380 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 13959432 |
| Excel File Row | 166 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:00:25 |
| Pressing Year | 1981 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | REPRINT |
| Country of Pressing | US |
| Record Label | Capitol |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | SMAS-11638 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | SMAS-1-11638 -G12 ML Mastered by Capitol 2 * ("Ticket Non-Embossed cover" "MS by Capitol / Promo" "#L 347419 embossed""1st press 1977""Los Angeles Pressing") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | SMAS-2-11638 G24 DC Mastered by Capitol |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Beat |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" encapsulates the frenzy of Beatlemania, but its genesis was a technical ordeal. The original recordings from 1964 and 1965, made by Capitol with three-track mono equipment, were almost compromised by the deafening and continuous screaming of the audience, which at times made the music inaudible. George Martin and sound engineer Geoff Emerick attempted to mix the tapes as early as the mid-1960s, but deemed the material irrecoverable due to poor acoustic quality, abandoning the project. It was only in 1977, almost a decade later, that Martin and Emerick, utilising new noise reduction technologies and advanced mixing techniques, finally managed to give shape to the album, combining and cleaning tracks from different evenings to offer the world a sonic testament to those legendary concerts.