A new mix on old Beatle songs
935010
Not quite what I expected, but I still think the CD is great!
4105144
These tracks (not really that much music) are a must for Beatle fans like myself. You hear the excitement in their voices on their 1963 recording thanking their fans (FREIDA KELLY!) for their support and a plea to stop throwing jelly babies (beans) at them. I found that amusing since exactly 50 years ago Jack Paar who had a TV show on Friday nights showed a clip of the Beatles that his son Randy had told him about and brought up the candy tossing. This happened on the same night I heard I want to hold your hand/I saw her standing there on WINS-AM with Murray the K (the fifth Beatle, apologies to Billy Preston).
 As the CD progresses you can hear the change and growth in their confidence and by 1969 it sounds as if they recorded their seasonal greetings separately. I've had the vinyl version for over 35 years and it has a scratch or two (not to mention a pop here & there) so the CD is a must.
1556572
Interesting to listen to, and I love the old classic songs.
516712
The Beatles / Love:  Before I say anything else, you do know that this is a reworking and editing of classic Beatles songs created for a Cirque du Soleil performance, right?  I only ask because, apparently (judging from the 1 and 2 star reviews on this page) there are over 80 incredibly dull persons who bought this disk and then complained that this wasn't an `original' Beatles hit disc.  Please, if your looking for a greatest hits disc, this is NOT it.  Now, as to this George Martin re-imagining of the Beatles songs to fit into this `circus' performance, It's really very entertaining and refreshing.  I enjoyed the music very much.  Good job Mr. Martin!  It's not a masterpiece (as it was created for a circus) but it is worth hearing and owning.
 Four Stars.
1924469
First up, I don't know if the sound mix will be the same, as my CD cover has "UK VERSION" in red in the top RH corner, and it doesn't have the large 'buttons' in the lower corners (but the photo is the same).

I first heard this playing in a furniture store in a town west of Sydney in the early-mid 70s (a bit late I know, but I can't remember any of the original tracks on the radio in Australia in '67, although "All Sold Out" sounded familiar).

I asked who it was. It sounded a little like the Stones, but quite different from all their other albums I'd heard (which was all of them up to the mid-1970s).

I was so taken with it, I bought it soon after.  It has never really 'grabbed' me, but I always find it interesting. There's a sophistication in the lyrics which I think was very new for early 1967 (at least for UK bands).

The mixes (same as that vinyl I bought back in the 70s) are unusual - sometimes quite 'thin', sometimes almost too 'bassy', but you get the impression it's done on purpose as an experiment.  It's like the Stones said, 'It's the 60s, we can challenge even the way 60s bands record their music.'

My CD ("UK VERSION") has 7 bonus tracks: the famous "Have You Seen Your Mother Baby..." [one of my all-time favourites], equally-famous "Let's Spend The Night Together" & "Ruby Tuesday" - with which I honoured my mother's promise and played it at her funeral in 1992.  There's also "If You Let Me" (really like it) and "Who's Driving Your Plane?" (not bad).

I don't know if these bonus tracks are on this CD,  but I did get my "UK VERSION" here on Amazon.' (Sorry if this "US" version is very different, but Amazon asked me for a review.)

The last original (pre-CD) track is "Something Happened To Me Yesterday", and behind this brassy, pre-Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band track, is a wonderfully almost-comic-opera allegory for a new consciousness. (When you read the biographies of these Prophets, you find things like George Harrison saying to Donovan after the latter's first drug bust in 1965, "Yes, the Illusion is persuasive Don." - according to Donovan's autobiography.)  I mean, they (well, Mick at least) really were Thinkers. (Remember, when John Lennon sang: "I'd love to turn you on" he wasn't talking about sex - and it wasn't necessarily drugs, it was consciousness-raising.)

Yeah, not a brilliant album musically for me, but an intriguing album - musically & lyrically. Definitely worth having - it makes you Think.
1532583
I first got this record as a Christmas present in 1968, but it was the stereo version. This mono version is an epiphany. The mix is amazing. I can't wait to get some of the other Beatle classics in mono.
3462629
Half the fun is guessing the Beatles tune used in each Christmas cut.  Pretty authentic sounding, especially from their early years.
2354657
Cunningly recycling a batch of album tracks by some of Motown's most prominent artists, recorded over a period of dozen years, the compilers have come up with another winner with this clutch of Beatles songs, which plays through with surprising cohesiveness. The Beatles loved Motown, and here they return the favour.

Stevie Wonder's We Can Work It Out is probably the stand-out listen, with an exuberance that made it a natural choice for a single in 1971, and one can also detect his influence in then-partner Syreeta's definitive cover version of the usually over-treacled She's Leaving Home. The Temptations' Hey Jude, from Puzzle People, comes with a suitably distinctive Norman Whitfield production, and Marvin Gaye's Yesterday is also a highlight. The Four Tops are called upon to deliver cabaret versions of three Paul McCartney ballads. Though none have the classic hallmark Levi Stubbs touch, Eleanor Rigby comes closest.

Both the original Supremes tracks come from a 1964 curio entitled A Little Bit Of Liverpool and ought to be great. They have lots of gusto and fire, and are great fun, but the sound is muddy and the production sounds hurried, leaving a sense of what might have been with a little more trouble and care. Diana Ross appears again on Let It Be's The Long And Winding Road. Come Together comes from the 1970 incarnation of the Supremes led by Jean Terrell and is an excellent Frank Wilson production.

George Harrison's Something is well handled by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (from Natural Resources) and Gladys Knight and the Pips' version of Let It Be is another stand-out, equaling Aretha's version of Paul McCartney's tribute to his mother Mary. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' And I Love Her is rescued from the rather overlooked album What Love Has Joined Together. It sounds just how you imagine.

The final three tracks are from the post-Beatle period. Diana Ross does a syrupy version of John Lennon's Imagine; Jr Walker blows a fine horn on Wings' My Love from 1976; and Edwin Starr gets gospelly on the rousing George Harrison classic My Sweet Lord, ending the album on an uplifting note
4382537
As a 50-year-old die hard Beatle fan, I'm a tough sell on Beatle covers.  There are songs that I simply don't connect with at all.  But there are some real good songs here-nice arrangements: Come Together-Joe Cocker, With A Little Help From My Friends, Flying, Hold Me Tight, I am the Walrus-Bono, Across the Universe, Revolution, Helter Skelter, Hey Jude and Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds-Bono alone is worth the price of the CD.  It's a double set so it earns a 3 star.  If you're a Beatles fan, it's a nice addition to your collection.
1501762
I am partial to these old time recordings- probably because I am old!
If you are interested in music of other eras, you willo appreciate this one
3921292
This is a unique fine and fun presentation of some very popular Beatle songs expressed via a dozen classic cellos. It follows the actual Beatle songs more-or-less for each song and in each song. This is artistically natural as thereby the classic cello is given full range of rich expression. For each Beatle song, someone can hear the actual Beatle song more-or-less with the creative cellos dancing classically around the Beatle song -- adding cello classic developement to the Beatle melody and theme. Even tho there are a full dozen cellos in support -- it sounds almost more or less like a cello quartet at times as the cello developements are uncluttered while rich. The overall effect is very mellow cheerful cello expression of favorite Beatle songs -- wonderfully flowing and relaxing -- great to listen to directly or as gentle sweet background for mellow times such as studying, resting or sleeping. Mellow Yellow Cello Submarine +++
4096021
If you are new or an aging Beatle fan this book is for you.  I have read many Beatle books this was fun and I learned some new things.
2478529
The tracks included in this collection provide an interesting sample of tunes not often found on compilation CD's. However what makes this CD unique is the version of the songs presented. Often, the versions originally heard on a.m. radio were not those available to be purchased by the public then or now. Edited versions for shorter play times, poorly mixed or totally different stereo versions, lyric edits - all kinds of discrepancies can come into play when tunes of that era make it to CD.

Here, what you get are the versions as heard on the radio with the added bonus of many appearing in stereo. Of the 14 tracks, 3,5,7-12,14 are stereo with 1,4,6,13 being mono single versions. Track two, "Judy In Disguise" (With Glasses)" is part stereo, part mono.  Background notes on the song and the version included make for interesting reading in the eight-page liner notes booklet.

Standing taller than many of the oldies compilation CD's available, this new entry represents a top-quality gathering for the casual collector or purist looking for digital clarity of classic a.m. sounds.
3651790
Even though a lot of these Beatles' classics have been reworked and in some cases stitched together, there is enough of the classic sound for any Beatles' fan to really enjoy this album and at the same time, a different enough sound that you don't feel like you're listening to the same old songs all over again.
2102729
It is a new approach to the Beatles music with different arrangements and  tuning. A breath of fresh air compared to the music that is out there today. It is proof that the Beatles were truly a great band and song writers.
861337
Listened to this latest mix for the first time today!  I thought they did a fabulous job remastering.  It's true that its not the exact Capitol US Master tape as they tried to improve on it as some were from 3rd 4th generation tapes.  I have the Capitol box version from several years ago as well and this sounds a little cleaner than those if not as historically accurate.  As far as the songs, I give it 4 stars only because there are a few covers mixed in with the originals and in comparison to their classics this comes up a little short.  But that said I enjoy them all.  Of course, I'm not impartial.  Ive got the mono masters the stereo masters, the new US masters, as well as the prior mentioned first two volumes of US Masters as well as the original pressing versions of the US LPs  If they tweak em again I'll probably buy those as well.
472659
One o f my favorite Beatle songs I just wish that they would have played the whole song .I still love it