waltt@tekecs.UUCP (Walt Tucker) (01/25/85)
The first american release of a Beatles album was titled "Meet the Beatles."
The british version of this album was released a few months earlier in
England.
What was the album title of the british version?
What was the release date?
What was the historical significance of that date?
-- Walt Tucker
Tektronix, Inc.yosh@hou2e.UUCP (M.CHING) (01/28/85)
> The first american release of a Beatles album was titled "Meet the Beatles." > The british version of this album was released a few months earlier in > England. > > What was the album title of the british version? > > What was the release date? > > What was the historical significance of that date? > > -- Walt Tucker > Tektronix, Inc. I believe the album was called "With the Beatles", and was released sometime in 1962 (?) Dave Bloom Bell Labs, Holmdel
nunes@utai.UUCP (Joe Nunes) (01/31/85)
Trivia question time for Beatles' fans: Can you name three transvestites mentioned in Beatles' songs? Answer will be posted next week.
rsg@cbscc.UUCP (Bob Garmise) (02/01/85)
I think Meet the Beatles was released early in 1964. So if the version in England was released prior to that, let's back it up to late 1963. The only really significant event during that time was JFK's assassination on Nov 22. So that must be the date. Right? What do I win? ...bob garmise...at&t bell labs, columbus...
marc@ucbvax.ARPA (Marc Tarpenning) (02/02/85)
In article <5047@tekecs.UUCP> waltt@tekecs.UUCP (Walt Tucker) writes: >The first american release of a Beatles album was titled "Meet the Beatles." >The british version of this album was released a few months earlier in >England. > >What was the album title of the british version? > >What was the release date? > >What was the historical significance of that date? > > -- Walt Tucker > Tektronix, Inc. The album title of the British version is "With The Beatles". It was released on November 22, 1963 which also was the date of the assassination of JFK. -greg renda
RMC@PSUVM.BITNET (02/06/85)
I have enjoyed the album dates discussion.There is, however, an error in
the original question. The first Beatles album released in the United States
was called "Introducing the Beatles" on VeeJay records released in late
1963. Although it eventually rose to no. 2 in the charts, it did not gain
popularity until after the Capitol media blitz. It (and the other VeeJay
recordings) are now collectors items. The first singles were on VeeJay as
well, and encountered a similar lack of success.
Ron Crandall
Penn State University
RMC @PSUVMae3@pucc-h (Duane Mantick) (02/07/85)
As regards your questions about the first Beatles album, the first
British release was entitled "Please Please Me" (Parlophone records)
BUT, "Meet the Beatles" (Capitol-1964) does NOT correspond exactly,
i.e., song-for-song (if memory serves me correctly...the album is not
here at work) to the earlier British release. This was, in fact, the
case up till about the time of "Sgt. Pepper", with Capitol Records here
in the states milking the songs for as many albums and EP's as they
possibly could. Capitol might put, say, 5 or 6 songs on a side, whereas
British consumers got 7 or 8.
Note also that the sound quality of the British releases is considerably
better than their Capitol counterparts (term used loosely). One of the
most notable songs in this regard is "I Feel Fine". BIG difference.
I just bought a Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs half-speed mastered copy
of the British "Rubber Soul". Marvelous! Everything is audible, perhaps
even some studio-type noises, but the bass lines are all clear as a bell
and there is even a good, audible edge to the vocals. This is never
evident on the over-processed, over-compressed Capitol versions but
can be heard to a certain extent on the British releases.
Now on the the other questions. The exact release date for any
of the albums escapes me (my copy of one or the other of the discographies
is not with me) but I have this nagging feeling that one of their
albums was released on the same day that JFK was shot in dallas (if not
the same day, it was VERY close).
I will post a trivia question in return. Name three different guitars
played by George Harrison and the two basses most commonly associated
with Paul McCartney (as a Beatle).
Duane Mantick
Purdue University Computing Center
ae3 at pucc-h