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Post by Dr Winston on Sept 1, 2004 9:47:24 GMT 1
Track Listing: 1. Be Bop A Lula 2. Stand By Me 3. Rip It Up/Ready Teddy (Medley) 4. You Can’t Catch Me 5. Ain't That A Shame 6. Do You Wanna Dance? 7. Sweet Little Sixteen 8. Slippin’ And Slidin’ 9. Peggy Sue 10. Bring It On Home/Send Me Some Loving (Medley) 11. Boney Moronie 12. Ya Ya 13. Just Because 14. Angel Baby (Bonus Track, from: “Menlove Avenue”, not remixed) 15. To Know Her Is To Love Her (Bonus Track, from: “Menlove Avenue”, not remixed) 16. Since My Baby Left Me (Bonus Track, diff. Vers. than on "Menlove Avenue") 17. Just Because (Bonus Track, Reprise) Originally released in 1975, 'Rock 'n' Roll' is John Lennon's tribute to some of his heros: including Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Ben E King, Larry Williams and Buddy Holly. John began working with Phil Spector on the album in 1973 but finished it himself the following year, and it is now being re-issued in the year that rock 'n' roll itself celebrates it's 50th birthday! Newly remixed and remastered, the album comes complete with four bonus tracks including an alternative version of 'Since My Baby Left Me' originally included on ' Menlove Avenue' and is issued here for the first time along with an alternative ending to 'Just Because', edited from the original release and containing a very special message. This re-issue also features the original artwork, plus a new selection of black & white John Lennon photos within the booklet. Remastered Rock 'n' Roll
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Post by Dr Winston on Oct 18, 2004 15:18:56 GMT 1
John Lennon's Jukebox is a double CD. It features John Lennon's personal favorite songs. He carried the Jukebox everywhere with him during the 60's... and the CD gives a real insight into Lennon's musical inspiration. Buy it hereTrack Listing: Disc: 1 1. Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour 2. Fontella Bass - Rescue Me 3. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles The Tracks Of My Tears 4. Otis Redding My Girl 5. Len Barry 1, 2, 3 6. Tommy Tucker - High Heel Sneakers 7. Jimmy McCracklin - The Walk 8. Timmy Shaw - Gonna Send You Back to Georgia 9. Contours - First I Look At The Purse 10. Gary U.S. - Bonds New Orleans 11. Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step 12. Derek Martin - Daddy Rollin' Stone 13. Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie 14. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 15. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) 16. Bruce Channel Hey! Baby 17. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street 18. The Lovin’Spoonful - Daydream 19. Donovan - Turquoise 20. Buddy Holly - Slippin' And Slidin' Disc: 2 1. Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula 2. Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go 3. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Steppin' Out 4. The Lovin’ Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic 5. The Big Three - Some Other Guy 6. The Isley Brothers - Twist and Shout 7. Larry Williams -She Said "Yeah" 8. Buddy Holly - Brown Eyed Handsome Man 9. Little Richard - Slippin' And Slidin' 10. Gary U.S. Bonds - Quarter To Three 11. Little Richard - Ooh My Soul 12. Gene Vincent - Woman Love 13. The Miracles - Shop Around 14. The Animals - Bring It On Home To Me 15. James Ray with the Hutch Davie Orchestra - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody 16. The Miracles - What's So Good About Goodbye 17. Larry Williams - Bad Boy 18. Edwin Starr - Agent Double O Soul 19. The Miracles - I've Been Good To You 20. Barrett Strong - Oh I Apologize 21. The Miracles - Who's Lovin' You JOHN LENNON'S JUKEBOX
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Post by Dr Winston on Nov 1, 2004 12:43:55 GMT 1
Source: Sky News
Although he died nearly 24 years ago, John Lennon is such an important figure in popular music that "new" recordings keep coming along, and attracting attention.
Coming Tuesday (US) are two of those "new" releases, a remixed version of Lennon's 1975 foray into nostalgia, "Rock 'n' Roll," and a collection of home demos titled "Acoustic."
Of the two, "Rock 'n' Roll" is by far the more interesting. The original vinyl (and subsequent CD) release was muddy, cluttered with instruments and one of the least-regarded efforts in the Lennon canon.
For all his gifts, Lennon was a lousy producer, and "Rock 'n' Roll," which he began with Phil Spector (no stranger himself to over-busy production) and finished on his own, was a noisy and difficult affair.
The album, as Lennon released it, was virtually unlistenable - miles away from his stated intention, which was to have fun with what he called his favorite "oldie goldies."
Although Lennon's cover of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" became a hit single, the album as a whole was critically panned and went into the history books as another failed effort from a wildly unpredictable rock-music genius.
For the past few years, Yoko Ono has been having Lennon's albums remixed - engineers pull out the original session tapes and re-balance the sound.
"Imagine" and "Mind Games" benefited greatly from this "cleaning" process, putting more space in between the multi-tracks while adhering to Lennon's original wishes.
Changing an artist's work would be sacrilege; these remixes merely make Lennon's dark production jobs sound brighter and fresher.
"Rock 'n' Roll" is a revelation; suddenly it sounds as if Lennon and his backing band are, indeed, having a good time rollicking through such chestnuts as "Be-Bop-a-Lula," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Do You Wanna Dance" and "Peggy Sue."
The sound is so much cleaner, with Lennon's commanding voice way out in front of the clattering pack. It's like hearing the album for the first time.
"Acoustic," meanwhile, is slight: Most of the songs, from "Working Class Hero" to "John Sinclair" to "Watching the Wheels," have either seen the light of day on previous Ono-sponsored compilations, or on the hundreds of bootleg recordings made from the 1980s radio series "The Lost Lennon Tapes."
And the hard-core fans, who already own the bulk of the material, are clearly the target audience here. So there doesn't seem to be much point in the release.
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Post by New York City on Nov 2, 2004 20:52:58 GMT 1
I agree. But I still bought both.
Most of the disc has already been released.. 16 Tracks total.. 7 New ones.. Most of these tracks appeared on the Boxset that came out a few years ago.
I was impressed by the booklet - Each song has the lyrics printed, along with the chords to each song.. And a Chord Diagram Chart is displayed in the back.. The booklet is full of great photos..
It's not a bad album, Nothing a Lennon fanatic hasn't heard before.. Something for a completist..
As For Rock & Roll - The booklet is Lacking.. Not even a Story about how the album was made. It's just a 2 page booklet. And if I'm not mistaken most of the Bonus tracks come off of Menlove Avenue.. So??? It's nice to have a Remaster.. But these 2 CD's are for Diehards
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Post by Dr Winston on Nov 20, 2004 11:42:23 GMT 1
Rock 'n' Roll - A Review....
1. Be Bop A Lula Not a huge difference here. I never thought that this song really took off. The new mix is faithful to the old one.
2. Stand By me This is a better mix in my opinion than the old one. It is clearer (better acoustic guitar and sax), less muddy and you can here things you haven't thought of before, like the organ. A sonical improvement.
3. Rip It up/Ready Teddy Is this really a new mix? The brass sound is better as on most tracks on this album.
4. You Can't Catch Me. Same as Rip It Up/Ready Teddy.
5. Ain't That A Shame. Same as the two songs before. I think Lennon should have skipped the last verse as it gets a bit boring after a while.
6. Do You wanna Dance? No, I don't.
7. Sweet Little Sixteen. My favorite song on this album. I just love Lennon's passionate vocal on this one. The vocals are clearer but I wish that they could have mixed them a little bit louder. The sax is also much better than on the old mix.
8. Slippin' And Slidin'. Great song. Great improvement on the brass section here.
9. Peggy Sue. Love this one, but I can't here any difference in the new mix.
10. Bring It On Home To Me/Send Me Some Lovin'. Better, clearer.
11. Bony Morone. On the old Rock 'n' Roll I usually skipped this tune, but I really like it now. The new mix raises the song to a new level. Still, I think Lennon should have skipped the last verse as it gets a bit boring after the first two verses.
12. Ya Ya. A great improvement. Much punchier. The sax rocks! And the bass... punchy and interesting. Feels like a new song. Before, I thought that this was one of the weaker tracks, now I just love it. It's short, it rocks and it makes you wanna dance.
13. Just Because. A bit clearer.
14. Angel Baby. The same mix and the same tape hiss 7 seconds into the song. Why didn't Lennon include this one instead of "Do You Wanna Dance" on the original album?
15. To Know Her Is To Love Her. The same mix.
16. Since My Baby Left Me. This is supposed to be an old mix of a never before released take, but I think this mix is new. If you compare it to the mix on Menlove Avenue the difference is huge. The vocals are much more prominent and the mix better and clearer. Annoying background vocal, though.
17. Just Because(reprise). Nice ending to the album. A minute or so from an early vocal take(LA vocal)
So, is it worth the money? The greatest improvements are on Bony Morone and Ya Ya, but most tracks have benefited from remixing.
The bonus tracks obviously belong on this album. I miss "Move Over Ms L", though. It was the B-side to "Stand By Me". Why didn't Ono include it? Will it ever be re-released... maybe on "Walls and Bridges".
Personally I just love the album so getting this new album and hearing these songs in a new way really made me happy and was worth the money.
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Post by New York City on Dec 2, 2004 19:45:15 GMT 1
The Capitol Albums - Volume 1. For those who have not bought it yet - it's a must have!
On November 16, 2004, Capitol Records released The Capitol Albums Volume 1, a collection of the first four Capitol U.S. records by The Beatles.
The set brings together for the first time on CD the album that began it all - Meet The Beatles and the three other Capitol albums that were released in 1964 - The Beatles Second Album, Something New and Beatles '65.
"These are the records that introduced The Beatles to America 40 years ago. Remastered from the original American master tapes, these were the audio mixes and sequence of songs that found their way into our homes,” commented Capitol Records president Andrew Slater.
With the explosion of the Fab Four in 1964, Capitol Records not only released one album by the group - but four - and though these albums contained less tracks than those released in Britain, these were the albums that America grew up with.
"In the Sixties, American record labels often chose to reformat British records to suit the needs of the U.S. market," according to Slater. "In America, singles were generally included on current albums, where in the UK albums and singles were most often separate releases. Higher music publishing costs in the U.S. also made it impractical to include as many songs on American albums. In addition, in the case of The Beatles, some of the recordings on the American albums were given more echo than the British versions, to 'Americanize' their sound."
Further, each of the discs includes two versions of each song - one in stereo (or duophonic in some cases) - then the selections are repeated in mono. The duophonic sound was carefully created by Capitol, using 2 channels of mono which were equalized, compressed and then reverb was added. The Capitol Albums Volume 1 have been carefully mastered from the original masters, taken from the vaults at Capitol Records, to ensure that they sound as they did when first released.
With the release of The Beatles catalog on CD in 1987, releases were standardized on a worldwide basis and eventually the U.S. albums, which had last appeared on vinyl and cassette, were deleted.
Since that time there has been increasing demand for these original U.S. albums to make their CD debut which they now do as part of this specially priced and uniquely packaged 4 CD boxed set.
The Capitol Albums Volume 1 includes all four of the group's (Capitol) 1964 album releases, and each of the discs is housed in a miniature replica of the original album cover. It will also feature a 48 page booklet, along with a scrap book effect of photos and clippings from that amazing year.
The Capitol Albums Volume 1 is a special release, commemorating the close of the 40th Anniversary of when America first met The Beatles.
Track Listings: (Stereo Recordings / Original Mono Recordings)
Meet the Beatles (Released Jan. 20, 1964) 1/13 I Want To Hold Your Hand 2/14 I Saw Her Standing There 3/15 This Boy 4/16 It Won't Be Long 5/17 All I've Got To Do 6/18 All My Loving 7/19 Don't Bother Me 8/20 Little Child 9/21 Till There Was You 10/22 Hold Me Tight 11/23 I Wanna Be Your Man 12/24 Not A Second Time
The Beatles Second Album (Released April 10, 1964) 1/12 Roll Over Beethoven 2/13 Thank You Girl 3/14 You Really Got A Hold On Me 4/15 Devil In Her Heart 5/16 Money 6/17 You Can't Do That 7/18 Long Tall Sally 8/19 I Call Your Name 9/20 Please Mr. Postman 10/21 I'll Get You 11/22 She Loves You
Something New (Released July 20, 1964) 1/12 I'll Cry Instead 2/13 Things We Said Today 3/14 Any Time At All 4/15 When I Get Home 5/16 Slow Down 6/17 Matchbox 7/18 Tell Me Why 8/19 And I Love Her 9/20 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You 10/21 If I Fell 11/22 Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To Hold Your Hand)
Beatles '65 (Released Dec. 15, 1964) 1/12 No Reply 2/13 I'm A Loser 3/14 Baby's In Black 4/15 Rock And Roll Music 5/16 I'll Follow The Sun 6/17 Mr. Moonlight 7/18 Honey Don't 8/19 I'll Be Back 9/20 She's A Woman 10/21 I Feel Fine 11/22 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
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Post by Dr Winston on May 31, 2005 13:53:53 GMT 1
JOHN LENNON: Listen to this BookOnly available in the UK. Limited Edition. 500 pictures, some very rare. Analyzing all of John's solo work from 1968 onwards, with all the British, American and Japanese releases. John Lennon: Listen To This Book is limited to 1,000 individually numbered copies.
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Post by Dr Winston on Aug 15, 2005 9:18:11 GMT 1
JOHN - by Cynthia LennonThe most intimate portrait yet of the world's greatest rock star - John Lennon - by his first wife Cynthia. JOHN covers their life together, divorce, John's death, and the aftermath for both her and their son Julian. JOHN - by Cynthia LennonUS BUY HERE
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Post by Dr Winston on Oct 17, 2005 12:13:02 GMT 1
Working Class Hero: Definitive Lennon To mark John Lennon's 65th birthday celebrations. The Definitive John Lennon collection - Featuring 2 Discs covering John's greatest Solo work - Album and Singles. Disc: 1 1. (Just Like) Starting Over 2. Imagine 3. Watching The Wheels 4. Jealous Guy 5. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) 6. Stand By Me 7. Working Class Hero 8. Power To The People 9. Oh My Love 10. Oh Yoko! 11. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out) 12. Nobody Told Me 13. Bless You 14. Come Together 15. New York City 16. I'm Stepping Out 17. You Are Here 18. Borrowed Time 19. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Disc: 2 1. Woman 2. Mind Games 3. Out The Blue 4. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night 5. Love 6. Mother 7. Beautiful Boy 8. Woman Is The black person Of The World 9. God 10. Scared 11. #9 Dream 12. I'm Losing You 13. Isolation 14. Cold Turkey 15. Intuition 16. Gimme Some Truth 17. Give Peace A Chance 18. Real Love 19. Grow Old With Me Definitive LennonUK Buy Here
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Post by Dr Winston on Feb 1, 2006 13:59:49 GMT 1
Some Time in New York City - Remastered with Bonus tracks US | UK
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Post by Dr Winston on Aug 2, 2006 17:40:30 GMT 1
Walls and Bridges - Remastered with Bonus TracksUS | UK
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Post by Dr Winston on Sept 7, 2006 11:15:30 GMT 1
The Capitol Albums Vol 2 (Longbox)Buy here Vol 2 contains the mono and stereo versions of tracks from "The Early Beatles," "Beatles VI," "Help!" and "Rubber Soul." The tracks have been 24 bit re-mastered from the original U.S. master tapes with 14 tracks issued for the first time on CD in stereo. A 56-page collector's booklet will include rare photos. First Time Ever on CD The Early Beatles, Beatles VI, Help! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack & the American version of Rubber Soul Digitally Remastered & Presented in both Stereo and Mono Special packaging includes original album cover artwork and 60-page collector’s booklet with rare photos
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Post by Dr Winston on Oct 18, 2006 8:16:52 GMT 1
Magical Mystery Tours: My Life with the Beatlesby Tony Bramwell"If you want to know anything about the Beatles, ask Tony Bramwell. He remembers more than I do."- Sir Paul McCartney I have just finished reading this book and I highly recommend it. It offers a real insight into the Beatles career and contains many interesting facts about John, Paul, George and Ringo, from a man who worked for them and really knew them. Magical Mystery Tours: My Life with the Beatles
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Post by Dr Winston on Jan 5, 2007 16:44:35 GMT 1
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Post by Dr Winston on Jan 8, 2007 9:05:45 GMT 1
LOVELOVE Soundtrack (CD + Audio DVD) [Digipack With Bonus DVDA 5.1 Surround Sound] US LOVE
UK LOVE
Review: "Love" is a fascinating reworking of numerous classic Beatles recordings by the band's original producer, Sir George Martin, and his son Giles. "Love" is also the title of the highly successful Cirque du Soleil show, a co-production with Apple Corps featuring the music of the Beatles, currently wowing audiences in Las Vegas. In creating the music for the show and for the album, George and Giles have created a continuous "soundscape", a series of well-known Beatles songs augmented by additional instrumentation and vocals taken from their vast bank of original multi-track tapes. If you can imagine "Strawberry Fields Forever" beginning with John's original demo before going into an early take of the song and then climaxing in a musical collage including the piano solo from "In My Life" and the harpsichord pattern from "Piggies" and lots, lots more, or "Get Back" prefaced by the "Hard Day's Night" opening guitar chord, the guitar and drum solos from "The End," and segued into "Glass Onion," you will begin to get the picture. But hearing is believing! The guys have pushed back the boundaries and come up with a brand-new work that will add to the enduring legacy of the band. The result is an amazing album that not only reinforces the timeless quality of the group's recordings, the fans will have fun enjoying the roller-coaster experience of the album whilst trying to spot where all the pieces come from, it is also destined to open up a new legion of fans to the Beatles experience.
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