Beatles Trivia Challenge...

[drdark]

Let me put you out of your misery Beatles fans. In 1966, when the Beatles stopped touring, they began to make records differently. During the Sgt. Pepper sessions many of the songs where being created and recorded on the fly in the studio, captured with guitar or piano and built from there. The song "Lovely Rita" was one of the first songs to have all the tracks in place except the bass. Paul McCartney, the ever-perfectionist, convinced Geoff Emerick (Engineer) to stay, after the rest of the Fabs went home for the night. They pulled the bass amp out into the center of studio 2 and Paul painstakingly built the bass lines around the song. This allowed him the freedom to play off the vocals and guitar work to create melodic lines that complimented the song rather than support it. This technique, combined with McCartney's musicianship and work ethic made him among the the very elite bassists of the 60's.

[drdark]

[glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][glow=red,2,300]#3 - What term, coined by John Lennon, is still used today to describe a type of audio signal effect.[/glow][/glow]

[pullsteel]

Mr Dark, your knowledge of Beatles trivia is terrifying. I am starting to become frightened when visiting this forum...
Maybe it would be easier if you posted the answers and let us reply in the form of a question?
So, I'd assume the audio effect was created by the engineer but Lennon coined the name of the thing...? So, what audio effect sounds like a Lennonism?
Hmmm.... Something like Porcelain Bannana? Strawberry Sons of Yoko? Sweedish Steel?

It's gotta be the double tracking technique.....

What is Flange?

[drdark]

Pullsteel, your very good. The Beatles, from the early days, were fond of double-tracking their vocals. Over time this became a tedious process. Ken Townsend, one of EMI's engineers, created a process of taking a recorded signal and simultaneously recording it onto a second tape machine with a variable oscillator. This was then recombined with original track to create a doubling effect. This process was called Artificial Double Track
When John Lennon inquired to George Martin about the nature of the process, George responded in jest, saying "We take the original image and split it thru a double vibrocated sploshing flange with double nagative feedback" John asked "are you pulling my leg?" George replied by saying "Well, let's flange it again and see" and from that point on, whenever John wanted the effect on his vocal, he would call out for Ken's flanger. The rest, as they say, is history.

[drdark]

[glow=red,2,300][glow=red,2,300][/glow]#4 - What was the biggest selling Beatles record that didn't contain a Billboard top 40 hit?[/glow]

[pullsteel]

Doc, you must have a PHD in evil trivia

Smells like a trick question... Seems like all the Beatles albums had hit after hit.
Yes, very tricky...
I think the catch is in the Top 40 versus top 100 or 200...

Alright, I'm gonna take a wild guess... The White Album?

[pianoman]

Dang it, Doc...the suspense is killing me! Was Mr Steel right? Was it the White Album?

[drdark]

Pullsteel you are good, Indeed the White has sold more (Records) than any other Beatles album. As the mid sixties was peppered with Billboard top 40 singles, the decision to stop touring and pour their energy into making avante-garde recordings, moved them from the arena of bubble gum singles into the realm of multi-dimensional material. The White Album was a disjointed effort and a time of growing apart for the Beatles. Though there are many brilliant moments on this album, none of these recordings were gleaned for release as a single. Records not issued as 45rpm were not likely to reach top 40 status in the 60's.

[drdark]

[glow=red,2,300]# 5 What is the first song written by Richard Starkey to appear on a Beatles album?[/glow]

[wrwmusic]

OMG yes Pianoman they are hilarious!