Beatles/Ed Sullivan Shows 1964-1965

It seems that attempts by enthusiasts to demix various existing monaural sound sources of The Beatles into stereo have now come to an end, but the Ed Sullivan Show is a super famous TV live sound source that, despite being monaural, has surprisingly not been touched by enthusiasts in the past few years, when demixing has become popular. The audio of the TV appearance that determined The Beatles’ popularity in America is of course monaural. So this time, enthusiasts have finally attempted to make it into stereo. This program was broadcast entirely with live performances in the 1960s, when lip-syncing was the norm, so enthusiasts have high expectations. However, this demix is ​​difficult to achieve a level of complete stereo. Ringo’s drums are on the right and the guitars on the left… or so I think? It’s a fuzzy stereo image. It’s true that the sound is definitely wider than the original monaural TV sound, but it’s not like it has a solid stereo feel. In that respect, we are reminded of how excellent the finish of “BBC SESSIONS 1963 – 1964: IN SPECTRAL STEREO”, which stereo-converted the BBC mono sound source by Lord Leith, was. What’s interesting is that the string sounds of “Yesterday”, which Paul sang solo in his appearance in 1965, are more beautifully separated than the Beatles’ band performance, and it is said to be the most successful finish of this attempt. Therefore, the stereo-conversion of the Ed Sullivan Show was finished with a “loose stereo feeling” overall, but as it is a production by a maniac, it is expected that they have started to make the audio of all the existing live performance scenes from the same program. In other words, not only the takes that were broadcast, but also the rehearsal footage for the live broadcast in Miami, which has been familiar for a long time. Furthermore, the fact that they boldly tried to stereo-convert even fragments of the “Help!” rehearsal footage that was played in the background of the next broadcast preview in 1965, which was unearthed in recent years by HMC and other releases, shows the thoroughness that only a maniac can have. As the overall stereo feel is loose, it is much more enjoyable to listen to it with headphones rather than through speakers. Although the end result was disappointing, please try out the latest demixed and interesting stereo version of The Ed Sullivan Show, which is currently a hot topic among enthusiasts. CBS Studio 50, New York & Deauville Hotel, Miami 1964-1965 SBD (79:57) CBS Studio 50, New York 9th February 1964 1. Intro 2. All My Loving 3. ‘Till There Was You 4. She Loves You 5. I Saw Her Standing There 6. I Want To Hold Your Hand 7. Outro Deauville Hotel, Miami 16th February 1964 In 8. tro 9. She Loves You 10. This Boy 11. All My Loving 12. I Saw Her Standing There 13. From Me To You 14. I Want To Hold Your Hand CBS Studio 50, New York 23rd February 1964 15. Intro 16. Twist And Shout 17. Please Please Me 18. I Want To Hold Your Hand CBS Studio 50, New York 12th August 1965 19. Intro 20. I Feel Fine 21. I’m Down 22. Act Naturally / Speech / Intro 23. Ticket To Ride 24. Yesterday 25. Help! Deauville Hotel, Miami 16th February 1964 (rehearsal) 26. She Loves You 27. This Boy 28. All My Loving / Intro 29. I Saw Her Standing There 30 From Me To You 31. I Want To Hold Your Hand CBS Studio 50, New York 12th August 1965 (rehearsal) 32. Help!