Beatles 1962-1966, The - Beatles (The)

...them factors here with the Beatles 1962 - 1966 album; whilst there are some fantastic tracks, there are also some, I feel, that were included for the sake of it. All together, the album contains 26 tracks, thirteen on each other the two disks. This greatest hits compilation was released in 1973, just a couple of years before the bands partnership was ended completely. Disk 1: 1. 'Love Me Do' (2.23) Starting off the album in style was the Beatle's ...
...is very much a fine Beatles ballad. Paul's vocals here are very convincing and gentle which I think showed, even this early on, great promise for him as a solo artist. 7.5/10 - perhaps a little too soppy for my liking! 10. 'Eight Days A Week' (2.45) Following quite a similar sound to 'A Hard Day's Night' in my view, this song was never performed like as the band didn't favour it! The track has been covered by eight artists at the moment which ...

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..., Many years ago the Beatles split up with much wailing and gnashing on teeth among their fans. As will all good groups the record companies saw their cash cows going west and started to think of ways to maintain their lucrative earnings on the back of this prodigious talent. Apple / EMI came up with two excellent compilations known as The Red (this one) and The Blue (1967-1970) albums which contained the most essential of the Beatles' recordings. ...
...that old), but were obviously a prime target for CD Re-issue. My two complaints about these boxed sets is that they can still cost you between twenty and thirty pounds to buy. That is exorbitant for previously recorded material and from that point of view I would advise that you avoid these albums unless you can get them for substantially under twenty pounds. You can pick them up from Amazon for 18.99 GBP plus postage. My second complaint relates ...

mikeydred 09.10.2001 · Read full review
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...63 minute celebration of The Beatles best tracks during the 1962-1966 period. The production by George Martin of these tracks only enhanced what was already a group destined for greatness. The album starts with the happy love pop song innocence of that era with tracks such as "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me", "From Me To You", "She Loves You", and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Then we move on to "All My Loving" which starts to show a more complex musical ...
...Out" start to show The Beatles move towards more angst ridden love songs. "Nowhere Man" in my opinion is one of the best tracks on this album and has a similar style to it of much of John Lennon's later solo work. "Michelle" is a true work of beauty. It has periodic French lyrics in it and is a Beatles take on folk music only 5 times better than most other folk music you'll ever hear. It is poetic and sounds like a tune that must have been around ...

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When you're considering Beatles compilations, there's really only two you should even think about - there's this, 1962-66 The Red Album, an dits companion, 1967-70 The Blue Album. They were issued back in 1973 and were among the first albums I ever bought. They've got all the singles and all the best bits from the Fab Four over their eight year period when there was no one bigger. 1962-66 catalogues their early releases on Parlophone and EMI through ...
...different world, and while the Beatles certainly changed and grew while they were together, the stuff you get on this double album is simple, unadorned, honest and remarkable music. The twin lead vocals of McCartney and Lennon are magnificent. Where to start and what to mention. The very earliest stuff like Please Please Me, Love Me Do, Hard Day's Night, at first might seem like any skiffle rock band of the time, but they're masterpieces, understated ...

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...music critics consider The Beatles were the best pop group ever and certainly I believe they have few equals. In my view the late John Lennon was something of a genius-a truly brilliant songwriter and the intensity of some of his early numbers such as Eight Days A Week, I Want To Hold Your Hand and Love Me Do,was phenomenal. The Red Album,1992-96 covers what I would term the age of innocence of the four young lads from Liverpool. This was the early ...
...Another characteristic of the Beatles were that their songs were so melodic. Even as the progressed and produced songs such as Paperback Writer, I Am a Walrus, Lucy and Diamonds in the Sky, Penny Lane, the melodic strains were still there and you could understand most of the words.These,I should add,are featured on the Blue Album. The Beatles,especially, John Lennon wrote great lyrics and if you listen to songs such as Imagine and Jealous Guy, John’s ...

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...It defines what The Beatles are, the fast pulse-racing pounding music that made them the most famous group in the world with songs like Can’t Buy Me Love, She Loves You, A Hard Day’s Night. I could list them all, each one is truly great. If you want to introduce somebody to The Beatles then this is the album to do it. It contains all of their well know songs and some that are maybe not as well known to the everyday normal person. Definitely buy it ...

andybain 26.07.2000 · Read full review
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...acquired a place in the Beatles catalogue out of all proportion to its importance, as for many years it was more or less the only way of acquiring the A-sides of the 1962-66 singles on one (double) album, from "Love Me Do" to the double A-side "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby".. A few additional tracks were added like "Eight Days a Week", "In My Life" and "Norwegian Wood". Even so, this remains the least essential of the Fab Four compilations that ...
...with plenty of room to spare for additional numbers, and it's poor value for money. If you're a Beatles completist who must have everything, fair enough. Otherwise, put this at the bottom of your essential list. You'd do better to consider the two "Past Masters" sets instead. ...

JOHNV 29.07.2000 · Read full review
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...to this com0pilation of the Beatles singles between 1962 and 1966 (the so called red album) and yoy could be in a different world - classic pop, totally uncluttered and simple, very memorable stuff. There's been 1001 different compilation albums over the years but for me you can't do better than this and 1967-70, the companion album of their later stuff. No hype, no liner notes, just the music. It cam eout in 73, not long after their split and simply ...
...the boys in their early years, a reshot of the same scene, but ten years later, a large photo of the band with the public in the middle and that's it. You forget exactly what body of work the band were responsible for and there's so much stuff here like Norwegian Wood that didn't catch the memory, but are wonderful pop music at its best. Even the very early stuff have their charm and are captivating. Buy this ...

jackie27 08.01.2001 · Read full review
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...very rich, sound longer. The Beatles are undisputedly the best band of all time, and this is the first ½ of their musical assault on the world. To hear this is like hearing music develop. The one bizzarre thing about the compilation is that it could have easily all fitted onto one CD, or one tape, so why is it on two? Oh, well, still excellent. Truly excellent ...

julian_hall 04.12.2000 · Read full review
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...(yes, The Beatles popularized rock music). But you can experience what the original Rock N' Roll sounded like through through this classic album. I recommend this album to Beatles and Non-Beatles Fans Alike. It is available in double CD's or Cassette Tapes. Produced by EMI/ Capitol Records, Sold through Apple. ...

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