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From: Danny Caccavo 
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Subject: Re: Heresy: The Capitol Mixes Are Better!
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In article , Bob Gill  
wrote:

> BigStar303 wrote:
> 
> > Of course, the argument has also been made that the US
"Rubber Soul" is a
> > stronger, more cohesive album than the UK. Once again, I have to agree.
> 
>   Ooh, not me. I always liked Rubber Soul in the US version, but when I 
>   finally
> heard the UK version, in the early or mid-'70s, I preferred it immediately. I 
> love
> the fact that it's not as laid-back as the retooled US version. The US 
> version
> might retain its charm, though; I think I'll get it out tomorrow and give it 
> a
> listen, for old times' sake.
> 
> > 3) Reasonable people may disagree over whether the true stereo mixes of the
> > "Hard Day's Night," "Beatles for Sale" and
"Help!"-era songs are preferable 
> > to
> > the mono. Personally, I find in most cases that the mono mixes sound 
> > "warmer"
> > and fuller.
> 
>   To return to Rubber Soul, that's the one I clearly prefer in mono. Not that 
>   it's
> unlistenable in stereo or anything, but the mono is what I listen to about 90
> percent of the time.
> 
> > << Maybe Dave Dexter was on to something.  British tastes
do differ from
> > American ones: >>
> >
> > It's possible. Obviously, Dexter's most dramatic impact was on
"I Feel 
> > Fine"
> > and "She's a Woman." As you say, it may be heresy, but
I've never been 
> > bothered
> > by the US mixes of these two. It may have to do with the
"heard first" 
> > theory,
> > but when I first heard the UK mixes some years after the fact, they sounded
> > incredibly flat and lifeless to me.
> 
>   I had the opposite reaction. When I first heard them without all that 
>   reverb, I
> loved them in their "natural" state. And I still do.
> 
>  -- Bob G.
> 
> 
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> 
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I actually do prefer the US Rubber Soul.  "Drive My Car" is great, but 
somehow doesn't fit....and "What Goes On" is a piece of crap (IMHO).  
Adding "It's Only Love" helps.

Thought I miss "Nowhere Man" and "If I needed Someone".....

dc

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