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THE BEATLES
Live 11: The Last Tour [Purple Chick 177/178, 2CD]
The Final US Tour. CD1 Cleveland, August 14, 1966 + Toronto, Aug 17, 1966 afternoon show [unbooted before] and evening show + Boston, August 18, 1966 + Memphis August 19, 1966 afternoon show. CD 2 Memphis August 19, 1966 evening show, the “cherry bomb” show + Shea Stadium, New York Aug 23, 1966 + Candlestick Park, San Francisco Aug 29, 1966. Gd to VG AUD/SBD? mono. Only the Candlestick Park show is decent quality.
And so to the conclusion of The Beatles as a performing group (although some might argue the end really came a year or more earlier) - all the circulating shows from their final tour of the US.
While this may be a delight for completists, the last show at San Francisco is the only decent sounding recording here (and not such a bad performance either, relatively speaking). Also of note is the ‘cherry bomb’ explosion heard halfway through “If I Needed Someone” from the Memphis evening show. Otherwise it’s slim pickings, pop pickers.
We’ve done our best to make everything sound as good as possible - speed correction, a little eq, and more (but never any compression or noise reduction!) We even used a source for the San Francisco show without the digital reverb appearing on most releases of this concert.
It’s not all that pretty, but this is it - the end of The Beatles live. (Unless you count the Rooftop Concert - and that’s on A/B Road if you still need to find it!)
As always, Purple Chick discs are fan created and NEVER FOR SALE!
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Disc 1/72 mins
Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH - August 14, 1966
Track 101. intro (Can You Hear Me?) 0:49
Track 102. Day Tripper (Can You Hear Me?) 0:07
Track 103. show interruption (Can You Hear Me? + Vinyl To The Core) 5:03
Track 104. I Feel Fine (Vinyl To The Core) 0:47
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada - August 17, 1966 (afternoon)
Track 105. intro (unbooted) 0:35
Track 106. If I Needed Someone (unbooted) 2:34
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada - August 17, 1966 (evening):
Track 107. intro (Live Beatles At The Maple Leaf Gardens) 1:25
Track 108. Rock and Roll Music (LBATMLG) 1:36
Track 109. She’s A Woman (LBATMLG) 3:25
Track 110. If I Needed Someone (LBATMLG) 2:52
Track 111. Day Tripper (LBATMLG) 3:06
Track 112. Baby’s In Black (LBATMLG) 2:40
Track 113. I Feel Fine (LBATMLG) 2:26
Track 114. Yesterday (LBATMLG) 2:42
Track 115. I Wanna Be Your Man (LBATMLG) 2:55
Track 116. Nowhere Man (LBATMLG) 2:50
Track 117. Paperback Writer (LBATMLG) 2:44
Track 118. Long Tall Sally (LBATMLG) 2:03
Track 119. outro (LBATMLG) 0:20
Suffolk Downs Racetrack, Boston, MA - August 18, 1966
Track 120. She’s A Woman (We’d Like To Cary On) 0:20
Track 121. Long Tall Sally (Vinyl To The Core) 0:41
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN - August 19, 1966 (afternoon)
Track 122. intro (From Beatles In Memphis 1966) 1:47
Track 123. Rock and Roll Music (Berry) (From Beatles In Memphis 1966) 1:38
Track 124. She’s A Woman (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 3:31
Track 125. If I Needed Someone (Harrison) (FBIM 1966) 2:55
Track 126. Day Tripper (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 3:14
Track 127. Baby’s In Black (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 3:04
Track 128. I Feel Fine (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:27
Track 129. Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:19
Track 130. I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:49
Track 131. Nowhere Man (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:49
Track 132. Paperback Writer (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:59
Track 133. Long Tall Sally (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell) (FBIM 1966) 0:37
Disc 2/64 mins
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN - August 19, 1966 (evening)
Track 201. intro (From Beatles In Memphis 1966) 1:09
Track 202. Rock and Roll Music (Berry) (From Beatles In Memphis 1966) 1:36
Track 203. She’s A Woman (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 3:10
Track 204. If I Needed Someone (Harrison) (FBIM 1966) 2:14
Track 205. Day Tripper (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 3:13
Track 206. Baby’s In Black (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:58
Track 207. I Feel Fine (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:33
Track 208. Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 1:54
Track 209. I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:47
Track 210. Nowhere Man (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:39
Track 211. Paperback Writer (Lennon-McCartney) (FBIM 1966) 2:53
Track 212. Long Tall Sally (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell) (FBIM 1966) 2:19
Busch Stadium, Boston, MA - August 21, 1966
Track 213. Rock and Roll Music/She’s A Woman (unbooted) 0:24
Shea Stadium, New York, NY - August 23, 1966
Track 214. intro (Beatles’ Blast In Stadium Described By Erupting Fans) 1:20
Track 215. She’s A Woman (BBISDBEF) 0:25
Track 216. If I Needed Someone (BBISDBEF) 0:41
Track 217. I Feel Fine (BBISDBEF) 1:10
Track 218. Yesterday (BBISDBEF) 0:55
Track 219. Paperback Writer (BBISDBEF) 0:37
Track 220. outro (BBISDBEF) 0:24
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA - August 29, 1966
Track 221. Rock and Roll Music (Live in Paris 1964 and in San Francisco 1966) 1:41
Track 222. She’s A Woman (Paris/San Francisco) 3:13
Track 223. If I Needed Someone (Paris/San Francisco) 2:58
Track 224. Day Tripper (Paris/San Francisco) 3:07
Track 225. Baby’s In Black (Paris/San Francisco) 2:45
Track 226. I Feel Fine (Paris/San Francisco) 2:42
Track 227. Yesterday (Paris/San Francisco) 2:45
Track 228. I Wanna Be Your Man (Paris/San Francisco) 2:39
Track 229. Nowhere Man (Paris/San Francisco) 2:47
Track 230. Paperback Writer (Paris/San Francisco) 2:45
Track 231. Long Tall Sally (Paris/San Francisco) 0:35
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