Originally Posted By ecdc >>So if you're a True Beatles Fan, you're looking at well north of $400, and you'd probably better preorder now if you want the box sets.<< And they say file sharers are thieves.... Terrible about the gash in the side of your stereo set, mawnck.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>And they say file sharers are thieves....<< Actually you should see this Mono Box. It's amazing. Every album cover has been duplicated in CD size, right down to the same style cardboard stock and all the inserts (the cutouts in Sgt. Pepper, the book in Magical Mystery Tour, all the crap that came with The White Album), and even a little duplicate of the original EMI (or whatever) inner sleeve. Besides, Disney fans ain't got no room to talk: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/White-Dwarfs-Limited-Collectors-Blu-ray/dp/B0026ICMLY" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/White-Dw...026ICMLY</a>
Originally Posted By ecdc Don't own a blu-ray player and probably won't for a while. But I'm getting more and more tempted by those mono sets....
Originally Posted By DAR I just bought the remastered White Album and Abbey Road. Simply because I didn't have them.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Just out of curiosity, how many of you folks were actual Beatle's era teens? I was, and I have a selection of "original" albums (still have a LP player) and many cassette tapes and newer CD's of some of my favorites but, my collection isn't complete nor is everything on one media. I was wondering how many fans are "after market" generations. The Beatles are still a marvel to me. Here, 39 years after they broke up, they are still a marketable item...simply amazing. Maybe some will divulge exactly what the attraction is for themselves and what you think is the reason that others are willing to spend money for 1960's sounds. I think they were great, but I should, it was during my time of passage and I can be expected to be a little biased.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes >>>Just out of curiosity, how many of you folks were actual Beatle's era teens?<<< One here.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Not me!! I missed all the fun! today is Zack Starkey's birthday & even he is OLDER than I am!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost And I call myself a fan...I didn't even know he had a son. I guess I should burn my albums and tapes and CD's now. I am not worthy. In my defense, I am not a individual player fan but a group fan. I have never really followed there personal lives unless it got massive news coverage like the last few years with Sir Paul. By the way...in answer to Paul's question..."will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64"? The answer is NO, but I will take a large portion of your money to help me keep my memories sweet.
Originally Posted By alexbook Zak's a drummer. He's played a lot with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, and he was also in one of Ringo's "All Starr" bands. I was born in 1960, so I'm a little too young to be an original fan. I vaguely remember seeing the Beatles cartoons on TV, but I think I must have known who they were even before that. I think everybody did. I didn't become a big fan until my own high school years, though.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda I too was born in 1960, but I grew up as a Beatles fan. I vaguely remember them on Ed Sullivan, and my first "grown up" record was the single of "Help"
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs My dad is a big Beatles fan...he has all the albums (at least the ones released in the US), plus several books, and he recorded all of the Beatles cartoons when they were being aired on MTV in the 80s. A few years ago, I bought him the Beatles cartoon figures at Tower Records for Father's Day.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF I never listened to an entire Beatles album until...well...yesterday. I splurged and got the stereo box set. I always said I never saw what the fuss was all about, how influential they were, etc. Now I have. I'm really enjoying these...and I haven't even gotten halfway through all the albums yet. "Revolver" is next.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Revolver is one of their early best albums. I'll bet you'll enjoy it. Listen to the lyrics through-out the album. It goes from sweet to downright evil and mean in just one or two songs. John, in particular had many personalities and they show up in his songs.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Please disregard my previous post...I was thinking of Rubber Soul when I made those final statements. You will still enjoy Revolver though.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Revolver and Rubber Soul are the two best. Rubber Soul today kind of sounds like Revolver "unplugged" (Lennon, especially, went acoustic on us on RS with stuff like Norwegian Wood and In My Life, then went electric with a vengeance on Revolver with stuff like She Said She Said and And Your Bird Can Sing). Revolver is my favorite because it has all their influences in one place and one time (Indian, drugs, symphonic, American R&B, Dylan in a good way) but still has the tight discipline of the classic 3-minute song. So it's my fave, but Rubber Soul is great too.
