by admin on January 24, 2010
I received the Beatles Box Of Vision as a gift recently, and to be honest I’d never really heard about it before. So to my happy surprise I can now say I am the proud owner of this true Beatles fan collectible item.
At first I thought it was one of those new “remastered” albums that seem to be released every other day recently. But in fact its actually full of The Beatles album art and informational booklets that I have never even seen before. One of the many highlights of the Beatles Box Of Vision is the 200 pages of restored LP art prints, some of these are just breathtaking to look at! Another addition in this set is the guidebook which explains the track listings and cover art itself, and also adds all the reasons behind the the creation of them. There is a lot of things I never even thought of before, but thanks to this guide it puts all the pieces of The Beatles puzzle together for you. But the ultimate show stopper in the Beatles Box Of Vision is the storage system! Its basically a storage folder for 32 CDs and booklets that make up The Beatles core album catalog. I think I am the only person I have seen with this item in my Beatles collection to date. I started my collection a while back so its always nice to get a really well put-together product like this one, they have done a great job with it. Most of the restored Beatles merchandise you too commonly see today is shoddy and out for the quick dollar, but not this one, this is a very special item indeed. When you are constantly on the lookout for collectibles you get to see all the same old material that every other fan has, but vary rarely stumble upon something rather special. So it was a nice surprise to receive this gift I can assure you, which to my amusement is filling some of my friends with envy right about now!
So I recommend the box of vision as a gift, or for any Beatles fan that wants another piece of classic history in their hands. Make someones Christmas.
To find out more about this Beatles product visit The Beatles Box Of Vision. I’m sure you will love it as much as me.
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by admin on November 28, 2009
Many people think of The Beatles classic film when they hear “A Hard Day’s Night” but the soundtrack album by the same name was a huge step forward for the band’s songwriting. Their first two albums included only 8 original songs each (along with 6 covers) and quite a few of those originals were not particularly good. A Hard Day’s Night was all originals (no covers) and for the most part these songs were a huge improvement over their previous originals.
From the first distinctive chord of “A Hard Day’s Night” the album has it’s own special feeling. High energy & classic songwriting. This album is filled with brilliant singles like the aforementioned title track that leads off the album & “Can’t Buy Me Love” along with gorgeous ballads like “If I Fell” & “And I Love Her. ”
Sure there are a couple of not so great songs on the album. Particularly I have never been a fan of “When I Get Home” which just sounds like a throwaway to me. I’m not a huge fan of “I Should Have Known Better” and “I’m Happy Just to Dance With You” either but they both have their charms.
One of my very favorite songs on the album is “Things We Said Today” which just has this perfect unique vibe to it. Great acoustic strumming with an irresistible McCartney melody. Perhaps my favorite part of the song is when it goes back into verse on the word “enough. ” It’s largely because of those smart little bits of songwriting that their songs still sound so fresh even 40 years later.
“I’ll Cry Instead” is another one of my favorites. It has sort of a faux country sound to it and I don’t normally get into The Beatles faux country songs. But this one and “I’ve Just Seen a Face” (from Help!) are two notable exceptions. I just love Lennon’s singing on this one. It’s a great catchy melody and while the lyrics are kind of silly, they somehow just work.
The album ends with strongly with “You Can’t Do That” & “I’ll Be Back. ” Both are songs that I didn’t get into much at first for some reason but that I appreciate quite a bit now.
If you are mostly a fan of the later Beatles music, it can sometimes be hard to get into their earlier work. But if you have an open mind and understand the context of the times, I think you can appreciate the brilliant tunes included on A Hard Day’s Night.
One bit of trivia that you may find interesting is that A Hard Day’s Night is the only Beatles album that includes only Lennon/McCartney originals. Why is that? Well, it’s because it’s their only early album that doesn’t include any covers. While many of their later albums are all originals as well, by then George Harrison was contributing at least one song for each album. For example every song on Sgt. Pepper is a Lennon/McCartney original except for Harrison’s “Within You Without You. ”
There’s no doubt that The Beatles took a huge step forward artistically in 1964 with A Hard Day’s Night. Of course we now know that it was only the beginning of many huge steps forward The Beatles would take throughout the 1960s.
Marvin J. Markus recommends you get your daily dose of music trivia at music by day. You can read more about The Beatles there as well.
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by admin on October 11, 2009
With The Beatles may be the least known and least talked about of all Beatles albums (if not Beatles For Sale.) It was their second album released after me Please Please so he has no privilege to be their first album. It was not the distinction of being their first truly great album formed (which was their 3rd album A Hard Night's Day.) But this does not mean that this is not a good album, it contains some classic Beatles.
It was ranked number 420 on the list of Rolling Stone more than 500 albums of all time released in 2003. The album was released in England in 1963 but was not officially released in the United States until 1987 as the first Beatles album in the U.S. have been cut paste job. It was not until Revolver album is even released in the States was published in Great Britain.
The album starts off "It Will not Be Long" which, while does not rank among the greatest songs of the Beatles is a pleasant pop song early.
The second song is "All I've Got To Do", which has a nice bluesy sound to it, including the title tune. Among The Beatles first songs most forgotten, is a keeper.
The third song is by far the most famous song on the album, "All My Loving." It was the opening song for the first performance of The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan performance.
The fourth song is "Do not Bother Me" which was started songwriting of George Harrison.
The fifth song is called "Little Child". The first five tracks are all original Beatles.
The sixth song is "Till There Was You", which is a cover. It is a very sweet song that Paul McCartney in this music-hall "mode.
Next is "Please Mr. Postman" which is another cover. This was the first Motown song to reach # 1 when it hit the top spot for The Marvelettes at the end of 1961.
The eighth song (and the first of the second side of the album) is the classic Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven." It was a success for Berry in 1956 and has been ranked as one of the 100 greatest songs of all time by Rolling Stone. The song George Harrison both as the lead singer, and of course as a guitarist best results of his impersonation Chuck Berry.
Ninth is the song "Hold Me Tight" is an original Beatles break the line 3 covers the right. The song was originally recorded for me Please Please, but has been left. He was re-recorded for the Beatles.
The 10th song "You Really Got A Hold On Me" which was a cover by Smokey Robinson. It was a unique success in 1962 the Miracles (featuring Robinson) and is another Motown song.
11 is the song "I Want to Be Your Man", which written by Lennon & McCartney for their friends the Rolling Stones. The Stones version was released first. The Beatles version is composed Ringo Starr on vocals.
The 12th song "Devil in Her Heart", which is a cover sung by George Harrison.
The song 13 is "not again", which is the last original Beatles on the album. It was written and sung by John Lennon (of course it was credited to Lennon / McCartney as all the songs written by Lennon / McCartney or were.)
The 14th and final song is "Money", another cover of a song by a black artist (the 5th of the album.) It was a unique achievement for 1959 Barrett Strong.
Even With The Beatles is certainly not one of the best albums of the Beatles, it's a fun listen if you're interested in their earlier material.
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