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 Best LP/CD of all time! Dec 01, 2008
Simply the greatest rock and roll LP of all time! If I could only take one with me when I go, it would be this one!
 Good Only For An Introduction Nov 27, 2008
I have had this one for thirteen years, enjoying a love/hate relationship with it. Half the cuts I can live without, and the other half is essential to every collection. To give you an idea of where my tastes lie, I have always hated the bubble gum pop prior to their drug-inspired hippie days. I have also considered them to be highly over-rated, since my tastes in progressive music leaned towards early Yes and Genesis. Many would say that the Beatles introduced art and creativity into rock, albeit with drugs as their vehicle. Yes, this is true, but so many other groups took this much further. With that in mind, this set and the stellar Abbey Road was all that I needed for many years. Then the Yellow Submarine Songtrack was released, which brought back memories of many trippy midnight movies. I consider that one to be a much better and cheaper introduction to the best of The Beatles, since it represents some of their best from late 1965 to early 1969, with only a few new songs (when it was released). So I have sufficed with just three Beatles releases up until now.
Well, I got to wondering today on how much it would cost to add some more good Beatles songs to my collection. For my tastes, this was surprisingly affordable. This also led me to identify why I have the love/hate relationship with this collection, which also had put me off with the Beatles in general for all these years. All of my own favorite cuts are not represented enough here, and too many of the overplayed and annoying cuts are on this one. I have finally decided to complete my Beatles collection of favorites and donate this puppy to my girlfriend.
So if your tastes run similar to mine, here is what I recommend in chronological order. Start off with Past Masters Volume 2 (which contains all of the 1965-1970 non-album singles), then Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine Songtrack, The White Album, and Abbey Road. I will throw in Let It Be just for the sake of completion. I plan to make my own compilation for my car and leave all of my hated cuts off. Judging from most of the reviews, all Beatles fans need to do the same, since no one compilation can satisfy anyone. They put out a lot of good stuff, but due to their willingness to experiment, they could never satisfy everyone. A lot of their later stuff even makes me cringe, but a lot of it still stands the test of time forty years later.
If you want a good compilation to start with, try the Yellow Submarine Songtrack, but not this one.
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The Best Way To Start For The Beatle Beginner (Part 2), Sep 24, 2008
For The Beatle beginner this is the second disc to purchase (The first being 1962 - 1966, see my review please). This disc is the hits from 1967 to 1970 but also you will hear how The Beatles were maturing as a group and also changing with the times and yet could still belt out the best music ever created and music that would still find it's way to the top of the charts AGAIN. There will never be another Beatles. In these discs you will hear why. There is not a bad song on either collection. Originally released in 1973 three years after they had called it quits the four did come together to put theses two packages together (1962-1966 & 1967-1970). Even though The Beatles were gone forever the four could still get together in a room and put two perfect packages together and both again go to the top of the charts. /No Neck
Beatles 67 Jul 18, 2008
I enjoy every song! These songs I grew up with and enjoyed singing them walking home from school.
Complete Recording of Late 60s Jun 18, 2008
Very well liked if you like the beatles in the Late 60S phase this is the Cd For You !! Very well re-mastered and sounds good Favourites are My Guitar Gently weeps, Let It Be, Lucy in the Sky, Long winding road , A must to have !!!
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