I have a new found love for Magical Mystery Tour, personally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1wSMibyuzU&search=mccartney%20on%20lennon%20deat h

I think its more agitation at reporters than anything else. When you watch the video, they are asking stupid questions - I mean, what do they expect him to feel? Sure, they had their disputes, but listen to Here Today, and you realize the love and admiration between these two giants.

The anthology book is more detailed than the documentary, as the DVD's use core material from the print version. However, I highly recommend the book, since it is the most in-depth and personal biography of each man and the Beatles as a group, in their own words.

Another bio that has just been released is The Beatles: The Biography but allegedly has many factual errors. I haven't read it. I consider the Anthology book to be the definitive bio, I don't know how more "in depth" you can go since it is The Beatles own words.

I've got an MP3 discography that features every song recorded by The Beatles (excluding Live at the BBC and the Anthology sets). Let me know.

However, I'm sure you can still obtain nearly all of those albums, especially from Amazon or other online sellers. Especially the new U.S. releases from Capitol.

Again, if you do a bit of research into each album (a good site is iamthebeatles.com, as well as the Wikipedia article Vercetti posted), most of those were compilations of UK releases repackaged for the US or material that has been released elsewhere on "standard" albums (though the MP3 set I mentioned has many of them). For example, "Yesterday and Today" is the notorious "butcher" album that was pulled because of the cover art.

The problem I've encountered is that I've got all the studio albums (excluding the new Capitol releases, which I still think are audio rehashes of stereo/mono songs already available) as well as the BBC, Red and Blue, and the three Anthology sets. There comes a point when you just keep buying the same material over and over.

I feel fairly confident that I have a copy of nearly every Beatles song that was released, with maybe a few exceptions for live or bootleg tapes from the Cavern or something along those lines.

But basically, Irish, buy the studio albums, the BBC, and the Anthology sets (as well as the book), and you should be a Beatlephile.

Having done some reseach I have found these releases that I initially couldn't find:

The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1
1. Meet the Beatles!
2. The Beatles' Second Album
3. Something New
4. Beatles '65

The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2
1. The Early Beatles
2. Beatles VI
3. Help!
4. Rubber Soul

I still haven't been able to find:
1. Introducing... The Beatles
2. The Beatles' Story
3. "Yesterday" ... and Today
4. Hey Jude

On vinyl you might, but not on CD. The material on those is available on other releases.

As I said, the Butcher album, for anyone with one of the original covers or the botched patchwork covers, is a seriously valuable collectible.

Also upon my research findings was the fact that The Beatles' Story was just a bunch of interviews conducted and put on a record. Also, the "Yesterday" ... and Today album is just as you said, previous songs added with 3 new ones to make this album. However, no luck with the CD formats of Introducing... The Beatles & Hey Jude

Yeah Irish, like I said, I wouldn't be too worried about it. With the studio albums, Anthologies, and Live at the BBC, you've got the vast majority of Beatles material that has been released on compact disc, and like I said, most of the other stuff is poorly recorded demos or live recordings from bootleg recordings.

Yea, I remember seeing that quick interview with Paul after John's death. It was puzzling for sure. Of course it's only a guess, but I'm assuming it was more shock or something. Even more than the public, he had to have been deeply affected. I can't believe he meant to be as cold as he sounded!

TIS

DJ, a friend of mine burned me copies of the 3 Anthologies and they are VERY sweet! In fact, they're currently in the CD player in my car Is the Live at BBC material any good or no? I could have sworn I heard some negatives comments made about that CD

The Beatles are my favorite band now. I absolutely love them.

I got these today as a birthday present from my parents

Nice collection of Beatle music I12. I assume you have them on CD no???

There's something about albums though. The neat covers, and sometimes inserts and/or pictures. CD's are definitely more convenient and sound better, but there so compact that the "album" cover doesn't have the same affect it did when I was young. Then again, it's the music that counts.

TIS

Sorry TIS, I should have clarified, I got these CD's for my birthday. I'm going to try to get the UK albums so I only need 2 more (Let It Be and the White Album), plus the 4 soundtracks (Help!, A Hard Days Night, Yellow Submarine, Magical Mystery Tour), plus the 3 Anthologies and then I think I'm set. I can't WAIT to start listening to these bad boys. Now I have something new to listen to in my car when I commute to school next school year

Has anyone ever listened to this album? I just saw it online and thought it might be a good listen.

Yeah ive heard this album,Its OK worth getting just cause its John Lennon,few of his later (late 70's)songs on there,a nice slow album..

Irishman12,

In addition to those you listed, I suggest you heavily consider picking up "Beatles - Past Masters Volume Two" because it contains brilliant and excellent songs/singles not found on their non-compilation albums (i.e., Rain, Revolution, Hey Jude, Don't Let Me Down, You Know My Name (Look Up the Number).

True, those songs are appear on other compilations, but those other compilations don't have all of them on the same album (so instead of buying 2 or more comp albums you only buy 1).

I'd get those 3 Anthologies last because they contain alternate versions and live performances (interesting and great supplements, but supplements nonetheless).

You're better off getting (in recommended priority):

White Album - not as cohesive as their other albums, but who cares, a lot of brilliant varied tracks sprawled over 2 discs.

Magical Mystery Tour - it contains Strawberry Fields Forever (just might be Lennon's best Beatles song and the best Beatles song overall); some average songs, but it contains 2 or 3 great songs and alot of good ones.

Help! and Hard Day's Night - the 2 best Beatles album before Rubber Soul. I lean towards Help! but that's my opinion; both are magnificent.

Let It Be - an underrated album. The string of 6 songs that open the album is excellent. "Dig a Pony" is underrated, IMO.

Yellow Submarine - I'd get it last

Beatles 1 - compilation album that has "From Me To You" and "She Loves You" (2 timeless early Beatles singles)...AND...the monster single "I Want To Hold Your Hand." It depends if you just want to get this compilation for only those 3 songs b/c the rest of the songs appear in what you have and the above mentioned.

Dont forget the "Blue and Red albums" that was released in 1974 in the UK.

1967-1970



1962-1966


A must for all beatles fan

I think it's only a must for Beatles fans with a completist/collection desire. If one buys all the studio albums, he-/she'll have everything except a couple of non-album songs on the Blue and Red albums. And one can take care of those songs with the "Beatles 1" compilation (with the exception of "Old Brown Shoe" which can be found on "Past Masters Volume 2" with good and great songs not found on either Blue, Red, or Beatles 1) that is much much cheaper than the Blue and Red albums.

Anthologhy 1,2,3 are amazing albums in my opinion,some really amazing lost footage on them before they was evan beatles 1957-60.The recording of That'll be the Day was the first record they recorded and it you get you hands on that its worth about One Hundred Thousand GBP

I got the Lennon Legends CD and the Paul McCartney 2-disc Hits and History (although I can't find the thread where I asked for help on them) In any case, can anyone recommend a decent George Harrison solo album? I know he did some stuff in the 1980s as part of the Traveling Wilburys which was some pretty sweet sh*t, but anything along the lines of Lennon or McCartney solo CD's?

George Harrison's album, "All Things Must Pass, can be argued as one of the best solo Beatles albums. For my money, that distinction goes to McCartney's "Ram."

Ditto

All Things Must Pass.

The last album George Made before he died was Brainwashed-2002 release a few months after he passed,really good album..You should try it



Any Road
P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)
Pisces Fish
Looking For My Life
Rising Sun
Marwa Blues
Stuck Inside A Cloud (single)
Run So Far
Never Get Over You
Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea
Rocking Chair In Hawaii
Brainwashed