The Alf Bicknell Tapes 2010
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These recordings have been issued in various (fair-to-poor) qualities
by three different labels since 1992, before digital restoration techniques
and software were available or advanced to the degree they are now.
Remasters Workshop is proud to present the Alf Bicknell recordings in
as good a quality as you may ever hear them, unless someone gets access
to the actual reels. Lineage: open-reel playback > cassette (1) >
cassette (2) with Dolby C > Audition 3 > FLAC > you. They do
not sound radically different from the other releases (that wouldn't be
possible), except that they are phase corrected and restored to true mono,
thus eliminating the faux stereo sound. No FFT noise reduction was used.
Very gentle attenuation was performed on the upper registers to lessen
their impact without affecting the music. Extraneous clicks and thumps
were removed. The sizzling of vastly overmodulated, distorted speech has
been repaired as much as possible, but the content is still hard to make
out. The quiet parts are a bit quieter. All recording and restoration
was done in 32-bit, and the results downsampled to 44/16.
The only qualms one may have with the tracks presented here are possibly
with the composing demos of "If I Fell" and "Don't Bother
Me." When considering the pitch of the rest of the material, the
way they appear on the tapes is closer to a semitone flat than to concert
pitch. When sped up to A=440, they sound unnaturally fast. We have elected
to leave them at a semitone flat of A=440, the only logical standard.
It is probable that neither guitar was tuned to concert anyway - we will
never know, we can only make an educated guess based on the sound of the
recording.
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01 If I Fell 4:05
- John composing demo, Flat 3, 13 Emperor's Gate, London, between Jan 1-15,
1964
02 Don't Bother Me (composing demo) 5:52
- George composing demo, Palace Court Hotel, Bournemouth, between Aug 19-24,
1963
03 Instrumental #1 :32
04 Instrumental #2 2:32
05 Michelle 1:03
06 Instrumental #3 :11
07 Instrumental #4 1:21
08 Instrumental #5 1:08
09 Three Coins In The Fountain 1:36
- Paul, acoustic guitar ideas, 20 Forthlin Road, Liverpool, ca. July 1963
10 Rockin' And Rollin' (piano, bass, guitar) :59
11 Rockin' And Rollin' (fragments with trumpet + 2nd guitar) :14
12 Rockin' And Rollin' (false starts) :23
13 Rockin' And Rollin' (overdub of trumpet & 3rd guitar) 1:25
14 Rockin' And Rollin' (2nd overdub of vocals) 1:12
15 Instrumental * 1:17
- Paul & John (* with possibly John on drums), 20 Forthlin Road, Liverpool,
ca. July 1963
16 Please Mr. Postman (take 3) 2:38
17 Please Mr. Postman (take 9) 2:33
18 It Won't Be Long (take 7) 2:18
19 It Won't Be Long (take 10?) 2:01
- monitor mixes of unused takes, Abbey Road, 7-30-63
20 Love Me Do 1:27
- taped off the radio from PGTB #6, 7-23-63
21 Tammy / Over The Rainbow 2:03 - John & Paul, possibly at 20 Forthlin
Road, Liverpool, ca. July 1963
22 1 Kings: 17 / 18; Psalm 23, Psalm 24 9:51
- John, George & Gerry Marsden, Royal Pier Hotel, Weston-Super-Mare, between
July 22-27, 1963
23 Asking for directions #1 1:21
24 Asking for directions #2 2:24
25 Asking for directions #3 2:51
26 Asking for directions #4 1:56
- John, George & Gerry Marsden, Weston-Super-Mare, between July 22-27, 1963
27 Dialogue (with music on the hi-fi) 4:59
28 Unintelligible, distorted speech 1:30
- John, Cyn, Julian, George + unidentified man, 251 Menlove Ave., Liverpool,
ca. 7-15-63
Artwork
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Gatefold Cover
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Inner Art
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Booklet
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Inner Tray Art
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Comment
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ALL Pages, Data and Images are for REFERENCE PURPOSE ONLY.
The collated information is from hundreds
of sources, I am unable to verify the accuracy of any information implied or
provided .
I neither own these discs or know how to
obtain them , so any Corrections or New material is always appreciated.
This pages is a working document, last updated on the
26-Sep-2010
Copyright © Chris Johnson 2010.
