Reel Music
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Reel Music ( English film music [analogously] → 'Reel' = film reel ) is the eighth compilation album of the British group The Beatles after their separation, which contains previously published recordings, in the USA their sixth. The album was released on March 23, 1982 in Great Britain, on March 22, 1982 in the USA and on March 24, 1982 in Germany.
Emergence
The record contract between EMI and the Beatles expired on February 6, 1976, so that from this point in time the EMI was entitled to publish compilation albums without obtaining the consent of the Beatles. The first released in 1976 was the double album Rock 'n' Roll Music , which in a broader sense includes rock songs by the Beatles, followed the following year by Love Songs , which includes love songs by the Beatles. Another themed album was released three years later with the album The Beatles Ballads .
In March 1982 an album followed with Reel Music , which exclusively contains songs from the five Beatles films A Hard Day's Night (four songs), Help! (three songs), Magical Mystery Tour (two songs), Yellow Submarine (two songs), and Let It Be (three songs). The composition of the songs was done by Randall Davis and Steve Meyer.
In the US edition, the song I Should Have Known Better has a clearer harmonica sound . Who made this new mix is not documented. Furthermore, due to the album release, the British stereo versions of the songs A Hard Day's Night , Ticket to Ride and I Am the Walrus were released for the first time in the USA .
Reel Music is the Beatles' first newly released compilation album that did not make it into the UK charts. From 1984 the album was no longer made in Great Britain. In the US, Reel Music reached number 19, and in December 1996 it was awarded gold in the US for 500,000 copies sold.
Reel Music was pressed in a limited edition on yellow vinyl in Canada and the USA.
Republication
The album Reel Music has not yet been legally released on CD .
Cover design
The design of the cover comes from Roy Kohara and Michael Diehl. The pictures of the front and back covers were designed by David McMacken. The album contains a twelve-page booklet that shows pictures of every Beatles film as well as printed film posters.
Track list
- page 1
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | Initial release |
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| 1 | A hard day's night | Lennon / McCartney |
Lennon and McCartney |
2:34 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 2 | I should have known better | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:43 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 3 | Can't Buy Me Love | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:12 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 4th | And I Love Her | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:30 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 5 | Help! | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:18 | from the album Help! |
| 6th | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:09 | from the album Help! |
| 7th | Ticket to Ride | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 3:09 | from the album Help! |
| 8th | Magical Mystery Tour | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:48 | from the EP Magical Mystery Tour |
- Page 2
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | Initial release |
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| 1 | I am the walrus | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 4:35 | from the EP Magical Mystery Tour |
| 2 | Yellow Submarine | Lennon / McCartney | Rigid | 2:40 | from the album Yellow Submarine |
| 3 | All you need is love | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 3:51 | from the album Yellow Submarine |
| 4th | let it be | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 4:03 | from the album Let It Be |
| 5 | Get back | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:09 | from the album Let It Be |
| 6th | The Long and Winding Road | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:37 | from the album Let It Be |
Chart positions of the album
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| compilation | Reel Music | 23 Mar 1982 | 22 Mar 1982 | 24 Mar 1982 | - | 19th | - | Parlophone PCS 7218 |
Capitol SV 12199 |
Odeon 1C064-07611 |
Outcouplings
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| The Beatles' Movie Medley / I'm Happy Just to Dance with You | May 24, 1982 | 22 Mar 1982 | May 1982 | 10 | 12 | - | Parlophone R6055 | Capitol B-5107 | Apple 1C006-07627 |
When the album Reel Music was released in the USA in March 1982, the single The Beatles' Movie Medley was released, which is not on the album. The A-side consists of a compilation of parts of the songs Magical Mystery Tour , All You Need Is Love , You've Got to Hide Your Love Away , I Should Have Known Better , A Hard Day's Night , Ticket to Ride and Get Back . The editing of the songs comes from the sound engineer John Palladino.
The possible inspiration for this release comes from the commercially successful single Stars on 45 , which contains several sung Beatles songs. These songs were sung by artists who had similar voices to John Lennon and Paul McCartney .
Originally scheduled to take the B-side I'm Happy Just to Dance with You , by the album A Hard Day's Night comes, an interview that during the filming of A Hard Day's Night was recorded, titled Fab Four on Film to publish. 7 "and 12" vinyl promotional singles have been produced in the US that contain this interview.
It was only after the single was successful in the US that it was released in Great Britain in May 1982, where it became the Beatles' 23rd top ten hit.
A legal publication in CD format has not yet taken place.
literature
- Neville Stannard: The Long & Winding Road , ISBN 0-907-08096-0 .
- Alex Bagirov: The Anthology of the Beatles Records , ISBN 978-3-936300-44-4
- Holger Schoeler & Thorsten Schmidt: The Beatles Mixes, ISBN 3-933851-00-9 .
Web links
- About Reel Music (UK)
- About The Beatles' Movie Medley (UK)
- Information on Reel Music
- About Reel Music (Allmusic)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gold award
- ↑ Canada Yellow Vinyl Reel Music
- ↑ USA Yellow Vinyl Reel Music
- ↑ Single The Beatles' Movie Medley
- ↑ USA 7 ″ vinyl promotional single The Beatles' Movie Medley
- ↑ USA 12 ″ - Vinyl promotional single The Beatles' Movie Medley
Band members:
John Lennon • Paul McCartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr
Studio albums / core catalog:
Please Please Me (1963) |
With the Beatles (1963) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1964) |
Help! (1965) |
Rubber Soul (1965) |
Revolver (1966) |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
The Beatles (1968) |
Yellow Submarine (1969) |
Abbey Road (1969) |
Let It Be (1970)
Live albums:
Live! at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) |
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Albums with unreleased material:
The Beatles' First (1964) |
The Beatles Christmas Album (1970) |
Sessions (originally planned: 1985) |
Live at the BBC (1994) |
Anthology 1 (1995) |
Anthology 2 (1996) |
Anthology 3 (1996) |
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013) |
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 (2013)
Remix albums / alternate versions:
Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) |
Let It Be… Naked (2003) |
Love (2006)
International compilations:
1962–1966 (1973) |
1967-1970 (1973) |
Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) |
Love Songs (1977) |
Rarities (1979) |
Reel Music (1982) |
20 Greatest Hits (1982) |
Past Masters (1988) |
1 (2000) |
Anthology Highlights (2011) |
Tomorrow Never Knows (2012)
British Compilations:
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) |
The Beatles Ballads (1980) |
The Beatles Box (1980)
American compilations:
Introducing… The Beatles (1964) |
Meet the Beatles! (1964) |
The Beatles' Second Album (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) (1964) |
Something New (1964) |
The Beatles' Story (1964) |
Beatles '65 (1964) |
The Early Beatles (1965) |
Beatles VI (1965) |
Help! (Soundtrack) (1965) |
Rubber Soul (US version) (1965) |
Yesterday and Today (1966) |
Revolver (US version) (1966) |
Hey Jude (1970) |
Rarities (US version) (1980)
German compilations:
The Beatles Beat (1964) |
The Beatles' Greatest (1965) |
The Beatles GDR album (1965)
Box sets:
The Singles Collection 1962–1970 (1976/77/82) |
The Beatles Collection (1978) |
The Beatles EPs Collection (1981) |
The Beatles Box Set (1988) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 (2004) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 2 (2006) |
The Beatles Stereo Box Set (2009) |
The Beatles in Mono (2009) |
The US Albums (2014) |
The Japan Box (2014) |
The Singles Collection Box (2019)
British EPs:
Twist and Shout (1963) |
The Beatles' Hits (1963) |
The Beatles (No. 1) (1963) |
All My Loving (1964) |
Long Tall Sally (1964) |
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1965) |
Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (1965) |
The Beatles' Million Sellers (1965) |
Yesterday (1966) |
Nowhere Man (1966) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
Baby It's You (1995) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)
British Singles:
Love Me Do (1962) |
Please Please Me (1963) |
From Me to You (1963) |
She Loves You (1963) |
I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) |
Can't Buy Me Love (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
I Feel Fine (1964) |
Ticket to Ride (1965) |
Help! (1965) |
We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965) |
Paperback Writer (1966) |
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (1966) |
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967) |
All You Need Is Love (1967) |
Hello, Goodbye (1967) |
Lady Madonna (1968) |
Hey Jew / Revolution (1968) |
Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (1969) |
The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) |
Something / Come Together (1969) |
Let It Be (1970) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)