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Prompted by the early 1973 release of an unauthorised set in the US, like its twin, the 'red' album, this album has acquired a place in the Beatles catalogue as for many years it was more or less the only way of acquiring the singles from 1967 to 1970 on one (double) album, in other words from the pivotal double A-side "Strawberry Fields Forever"/"Penny Lane" to "Let It Be", alongside a few choice cuts from "Sergeant Pepper", the white album, "Abbey Road" et al. The red album is undoubtedly poor value for money and this is rather better as its 28 tracks comprise a more generous playing time, and it does include most of the B-sides, including "Revolution", the often-overlooked "Don't Let Me Down" and George Harrison's "Old Brown Shoe" which has a quirky charm of its own. If you're a Beatles completist who must have everything, the case is hard to argue. But, as in the case of the red album, unless you want to restrict your Fab Four collection to the bare minimum, I'd recommend you purchase both "Past Masters" sets instead.
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continued; this two-disc look back only skims the surface of their later achievements. Excerpts fromSgt. Pepper,Magical Mystery Tour, the white album,Abbey Road, andLe...
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