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The Beatles

NuclearNed

NuclearNed

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When I was a kid, my older brother had a lot of their albums, and I liked a lot of their music but forgot about them over time. I saw Love at the Mirage this Christmas, and I think I might be a Beatles fan. My wife bought the Love "soundtrack", but I think I might want to get some of their original albums.

What would be the best album to start with?
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: Modeps
Either One or the White Album.
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Would those be some of their later albums? Because I really like the weird drug-inspired stuff from their later years.
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One is a collection of all their #1 hits. Ranging in time from early to late Beatles.
The White Album is late, I believe it is the third or second to last official album. Maybe someone can clarify for me.
 
Originally posted by: MrChad
Are they ever going to remaster the original albums?
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They really cannot do anything with them at the moment. It took forever just have digital copies of their music. Too much red tape.
 
Originally posted by: MrChad
Are they ever going to remaster the original albums?
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Not if we're lucky. It may just be me, but the one of the last things I want is a Beatles Album that has been ruined by modern mastering techniques.

ZV
 
Sgt Pepper!
Revolver
Abbey Road is good too

But sgt pepper and revolver freaking rock!

ASU offers a class specifically on the beatles. I took it and have loved the beatles ever since!
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: MrChad
Are they ever going to remaster the original albums?
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Not if we're lucky. It may just be me, but the one of the last things I want is a Beatles Album that has been ruined by modern mastering techniques.

ZV
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Well hopefully they'd be done properly, without the massive compression and noise reduction artifacts. Perhaps I'm being too optimistic. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: cheezy321
Sgt Pepper!
Revolver
Abbey Road is good too

But sgt pepper and revolver freaking rock!

ASU offers a class specifically on the beatles. I took it and have loved the beatles ever since!
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I can't recommend Sgt Pepper for someone just getting into/back into the Beatles, it's a bit disjointed (same reasoning for putting the White Album further down the list).
 
I'm surprised that most of you aren't even considering One in your lists. Yes, its not an original album, but it showcases in chronological order the best of the Beatles. For someone not familiar with most of their work, this is probably a perfect starting block.

(edit for stupid spelling)
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
I'm surprised that most of you aren't even considering One in your lists. Yes, its not an original album, but it showcases in chronological order the best of the Beatles. For someone not familiar with most of their work, this is probably a perfect starting block.

(edit for stupid spelling)
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My parents had the red and blue greatest hits collections when I was a kid, so that was all I heard for a long time. I think there's value in listening to the original albums as a single piece.

I just checked out the track listing for One, and I definitely can't recommend it to someone looking to explore the Beatles' music.
 
Also, there are remixed editions of their albums that already exist.. I forget the exact name of the fellow but I want to say it has Dr. in the title. They sound much better than the originals.

edit: His name is Dr. Ebbett.
 
Originally posted by: Platypus
Also, there are remixed editions of their albums that already exist.. I forget the exact name of the fellow but I want to say it has Dr. in the title. They sound much better than the originals.

edit: His name is Dr. Ebbett.
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Bootlegs only? I'll have to see if I can dig them up.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Platypus
Also, there are remixed editions of their albums that already exist.. I forget the exact name of the fellow but I want to say it has Dr. in the title. They sound much better than the originals.

edit: His name is Dr. Ebbett.
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Bootlegs only? I'll have to see if I can dig them up.
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Interesting, time to go searching.
 
Originally posted by: Platypus
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Revolver, Abbey Road, Rubber Soul, and then the White Album and Sgt Pepper.
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Bingo.
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mmhmm, excellent suggestions. I personally taking a liking to Yellow Submarine as well, as a few of the tracks, including the title track, are songs I really enjoy. Basically, if it came from their drug era, I probably love it. 🙂

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: MrChad
Are they ever going to remaster the original albums?
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Not if we're lucky. It may just be me, but the one of the last things I want is a Beatles Album that has been ruined by modern mastering techniques.

ZV
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well, first, their Capitol album releases are being remastered in stereo (and quite often, the tracks are making their stereo debut on the cd sets).

Capitol Vol 1
Capitol Vol 2

I haven't had a chance to listen to Vol 2 yet, but Vol 1, while not necessarily my favorite music from The Beatles, definitely has great audio sound and isn't really tampered with too much except bringing stereo play to the songs. They sound like what I imagine a good CD version of their albums would sound like, not necessarily the messy mastering that is common in the music industry today.

Now, they just need new CDs of all their Apple releases. Their are Apple anthologies, but I am not sure if they are 'modern masters', or just re-released audio (not even sure if they are mono or stereo).

I really enjoy the One album, as it has a lot of my favorite tracks, but is missing some still.
 
Originally posted by: Platypus
Also, there are remixed editions of their albums that already exist.. I forget the exact name of the fellow but I want to say it has Dr. in the title. They sound much better than the originals.

edit: His name is Dr. Ebbett.
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You can't beat the Doc's revisions! I believe I have most of 'um.
 
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