1967-1970 : The Blue Album

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Even as the Beatles began heading toward an inevitable break-up, their prolific ways continued; this two-disc look back only skims the surface of their later achievements. Excerpts from iSgt. Pepper/i, iMagical Mystery Tour/i, the white album, iAbbey Road/i, and iLet It Be/i compete for space with classic singles that do as much or more to prove their eclecticism: the epic ballad "Hey Jude", the plaintive "Strawberry Fields Forever", straight rock roll of all stripes from the plainspoken "Revolution" and "Get Back" to the surreal "Come Together". Decades after the split, this (and its companion set of 1962-1966 cuts) remains a favoured introduction for young listeners and a key sampler for veteran fans. i--Rickey Wright/i

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Customer reviews

review by: Loner date: 2009-06-24 rating:
As compilations go ...
...this is one of the better ones. For obvious reasons 'best of' albums are treated with a degree of scorn by purists. There are some exceptions, 'Decade' by Neil Young, 'Echoes' by Pink Floyd and 'Treasury' by Nick Drake are examples of compilation albums that have some credibility, but as comps go, nothing comes close to the red and blue Beatles albums. br / br /Okay, so you don't get everything, but if you like certain album tracks that are not here you simply buy the album. What makes the blue and red so good is there are no obvious omissions, and considering the sheer output of the Beatles, that is quite an accomplishment.

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review by: musicman date: 2008-09-18 rating:
wow this is my fave out of the two blue album fab!!
2nd box along with the red this one is the best amazeing exsperimental too the beatles were very creative thats why i think there better then the rolling stones more creative beatles rule john lennon R.I.P Goerge harrison R.I.P BUY IT WHAT YOU WAITING FOR!!

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review by: jembateman date: 2008-03-08 rating:
The music is great, but...
This was the 2d album I ever bought (see my 1962-66 review), and I loved playing both sets. However, as I collected the original albums, these became somewhat superfluous: the Beatles albums are so good they outrank virtually any other band's 'best of', and you can get the singles on Magical Mystery Tour and Past Masters 2. br /The band were producing their most ambitious music and the selection represents a lot of this, although why Don't Let Me Down and Old Brown Shoe are here I don't know; they were released as B sides, so it gave them to 1973 collectors on album, but (on the same principle) you can get them on Past Masters 2 (and plenty of 1963-6 single / EP tracks weren't on the companion 'Red' album..). br /So it's a good introduction, but once you've moved on to the original albums and the fuller compilations you may want to pass this one to others to spread the Beatle gospel!

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review by: Matt date: 2007-09-03 rating:
Fantastic - Beatles Best Shown On This Album
This collection of Beatles' greats is probably the best record in my vast sea of old vinyl. I own the re-issue with blue vinyl which i think is fantastic. If you are planning to buy this album on vinyl, get it with blue vinyl.


review by: date: 2007-08-29 rating:
Twelve stars
Some of the best songs ever written - and that ever may be written - are on this album. If you want to listen to the best, this album is it. So many good tracks are left off though that if you love this you should buy all of their albums from Revolver onwards.

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