The Beatles thread

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

I picked up The White Album tonight, and I really like it. Blackbird is one of those songs you don't recognize by name but know instantly due to that vocal lick. I love I'm So Tired and Helter Skelter. Dear Prudence was a disappointment. Its vocals and instrumentation were beautiful but got repetitive fast and dragged on.

I'm thinking about getting Rubber Soul. I was going to get Abbey Road and realized I already own most of the songs either on 1 or Love. I might pick it up later for completion's sake.

[gmarsh]

The beatles eh? Never heard of em, they some new pop band like the Jonas Brothers or something?

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

You're hilarious.

I hope Free as a Bird is in the Beatles: Rock Band.

[UneasyMonkey]

idk bout Rubber Soul. I still need to get that one, but I hear it's extremely good. And get Abbey Road man. Some songs are on 1, but not the medley. The medley is amazing. I Want You (She's So Heavy) is another amazing track that isn't on 1. What other Beatles albums do you have?

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

I only have The Beatles (White Album), Love, Yellow Submarine, and 1. But I have listened to all of Let it Be and Abbey Road through Youtube.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Didn't you used to collect Beatles memoribilla?

[UneasyMonkey]

OM FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF G DUDE (sorry for the spaz-out)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You HAVE TO, MUST, NEED TO get Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Greatest and most influential album of all time. And I'd say that Yellow Submarine is their worst album cos half of it isn't even music by the Beatles. Revolver is another AMAZING album. My top 3 is Sgt Pepper, Revolver, Abbey Road (though I still need to get Rubber Soul...it might be better than Abbey Road, idk)

Their early albums are good, but imo, everything from Rubber Soul to Abbey Road/Let it Be is better. I'd say get Please Please Me as your first early album...it is there first album after all.

[classicrockdude]

I would get Rubber Soul next, because it is such a great album.

[Hungryfreak]

I would get Rubber Soul next, because it is such a great album.

This

Also, I suggest getting Abbey Road because the album is worth more than the sum of its parts. Hearing it all in context adds an extra element of enjoyability to it.

[Fizzeler]

This

Also, I suggest getting Abbey Road because the album is worth more than the sum of its parts. Hearing it all in context adds an extra element of enjoyability to it.

I support getting Abbey Road great album also,

We're Only In It For The Money >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

[classicrockdude]

We're Only In It For The Money >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

i like that song better, but sgt. Peppers is a better album then Abby Road. But that of course is my opinion. Alll Beatles albums are so good.

[Fizzeler]

i like that song better, but sgt. Peppers is a better album then Abby Road. But that of course is my opinion. Alll Beatles albums are so good.

I was talking about the albums

[instantdeath999]

I would get Abbey Road anyway. First of all, Love uses different mixes, and second of all, 1 leaves out some of it's best songs, as well as it's medley. Almost the entire second half of the disc is just a couple of songs that run together that are not featured on 1.

Honestly, all their albums are worth listening to, but I would buy their entire second half of their career first, starting with Rubber Soul and obviously ending with Let it Be.

The Anthologies are definitely worth checking out as well.

[neckermanncj]

i have Revolver, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Peppers, and Magical Mystery Tour & 1

they aren't mine, i stole them from my sister, but i can honestly say i never really got into them, meh...

[classicrockdude]

I was talking about the albums

oops

[classicrockdude]

they aren't mine, i stole them from my sister

counts

[Fizzeler]

Magical Mystery Tour

I would recommend Magical Mystery Tour after Abbey Road it has some great tracks on it including I Am The Walrus and Hello Goodbye also, one of my favorites I love the Psych Rock in the album :D

[Hungryfreak]

We're Only In It For The Money >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Every other album ever created

Fixed for you :)

[Rockbandfan23467]

This

Also, I suggest getting Abbey Road because the album is worth more than the sum of its parts. Hearing it all in context adds an extra element of enjoyability to it.

Thought you got over The Beatles a long time ago.

[Hungryfreak]

Thought you got over The Beatles a long time ago.

I had burned myself out on them for a while due to an extreme Beatles binge way back when. Doesn't stop me from appreciating or enjoying them, though.

[jammmer]

I own every album and I say it's up to you to decide,no album is a bad purchase.I believe every album has it's own feel,so you have to own the whole thing to "get it".
The music was burned into my brain by my parents,so the early stuff sounds as good to me as the later albums."Help","Rubber Soul"and "Meet the Beatles" are my top choices.Don't get me wrong Pepper's and the White album are masterpieces but I can listen to those three on repeat and never get tired of them.
What I'm saying is there is no bad purchase,so try em' all and you'll figure it out.;)

[UneasyMonkey]

Frank Zappa is great, but none of their albums are as good as any of The Beatles'...except for maybe Yellow Submarine. And yeah, Magical Mystery Tour is awesome, but get Sgt. Pepper first. I guess once you get all the albums or want to hear some non-album stuff, check out Past Masters, Vol.1 (Early stuff, up to 1965 I think) and Past Masters, Vol. 2 (Later stuff, 1965-70). Check out Rain; it's one of Ringo's best performances

[Hungryfreak]

Frank Zappa is great, but none of their albums are as good as any of The Beatles'...except for maybe Yellow Submarine.

Blasphemy. Enjoy whichever you want more, but you can't deny that Zappa's released albums with enough compositional prowess and experimentation to, at the very least rival the Beatles.

[supernova1324]

Blasphemy. Enjoy whichever you want more, but you can't deny that Zappa's released albums with enough compositional prowess and experimentation to, at the very least rival the Beatles.

Hungryfreak mad, hungryfreak angry, hungryfreak SMASH!

[Gowienczyk]

Hungryfreak will break you.

[a21schizoidman]

Frank Zappa is great, but none of their albums are as good as any of The Beatles'...except for maybe Yellow Submarine. And yeah, Magical Mystery Tour is awesome, but get Sgt. Pepper first. I guess once you get all the albums or want to hear some non-album stuff, check out Past Masters, Vol.1 (Early stuff, up to 1965 I think) and Past Masters, Vol. 2 (Later stuff, 1965-70). Check out Rain; it's one of Ringo's best performances

when is Frank Zappa more than one person?

and also

Frank Zappa >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Beatles

NO Beatles album can come close to ANY of Frank's work

[UneasyMonkey]

when is Frank Zappa more than one person?

and also

Frank Zappa >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Beatles

NO Beatles album can come close to ANY of Frank's work

I said "their" because I meant Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The Beatles have better albums overall. You're just saying that cos Frank Zappa is prog and the Beatles not so much. The two were influenced by each other, but The Beatles had a greater impact. People that lived during that era remember more of The Beatles than Frank Zappa.

Btw, what's up with EVERYONE putting twenty million greater-than symbols??? One is enough, sheesh...

[a21schizoidman]

I said "their" because I meant Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The Beatles have better albums overall. You're just saying that cos Frank Zappa is prog and the Beatles not so much. The two were influenced by each other, but The Beatles had a greater impact. People that lived during that era remember more of The Beatles than Frank Zappa.

Btw, what's up with EVERYONE putting twenty million greater-than symbols??? One is enough, sheesh...

Because Frank Zappa is a better songwriter than Lennon/McCartney. Because he always had better musicians than the Beatles.
Because he released more quality albums than the Beatles.
Because he was more flexible than the Beatles, musically.
Frank Zappa has influenced many musicians themselves. The Beatles are the ones who get credit because they were more famous.
You seem to forget that Frank Zappa is one of the most influential musicians and personalities in music history. Ever look at any of his famous quotes? How about his hearing with the PMRC? How about him on CNN? This has nothing to do with what genre Zappa played in. He went from everything from doo wop to prog to jazz fusion to plain rock.

Go actually pick up a Zappa album.

[Gowienczyk]

People that lived during that era remember more of The Beatles than Frank Zappa.

Funny, my dad remembers Zappa just as much as The Beatles, if not more.


You're just saying that cos Frank Zappa is prog and the Beatles not so much.

Nice generalizations. You like this! so your opinion doesn't matter and is biased completely! Yeah, sure. Do you hear yourself speak or do you just let it out without comprehension?


The Beatles have better albums overall.

No, not really.

[jammmer]

Beatles weren't "prog"?? C'mon have you listened to what was going on before them??? Maybe they didn't "experiment" as much as Frank besides Sgt.Peppers, but they completely changed music.The Beatles are popular for a reason...

[classicrockdude]

Wait a second! Who the hell brought up Frank Zappa in this thread? I personallly like the Bealtes more then Zappa. But i LOVE Frank Zappa's music

[Runesmith]

Why can't Frank Zappa be equally as good as The Beatles? They are both highly influential and talented artists, but I don't think they can really be compared because of how different they were stylistically.

[instantdeath999]

Because Frank Zappa is a better songwriter than Lennon/McCartney. .


I'll definitely agree he was a better writer than McCartney, but I enjoy his writing about equally as much as Lennon.



Frank Zappa has influenced many musicians themselves. The Beatles are the ones who get credit because they were more famous.



Not necessarily. Frank Zappa and The Beatles were on different wave lengths and wrote completely different kinds of music, so to say that Zappa was the one who did all the things The Beatles were credited for (music video, guitar feedback, multiple studio effects) just isn't true.

And while I can't prove it, I still believe that if The Beatles had not made their earlier pop albums, their later albums would not have been nearly successful. I'm sure they would have been successful, but not on the level that they were.


Why can't Frank Zappa be equally as good as The Beatles? They are both highly influential and talented artists, but I don't think they can really be compared because of how different they were stylistically.

Took the words out of my mouth. It's like comparing Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath.

[jammmer]

agreed Apples and oranges hehehehe....

[timmay9]

The Beatles=Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa is a musical idol of mine, but most of his music is too weird to be appreciated by most.

The Beatles made strange music that was accessible to the general public. I do believe they did get much more fame because they were all really good looking. I think if the Kinks were good looking, they would have done the Beatles before the Beatles.

But buy Rubber Soul. It is my favorite Beatle's album. I highly suggest buying any Beatles studio album you don't have. They're all good. (I also suggest if you get Let It Be, to get the Naked Version)

[instantdeath999]

I do believe they did get much more fame because they were all really good looking. I think if the Kinks were good looking, they would have done the Beatles before the Beatles.



How does that suggest they would have experimented as much as the Beatles did? Many would just continue to make the pop music that was bringing them fame and money.

[Gowienczyk]

guitar feedback

The Beatles did not innovate this.

[instantdeath999]

The Beatles did not innovate this.

I was always under the impression that they were, at the very least, one of the first to purposely use it (Ike Turner used it on accident, for example).

Though I do believe they did do a lot to popularize it, at least. For example, they didn't "invent" the idea of using instruments like the sitar in rock music, but their use led to more widespread use.

[Gowienczyk]

I was always under the impression that they were, at the very least, one of the first to purposely use it (Ike Turner used it on accident, for example).

Never heard of Link Wray, who used it on purpose, eh?

Not surprised.

[instantdeath999]

Never heard of Link Wray, who used it on purpose, eh?

Not surprised.

He used it in "Rumble", right? It's been a long time since I've heard it, didn't realize that came out so early.

Of course, my point about popularization still stands.

[timmay9]

How does that suggest they would have experimented as much as the Beatles did? Many would just continue to make the pop music that was bringing them fame and money.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_Green_Preservation_Society#Track_listi ng

The Kinks still experimented. Not saying they would necessarily have done the same experimentation, but they would have been huge.


I was always under the impression that they were, at the very least, one of the first to purposely use it (Ike Turner used it on accident, for example).

Though I do believe they did do a lot to popularize it, at least. For example, they didn't "invent" the idea of using instruments like the sitar in rock music, but their use led to more widespread use.


Never heard of Link Wray, who used it on purpose, eh?

Not surprised.
Yeah, Link Wray did it. The Beatles helped popularize it, and used it in a non-instrumental way.

[instantdeath999]

Not to mention Rumble was banned from radio stations (if I'm not mistaken), further limiting it's exposure.

[timmay9]

Not to mention Rumble was banned from radio stations (if I'm not mistaken), further limiting it's exposure.That it was. But it influenced many a guitarist.

[Gowienczyk]

Exposure isn't relevant to innovation.

[instantdeath999]

Exposure isn't relevant to innovation.

No, it's not relevant to innovation, but it is relevant to overall influence. If a song is never heard, it doesn't have the opportunity to influence.

[Gowienczyk]

No, it's not relevant to innovation, but it is relevant to overall influence. If a song is never heard, it doesn't have the opportunity to influence.

Because radioplay determined if the song was heard at all. :rolleyes:

[instantdeath999]

Because radioplay determined if the song was heard at all. :rolleyes:

Considering the year, possibly. Music wasn't nearly as easy to obtain.

[Gowienczyk]

Considering the year, possibly. Music wasn't nearly as easy to obtain.

No, not at all. Musicophiles then didn't care about the radio, just like today. Don't assume so much.

[UneasyMonkey]

Hey just wondering (to get a perspective of how knowledgeable about music you are and how you are THAT knowledgeable), how old are Gow, a21, and instantdeath?

[UneasyMonkey]

I also suggest if you get Let It Be, to get the Naked Version

Why?

[Fizzeler]

Blasphemy. Enjoy whichever you want more, but you can't deny that Zappa's released albums with enough compositional prowess and experimentation to, at the very least rival the Beatles.

This Zappa is a great artist he sounded great live as well have yet to hear Zappa Plays Zappa though

[Gowienczyk]

Age has nothing to do with how much knowledge you have. I'm 20, though.

[instantdeath999]

Hey just wondering (to get a perspective of how knowledgeable about music you are and how you are THAT knowledgeable), how old are Gow, a21, and instantdeath?

42, 37, and 93 respectively.

[Gowienczyk]

42, 37, and 93 respectively.

I think I should be the 93!

[Fizzeler]

I think I should be the 93!

you whipper snappers are making me feel to young :D

[instantdeath999]

Sorry, I have trouble remembering things at my age.

Gow: 93

Schiz: 39

Me: 64 (see what I did thar?)

[UneasyMonkey]

Lolz, but yeah if you're older, then you were around longer to really know more about the artists of the past. But I'm surprised you're only 20 cuz you seem like you know A LOT about music (or at least music artists/albums). I'm only 19 and I know a lot, but definitely not as much as the three people I mentioned...

[Gowienczyk]

When you make a hobby out of something and dedicate yourself it's pretty easy to obtain knowledge.

[UneasyMonkey]

Sorry, I have trouble remembering things at my age.

Gow: 93

Schiz: 39

Me: 64 (see what I did thar?)

Lol you switched the numbers on the first two, but did you put 64 cos the Beatles song? That's all I thought of...

[instantdeath999]

I only know what I read, honestly. I'm actually younger than you are. I can't tell you how it truly was in the late 50's or early 60's, just what I read and what I hear from the music from that time period. It's pretty fun once you start digging, and it's good to know that, no matter how much you listen, there will almost always be something out there you haven't discovered that you can enjoy


Lol you switched the numbers on the first two, but did you put 64 cos the Beatles song? That's all I thought of...

We have a winner.

[UneasyMonkey]

When you make a hobby out of something and dedicate yourself it's pretty easy to obtain knowledge.

Yeah, I definitely know what I know cos I really got into music a while back, but maybe I took a little too long to REALLY get into it. I was more into videogames before then. I guess I'm surprised cos this is a forum based around a videogame. A music videogame, but still...I'm glad that people that know their s*** are here instead of a bunch of people like those you see in the Ultimate Setlist subforum requesting Paramore and Fall Out Boy.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

This isn't a Frank Zappa/Beatles comparison thread so please let's get back on topic.

I want to get Let It Be... Naked but I can't find it at any retailers. I listened to all of it on Youtube and it's far superior to Let it Be.

[Fizzeler]

This isn't a Frank Zappa/Beatles comparison thread so please let's get back on topic.

I want to get Let It Be... Naked but I can't find it at any retailers. I listened to all of it on Youtube and it's far superior to Let it Be.

Amazon.com?
E-Bay?

[instantdeath999]

This isn't a Frank Zappa/Beatles comparison thread so please let's get back on topic.

I want to get Let It Be... Naked but I can't find it at any retailers. I listened to all of it on Youtube and it's far superior to Let it Be.

Paul would very much agree. I don't know where you can find a physical copy, though.

[timmay9]

Let It Be Naked is were it's at.


I hate Phil Spector and hope he gets shanked in prison.

[a21schizoidman]

Beatles weren't "prog"?? C'mon have you listened to what was going on before them??? Maybe they didn't "experiment" as much as Frank besides Sgt.Peppers, but they completely changed music.The Beatles are popular for a reason...
they weren't, Sgt. Peppers was influential on the genre, but would at best be proto-prog


Hey just wondering (to get a perspective of how knowledgeable about music you are and how you are THAT knowledgeable), how old are Gow, a21, and instantdeath?
age=/=knowledge
my dad is 58 and thinks the Cold War didn't start until the 70s

and im 20, 21 in Sept.


Sorry, I have trouble remembering things at my age.

Gow: 93

Schiz: 39

Me: 64 (see what I did thar?)

how am i the youngest? i'm older than both of you (though only by months for Mike)

[UneasyMonkey]

I was just wondering if you guys were teenagers or w/e. Then I would be surprised. Instantdeath is, so I'm surprised that he knows more than I do (except for maybe about the Beatles and the Who).

And I Want You (She's So Heavy) can be seen as prog, Revolution 9 is the definition of experimental, and Sgt. Pepper has the roots of a concept album.

And yeah, Amazon is you're best bet for any physical albums--unless Best Buy, FYE, etc. is having a sale...And get both the original Let it Be and ...Naked. Naked doesn't have two songs that were on the original (even though those two songs are less than a minute long each); the songs Let it Be, Across the Universe, and The Long and Winding Road are different versions; and there are more differences but w/e. I say get the original along with the rest of the original releases, then get Naked, Past Masters Vol.1, and PM Vol.2

[a21schizoidman]

And I Want You (She's So Heavy) can be seen as prog


lol no

[timmay9]

Well what did Schiz do to get banned now?

[leob5622]

Wow, when you guys get going, I can feel the passion.

Anyway, listen to it all. Exposure is, truly, the only way to experience The Beatles.

Or really, any band for that matter.

[UneasyMonkey]

lol no

lol yes

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Amazon.com?
E-Bay?

I don't have a credit card, job, or parents that like The Beatles enough to order it for me.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Julio, once again, did you not attempt to start collecting Beatles Memorobillia?

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

No, I just threw that out as something I'd like to spend my cash on once I get a job.

[UneasyMonkey]

I don't have a credit card, job, or parents that like The Beatles enough to order it for me.

No offense, but your parents suck. Anyway, just give them the cash and ask them if you can use the credit/debit card

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

I am running dry on my grandparents'/aunts'/uncles' Christmas and birthday money, lol.

I bought the White Album and my mom yelled at my because "we have EVERY SINGLE ONE of those songs on the Beatles CDs we already have." Then I promptly pointed out the only like 4 songs on 1 and Love.

[UneasyMonkey]

Lol oh I see how they are. That means you can safely get Sgt. Pepper because none of those songs are on 1 and only Mr. Kite, Within You Without You, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) are on Love.

[Fizzeler]

I am running dry on my grandparents'/aunts'/uncles' Christmas and birthday money, lol.

I bought the White Album and my mom yelled at my because "we have EVERY SINGLE ONE of those songs on the Beatles CDs we already have." Then I promptly pointed out the only like 4 songs on 1 and Love.

That stinks my parents let me order CDs online if I give them money for it and we also, do a once a year order a bunch of CDs thing :cool:

[UneasyMonkey]

That stinks my parents let me order CDs online if I give them money for it and we also, do a once a year order a bunch of CDs thing :cool:

Lucky bastard...Your parents must really be into music too, huh?

[l-o-t]

I think Revolver is my absolute faveroite album(ever?). It's not really progressive or weird(though I do like Beatly weirdness) It's just a bunch of really really good songs.
Plus, a lot of the songs on this album will give you a better appreciation for some of the mixes on "Love". In fact, Pick Up Rubber Soul too.

Happy listening Friend!

[a21schizoidman]

lol yes

then you have no idea what prog is outside maybe a wikipedia definition

[MronoC]

I think Revolver is my absolute faveroite album(ever?). It's not really progressive or weird(though I do like Beatly weirdness) It's just a bunch of really really good songs.
Plus, a lot of the songs on this album will give you a better appreciation for some of the mixes on "Love". In fact, Pick Up Rubber Soul too.

Happy listening Friend!

Revolver's great, but "Yellow Submarine" kind of ruins it for me, but "For No One", "Eleanor Rigby", "I'm Only Sleeping", and "She Said She Said" are all great.

[UneasyMonkey]

then you have no idea what prog is outside maybe a wikipedia definition

Then you have no idea that there are many sub-genres in prog and that prog doesn't have to fall into a strict category. I Want You (She's So Heavy) can be seen as prog just like I'm Your Captain by Grand Funk Railroad and Child In Time by Deep Purple can.

[a21schizoidman]

Then you have no idea that there are many sub-genres in prog and that prog doesn't have to fall into a strict category. I Want You (She's So Heavy) can be seen as prog just like I'm Your Captain by Grand Funk Railroad and Child In Time by Deep Purple can.

lol no

[Fizzeler]

Then you have no idea that there are many sub-genres in prog and that prog doesn't have to fall into a strict category. I Want You (She's So Heavy) can be seen as prog just like I'm Your Captain by Grand Funk Railroad and Child In Time by Deep Purple can.

Just look at his title I think he knows what he is talking about

[Millennium Force]

I hope on Rock Band: Beatles they include:

Paperback Writer
As My Guitar Gently Weeps
A Hard Day's Night
Ticket to Ride
Can't Buy me Love
Day Tripper
Get Back
Let It Be

I can't wait until 9-9-09! I will be the first one there!

[UneasyMonkey]

lol no

Nice point you make

And to the post right above: don't forget Taxman, Rain, and She Said She Said........and I will be the first one :D

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

I really like "Something."

[Rockbandfan23467]

I really like "Something."

It was John Lennon's favorite track on that album.

[UneasyMonkey]

I really like "Something."

Yeah it's a tough call for me for best Harrison song between that and While My Guitar Gently Weeps. It's probably my favorite song on Abbey Road besides the Medley as a whole

[instantdeath999]

My favorite Harrison song is probably Here Comes the Sun.

[UneasyMonkey]

Hey don't get any Beatles albums anytime soon. Wait until The Beatles: Rock Band comes out (9/9/09). All 13 albums are going to be remastered and re-released that day with extras like an expanded booklet.

[a21schizoidman]

i just got Let It Be...Naked


for free from the Library :p

[UneasyMonkey]

i just got Let It Be...Naked


for free from the Library :p

Cool. Does that mean you stole it??? :eek:

[a21schizoidman]

Cool. Does that mean you stole it??? :eek:

nope, checked it out with my card, then ripped the tracks to my computer

[AxlVanHagar]

Hey don't get any Beatles albums anytime soon. Wait until The Beatles: Rock Band comes out (9/9/09). All 13 albums are going to be remastered and re-released that day with extras like an expanded booklet.

Indeed.

Official Announcement

We are delighted to announce the release of the original Beatles catalogue, which has been digitally re-mastered for the first time, for worldwide CD release on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (09-09-09), the same date as the release of the widely anticipated "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game.

Each of the CDs is packaged with replicated original UK album art, including expanded booklets containing original and newly written liner notes and rare photos. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. On the same date, two new Beatles boxed CD collections will also be released.

The albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release.

The collection comprises all 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released in the UK, and 'Magical Mystery Tour,' which became part of The Beatles' core catalogue when the CDs were first released in 1987. In addition, the collections 'Past Masters Vol. I and II' are now combined as one title, for a total of 14 titles over 16 discs. This will mark the first time that the first four Beatles albums will be available in stereo in their entirety on compact disc. These 14 albums, along with a DVD collection of the documentaries, will also be available for purchase together in a stereo boxed set.

Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. With the exception of the 'Past Masters' set, newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.

A second boxed set has been created with the collector in mind. 'The Beatles in Mono' gathers together, in one place, all of the Beatles recordings that were mixed for a mono release. It will contain 10 of the albums with their original mono mixes, plus two further discs of mono masters (covering similar ground to the stereo tracks on 'Past Masters'). As an added bonus, the mono "Help!" and "Rubber Soul" discs also include the original 1965 stereo mixes, which have not been previously released on CD. These albums will be packaged in mini-vinyl CD replicas of the original sleeves with all original inserts and label designs retained.

Discussions regarding the digital distribution of the catalogue will continue. There is no further information available at this time.

[Ramirez16]

**** CDs, I want 180 gram vinyls!

[UneasyMonkey]

Omg awesome, thanks for posting that Axl. I had only heard a few details on that. Those mini-documentaries got me all psyched up. I'm so glad that all of the albums are going to be in stereo. I'm thinking of getting that stereo boxed set because I'd rather have DVDs for the documentaries, but I already have both Past Masters. Well, those are probably remastered too so it won't be so bad repeating the purchase.