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From: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: greatest hits on cd?
Date: 5 Sep 92 00:56:29 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

rlwilliams@gallua.gallaudet.edu writes:

>Hi,
>	I've been looking, not very systematically for the two, two volume 
>sets of the beatles greatest hits. I think one is called 1964 - 1968 and
>the other takes up where the first left off.  Anyway, I've been trying to 
>find these on CD. I wonder if the stores are just always out of stock or 
>whether they exist?  If not, any ideas when they'll come out on CD?

I would recommend getting the two Lewisohn compilations, the
"Past Masters" Volume 1 and 2.  Those contain the singles,
EP-only cuts and B-sides that are not available on albums.

Then, pick a couple more Beatles albums on CD.   These will
be in the UK format, which was different from the American
LPs on all albums before -Pepper-.   My favorites
are -Hard Days Night-, -Help-, and -Revolver-, which I believe shows the
Fabs at their songwriting peak.  The CD versions of these
albums do NOT have any instrumental cuts like their American
counterparts.  I also like -Magical Mystery Tour- and -Abbey Road-
for later material.  Just look through the various CDs and pick
the ones with the songs you like.

IMHO, you can't get all of the good Beatles songs on 2 disks.
There are just too many good ones.  If you get the two -Past Masters-
CDs plus all of the CD albums, you will have all of the material
that the group released, and there will be no overlap in material.
(except on the -Yellow Submarine- CD)

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Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: galuska@oz.asel.udel.edu (Scott Galuska)
Subject: Re: Cloud 9 questions
Keywords: Harrison
Organization: AI duPont Institute
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 13:08:59 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.021319.23618@cs.rose-hulman.edu> williasr@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Steven R. Williams) writes:

>I just listened to the Cloud 9 CD again...and I have a few questions  
>concerning its contents.

>2. Is there any special meaning to "Like this pullover you sent to me"?

Could be just a referral to an old favorite sweater- don't recall an old
song lyric with that phrase...

>3. Where does the phrase "It's all over now baby blue" come from...I know  
>I've read it somewhere else.... What does it mean?"

That's a title to a Dylan song from the sixties- one of his best...

In that part of the song, George also salutes Smokey Robinson ("...and You've
Really Got A Hold On Me").

>4. Does anyone know any special meaning(s) to the lyrics in 'Wreck of the  
>Hesperus", I realize lots of it just sounds nice but there are bits that  
>sound sort of autobiographical...Who's Big Bill Brunsey(or whoever)  
>anyhow???

Big Bill Broonzy- legendary blues singer...

-- 
Scott Galuska
Dept. of Computer & Info. Science        "There's no crying in baseball!"
Univ of Delaware
galuska@asel.udel.edu
From: rgranvil@bbn.com (Rob Granville)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Explain "Come Together?"
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:33:06 GMT
Organization: BBN
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>Subject: Explain "Come Together?"

In article <1992Sep13.210401.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu> ,
rlwilliams@gallua.gallaudet.edu writes:
>Would anyone like to let me know what "Come together" is all about?
>
>I don't know what they're talking about... Toejam football?  Jube-jube 
>eyeballs? Spinal cracker?
>
>sheesh!
>
>skip

As it's been a while since I've embarrassed myself publicly, I'll give it
a shot. And I make no apologies for not remembering all the lyrics, since
Lennon himself couldn't. (Witness his rendition of the song on Live in
New York City.)

The bulk of the song is a comical description of Lennon himself. 

Toejam football: leather sneakers

Spinal cracker: backbreaker, a comment on how hard Lennon was working
himself and his cohorts

Walking finger: shaking hands

He rollercoaster: he's subject to extreme mood swings

Early warning: bad breath (cf. McCartney's "Smile Away")

Bag production: Here's a golden opportunity to embarrass myself. I
clearly remember Ono's "bag performances" where she would roll around in
a large bag on stage. There's also "Eating chocolate cake in a bag" (from
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"), put I don't remember this specific event.
J & Y also buried some acorns in a bag ("Fifty acorns tied in a sack"),
and I believe sent bags of acorns to some world leaders for them to bury,
which was to foster world peace.

Ono sideboard: this one's too obvious

Walrus gumboots: Is this more than a reference to THAT song?

That should be enough to get this thread started.

Rob Granville
From: stevedc@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Stephen Carter)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Official release of 1965 material?
Date: 8 Sep 92 07:37:40 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex

From article <1992Sep6.044437.12556@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>, by rags@triples.math.mcgill.ca (Robert A. G. Seely):
> Tonight the (TV) news had a brief note about an upcoming release (not
> a boot) of mid 60's material - anyone have real details on this?


See my earlier posting of a full report of this.  

In brief.  No news of value!

Stephen Carter, Systems & Operations Manager, Computing Services
The University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK
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Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: williasr@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Steven R. Williams)
Subject: I Me Mine (the book) looking for info.
Keywords: harrison
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 22:36:38 GMT


Twice today I've heard about the book "I Me Mine" which is said to contain  
the lyrics to many of George's song pre-1980

Does anyone know if this book is in print??? If it is out of print, does  
anyone know how I might obtain a copy. If it is still in print, could  
someone please tell me the publisher. Also, how complete is this book(does  
it contain all Harrison songs released before publication or just the  
hits?)? 
 
advanced thanks,
Steven Williams
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Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: raindrop@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nathaniel Michael Pearson)
Subject: Re: FIFTH BEATLE?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 23:05:59 GMT

In article <1992Sep12.225848.17322@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> jwlr@gauguin.cc.rochester.edu (James Willer) writes:
>The current fifth Beatle list:
>
[litany of names deleted]

>Any others ???
>
>				James Willer
>{the opinions above are probably NOT those of
> anyone at all}

Has everyone forgotten Clarence (a.k.a. Eddie Murphy)?  Remember,
"She Loves You" played backwards supposedly said "Ay Paul, let's steal
all of Clarence's good ideas."  And maybe it really was Clarence, not
Brian Jones, who played sax on a certain cryptic song; I've a theory that 
the lyrics really meant:

		You know my name -------> Clarence
		Look up the number ------->  5

			Nat Pearson
			raindrop@leland.stanford.edu


Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: williasr@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Steven R. Williams)
Subject: Re: Video: I've Got My Mind Set On You (was:  Cloud 9 questions)
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 18:22:36 GMT


In article <1992Sep12.172848.1474@menudo.uh.edu> edc@evolution.bchs.uh.edu  
(edward s. chen) writes:
> Personally, I much preferred the "arcade" video for GMMSOY.  George also  
did
> a video for "This is Love", and "When We Was Fab" from Cloud 9.
> 
So, could someone give a description of the Got My Mind Set On You  
'arcade' video and the 'This is Love' video, since I'll likely never get  
the chance to see them myself???


>  George says the Japan shows were *not* filmed, (although I do
> wonder where the nice looking footage from ABC's "In Concert" came from)
I have to wonder the same thing, It seems to me that the concert must have  
all been filmed... Why else would they have gone to such trouble just for  
those bits that were shown on In Concert. I suspect George doesn't feel a   
video needs to be released for some reason (Maybe, it's not really  
necessary)

>  I wonder when Paul is going to get around to releasing a collection of  
all his
> videos?  He has enough to fill 2 - 3 tapes (including his "Back to the  
Egg"
> special) easily.  Similarly, George has enough material from his promo  
films
> for a nice tape.
By the way, besides the three from Cloud 9 what other promos has George  
done? I have seen one for Crackerbox Palace and supposedly there is one  
for Ding Dong, Ding Dong....and maybe True Love???  Did the Wilbury's do  
any besides the one in the train car(at least I think they did one in a  
train car, I'm not sure, I've never seen it either...)


looking for video/promo info,
Steven Williams (Somewhere not in England)
 
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------------------------------------------------------
"Take my smile and my heart they were yours from the start"
From: prokopy@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Dave)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Official release of '65 material?
Date: 8 Sep 92 04:26:16 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <92251.144201A410JACQ@HASARA11.BITNET> A410JACQ@HASARA11.BITNET (Jacqueline Cote) writes:
>Well it isn't a rumour! There was an article in yesterday's Sunday
>Times (frontpage + page 3) on it. It will be released next year as
>EMI will sort-of 'relaunch' their Beatle collection with a new CD
>package (boxed set). The songs have been found in EMI's vaults and
>have been 'dusted off'. It will contain the much awaited 'Leave my
>Kitten alone', 'How Do You Do it' and originals of songs the Beatles
>wrote for others. I don't know if it only contains songs of ca. '65.
>There were still some problems as to the copyrights (does M.J. own
>them) of some of the songs. I think I recall reading that EMI was cooperating
>with Apple on this project, and that the 3 remaining Beatles approved of
>it.

This almost sounds too good to be true.  Can anyone else verify this with
other magazines?  (ICE and Rolling Stone would certainly contain some
mention of this ... but I don't subscribe to either.)

We've all heard these rumors before.  I hope someone's not pulling our
collective leg.

-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: dmac@julia.math.ucla.edu (saki)
Subject: Re: I Me Mine 
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 19:57:42 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.071642.894@syma.sussex.ac.uk> stevedc@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Stephen Carter) writes:
>From article <1992Sep8.104334.12480@mr.med.ge.com>, by hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987):
>
>... The ORIGINAL supposedly unique print was hideously
>expensive and was autographed by The QUiet One and Derek Taylor.  It
>was reprinted at a sane price, and graces my home bookshelves.

Expensive though it was, I was impressed when an r.m.b. irregular
showed me his autographed copy of "I Me Mine". It's permanently out
of my price range but I still appreciate the signatures and the
presentation. BTW, as I understand it, the collector's edition wasn't
produced for the sake of ostentation but rather only for George's
friends and intimates, who presumably had the money to spend; the
funds kept alive a bookbinder's artisan who was clearly dedicated
to this specialty craft.

I used to see the regular edition on remainder tables; now it appears
occasionally at swap meets.
--
---------------------------------------------
"And when I plugged 'er in she just blew up."
---------------------------------------------
saki (dmac@math.ucla.edu)
From: rjones@z.eecs.umich.edu (Randolph M. Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Lyrics request: "Old Brown Shoe"
Date: 9 Sep 92 13:30:51 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor

In article <1992Sep3.235315.13070@pellns.alleg.edu> mccombj@alleg.edu (Joseph McCombs) writes:
>Hi again!
>
>I was wondering if anyone out there could e-mail me (or post) the lyrics  
>to "Old Brown Shoe."  I've never been able to find them anywhere!

Ahhh...one of my favorite Beatles songs...

I want a love that's right, but right is only half of what's wrong
I want a short-haired girl who sometimes wears it twice as long
Now I'm stepping out this old brown shoe, baby, I'm in love with you
I'm so glad you came here, it won't be the same now I'm telling you

You know you pick me up from where some try to drag me down
And when I see your smile replacing every thoughtless frown
Got me escaping from this zoo, baby, I'm in love with you
I'm so glad you came here, it won't be the same now when I'm with you

If I grow up I'll be a singer, wearing rings on every finger
Not worrying what they or you say, I'll live and love and maybe someday
Who knows baby, you may comfort me

I may appear to be imperfect, my love is something you can't reject
I'm changing faster than the weather, if you and me should get together
Who knows baby, you may comfort me

I know my love is yours, to miss that love is something I'd hate
I'll make an early start, I'm making sure that I'm not late
For your sweet top lip I'm in the queue, baby, I'm in love with you
I'm so glad you came here, it won't be the same now when I'm with you
I'm so glad you came here, it won't be the same now when I'm with you
From: CS19240760T@LUST2.LATROBE.EDU.AU (VURGUN, SINAN)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Helter Skelter
Date: 10 Sep 92 00:11:17 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.22


	I read somewhere that the Beatles recorded a 27 minute
        long version of helter skelter not intended for release.
	Does anybody know where i could find a recording of that
  	in Australia or anywhere else?
			thanx.
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: cpeters@cse.unl.edu (Corey Peters)
Subject: New Beatles recordings??
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 01:41:39 GMT

Just a quick little question...I heard on the radio today as I was driving in to
work that there was going to be a new release of Beatles material around
Christmas time.  The disc jockey (Sorry I don't remember the station) said 
something about reading an article in the Times (I think The New York Times, but
am not sure) that some never before found recordings of the Beatles were found
in a vault and should be released by Christmas time.  Anyone else heard this? 
Any truth to this?  Being a little more knowledgeable on the Beatles than this
disc jockey, I have a feeling that even if this were true, they would never be 
out by Christmas due all the legalities of such a release, but I could be wrong.

Anyone else out there have any ideas or heard anything about it??

Corey

--
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"The Kingfish"			

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From: CS19242546G@LUST2.LATROBE.EDU.AU (JUNACKO, STEVEN)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: John and Yoko in Stones Rock Circus
Date: 8 Sep 92 11:17:46 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.22

Hi-

Could anybody tell me about the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1968).
It had guest appearances by John,  Yoko,  Clapton .. and some others (no sure).
Has anybody seen it?


Thanks.

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From: harold@ccl.umist.ac.uk (Harold Somers)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Asides in Fab songs (was Elmore James & George)
Date: 7 Sep 92 13:37:46 GMT
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre

In <1992Sep2.035640.4694@menudo.uh.edu> edc@evolution.bchs.uh.edu (edward s. chen) writes:

>The line is:

>"When you come over next time, Don't try and sell a cow...Spend some time
>with the family"  The music then comes forward again, then we hear John
>saying (presumably to Sean) "Get In the Water!"

>John clarifies the statement a bit in his _Playboy_ interview (1980):

>   "Losing You" is apparently about our separation, but it was written while
>Sean and I were in Bermuda and I couldn't get through to her.

>   She was in New York, and coming in for the weekend.  We were like, "Mummy's
>coming! Mummy's coming!"  You know, it's the role reversal, like "Daddy's 
>coming! Daddy's coming!" as if Daddy were abroad to Germany or something - only
>instead of Daddy going away, and the family staying home, the family went away
>and Daddy stayed home, 'cause mommy / daddy was in the office.  So we were,
>"She's coming! She's coming for the weekend!"

>   So, we were thrilled to see her, but she was on the phone the whole time. We
>heard her on the phone, selling this cow, and I was joking about it 'cause I
>didn't know what was going on.  It was only later that I found out what it was.
>Only Yoko could sell a cow for a quarter of a million!"


Although the book has got pretty negative reviews in this group, this
incident is reported in much the same detail in Fred Seaman's book, which
makes me think that there probably is some grain oif truth in his
portrayal of their marriage being pretty shakey during the Househusband
years.
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Subject: Re: Lyrics Request "When I'm 64"
Originator: cmgrawbu@c00554-1403br.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 15:34:03 GMT


When I'm Sixty-Four
---- --- ----------

When I get older losing my hair,
Many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine.
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door,
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
You'll be older too,
And it you say the word,
I could stay with you.
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride,
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
Who could ask for more.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
Every summer we can rent a cottage,
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera Chuck & Dave
Send me a postcard, drop me a line,
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
From: rags@triples.math.mcgill.ca (Robert A. G. Seely)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: The Wreck of the Hesperus
Date: 12 Sep 92 02:44:58 GMT
Organization: Dept Of Mathematics and Statistics

(Doesn't anyone read bad poetry anymore in school....?)

It was the schooner Hesperus
  That sailed the wintry sea;
And the skipper had taken his little daughter
  To bear him company.

(You don't want any more ...)

  -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: Christer.Gullstrand@malmo.trab.se (Christer Gullstrand)
Subject: Re: top 40
Organization: Telia Research, Malmo, Sweden
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 07:17:48 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.042314.28151@lugb.latrobe.edu.au> CS19240760T@LUST2.LATROBE.EDU.AU (VURGUN, SINAN) writes:
>
>	Anyone know what the greatest amount of hits the beatles
>   	had in the top 40 in the uk, usa, australia and what year 
>	and months were they.

No, but they held the first five positions in the US top 40 in early 1964.
I think it was April, but that's just a wild guess.
I don't know exactly (correct me please!) about the songs either, but let's try:

Twist and shout
I want to hold your hand
Can't buy me love
She loves you (?)
From me to you (???)

Christer

Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
From: williasr@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Steven R. Williams)
Subject: Cloud 9 questions
Keywords: Harrison
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 02:13:19 GMT



I just listened to the Cloud 9 CD again...and I have a few questions  
concerning its contents.

1. At the end of When We Was Fab, there is a voice that can be heard  
....Any ideas what is being said or who is speaking? It sounds kind of  
foreign to me.

2. Is there any special meaning to "Like this pullover you sent to me"?

3. Where does the phrase "It's all over now baby blue" come from...I know  
I've read it somewhere else.... What does it mean?"

4. Does anyone know any special meaning(s) to the lyrics in 'Wreck of the  
Hesperus", I realize lots of it just sounds nice but there are bits that  
sound sort of autobiographical...Who's Big Bill Brunsey(or whoever)  
anyhow???

5. What singles were release from the album and what were there b-sides?  
That is besides Got My Mind Set on You b/w Lay His Head and When We Was  
Fab b/w Zig Zag....seems like there's an extende version of This Is  
Love...anyone heard this???

6. Did Got My Mind Set On You top the charts anywhere besides the U.S.???

Any answers appreciated.....please be sure to read others replies before  
posting your own...

Also I was thinking about running a poll and asking for favorite Beatles  
and Solo songs and LP's and other things ... please e-mail me if you think  
this is a good or dangerous idea. I would run it like the Most Annoying  
Dylan poll (see Rec.Music.Dylan : Results....)...keeping all but the  
questions and final results in my mail files so as not to clog this  
newsgroup. Please e-mail me any ideas. Is this a bad idea? 
 
The pieces you omit are mine,
Steven Williams


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"Take my smile and my heart they were yours from the start"
From: bad@pismo.sw.stratus.com (Bruce Dumes)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Korean Beatle Albums from the 70's?
Date: 15 Sep 92 19:41:34 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering

In article <1992Sep15.164720.9609@menudo.uh.edu> edc@dna.bchs.uh.edu writes:
>
>Probably, little to none.  Vinyl albums from South/Central America
>are generally in the same condition, (vinyl thick enough to be used
>as a frisbee, xeroxed covers) and are regularly sold in the $3.00 to
>$5.00 range.  Even at that price, you would have a hard time unloading
>the things to anyone except a collector who wants copies of the various
>releases from each country.  (There are a few out there)
>

Actually, some of these releases are great pressings!  I have a mono
Sgt. Pepper from Uraguay, and it sounds spectacular. 

Anyone wanting to dump any nasty old vinyl, write to me! :-)

Bruce


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