THE BEATLES Hey Jude NM- Capitol SW 385 PURPLE LABEL Rain Revolution
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Vinyl: NM- Play Graded. Plays Like New! Capitol Labels are Clean and Bright. This is the audiophile acclaimed Capitol Purple Dome Release, Mastered at Capitol's Los Angeles, CA Studios! Well-known for its clean sound and superior SQ, among audiophiles this is the most sought-after of the many different Hey Jude releases, for its superior fidelity! Part retrospective songs, part contemporary songs, this album, released in 1970 in the U.S. (and not released in the U.K.), was enormously successful during a time when the public were hungry for a new Beatles record, not having been offered one since the enormously successful and universally acclaimed Abbey Road the previous Autumn. There are many songs here that were previously only available on singles or B-sides. A hot record, with the likes of Hey Jude, Revolution, The Ballad of John & Yoko and the criminally neglected classic, Don't Let Me Down. Dig it! Issued February 26, 1970.
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In the Dead Wax: Matrices, etched. On both sides: MASTERED BY CAPITOL and EMW Complete Dead Wax information cheerfully provided upon request.
Cover: VG+ (see photos) This album cover has the very last images of the 4 Beatles posing together during their very last photo session as a group. The photographer was Ethan Russell and the date was August 22, 1969. Front and back of cover artwork and text are rich, clear and bright, with some light marks on the front and minor shelf wear on the back. Seams, corners and spine are solid, with minor wear. No splits. No writing. No stickers. Spine print is clear.
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Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album? First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl. Why experience the worse elements of both formats? These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared. They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound. There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm. First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider. Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer. On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant. The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine [-]
Appearing in the U.S. just two months prior to the band's April 1970 breakup, Hey Jude is one of the odder Beatles records released during the group's lifespan. Essentially a clearinghouse for singles that never appeared on album, the record relies heavily on songs released between 1968 and 1969, but it also stretches back to get both sides of the 1966 single "Paperback Writer"/"Rain" and "Can't Buy Me Love" and "I Should Have Known Better," two 1964 songs that never appeared on a Capitol LP (but did show up on the soundtrack to A Hard Day's Night, which was released by United Artists in 1964). This scope inadvertently showcases the Beatles' versatility and growth, as they move from the exuberance of Beatlemania to the intense psychedelia of the mid-'60s and then settle into rich post-Pepper days, where John, Paul, and George (Ringo sings no songs here) were all pursuing their own obsessions. Paul has the title track and the Fats Domino homage "Lady Madonna," George counters with the boogie of "Old Brown Shoe," and John delivers the searing rock & roll of "Revolution," the heart-wrenching soul of "Don't Let Me Down," and the clever pseudo-autobiography "The Ballad of John & Yoko." Great songs all, they all sound good together here and Hey Jude is a fun, satisfying listen.
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