The Beatles-Paperback Writer 7" NEW RSD Record Store Da
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Sep 15, 2011
Sold Date
Sep 8, 2011
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The Beatles- Paperback Writer/Rain 7" (Parlophone LCO 3098/SDRM/BIEM/5099964163970/R 6813)
The story is this Record Store Day 2010 release was issued in a micro edition of 1000 which would make it one of the, if not the, most limited and rare of all official Beatles releases. I believe that may have been true when the record was issued in the UK this last April, but a very limited run for America came in June 2010 (I believe 5000...since about 700 US stores participate) and while they were gone instantly, still that makes for a tiny tiny edition for a Beatles release and there are assuredly about 20,000-400,000 Beatles collectors around the world wanting this remastered rarity.Record Store Day said :
The Beatles want to extend your Record Store Day high, and to do that they’re releasing THE FIRST PIECE OF REMASTERED VINYL to participating Record Store Day indie record stores on May 18. It’s a LIMITED EDITION 7” featuring “Paperback Writer” b/w “Rain” and it’s coming to the United States in May. PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER [disclaimer notes that not all record stores listed carry all releases and there are no guarantees in getting RSD releases] and know that stores decide what they bring in, and any limited edition piece has the potential to sell out. BEST COURSE OF ACTON: talk to your local stores. (But give them until the weekend’s over, they’re pretty busy right now!).
A M G says of The Beatles:
So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and introduced more innovations into popular music than any other rock band of the 20th century. Moreover, they were among the few artists of any discipline that were simultaneously the best at what they did and the most popular at what they did. Relentlessly imaginative and experimental, the Beatles grabbed a hold of the international mass consciousness in 1964 and never let go for the next six years, always staying ahead of the pack in terms of creativity but never losing their ability to communicate their increasingly sophisticated ideas to a mass audience. Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970.
Even when couching praise in specific terms, it's hard to convey the scope of the Beatles' achievements in a mere paragraph or two. They synthesized all that was good about early rock & roll, and changed it into something original and even more exciting. They established the prototype for the self-contained rock group that wrote and performed its own material. As composers, their craft and melodic inventiveness were second to none, and key to the evolution of rock from its blues/R&B-based forms into a style that was far more eclectic, but equally visceral. As singers, both John Lennon and Paul McCartney were among the best and most expressive vocalists in rock; the group's harmonies were intricate and exhilarating. As performers, they were (at least until touring had ground them down) exciting and photogenic; when they retreated into the studio, they were instrumental in pioneering advanced techniques and multi-layered arrangements. They were also the first British rock group to achieve worldwide prominence, launching a British Invasion that made rock truly an international phenomenon...
As much of a progression as Rubber Soul was relative to their previous records, it was but a taster for the boundary-shattering outings of the next few years. The "Paperback Writer"/"Rain" single found the group abandoning romantic themes entirely, boosting the bass to previously unknown levels, and fooling around with psychedelic imagery and backward tapes on the B-side. Drugs (psychedelic and otherwise) were fueling their already fertile imaginations, but they felt creatively hindered by their touring obligations. Revolver, released in the summer of 1966, proved what the group could be capable of when allotted months of time in the studio. Hazy hard guitars and thicker vocal arrangements formed the bed of these increasingly imagistic, ambitious lyrics; the group's eclecticism now encompassed everything from singalong novelties ("Yellow Submarine") and string quartet-backed character sketches ("Eleanor Rigby") to Indian-influenced swirls of echo and backward tapes ("Tomorrow Never Knows"). Some would complain that the Beatles had abandoned the earthy rock of their roots for clever mannerism. But Revolver, like virtually all of the group's singles and albums from "She Loves You" on, would be a worldwide chart-topper.
A M G says of Rain:
"Rain," the B-side of "Paperback Writer," was like its companion a sonic groundbreaker for the Beatles, although lacking the kind of melodic hooks that made the A-side a number one tune. The tempo seemed almost deliberately sluggish, just this side of a dirge, while the guitar textures seemed deliberately blurry. John Lennon delivered the sing-melody with a laconic nonchalance, although (as on "Paperback Writer") the Beatles sang high counterpoint harmonies that recalled the Beach Boys and greatly enhanced the attractiveness of the tune. In hindsight -- and maybe even at the time, for those in the know -- this apparent out-of-focus sluggishness seemed motivated by the hallucinogenic drug experience, with changes in sensory input and perception resulting in altered states and temporal elasticity. Whether the attempt to reflect that experience in song was intentional or not, the track's hazy textures were certainly successful in doing so. The Beatles had only just recently (with "Nowhere Man," "Paperback Writer," and perhaps "The Word") begun to write songs that dove into subjects that had nothing to do with man-woman relationships. "Rain" was their first effort (again with the possible exception of "The Word") in which the words were not just about different subjects, but downright enigmatic. On the surface, it was a very English observational song, to the point of banality in some respects, about being in the rain and people sipping their lemonade. On a deeper level, it could be heard as an embrace of the drug experience, or of any experience in general that wallowed in sensation and reverie. Certainly the Beatles don't seem to mind getting wet, as the chorus emphasizes: rain (or sunshine for that matter), they don't mind, the weather always seems to be fine. Words aside, the instrumental track featured some very imaginative touches, particularly McCartney's bulging bass and Ringo Starr's creative drum breaks (especially when he kicks the track into gear again after a brief false ending). The wildest effect is saved for last: the instrumental fade is dominated by one of the first uses of backwards vocals in a pop recording, in a gentle swirl that reinforces the suspicion that the song's inspiration was partially chemically derived.
7" is New and unplayed/Cover is New and in it's original zip lock bag (zip lock bag has some snagging on the rear from where the store security tag was removed).
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Buyer pays shipping:
Air Mail To USA : $3.50
Air Mail To Canada : $4.75
Europe/Australia/NZ: $6.00
Asia: $6.00
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Western Europe: $23.00
Asia : $22.00
Australia: $21.00
New Zealand: $19.50
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