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The Beatles – Yesterday And Today

I’ve mentioned how much I hate the US releases of the early Beatles’ albums, right? So, why do I own this abomination? “Yesterday and Today” is most famous for originally having the “butcher cover.”...

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The Beatles – Rubber Soul

Stare super hard at this cover. That rounded free-hand lettering – this is the record that set that style off in pop culture in the ‘60s. The trippy distorted photograph. The band’s name. Yes,...

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The Beatles – Help!

Unlike the film “A Hard Day’s Night,” the film “Help!” is not a gem and a wonder. To me, it is a mess. Like the Dave Clark Five, it tries too hard (in-joke for...

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The Beatles – The Beatles In Italy

Did you see the title “The Beatles In Italy” and worry that somehow you missed the existence of an incredible live album from the Fab Four’s early touring days? Worry not. The title is...

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The Beatles – Beatles For Sale

In late 1964, when the whole world seemed to have lost its mind over The Beatles, and in the midst of a grueling touring schedule, the band went back into the studio to record...

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The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night

I’ve talked a lot about the various combinations and iterations that the early Beatles albums took, different songs under different titles on different sides of the Atlantic. The Beatles exploded in America with their...

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The Beatles – All My Loving (EP)

Well, this was bound to happen. Four Beatles records into my collection, and I realize 1) that I’ve missed something, and 2) that I’m very close to having to go out of order. Staring...

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The Beatles – Twist and Shout

Well, whaddaya know. Remember how I didn’t think I owned “Please Please Me”? Well, somewhere along the way in the early ’80s, I ran across a 1971 reissue of “Twist and Shout,” the second...