August 29th. Fifty years ago, the Beatles stopped performing live in front of an audience for the last time. This year marks 50 years since the Beatles performed in Japan, and while it is still fresh in our minds that June and July were a huge success in Japan, worldwide, the Beatles were on their last live tour. The event is currently gaining momentum as it marks the 50th anniversary of the 1966 U.S. From the Beatles' live career, Budokan is a passing point at the end of the tour, and the 1966 American tour corresponds to the real end. Rather, it may be more appropriate to describe it as the “last tour” for enthusiasts. There is no doubt that it is a legendary tour in every sense of the word. After all, the Beatles stopped their live activities after this tour. Although the group had grown by appearing on stage since the days of the Quarry Men, by 1966, their live activities were just getting by as their popularity had grown too much. I feel like the journey the Beatles took to get there has been talked about extensively, and there is no need to write about it in detail now. At the end of their last tour, the grand finale of the Beatles' live history took place on August 29th at Candlestick Park. Many of our customers may think of the Beatles' last show just by hearing the name of this venue. In fact, even if you're not a fanatic, if you're a rock fan, it's a well-known story that Candlestick Park was the last venue for the Beatles' concert. Two years ago, it was decided that this venue would be demolished, and it is still fresh in my memory that the last rock concert was held there by none other than Paul. has been released. No, on the contrary, the Candlestick Park show itself in 1966 has already been released by our store as “CANDLESTICK PARK 1966”. Since the sound source was discovered as an analog LP in the mid-1980s, it is not only an extremely valuable sound source that records the Beatles' last live show, but also the best live sound source from the entire last tour. A classic among classics that continues to reign supreme. The reason why these sound sources were left behind is that Paul was concerned that Candlestick Park would be the last live performance, and ordered the staff to record the entire live performance. However, at that time it was not common to record the PA output from a mixer, and recording was never prepared unless it was for broadcast purposes. If this was in the late 1960s, it would have been recorded by sound board recording, but at that time, such arrangements were not realized. Instead, Tony Barlow, who served as the Beatles' publicist and accompanied them on the tour (unfortunately, passed away this year, in memory of him), recorded the song using a portable cassette tape recorder and microphone, which were still expensive at the time. I'm doing it. This is a sound source that should be called an “official audience recording,” so to speak, but it was left in a recording state that was surprisingly easy to listen to. There were no arena seats available for the Beatles' stadium concert, and due to safety concerns, the stadium ground was only accessible to security and staff. Furthermore, at Candlestick Park, the area around the stage was covered with wire mesh, a setting that would be unthinkable today. By being recorded by Barlow, who can walk around such an area, the Beatles' last live performance was recorded with such an easy-to-listen balance. Back in 1966, it was extremely difficult to make a clear recording of a Beatles live performance from the audience, which was filled with screaming fans. Nowadays, audience recordings of the last tour such as Toronto and Memphis have appeared with a quality that can withstand listening, but even those could not escape the screams. In that respect, Candlestick Park was able to achieve a special recording situation where it was recorded from a place that was suddenly closer to the sound emitted from the amplifier on the stage than the audience seats, so to speak, an official front row recording. The balance of this on sound image is wonderful enough even if you listen to it now. However, the level of cheering was so low that at first glance you might think it was a radio recording from that time. Unfortunately, however, due to the disadvantages of cassettes, each side of which has a recording time of 30 minutes, "Long Tall Sally," the last song of the day and the last official Beatles live performance, began. The recording has finished. There is no other part of the performance on earth after that. Perhaps for that reason, "Long Tall~" was omitted on the first LP that recorded the Candlestick Park sound source (it's the one with the jacket in the red frame...you can still often see it in second-hand stores). After that, "Long Tall ~" was included on the pink pyramid CD, and it became the standard from then on. However, the sound source left behind by Barlow is a 1966 recording. When converting it into a CD, we added DSP-like reverb and equalized it to create a sense of realism, and even created the missing ending part of "Long Tall~". Regarding our store's release "CANDLESTICK PARK 1966," we applied equalization that eliminates the narrow range sound image recorded with a portable microphone, and also makes small sound breaks that occur in "Baby's In Black" and "Long Tall ~" less noticeable. It has undergone some processing. However, for this release, we have newly acquired a version that can be described in one word as ``natural''. Even the Pink Pyramid disc, which was considered the most natural among enthusiasts, sounds unnatural in front of this version. The extremely soft listening experience, which includes some hiss noise, is exactly the kind of rough and vintage flavor that is unique to the 1966 era. It is completely different from the past Candlestick Park titles, which had a well-arranged sound, and the word "antique" is appropriate. Considering that this will be the last live performance for all members, the Beatles are even captured in detail as they perform each song to the fullest. It is generally accepted that the Beatles lost their desire to perform live in 1966, and in fact they stopped performing live on that day, but it is now said that it was not until 1965. It is perceived as playing with an unusual slow groove feel. In other words, it wasn't just that they had lost their motivation; instead, they were beginning to celebrate the looseness of rock, rather than the pop momentum of previous years. The live sound orientation evolved from Germany to Budokan and then Candlestick Park. Aside from the later rooftop concert, it not only has historical value as a sound source that captures the Beatles' last live show with surprising vividness, but also the best recording of the last tour that will never fade even now. This release was recorded with a unique texture. Packed with freshness and naturalness that conveys the atmosphere of the legendary stage 50 years ago. It is no exaggeration to say that the Beatles' last live show was an important day in rock history. Please enjoy this extremely valuable document to your heart's content with its 1966 vintage feel! Live at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA. USA 29th August 1966 (Best Source) (28:10) 1. Rock And Roll Music 2. She's A Woman 3. If I Needed Someone 4. Day Tripper 5. Baby's In Black 6 . I Feel Fine 7. Yesterday 8. I Wanna Be Your Man 9. Nowhere Man 10. Paperback Writer 11. Long Tall Sally (fragment)
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