The Beatles U.S. Albums box set - your impressions...

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  1. JETman

    JETman Forum Resident

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    Thanks for clarifying. Still contradicts what the store manager told me, since afaik, buy.com is internet-only.

    Honestly, I don't think it's a policy they really care about since it's pretty clear they're phasing out of the sale of physical media anyway. But, if I'm a store owner, I'd always choose to move product even at a lower price rather than have it sit untouched on my shelves for months.
     
  2. fitzysbuna

    fitzysbuna Senior Member

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    so did most people who brought the box set by another copy of Yesterday & today so then put that sticker on one of the copies?
     
  3. HarvG

    HarvG Senior Member

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    It will be available once again as soon as the box is reissued with the original Capitol mixes :D (Totally kidding!)
     
  4. 905

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    I know that, but I wasn't going to buy these CDs from BestBuy anyway. I was buying several Elton John albums but decided to look to see which US Albums they were carrying.
     
  5. spice9

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    Totally dopey question coming...

    Can someone just give me a ballpark estimate of how many of the songs are taken exactly from the 2009 stereo and mono boxes? I can't truly understand Slane's list. I don't really know for sure what a different mix is, other than maybe a slight variation of something somewhere in the song. Are like 80% of the songs taken from the 2009 boxes?

    Also, has it been established that the mono songs are a little louder than the 2009 mono box, even if they were just taken as is from there?

    Thanks.
     
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  6. Tom in Houston

    Tom in Houston Forum Resident

    Try this "conversation". It contains the sources list from Universal. Ignore I've Just Seen A Face (stereo), and It's Only Love (stereo), most agree those 2 are not from the 1965 mix as stated.
    http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/conversations/tracklisting-for-beatles-us-albums-boxset.551764/

    Yes the mono levels have been raised. This set is still less loud and fatiguing than The Capitol Albums 1 & 2.
     
  7. Steve Tannehill

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    Steve Hoffman Music Forums - Error
    The requested conversation could not be found.
     
  8. Tom in Houston

    Tom in Houston Forum Resident

    Yes. But I found it was pointless actually sticking the sticker to the sleeve. The clear plastic outer wrapper holds the sticker in place nicely.
     
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  9. Tom in Houston

    Tom in Houston Forum Resident

    I put you and spice9 on the Invited list. Try it again.
     
  10. FritzL

    FritzL Adrift & Dumbfounded

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    Once applied does the sticker easily come off or is it permanent?
     
  11. They'd rather not lose any sales at all because that stuff does being those who buy other stuff hence why they decided to institute the policy but, having said that, I don't think the EMPLOYEES care.
     
  12. fitzysbuna

    fitzysbuna Senior Member

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    I don't know I am not going to try unless I buy a second copy.
     
  13. Batears52

    Batears52 Senior Member

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    While out & about today, we stopped in Best Buy and I picked up 2 of the individual CDs from the US Albums set: Yesterday & Today and A Hard Day's Night. A friend of mine later asked, "why A Hard Day's Night, with all those instrumentals?

    I answered:
    AHDN was the very first Beatles album I ever owned. My grandmother (I called her "Nana") took me to Hochschild Kohn's department store on Belvedere Avenue & York Road - and bought it for me for my 12th birthday - and I still have it!

    Nana was a short woman - maybe 5' - maybe - probably shorter - I never asked! The store had the album artwork on the wall, and I can still see her pointing to that picture & telling the sales lady, "That one - the one with the 4 black heads!"

    My copy was in Mono of course - I played it on my Sears Silvertone phonograph - which had a table that was only slightly larger than a 45. By today's standards, the needle was probably trashed from playing kiddie records since my "kiddie years". But it played...and played...and played!

    I bought AHDN today because of that memory (& for those instrumental tracks!) ..... and I was thinking about Nana today as I picked out the CD & took it to the counter - now nearly 50 years later.

    Sadly, these kinds of experiences & the vivid memories attached to them are nearly non-existant today. Downloading from iTunes and ordering from Amazon just ain't the same!
     
  14. BrewDrinkRepeat

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    Would it not be better to post the information to the thread for everyone to see?
     
  15. Batears52

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    Please!
     
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    THE U.S. ALBUMS 13 CD BOX SET

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    No. of pieces: 13
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    TRACKLISTINGS
    DISC 1
    01I Want To Hold Your Hand (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:24
    02I Saw Her Standing There (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:52
    03This Boy (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:13
    04It Won't Be Long (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:11
    05All I've Got To Do (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:01
    06All My Loving (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:06
    07Don't Bother Me (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:27
    08Little Child (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:45
    09Till There Was You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:14
    10Hold Me Tight (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:30
    11I Wanna Be Your Man (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:57
    12Not A Second Time (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:05
    13I Want To Hold Your Hand (2009 Remaster)2:25
    14I Saw Her Standing There (2009 Remaster)2:52
    15This Boy (2009 Remaster)2:15
    16It Won't Be Long (2009 Remaster)2:11
    17All I've Got To Do (2009 Remaster)2:02
    18All My Loving (2009 Remaster)2:06
    19Don't Bother Me (2009 Remaster)2:27
    20Little Child (2009 Remaster)1:45
    21Till There Was You (2009 Remaster)2:12
    22Hold Me Tight (2009 Remaster)2:30
    23I Wanna Be Your Man (2009 Remaster)1:58
    24Not A Second Time (2009 Remaster)2:06
    DISC 2
    01Roll Over Beethoven (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:44
    02Thank You Girl (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:01
    03You Really Got A Hold On Me (Mono / 2009 Remaster)3:00
    04Devil In Her Heart (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:25
    05Money (That's What I Want) (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:48
    06You Can't Do That (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:34
    07Long Tall Sally (Mono Version)2:06
    08I Call Your Name (Mono Version)2:14
    09Please Mister Postman (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:34
    10I'll Get You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:04
    11She Loves You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:20
    12Roll Over Beethoven (2009 Remaster)2:44
    13Thank You Girl (2009 Remaster)2:02
    14You Really Got A Hold On Me (2009 Remaster)3:00
    15Devil In Her Heart (2009 Remaster)2:24
    16Money (That's What I Want) (2009 Remaster)2:49
    17You Can't Do That (2009 Remaster)2:33
    18Long Tall Sally (2009 Remaster)2:01
    19I Call Your Name (2009 Remaster)2:07
    20Please Mister Postman (2009 Remaster)2:33
    21I'll Get You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:04
    22She Loves You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:20
    DISC 3
    01A Hard Day's Night (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:29
    02Tell Me Why (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:06
    03I'll Cry Instead (Mono Version)2:09
    04I Should've Known Better (Mono / Instrumental)2:20
    05I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:55
    06And I Love Her (Mono / Instrumental)3:45
    07I Should Have Known Better (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:41
    08If I Fell (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:18
    09And I Love Her (Original US Mix)2:34
    10Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (Mono / Instrumental)3:09
    11Can't Buy Me Love (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:12
    12A Hard Day's Night (Mono / Instrumental)2:07
    13A Hard Day's Night (2009 Remaster)2:32
    14Tell Me Why (2009 Remaster)2:07
    15I'll Cry Instead (Mono Version)2:09
    16I Should've Known Better (Instrumental)2:07
    17I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (2009 Remaster)1:55
    18And I Love Her (Instrumental)3:45
    19I Should Have Known Better (2009 Remaster)2:42
    20If I Fell (2009 Remaster)2:17
    21And I Love Her (2009 Remaster)2:29
    22Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (Instrumental)3:09
    23Can't Buy Me Love (2009 Remaster)2:10
    24A Hard Day's Night (Instrumental)2:07
    DISC 4
    01I'll Cry Instead (Mono Version)2:09
    02Things We Said Today (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:35
    03Any Time At All (Mono Version)2:14
    04When I Get Home (Mono Version)2:18
    05Slow Down (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:55
    06Matchbox (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:57
    07Tell Me Why (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:06
    08And I Love Her (Mono Version)2:31
    09I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:55
    10If I Fell (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:18
    11Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:24
    12I'll Cry Instead (2009 Remaster)1:45
    13Things We Said Today (2009 Remaster)2:35
    14Any Time At All (2009 Remaster)2:10
    15When I Get Home (2009 Remaster)2:15
    16Slow Down (2009 Remaster)2:55
    17Matchbox (2009 Remaster)1:57
    18Tell Me Why (2009 Remaster)2:07
    19And I Love Her (2009 Remaster)2:29
    20I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (2009 Remaster)1:55
    21If I Fell (Stereo Version)2:22
    22Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (2009 Remaster)2:24
    DISC 5
    01On Stage With The Beatles1:02
    02How Beatlemania Began1:18
    03Beatlemania In Action1:24
    04Man Behind The Beatles - Brian Epstein2:45
    05John Lennon5:46
    06Who’s A MillionaireUpdate0:37
    07Beatles Will Be Beatles7:32
    08Man Behind The Music - George Martin0:53
    09George Harrison4:42
    10A Hard Day’s Night3:06
    11Paul McCartney2:42
    12Sneaky Haircuts And More About Paul3:26
    13The Beatles Look At Life2:04
    14Victims Of Beatlemania1:08
    15Beatle Medley3:57
    16Ringo Starr6:20
    17Liverpool And All The World!1:07
    DISC 6
    01No Reply (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:16
    02I'm A Loser (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:31
    03Baby's In Black (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:05
    04Rock And Roll Music (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:30
    05I'll Follow The Sun (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:48
    06Mr Moonlight (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:34
    07Honey Don't (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:57
    08I'll Be Back (Mono Version)2:24
    09She's A Woman (Mono Version)3:01
    10I Feel Fine (Mono Version)2:23
    11Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:26
    12No Reply (2009 Remaster)2:14
    13I'm A Loser (2009 Remaster)2:28
    14Baby's In Black (2009 Remaster)2:03
    15Rock And Roll Music (2009 Remaster)2:30
    16I'll Follow The Sun (2009 Remaster)1:47
    17Mr Moonlight (2009 Remaster)2:37
    18Honey Don't (2009 Remaster)2:56
    19I'll Be Back (2009 Remaster)2:24
    20She's A Woman (2009 Remaster)3:01
    21I Feel Fine (2009 Remaster)2:19
    22Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (2009 Remaster)2:26
    DISC 7
    01Love Me Do (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:19
    02Twist And Shout (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:36
    03Anna (Go To Him) (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:54
    04Chains (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:24
    05Boys (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:25
    06Ask Me Why (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:25
    07Please Please Me (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:00
    08P.S. I Love You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:02
    09Baby It's You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:38
    10A Taste Of Honey (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:02
    11Do You Want To Know A Secret (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:56
    12Love Me Do (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:19
    13Twist And Shout (2009 Remaster)2:33
    14Anna (Go To Him) (2009 Remaster)2:54
    15Chains (2009 Remaster)2:23
    16Boys (2009 Remaster)2:24
    17Ask Me Why (2009 Remaster)2:24
    18Please Please Me (2009 Remaster)2:00
    19P.S. I Love You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:02
    20Baby It's You (2009 Remaster)2:35
    21A Taste Of Honey (2009 Remaster)2:01
    22Do You Want To Know A Secret (2009 Remaster)1:56
    DISC 8
    01Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:32
    02Eight Days A Week (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:43
    03You Like Me Too Much (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:34
    04Bad Boy (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:18
    05I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:34
    06Words Of Love (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:11
    07What You're Doing (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:31
    08Yes It Is (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:40
    09Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:52
    10Tell Me What You See (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:35
    11Every Little Thing (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:01
    12Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (2009 Remaster)2:36
    13Eight Days A Week (2009 Remaster)2:42
    14You Like Me Too Much (2009 Remaster)2:36
    15Bad Boy (2009 Remaster)2:19
    16I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (2009 Remaster)2:32
    17Words Of Love (2009 Remaster)2:03
    18What You're Doing (2009 Remaster)2:29
    19Yes It Is (2009 Remaster)2:40
    20Dizzy Miss Lizzy (2009 Remaster)2:56
    21Tell Me What You See (2009 Remaster)2:36
    22Every Little Thing (2009 Remaster)2:02
    DISC 9
    01Help! (US Mono Version)2:37
    02The Night Before (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:31
    03From Me To You Fantasy (US Mono Version)2:06
    04You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:07
    05I Need You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:27
    06In The Tyrol (US Mono Version)2:22
    07Another Girl (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:04
    08Another Hard Day's Night (US Mono Version)2:31
    09Ticket To Ride (Mono / 2009 Remaster)3:04
    10The Bitter End / You Can't Do That (US Mono Version)2:23
    11You're Going To Lose That Girl (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:17
    12The Chase (US Mono Version)2:27
    13Help! (US Stereo Version)2:37
    14The Night Before (2009 Remaster)2:34
    15From Me To You Fantasy (US Stereo Version)2:06
    16You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (2009 Remaster)2:08
    17I Need You (2009 Remaster)2:28
    18In The Tyrol (US Stereo Version)2:22
    19Another Girl (2009 Remaster)2:04
    20Another Hard Day's Night (US Stereo Version)2:31
    21Ticket To Ride (2009 Remaster)3:08
    22The Bitter End / You Can't Do That (US Stereo Version)2:23
    23You're Going To Lose That Girl (2009 Remaster)2:17
    24The Chase (US Stereo Version)2:27
    DISC 10
    01I've Just Seen A Face (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:04
    02Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:03
    03You Won't See Me (Mono / 2009 Remaster)3:23
    04Think For Yourself (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:17
    05The Word (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:43
    06Michelle (US Mono Version)2:43
    07It's Only Love (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:54
    08Girl (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:29
    09I'm Looking Through You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:29
    10In My Life (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:24
    11Wait (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:12
    12Run For Your Life (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:21
    13I've Just Seen A Face (Original Stereo Mix / 2009 Remaster)2:04
    14Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2009 Remaster)2:03
    15You Won't See Me (2009 Remaster)3:19
    16Think For Yourself (2009 Remaster)2:17
    17The Word (US Stereo Version)2:44
    18Michelle (2009 Remaster)2:41
    19It's Only Love (Original Stereo Mix / 2009 Remaster)1:54
    20Girl (2009 Remaster)2:30
    21I'm Looking Through You (US Stereo Version)2:29
    22In My Life (2009 Remaster)2:25
    23Wait (2009 Remaster)2:13
    24Run For Your Life (2009 Remaster)2:21
    DISC 11
    01Drive My Car (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:28
    02I'm Only Sleeping (US Mono Version)3:00
    03Nowhere Man (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:40
    04Doctor Robert (US Mono Version)2:13
    05Yesterday (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:04
    06Act Naturally (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:28
    07And Your Bird Can Sing (US Mono Version)1:59
    08If I Needed Someone (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:21
    09We Can Work It Out (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:14
    10What Goes On (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:46
    11Day Tripper (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:52
    12Drive My Car (2009 Remaster)2:28
    13I'm Only Sleeping (2009 Remaster)2:59
    14Nowhere Man (2009 Remaster)2:42
    15Doctor Robert (2009 Remaster)2:13
    16Yesterday (2009 Remaster)2:03
    17Act Naturally (2009 Remaster)2:29
    18And Your Bird Can Sing (2009 Remaster)1:59
    19If I Needed Someone (2009 Remaster)2:21
    20We Can Work It Out (US Version)2:13
    21What Goes On (2009 Remaster)2:47
    22Day Tripper (US Version)2:47
    DISC 12
    01Taxman (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:37
    02Eleanor Rigby (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:05
    03Love You To (Mono / 2009 Remaster)3:05
    04Here There And Everywhere (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:22
    05Yellow Submarine (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:37
    06She Said She Said (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:34
    07Good Day Sunshine (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:08
    08For No One (Mono / 2009 Remaster)1:59
    09I Want To Tell You (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:27
    10Got To Get You Into My Life (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:35
    11Tomorrow Never Knows (Mono / 2009 Remaster)2:57
    12Taxman (2009 Remaster)2:37
    13Eleanor Rigby (2009 Remaster)2:04
    14Love You To (2009 Remaster)2:58
    15Here, There And Everywhere (2009 Remaster)2:23
    16Yellow Submarine (2009 Remaster)2:37
    17She Said She Said (2009 Remaster)2:34
    18Good Day Sunshine (2009 Remaster)2:08
    19For No One (2009 Remaster)1:58
    20I Want To Tell You (2009 Remaster)2:26
    21Got To Get You Into My Life (2009 Remaster)2:27
    22Tomorrow Never Knows (2009 Remaster)2:59
    DISC 13
    01Can't Buy Me Love (2009 Remaster)2:10
    02I Should Have Known Better (2009 Remaster)2:42
    03Paperback Writer (2009 Remaster)2:17
    04Rain (2009 Remaster)3:00
    05Lady Madonna (2009 Remaster)2:15
    06Revolution (2009 Remaster)3:24
    07Hey Jude (2009 Remaster)7:09
    08Old Brown Shoe (2009 Remaster)3:17
    09Don't Let Me Down (2009 Remaster)3:34
    10The Ballad Of John And Yoko (2009 Remaster)2:58

    Don't know if this is what you're talking about
     
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  17. Culpa

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    Saving that one for the "Beatles Live" boxset!
     
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  18. Tom in Houston

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    Yes that's it. This was originally posted as a link. When I tried to use it, the tracklist would not come up (a cookies problem). Chris Haley was nice enough to put the list into a "conversation" to help me and others.

    Today, I should have just copied it over here, rather than add individuals to the conversation.

    You did it right. Thanks
     
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  19. motionoftheocean

    motionoftheocean Senior Member

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    wait, I'm a bit confused. another user posted a list here a couple of weeks back showing that a decent number of tracks used modified versions (either slightly different mixes or masterings). what you posted seems to state everything on this new box is simply cobbled together from 2009 with no differences at all. eh?
     
  20. BILLONEEG

    BILLONEEG Senior Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    I think it would have been nice if they included (in this set & the stereo/mono boxes) the Christmas album.
     
  21. Tom in Houston

    Tom in Houston Forum Resident

    This is from Universal's own sales website. There should be 17 to 22 unique for-the-US mixes listed. I believe for example that the 22 song tally included the unique stereo mixes for Yesterday & Today, that are not on this set.

    Many people have heard what they think are unique versions as they listen. They posted to see if someone else could confirm what they were hearing. Consensus has been that most of those songs are tweaked in EQ or level enough to sound a little different, but software analysis shows them to be the 2009 masters, when adjusted for those tweaks.

    There are far more differences between the Capitol Albums versions and the US Albums versions of the songs presented, but those are not counted in these source tallies. I'm talking about non-reverb songs, true stereo vs. Duophonic mixes, and dedicated mix mono vs. folded down mono, for examples.

    The numbers really are that small (17 unique mixes for the US). Most all these mixes were prepared in England, supervised by George Martin, in response to Capitol's requests in the 1960s.

    Hope this helps. Remember, what you see in the list we are discussing is nothing but a declaration of the sources used for the box, not a comprehensive list of tweaks and differences between this new set, and the old LPs or 2004/2006 Capitol Albums CD sets.

    Here's a set of songs for a couple of CDRs that Maidenpriest put together back on page 18. It may explain or it may just confuse things:
    http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...-your-impressions.341207/page-18#post-9982199
     
    Last edited: Feb 9, 2014
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  22. Dodgytc

    Dodgytc Forum Resident

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    I have seen this brought up in many discussions regarding the The Beatles US albums. Why would the Hollywood Bowl album be considered a US release?
    It was released worldwide in 1977. Other than the fact it was recorded in the US, I do not see the connection.

    TC
     
  23. Kim Olesen

    Kim Olesen Gently weeping guitarist.

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    I've been wondering that too.
     
  24. graystoke

    graystoke Forum Resident

    Nor do I.
     
  25. fitzysbuna

    fitzysbuna Senior Member

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    Australia
    because it was a capitol release !
     
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