She's A Woman (29-8-'65)

Let me take you back, cause I'm going to the Hollywood Bowl.It is August 29, and the Beatles give their first performance of the '65 tour in Los Angeles.The Fabs are in great shape, and deliver an oustanding show, in spite of (or thanks to ?) the roaring crowd.Unfortuntaley, Paul's microphone does not work when the concert starts. The first song of the evening, Twist and Shout, has John on lead vocals, so the faulty microphone probably went unnoticed. However, the second song, She's A Woman, has Paul on lead vocals, and we only hear the instrumental part (except for brief harmonies of John in the other mike).And so, a great performance was lost for posterity, or so it seemed. Until today, when BDJ productions mixed the Hollywood Bowl instrumentnal recording with the vocals (Paul) of the single. A perfect match, since Paul was able to reproduce his vocals accurately; we now sense the full excitement of te concert. It is interesting that the Live performancne ends into a sort a coda, while the single adds another verse. It all adds to the excitement, and the crowd responds accordingly.