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The Beatles - Past Masters Volume 1 and 2 Remastered - CD
Includes singles, oddities, and B-sides from the Beatles' early career, as well as singles and B-sides from their later career. The collection is packaged together for the first time on CD. Volume 1 covers the first half of the Beatles' career from 1962 to 1965, while Volume 2 covers 1965 to 1970. The collection includes cover songs by Carl Perkins, Larry Williams, and Little Richard, as well as John Lennon's avant-cabaret number "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)."
Packaged together on CD for the first time, 'Past Masters Vol.1
& 2' gathers singles, oddities and B-sides, saving the
dedicated Beatlemaniac considerable time. VOLUME ONE covers the
first half of the Beatles career from 1962 to 1965, while VOLUME
TWO deals with 1965 to 1970. Such was the enormous success of the
Fab Four's breakout singles "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold
Your Hand" that their vocals were recut for German versions ("Komm,
Gib Mir Deine Hand" and "Sie Liebt Dich" respectively), which were
originally slated for the West German market (and are included on
this collection) before being released in the States. Always
mindful of their influences, the Beatles in their early phase were
also notable for their choice of cover songs. Carl Perkins, Larry
Williams and Little Richard were all paid tribute to eventually.
While Ringo Starr sang "Matchbox" and John Lennon handled "Slow
Down" and "Bad Boy," Paul McCartney channelled Richard Penniman.
His take on "Long Tall Sally" induces goosebumps and the influence
clearly carried over to "I'm Down." During the time period covered
by VOLUME TWO, the Fab Four stopped touring and focused their
energies on studio recordings.The results included some of the
Beatles' more experimental forays, like their first use of
backwards tape ("Rain") and the breaking of the singles time
barrier ("Hey Jude"). There are also alternate versions of
well-known songs ("Get Back," "Across The Universe"), and songs
influenced by Fats Domino ("Lady Madonna") and Indian culture ("The
Inner Light") featured here. The most unusual tune included on this
collection is "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)." This highly
unusual recording was started in May 1967 and shelved before
getting completed in November 1969. The result was an avant-cabaret
number conceived by John Lennon, featuring mumbled vocals, Brian
Jones' saxophone playing and sound effects replicating the inside
of an after-hours club.
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