HEY JUDESKI, COMARADES!

(Another)ONE OF THE MISSING

Man, these Rooskie Beatle CD original album knock-offs just keep
getting better-and better.
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This version of Hey Jude, obtained from Somethingorotherstan, is the

finest repro of an Apple product that I have seen, so far.
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The makers have even adapted the oversize digipak which is
common in the Land of the Rising Sun.

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This, along with an attractive OBI, makes the thing almost suitable
for framing.

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The colour reproduction of the front and back cover is spot on, and
the inserts-all scanned here-have the obligatory Japanese lyric

sheet, which can be a gas in and of itself, with its lost translations.
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And the needle-drop from the original Japan vinyl, is a good one.
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In fact, if you are a completist, this disc is the place you will find a Beatles CD with some exclusive mixes.
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When Hey Jude was originally released in 1970, it contained newly constructed stereo mixes of Paperback Writer, Rain, and Lady Madonna, which had been released as singles, and never appeared

on an album, in stereo.
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And if one compares these Hey Jude mixes with last years remasters, you will note some differences.
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Most notable is the hard left placement of John Lennon's lead vocal on Rain.
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The overall sound of the entire disc is excellent.
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In fact, compare the bass runs of Old Brown Shoe and Ballad of John and Yoko on this disc to other versions and you may find this one has special charms.
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Come on Apple for real; release this!