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| UPC: 077779703920 Artist: Beatles (The) Format: CD Release Date: 1993 Record Label: Capitol/EMI Records Genre: Brit Pop, Rock & Pop The Beatles: John Lennon, George Harrison (vocals, guitar); Paul McCartney (vocals, piano, bass instrument); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums). Additional personnel include: Billy Preston (organ). The companion piece to the 1962-1966 singles compilation, this set (often called "the blue album," as opposed to its chronological predecessor "the red album"), brings together the Beatles best known songs from 1967 through 1970. The Beatles were fiercely, relentlessly experimental during these years, and... | More | Average Ratings  from 20 reviewsPrice: $14.95 - $29.99 List Price: $34.98 |
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by: phillip4541  ) | Review created: 12/18/05 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. Spanning the Beatles' career from its glorious high-water mark to its bitter and plaintive end, this CD is perhaps the most essential item for any pop/rock collection. Listen to the first few songs especially, and be prepared to be blown away, especially if you are not overly familiar with the group's work. It starts with their first psychadelic single, "Strawberry Field Forever" (plus its double A-side, "Penny Lane"). Can you imagine a group today releasing a single with two such timeless and monumental songs on the same disc? It is questionable whether such a record will ever be released again. It's just a shame the British public didn't know what was good for them, instead keeping the Beatles off the No 1 spot in favour of Engelbert Humperdink's "Release Me"! Next comes the first three songs from "Sgt Pepper", then "A Day in the Life", a song which totally transcends the pop or rock idiom, whilst avoiding pretentiousness or pomp. Follow this with "All You Need Is Love" and "I Am the Walrus", and you begin to see just how amazing the start of this record is. Each one of these songs is better than the best songs ever written by nearly every other group, and they're all here in sequence. Inevitably things go slightly downhill from there on in, although still well worth the 5 star rating. There is "Lady Madonna", "Hey Jude", "Revolution" and many another such classic. It is questionable why the compilers sought to add numbers such as "Old Brown Shoe" or "Octopus' Garden" - hardly amongst the group's best output. However, the quality rises again with the later more mature and less psychadelic songs, such as "Something" and "Let It Be". The big omission from the Red and Blue albums is anything from "Revolver" (they only feature the "Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine" single). Also, some fans would have preferred "Blackbird" to "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da". But minor quibbles apart, this CD is more than entertainment - it's a musical education. Almost every group since this work was released has drawn on it in some shape or form...................... | |
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by: coffeelady38  ) | Review created: 06/01/06 |
| 1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful. I purchased the cd 1967-1970 (Blue Album) - The Beatles for my husband. He was helping my daughter work on a history project and The Beatles was one of the topics she needed to research. She, being only 16, had no idea who the Beatles were and why they were so important in history. The research led us to talking about our favorite Beatles songs and that gave me the idea of trying to purchase atleast one cd for him. Its an awesome cd and most of their hits are on this. Well worth the effort it took to find it on eBay and the price I paid. | |
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by: coke00dog ) | Review created: 09/01/06 (updated: 05/21/08) |
| 2 out of 3 people found the following review helpful. It took three years after the break up of the Beatles for Apple Records to finally come out with a greatest hits package, and this The BEATLES 1967-1970 was by far the greatest collection of hits by the Beatles in the second volume of a two record set. It explored the studio years behind the Beatles music after the hectic tours earlier in the careers of the Fab Four. From their classic Sargent Pepper's album to the strange adventures of Magical Mystery Tour film and beyond. The "solo" Beatles performances of the White Album right up until the very end with Abbey Road that was their true last album together in the studio as a band. Let it Be was the album that marked the end of a musical era as the 1960's came to a close. This double "greatest hits" package has been dubbed the "blue album" by most Beatles fans. With classic hits such as All You Need is Love to Hey Jude was a sample of some of the 20 No. 1 best selling singles by the Fab Four to the album cuts such as the Day in the Life ( from Sgt Pepper) to While My Guitar Gentle Weeps (from The White Album), This later greatest hits package covers it all! TRACKS: CD ONE 1. Strawberry Fields Forever 2. Penny Lane 3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 4. With a Little Help From My Friends 5. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds 6. A Day in the Life 7. All You Need Is Love 8 I am the Walrus 9. Hello, Goodbye 10.The Fool on the Hill 11.Magical Mystery Tour 12.Lady Madonna 13.Hey Jude 14. Revolution CD Two 1. Back in the USSR 2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3. OB-LA-DI-, OB-LA-DA 4. Get Back 5. Don't Let Me Down 6. The Ballad of John and Yoko 7. Old Brown Shoe 8. Here Comes the Sun 9. Come Together 10.Something 11.Octopus's Garden 12.Let it Be 13.Across the Universe 14.The Long and Winding Road | |
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by: dan.nims | Review created: 08/03/08 |
I bought the CD because my teenage daughter has been 'discovering' the Beatles and wanted to have some of the songs that were in the Blue Album. Ok, I'm an indulgent father. She recently was graduated from high school, does not use drugs or tobacco, and is a really fine young lady. Ok, I'm not real comfortable with the tatoos on her current boyfriend but over all, she's a good kid and popping for an album of classic Beatles probably won't push her over the edge. What is amazing about the Beatles is the quality of the song writing. Where are the 'pop culture' composers of today that consistently turn out new tunes that not only intrigue the ear but will withstand the test of time? Answer: the world is sorely lacking such creative individuals. The evolution of the art into Rap may be seen as a boost for poetry but in reality has only given rise to a generation of performers that have gained fame and fortune with considerably less talent than was required in the past. The Beatles set a high standard in song writing and it is good for today's youth to spend a little time with their work. | |
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by: partlyhuman ) | Review created: 06/12/08 |
The Beatles greatest hits from 1967-1970. These have got to be some of the greatest songs ever written for the popular music genre. I owned this as a 2-disc record album back in the early 80's. It was great then and it is still great now. Having refined their musical talents through the years, these are a collection of some of the best songs made before their break-up. Not as pop as many of their early efforts, but more of an extension into their own musical ability and lyrical meaning. I have been looking for this 2-disc set used for a long time, but never have been able to find it for a decent price. A testiment to the albums longevity, nobody ever wants to get rid of it. And you won't either. | |
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by: comicnerd16  ) | Review created: 06/10/08 |
This is by far one of the best Beatles albums ever. It has most of their greatest songs and I listen to it every day. DO NOT HESITATE TO BUY! Also, if you like this one you have to get "The Beatles 1962-1966." It's just as good. | |
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by: tbone4mrt | Review created: 06/07/08 |
I decided to buy this CD after watching Across the Universe. The Good: The songs are some of the greatest of the era. If you like the Beatles, to any degree, I would recommend this compilation. The Bad: There aren't more songs. If you have some favorites that are not really well known, they won't be here. | |
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by: 473166 ) | Review created: 05/12/08 |
The greatest collection of Beatle music with experimental sounds and bewitching lyrics in such songs as Strawberry Fields Forever, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and I am the Walrus. Truly provocative. | |
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by: jordan8600 ) | Review created: 03/17/08 |
BUY IT, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED, THIS MUSIC TOUCHES THE HEARTS AND SOUL OF EVERY GENERATION AND ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. C'MON ITS THE LADS FROM LIVERPOOL! | |
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by: pumpkin1968 ) | Review created: 02/23/08 |
I love every song on this CD, I love the Beatles and I bought it because my collection was lacking the Beatles. | |
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