from Sterling. Unfortunately, an employee at Sterling mistakenly used the stereo-to-mono test mixdowns of Beatles VI and Rubber Soul when compiling the production masters. Thus, the factories were sent improper mono masters for the two albums.
The Story
Capitol was made aware of the error during the production run. Andrew Gardner, host of a Beatles show in Philadelphia, noticed something odd when listening to an advance copy of the box set. He knew that the stereo version of "I'm Looking Through You" has a false start guitar intro not present on the mono version of the song. Much to his surprise, he discovered that the mono version of the song on his CD also had the false start. He contacted another disc jockey, who put him in touch with me. Although I was on vacation and had not heard the CDs, I knew from Gardner's description of the song that there was a problem. I called Capitol and made them aware of the error. It was quickly determined that the wrong mono tapes were used for Beatles VI and Rubber Soul. Capitol immediately contacted Sterling, who then sent the proper tapes to the factories for use in the remainder of and all future production runs. Capitol also set up a procedure where purchasers of the initial production run can exchange their discs for the corrected discs.
In 1965, Capitol intentionally created two albums worth of new mono mixes when it made stereo-to-mono mixdowns for The Early Beatles and Help! Over forty years later, Capitol unintentionally created two albums worth of new mono mixes for Beatles fans and collectors with its initial production run of Beatles VI and Rubber Soul. As John would say, "Most peculiar, Mama!"
The 2nd corrected batch has a "SK1" at the end of the catalog number on the yellow sticker.
To Replace The Defective Discs
Call 800-468-2362 and provide information on their CD purchase. They will also be asked to return the two CDs to EMM.
Or
Request a replacement copy by writing to:
EMI Music Distribution
Customer Fulfillment Operations
1 Capitol Way
Jacksonville, IL 62650-1095
Attn: Director of Quality Assurance
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I bought both volumes when released from circuit city and yes I received the bad version of rubber soul with the bad remasters which was accidentally pressed with the safety copy then I was notified via email that the cd (rubber soul) can be returned via a capitol reissue campaign so I called the number and received a cd return envelope. and was instructed to return the defective cd only not the outer sleeve and I will receive the corrected copy in a week. I did and the new copy I got in less then a week. and was the corrected MONO set list. now whether this is still available as a service you will have to contact universal/EMI good luck.
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