Lord Reith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:45 pm
MrMurphMcgee wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 5:45 pm
I would think it entirely possible that the flipped stereo image might be the correct orientation and that the earliest bootleggers got it wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time.
I don't think so unfortunately. Three independent sources I looked at all have the same stereo picture.
But the song Get Back -in both compilations 3 and 4- is the stereo single mix, isn't it?
Therefore, assuming early bootleg releases use a unique source for each compilations, it should be easy to spot whenever the stereo picture of the entire album is inverted or not, by comparing the song Get Back to the stereo mix we have in Past Masters.
IMO, I wouldn't assume the first thing Glyn Johns would do when remixing Get Back one last time would be "Well first of, I'll invert left and right", that's not something you do
EDIT: So I took 2 very early sources for compilations 3 and 4.
Compilation 3: 1988 "Disques Du Monde" German CD
Compilation 4: 1999 Strawberry Records "Glyn Johns' 2nd Mix"
Now the main difference between the two is indeed the reversal of the stereo image... but!
The Past Masters mix of Get Back (song) being the one used in compilations 3 & 4, it is fair to assume that here, compilation 3 channels reversal is a mistake, as it often happened with early bootleg releases (Compilation 4 surfaced with a correct stereo picture, again comparing to Get Back (song)).
As if you now invert compilation 3 channels (and speed correct both comp 3&4), Get Back is indeed the single mix and
all the other common tracks match each other, with the exception of For You Blue which is a very different mix and edit in each.
Now we'll have to wait until the boxset drops and compare what's to compare.