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2 September 2012
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mithveaen

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Now that's a very interesting idea!! Someone please call Apple!! a-hard-days-night-ringo-15

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6 September 2012
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With the Stones releasing a new compilation marking their 50th anniversary (Grrr! – that the title not a comment by me) i wonder if Apple will follow suit? It may appeal to new fans but the thought makes me groan, I want something explosive and exciting not another tracklisting to be compiled on itunes.

Whats better - Nothing or 50 ("50 tracks documenting the iconic story of the greatest, most influential band ever, The Beatles: from Love Me Do to A Day In The Life to Real Love" – thats the advertising quotation)? I'd vote for nothing.

"Well, probably we'll sell less records, less people'll go to see the film, we'll write less songs, and we'll all die of failure" (John Lennon 8/64)

6 September 2012
3.56am

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The compilation – it expands the brand, which (despite our grumblings) is good. I mean,
1 got me (and many others) into the Beatles, so…

Here's something I just thought of: is Paul's Super Bowl performance on CD? You know, a best of the Super Bowl CD would be an awesome idea (yes, I'm watching the season opener – go Dallas!!)

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10 September 2012
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I'm a lifelong Beatles fan, but I also used to work in the music industry.

Whatever gets released next will need to be more than just another hits package and appeal to as many people as possible across the entire listening spectrum: The neophyte, the casual listener and the hardcore fan.

Here's what I can see plausibly happening:

- A vinyl re-release campaign. This would matter more for North America, where the only proper album in print is 'Abbey Road', but newly mastered 180g vinyl copies in both mono and stereo would be a guaranteed hit, in both sales as well as a cultural event.

- The Hollywood Bowl tapes. The bootleggers proved that even with just a little cleaning, they're damned listenable.

- Some sort of live overview, to cover the spectrum of their 'live' career.

- A revisit of the cancelled 'Sessions' or some variant. A good and proper collection of the Beatles' most-listenable unreleased material.

- A 'Get Back' sessions compilation. There is a ton of material, and it would be easy to create a nice set of the best and most interesting takes.

- An officially sanctioned video collection, using the short films that the Beatles made themselves, sequences from their films, as well as video collages a la what we saw in 'Anthology'.

- Finally… 'Anthology' on Blu-Ray. With lots of new extra features.

E is for 'Ergent'.

10 September 2012
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Nearly everything on Sessions was on Anthology. Its unlikely to be anything in the vein of another Anthology as it was seen to be the best of what there was at the time. If there are to be more outtakes released personally i think it would be something like a specific album overview box (which would appeal to the collectors) alongside a 1 or 2 disc compilation for the more casual fan (Pepper being the more likely starter).

As for everything else, makes sense to me but this is Apple so expect 50 (a new compilation of their 50 best and most influential tracks) and some lovely Beatle aprons and be amazed when they blow us out the window.

"Well, probably we'll sell less records, less people'll go to see the film, we'll write less songs, and we'll all die of failure" (John Lennon 8/64)

11 September 2012
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meanmistermustard said
…but this is Apple so expect 50 (a new compilation of their 50 best and most influential tracks) and some lovely Beatle aprons and be amazed when they blow us out the window.

I'm nominating you to a new post. Chief Researcher, Apple Promotions. The new initials after your name will say it all.

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11 September 2012
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meanmistermustard

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I saw Beatles aprons in Brighton, they are already out there.

But thanks for your very nice comments Zig. Still cant lift my mood tho.

"Well, probably we'll sell less records, less people'll go to see the film, we'll write less songs, and we'll all die of failure" (John Lennon 8/64)

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