Beatles - Ampex reel-to-reel tapes

[4-track-mind]

Here is a YT video (miraculously, somehow?, still up) playing 47-seconds of the actual Ampex Abbey Road reel. There is definitely something wrong with this deck's speed here (a portable Panasonic RS790); though: I hope the pitch isn't THAT far-off fast on the tape itself (I'm not a fan of A.R., prefer L.I.B. as an album more, so I never went-about acquiring the reel of it....could've had one in a mold-damaged box two-years' ago for $125, but passed).

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[4-track-mind]

There's a vastly marked improvement playing them on machines of this grade (in my experience):

[https://ibb.co/KVNcZv9]

[https://ibb.co/Jv09yC9]

[powerPC]

4-track-mind, what kind of system do you have? I like your transfers quite a bit.

Have you had a chance to listen to this set I uploaded? I’d really be interested in your opinion of the overall sound.

[powerPC]

These are probably fairly common now, but back in my “early” trading days these seemed to be highly sought after… at least I was always on the lookout for them. But with all of the newer Beatles remasters (and fantastic needle-drops), these are probably somewhat redundant and non-essential nowadays. However, if anyone here doesn’t already have them, I’m sharing these exactly as I received them (whether or not they are actually taken from Ampex reel tapes I do not know).

They sound very good, but I think there’s something a little “off” with the speed, or pitch, or something like that (obviously I’m not an audio expert LOL)… so if any of you audio gurus out there feel like doing any necessary corrections or adjustments, please feel free to do so and share it with this group (I’d LOVE this set in better sound quality if possible).

THE MILLENNIUM REMASTERS COLLECTION ["audiophile archival recordings 24 bit mastering"]

Volume 1:
Meet the Beatles (Capitol/Ampex L-2047)
Beatles Second Album (Capitol/Ampex L-2080)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/r54CFZDK#Vhda-cbrUwXtVgMb4-_4DkujyW7qpacWSXqChWDeod4

Volume 2:
Beatles '65 (Capitol/Ampex L-2228)
Beatles VI (Capitol/Ampex L-2358)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/S4pW3ZjA#8fUGOOmxkWpsnYwLMh1Std3gmLiyOpZC8HxZcPmnUe0

Volume 3:
Something New (possibly Capitol Y2T-2382 on 3-3/4 IPS tape?)
[^This album was only issued on reel-to-reel format together with "Beatles VI. It went out of print by 1971 (see https://www.friktech.com/btls/tapes/rtr.pdf)]
Early Beatles (L-2309)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/71xwlJgZ#spgYuqE1H343lAkoHb94J3mvCpDjkCECvO9wNV0s8dQ

Volume 4:
Help! (Capitol/Ampex L-2386)
Rubber Soul (Capitol/Ampex L-2442)
[^These are the US mixes. Definitely different stereo mixes here: "The Word" is a unique US mix. The shaker that is usually mixed to the right channel is sent to the left; "I'm Looking Through You" has the false start; "Girl" is mixed with the bass in the middle instead of one side.]

hxxps://mega.nz/file/vlpSjbLD#CcrRBdswiA602Jgzk3YMmSDLj6YzEmCDFqivecCxemM

Volume 5:
Yesterday & Today (Capitol/Ampex L-2553)
[^As with ALL tape formats, all of the songs on this tape are in true stereo]
Revolver (Capitol/Ampex L-2576)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/614SgJKK#qk5NDqn2GzOZwCd6d_l1GxIX5SQo6Xe4QxzYwsAqQd0

Volume 6:
The Beatles vol. 1 & vol. 2 (White Album) (Apple/Ampex L-101/L-2101)
[^This issue contained eight tracks in edited form: "Dear Prudence", "Glass Onion", "Don't Pass Me By", "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?". "Yer Blues", "Helter Skelter", "Cry Baby Cry" and "Revolution 9". These are unique to the album's Ampex reel-to-reel version, and have not been issued since.]

hxxps://mega.nz/file/L9gSVZjR#UwIIaZLPUqnWqgSOo3U8F6Nh_cQDNYE8HIEdgqvxVKU

Volume 7:
Magical Mystery Tour (Capitol/Ampex L-2835)
Hey Jude (Beatles Again) (Apple/Ampex L-385)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/HhgADLZI#Yn4Athx0gegRmfUhqyuUubHfmzX8X2KOIwUDgTUsaGA

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MERILEE RECORDS [different bootleg source than Millennium Remasters]

Meet the Beatles ("Merilee" source) (Capitol/Ampex L-2047)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/nwoUEJID#wkaI_t1Aia-u3WsQp60zV1V5PbUyBBs19BsODcWJQWg

Abbey Road ("Merilee" source) (Apple/Ampex L-383)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/K9xkBRrK#NMpsCP3Ivh_L6M61B2atmZc9D9p8liiTm6lSkhw3I1g

Hey Jude ("Merilee" source) (Apple/Ampex L-385)

hxxps://mega.nz/file/Gt5iWRyB#QE3mtns5lgJzN5PQSvqefbH6utw6KE1uBxUURIfzC1M

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Of the two duplicate titles (Meet the Beatles & Hey Jude); I can’t really discern which source is better for each… both have their pros and cons.

The downloads contain the original FLAC files as I received them, including the original artwork. I made different artwork for my own use, you’re welcome to use it as well:

hxxps://mega.nz/file/2l500RrT#UyWPO3Pp6tZlKgP7ENtpehB1aAPl5rtSEwtuFlUTKbg

—Enjoy!
powerPC

I have to clear some space in my MEGAsync Uploads folder, so these links will all be deleted this coming Friday (10/15)... If anyone still wants these, they'll be up for a few more days, then gone like the wind.

[mitchellmichael]

If anyone still wants these, they'll be up for a few more days, then gone like the wind.

[tsardaniel1]

Super cool flashback to simpler collection times. You are a true gentleman and a scholar

[AlexFloyd]

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[yymca6]

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First copy the link (right-click then copy link)
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then
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[Rondordrecht193]

wonderful! thank you!!

[DrWinstonOBoogie]

Thank you so much!