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[nimrod]

Magical Mystery Tour counts, Kevin.  It's considered canon, even if some Brits and Aussies don't agree!   

The Beatles never released it as an album..

then we might as well include all Capitol albums

 

[ibanez_ax]

The Beatles never released it as an album..

then we might as well include all Capitol albums

 

Look what rascal sneaked in there!

[nimrod]

Is Past Masters in there too ?

[ibanez_ax]

Is Past Masters in there too ?

Mono Masters in this set.  Past Masters was in the 2012 stereo vinyl box set and of course the 2009 stereo CD box.

[Hello Goodbye]

The Beatles never released it as an album..

then we might as well include all Capitol albums

 

Some of the Capitol albums are pretty neat, Kev.  Where else would you hear I'm Looking Through You like this?

The Beatles - I'm Looking Through You - False Start (Vinyl)

I still play the beginning like that today!   

[Dcazz]

That was always my favorite version too!

[Fab4Fan]

That was always my favorite version too!

Ditto!

[Hello Goodbye]

That's the way it's supposed to be...

The Beatles - Im Looking Through You - Performed LIVE by The Fab Four

[oldbrownshoe]

There's something almost magical in the way that people listened slightly differently to The Beatles around the world!

At the moment my top 3 would be:
1. Please Please Me
2. Let It Be
3. The White Album
...and I'd have the two BBC compilations at 4 and 5 if I may.

[nimrod]

Some of the Capitol albums are pretty neat, Kev.  Where else would you hear I'm Looking Through You like this?



I still play the beginning like that today!   

Yes Im not saying the Capitol albums werent good but I think its true that you like what you grew up with (generally) I cant believe they left the false start on there though 

Its like Let It Be, I always prefer the one I grew up with (not Naked) Naked sounds empty to me without the stuff Spector put on there, I prefer Winding Road with the Spector stuff (also I Me Mine) and the chatter/Dig It etc

But maybe if Id grown up listening to Naked.........well.........

[Hello Goodbye]

I cant believe they left the false start on there though 

Parlophone chopped off the beginning of the song!

[Moogmodule]

Parlophone chopped off the beginning of the song!

I never thought of it as a false start. I thought it was a purposeful tension builder 

[Hello Goodbye]

And I always thought of it as a musical count-in...

Paul McCartney - I'm Looking Through You - MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 2011

Paul McCartney I'm Looking Through You Live Montreal 2011 HD 1080P

[Moogmodule]

My top three is pretty predictable.

1. Rubber Soul
2. Revolver
3. Abbey Road

After that it's harder to pin down an exact order. I'd currently probably plump for

4. A Hard Days Night
5. Sgt Peppers
6. Help
7. The White Album
8. Please Please Me
9. Beatles for Sale
10. Let it Be
11. With the Beatles
12. Yellow Submarine

But really the difference between these 8 albums is pretty narrow. Any of them (with the exception of the half album Yellow Submarine) could move up or down a few places depending on my mood.

While not in the original canon I also think the first BBC live record would rank pretty well. I find it a really enjoyable album.

[oldbrownshoe]

I'm with you, Moogmodule, there's barely the width of a cigarette paper between any of them.

Music radio is such in Britain (it truly is awful) that if a DJ announces he, it is always a he, is going to play a Them song, he will play one of three Them songs ('Gloria', 'Here Comes The Night' or 'Baby Please Don't Go' - absolute NO exceptions), and ONLY one of those three songs.
 
This policy is carried through for pretty much any act you care to mention and is usually combined with a jingle suggesting that his particular radio station offers 'more musical choice'!

On any given day, indeed in any given hour, you'll be hard pressed NOT to hear 'House of the Rising Sun', 'Groovin'', 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', 'San Francisco' or 'Something In The Air' on your radio dial.

As such, I'm almost obliged to listen to the margins/the obscure/b-sides over a-sides etc., hence my slightly perverse Top 3. 

[Dcazz]

I find these difficult to do as I almost see their music as one progressive album that goes on for 6 years or so. I think Revolver is my favorite though... but it's like oldbrownshoe says about the width of a cigarette paper!

[nimrod]

I too cant do this

Its too dificult and I dont see the benefit of doing it

I mean where would I put Beatles For Sale ?

It has some covers but it also has a couple of my all time favourites on there, Im A Loser, Every Little Thing and No Reply, also how can I vote it low when it holds such treasured memories of Christmas all those years ago in 1964, an innocent time with my family, Mum & Dad, Beatles For Sale was part of Christmas, I love it

I just cant vote any of these 12 LP's higher than each other, they all hold very special memories for me, each one represents a stage of my growing up.

I dont include Mystery Tour mainly because I absolutely loved the double EP, its was different than an LP and cheaper, it had a book with drawings and a story, some people say EMI were dumb not to make it an LP like Capitol, but I loved the EP to bits, so for me it will never be an album, whenever I think of MMT it is a double EP with a booklet. (and a sprinkle of pure magic) 

PS it also displays my favourite ever picture of The Beatles on the front.

[ibanez_ax]

I too cant do this

Its too dificult and I dont see the benefit of doing it

I mean where would I put Beatles For Sale ?

It has some covers but it also has a couple of my all time favourites on there, Im A Loser, Every Little Thing and No Reply, also how can I vote it low when it holds such treasured memories of Christmas all those years ago in 1964, an innocent time with my family, Mum & Dad, Beatles For Sale was part of Christmas, I love it

I just cant vote any of these 12 LP's higher than each other, they all hold very special memories for me, each one represents a stage of my growing up.

I dont include Mystery Tour mainly because I absolutely loved the double EP, its was different than an LP and cheaper, it had a book with drawings and a story, some people say EMI were dumb not to make it an LP like Capitol, but I loved the EP to bits, so for me it will never be an album, whenever I think of MMT it is a double EP with a booklet. (and a sprinkle of pure magic) 

PS it also displays my favourite ever picture of The Beatles on the front.

The Magical Mystery Tour Blu-ray/DVD package came with a reproduction of the mono vinyl EP.  As a Beatles collector I like having it even though I only played it once because I'm too lazy to get up and flip a record every 5 minutes.

[Fab4Fan]

But maybe if Id grown up listening to Naked.........well.........

Well, here's the real question: have you ever listened to Let It Be while you were naked?

[Hello Goodbye]

I too cant do this

The Beatles - You Can't Do That

Neither can I, Kev.  Here's what I posted on 19 May 2008:  http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/index.php?topic=6667.msg172437#msg172437