Now And Then (merged threads)

[Lord Reith]

Now and Then just nosedived from #7 to #76 in one week on the Billboard 100

Talk about a fall from grace!

Oh well. I hadn't really expected it to do anything in America, so at least it had one week near the top.

[maccafan1]

I have been series recording the various MTV charts on Sky and confused as chart update show yesterday had it as new at 5 but last week this time was new at No 1 so bit odd me thinks

[silvercup67]

US Billboard

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/

[Lord Reith]

I'd like to say I still love this song and play it regularly.

[MP3J]

I'd like to say that i still love this song, and i'm still mashing it

[Lord Reith]

I feel like this song has a lot of healing power in it. Paul and Ringo won't be with us forever, and this release makes sure that when that sad day comes, everything that needed to be said has been said. There will be no sour grapes and unfinished business left to sour the memory.

[MP3J]

Interesting and informative

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/ ... and-blue-0

[GeorgeWraby]

What would be the impact on the music industry if Abbey Road Studio, known for its iconic Beatles recordings, were to be transformed into a modernized digital studio, abandoning its analog roots? How would this shift affect the authenticity and nostalgia associated with the studio's legendary sound?

[robbmacc]

Interesting. I wonder if it's in the print edition.

[astronaut]

in case you haven't read it, here is a short chronology of the events leading up to the imminent release of Now and Then

CHRONOLOGY ACCORDING TO SOUNDANDVISION.COM

February 2021
2021.02.01 The Mill. Paul and his engineer used Waves Soundshifter to lower the pitch down 1/2 a step.. “Once that happened, and he transposed it all down a semi-tone, it locked right in and felt right. It changed the whole feel of everything, really.”
2021.02.02 The Mill. Paul decided to cut out the “B” sections. Slide guitar solo. Baldwin electric harpsichord.

July 2021
2021.07.09 The Mill. Paul bass track
2021.07.12 The Mill. Paul vocals

February 2022
2022.02.21 Mixing new John clear voice with MAL (first time)

March 2022
2022.03.07 Giles and Paul listening at Abbey Road

April 2022
2022.04.09 Ringo records a new drum part at Rockabella West (filmed and recorded)

May 2022
2022.05.01 "Give & Take" string session at Capitol Studios (personal note: Paul at this point had just opened his Got Back tour two days earlier in Spokane.)

June 2022
2022.06.?? first mix by Spike Stent at Windmill Lane in Dublin Ireland

October 2022
2022.10.?? The original plan was to release “Now and Then” in October 2022, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do,” together with their last.

January 2023
2023.01.?? second mix by Spike Stent with new John clean vocal (from Sean Ono Lennon)

March 2023
2023.03.06 Ringo and Paul interviews for the documentary

May 2023
2023.05.19 Paul filming at the Mill for the music video

June 2023
2023.06.13 BBC NEWS - "Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a 'final' Beatles song"


July 2023
2023.07.04 final mix at SLS Studios UK

October 2023
2023.10.26 THEBEATLES.COM ANNOUNCEMENT


November 2023
2023.11.01 Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song at BBC The One Show and minutes later in YouTube
2023.11.02 Single release at 2pm at BBC Radio 2 in the UK / 10am at iHeartRadio and SiriusXM in the US
2023.11.03 Music Video Premiered on YouTube