Coda I LOVE Old Brown Shoe, and I still don't know why it's called Old Brown Shoe. Hey Jude is a rare thing - a Beatles album where you don't have to fast forward over Ringo's song. It still amazes me how "in your face" the songs all are. The sounds and voices leap out of the speakers at you. They're not pristine, perfect recordings. They're warm, intimate, spontaneous, inspired and incredibly energetic.
I can remember playing Revolution as the B side of my sister's Hey Jude single on our family record player over and over, being seduced by the raw sound and pure vibe and intensity. Those sounds are still yet to be bettered. It's kind of a technically crap recording but perfect for the sentiment of the song. It's not hi-fi at all and it's what makes the song so wonderful.