Beatle CDs

soundbitten1 · « **on:** 29 Jan 2009, 11:51 pm »

Vote for your favorite Beatle Cd .

funkmonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:13 am »

Abbey Road these days. But for the record it was the white album for several years, and rubber soul for a while too...

Dave G · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:16 am »

Well, I voted for Rubber Soul, because we could only pick one. But if I'd been able to pick my Top Five, it would have been the great run starting with Hard Day's Night and ending with Revolver (Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver). That's when they were at their peak, producing one outstanding 3 minute song after another.

Dave

martyo · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:47 am »

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Quote from: funkmonkey on 30 Jan 2009, 01:13 am
Abbey Road these days. But for the record it was the white album for several years, and rubber soul for a while too...

My same 3 and Abbey Road at the top these days.

The earlier 3 minute tunes are good too, I do have Help on Cd.

zybar · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:51 am »

Ok, I took the easy way out by selecting "Beatles 1". This way I get to hear so many of their great songs.

If I had to pick a studio album, I probably would go with Abbey Road, but I could be equally happy with Revolver, The White Album, Hard Day's Night, HELP!, Rubber Soul...well you get the point.

For a band that put out well over a dozen albums, the fact that there wasn't even a hint of a clunker is incredible!

George

Airborn · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 01:59 am »

Quote from: Dave G on 30 Jan 2009, 01:16 am

Well, I voted for Rubber Soul, because we could only pick one. But if I'd been able to pick my Top Five, it would have been the great run starting with Hard Day's Night and ending with Revolver (Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver). That's when they were at their peak, producing one outstanding 3 minute song after another.

Dave

Rubber Soul got my vote for the exact same reasons, although my MFSL vinyl Revolver is a close second. You have good taste, Dave.

Oops...just realized this poll was CD's.

Oh well, my vote would be the same....

Philistine · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 02:56 am »

I grew up on this stuff - it was on in the house all day, and it still sounds great!
I vote for all, not allowed, OK I go with Revolver

And you forgot Love.

Mike Nomad · « **Reply #7 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 03:05 am »

Tyson · « **Reply #8 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 04:04 am »

MFSL Revolver - how can anyone not put an album with "Come Together" as #1?

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #9 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 04:19 am »

Your missing one from your list....

Meet The Beatles....one of the first albums I ever bought....a long time ago.

edit....In the UK...it was "With The Beatles"....In the United States, the same picture was used for the first Capitol album Meet the Beatles!. However, the US copies were tinted blue.

boead · « **Reply #10 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 04:23 am »

Quote from: funkmonkey on 30 Jan 2009, 01:13 am

Abbey Road these days. But for the record it was the white album for several years, and rubber soul for a while too...

yes me too. masters of melody.

ted_b · « **Reply #11 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 05:06 am »

Quote from: Tyson on 30 Jan 2009, 04:04 am

MFSL Revolver - how can anyone not put an album with "Come Together" as #1?

I don't understand. Come Together is on Abbey Road, not Revolver.

I'm taking the OP at his strictest and assuming he means "Beatles CD", not vinyl (MFSL's including UHQ's like my Sgt Pepper) or Dr Ebbetts needledrops. And yes, with the release of all the Capitol Vol 1 and 2 stuff he missed all those, Chris/Lonewolf (Meet The, Second Album, Something Else, VI, Yesterday and Today, etc.). I mean, growing up in the US during the 60's meant listening to things like She's A Woman/I feel Fine in classic Capitol echo-chamber glory (Dave Dexter-ized). Or assuming Help had only 7 songs on it, plus movie music (and that the title track included the James Bond-ish intro).

Anyway, as a purest I can't vote Beatles 1 (sorry George...Zybar, not Harrison); it's no-noised to death. So my vote goes to the Japanese EMI pressing of the Abbey Road cd. I still own it and prefer it's crazy warmth to anything else out there. The remastered YSS (Yellow Submarine Songtrack, also not listed) is very kewl, though...and not purist at all.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #12 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 05:18 am »

Forgeting the music for a minute....this was some album cover....

Tyson · « **Reply #13 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 05:19 am »

Quote from: ted_b on 30 Jan 2009, 05:06 am

Quote from: Tyson on 30 Jan 2009, 04:04 am
MFSL Revolver - how can anyone not put an album with "Come Together" as #1?

I don't understand. Come Together is on Abbey Road, not Revolver.

Dammit - that will teach me not to drink and post. Of course I meant (and voted for) Abbey Road.

ted_b · « **Reply #14 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 05:26 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 30 Jan 2009, 05:18 am

Forgeting the music for a minute....this was some album cover....

I have a close buddy who discovered his Y&T had the butcher cover underneath the newer steamer trunk one (a Capitol move done after they realized too many covers needed to be destroyed, so they went about pasting new ones). He sold it for a few hundred, twenty-five years ago, but probably left mucho denero on the table.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #15 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 05:28 am »

Yeah Ted....I remember people talking about that... I didn't have one..

rpf · « **Reply #16 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 05:44 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 30 Jan 2009, 04:19 am

Your missing one from your list....

Meet The Beatles....one of the first albums I ever bought....a long time ago.

edit....In the UK...it was "With The Beatles"....In the United States, the same picture was used for the first Capitol album Meet the Beatles!. However, the US copies were tinted blue.

Also the first album I ever acquired. Let's not discuss how long ago that was. Voted for Abbey Road.

TONEPUB · « **Reply #17 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 06:27 am »

What about Beatles "Love"?

satfrat · « **Reply #18 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 06:52 am »

Let It Be (1970)

Hands down my favorite Beatles album. I first heard it in Vietnam and it hit home bigtime!

Cheers,
Robin

Tyson · « **Reply #19 on:** 30 Jan 2009, 06:58 am »

safrat, you were in vietnam? I bow down to you (seriously).

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