The Beatles – Rock 'N' Roll Music Vol. 1

Track A2 has a small drop-out on the right channel for around 7/8 seconds at the beginning of the song! Other than that, really good sounding album.

Cool little record with the Beatles "early best" on this awesome looking Capital "green" label! Nice sounding too! An "all analog" Beatles LP with average median price on Discogs for $11.99!! Say it ain't so! lol.

my copy states This compilation P 1976
MFP 50506
Is this right?

What a great sound off this re mastered album great to hear the original songs

Label layout indicates this tape is the 1st edition, released 1980.

this also exists on 8 track cassette, volumes 1 and 2.

I have this release, everything is the same, except for the back of the cover, which is completely different than shown on the pictures here. My cpy shows other (Dutch) releases of albums from the era. (will upload a picture soon)

An interesting album but for technical reasons only:-

The Rock & Roll Music project was insigated by Capitol in 1976 (just after the Beatles EMI contract had ended.

George Martin was asked to approve the master tapes and quote he was "troubled" by the basic sound and he did a remix and centered many of the vocal tracks. This project included the first actual stereo mixing of the 4 Long Tall Sally EP tracks and the first apperance in stereo of I'm Down.

The USA Capitol double album and the later USA budget albums Vols 1 and 2 had these remixed tracks AND the stereo channels reversed, (put headphones on the other way).

The UK Parlophone double album did NOT have the remixes or the stereo channels reversed. It carried the original stereo mixes that Martin had made over the years, and of course the 5 new ones.

This MFP budget re-release of Record 1 infact carries those USA Capitol remixes and the reversed stereo image, to confirm this the matrix carries the Capitol No. SKBO 11537 enjoy the remixes and reverse stereo