Category Archives: The Beatles

Eleanor Rigby

Twenty Four years ago today the Beatles began to record one of the more significant songs in their catalog. Eleanor Rigby is significant for a number of reasons. First off, it is a song where you can clearly see the … Continue reading

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While My Guitar Gently Weeps

George Harrison would have been 67 years old today. Here is this amazing song from the Concert for Bangladesh. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7qpfGVUd8c]

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All Together Now

It had to happen sometime. I finally got to play The Beatles Rock Band. We were at my brother’s for Hanukkah yesterday and the night before his kids got to open the box and set up the game. I played … Continue reading

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The End

30 posts in 30 days is a lot harder than you think. Even with a good theme and great material it is tough to meet the deadlines and with the Sabbath observance, even harder. But I made it! I had … Continue reading

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Past Masters/Mono Masters Part 4

During the recording of Yellow Submarine, four songs had mono versions created as well as the stereo. One of them, Only a Northern Song, was only done in mono. The four together were intended for a mono EP to be … Continue reading

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Past Masters/Mono Masters Part 3

Volume two has a number of differences due to the fact that there are no mono versions of The Ballad of John and Yoko, Old Brown Shoe and Let It Be. That leaves 12 songs, one of which is in … Continue reading

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Past Masters/Mono Masters Part 2

Past Masters was released on two CDs and four vinyl albums (the last vinyl to be mass produced of any Beatles music). The first CD was volume one and the second CD volume two. Volume one has 13 Beatles singles … Continue reading

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Past Masters/Mono Masters Part 1

In 1987 all of the Beatles albums were released on CD but fans were missing many of the tops songs that never made it to any of the albums. For example, Day Tripper, Hey Jude and Lady Madonna never made … Continue reading

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Abbey Road

After the principal recording was completed from the Get Back Sessions, the Beatles, knowing that they were breaking up, decided to record one final album. They would put aside their differences and go out in style, rather than with all … Continue reading

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Let It Be

But wasn’t Let It Be The Beatles last album? Let It Be was released in 1970, after the band split up and was the final album released by the Fab Four. It was not, however, the final album recorded. Arguments … Continue reading

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