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Plenty on YouTube doing what John recommended. However where they almost always fail is by spreading track selection over several, sometimes many years. Has anyone ideas for e.g. a 1970 pick of the solo material, then each subsequent year to 1975? I’d suspect 1972 would be tricky and 1973 a potential double! Thanks.
12.52pm
2 May 2013
Offline OK, I realise I probably should have started by posting my own personal choices, so here are my 1970 and 1971 albums. I stuck to a few self-imposed rules:
- The album should theoretically be able to fit on one LP (limit: 60 minutes, 30 minutes per side)
- It should contain 14 tracks (based on most common number from early Beatles albums)
- It should contain two tracks by George
- It should contain one track by Ringo
- The remainder should be John and Paul, 5 or 6 each dependant upon taste or proliferation
- If possible preference should be given to tracks penned by a Beatle
1970:
Side A
1 Instant Karma ! (3:18)
2. Every Night (2:31)
3. Mother (5:34)
4. Isn’t It A Pity (Version 2) (4:45)
5. Junk (1:54)
6. Coochy Coochy (4:48)
7. Love (3:21)
Side B
1. Momma Miss America (4:04)
2. That Would Be Something (2:38)
3. I Found Out (3:37)
4. Teddy Boy (2:22)
5. All Things Must Pass (3:44)
6. Remember (4:33)
7. Maybe I’m Amazed (3:53)
Side A 28:11 Side B 24:51 Total (without breaks) 53:02
1971:
Side A
1. Monkberry Moon Delight (5:21)
2. Jealous Guy (4:14)
3. Uncle Albert /Admiral Halsey (4:49)
4. It Don’t Come Easy (3:00)
5. Oh My Love (2:50)
6. Heart Of The Country (2:21)
7. Deep Blue (3:47)
Side B
1. Another Day (3:41)
2. Imagine (3:01)
3. Dear Friend (5:53)
4. My Sweet Lord (1971 single) (4:39)
5. Crippled Inside (3:47)
6. The Back Seat Of My Car (4:26)
7. Power To The People (3:15)
Side A 26:22 Side B 28:42 Total (without breaks) 55:04
Have you a different selection?
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You picked the choices i would’ve picked.
Here is what i would do for an 80s Beatle album (Circa 1980-1982)
Side 1
Sure To Fall (Ringo Starr )
Temporary Secretary (Paul McCartney )
Life Itself (George Harrison )
Beautiful Boy (John Lennon )
Life Begins at 40 (Starr and Lennon duet)
Watching The Wheels (John Lennon )
Side 2
Just Like Starting Over (John Lennon )
Teardrops (George Harrison )
Woman (John Lennon )
Wrack My Brain (Ringo Starr )
Cleanup Time (John Lennon )
Dream Away (George Harrison )
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Offline Funny this thread should be made, I’m currently working on a tracklist for a ’73 album including tracks from Red Rose Speedway , Mind Games , LITMW and RINGO. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:
Side one
1. Mind Games (John)
2. My Love (Paul)
3. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (George)
4. Out Of The Blue (John)
5. Little Lamb Dragonfly (Paul)
Side two
6. Photograph (Ringo/George)
7. Living In The Material World (George)
8. You Are Here (John)
9. One More Kiss (Paul)
Clocks in at around 37 minutes in total. I would like to add two more songs from John and Paul, but don’t know which ATM.
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Offline If this is supposed to be the albums that would have been had The Beatles stayed together then I don’t think it works this way. They wouldn’t have written many of the songs they did after the breakup due to being in different life situations with different states of mind. You also have to take into consideration how The Beatles helped each other shape their songs in the studio. Even when they were not writing the music together, they still all had an influence on much of the songs on their albums.
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https://www.beatlesbible.com/f…..les-album/
And post 10 has links to two other similar threads.
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We have an existing thread very similar to this one but I forgot what it was called. I know someone who can find it quickly. It’s time to light the “Librarian Signal”.@Ahhh Girl
Ahhh Girl said
https://www.beatlesbible.com/f…..les-album/
And post 10 has links to two other similar threads.
My hero… 
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Little Piggy Dragonguy said
If this is supposed to be the albums that would have been had The Beatles stayed together then I don’t think it works this way. They wouldn’t have written many of the songs they did after the breakup due to being in different life situations with different states of mind. You also have to take into consideration how The Beatles helped each other shape their songs in the studio. Even when they were not writing the music together, they still all had an influence on much of the songs on their albums.
What part of ‘mythical’ in the title was unclear?
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1.51pm
2 May 2013
Offline Sorry for posting a topic that’s been spoken about before but didn’t realise it had popped up in 2014 and earlier – please merge if you like! I’ve put together my 1973 album and already broken one of my own self-imposed rules. The Ringo album is strong and with collaborations deserves two tracks, and Paul probably had his best solo year too so I’ve chosen six. However I personally found John’s Mind Games to be a weaker collection of tracks so robbed John to pay Ringo. Thanks for indulging an old fool!
My selections are:
Side A
1. I’m The Greatest (3:21)
2. Jet (4:09)
3. Meat City (2:45)
4. My Love (4:07)
5. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (3:25)
6. I Know (I Know) (3:49)
7. Live And Let Die (3:12)
Side B
1. Mind Games (4:13)
2. Bluebird (3:23)
3. Photograph (3:56)
4. Band On The Run (5:12)
5. Tight A$ (3:37)
6. Helen Wheels (3:44)
7. That Is All (3:43)
Side A 24:48 Side B 27:46 Total 52:34 (without breaks)
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Sorry for posting a topic that’s been spoken about before but didn’t realise it had popped up in 2014 and earlier – please merge if you like!
Nothing to apologise for, such things happen every Now And Then . You’re not expected to search thru the entire forum before starting a new thread.
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5 November 2011
Offline Beatlebug said
What part of ‘mythical’ in the title was unclear?
really don’t need your attitude but thanks
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5.29pm
22 December 2013
Offline Little Piggy Dragonguy said
Beatlebug said
What part of ‘mythical’ in the title was unclear?really don’t need your attitude but thanks
If we’re talking ‘mythical’ in the sense of which each solo artists’ songs would make “that next great Beatles album” beyond ‘Abbey Road ‘ & ‘Let It Be ‘… it’s pretty much clear from the outset that the, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” notion is painstakingly obvious… A “1970-1971′ “compilation” may indeed be a bitter reminder of “what could’ve been”… beyond that? the “Myth” becomes slowly and surely eroded… ‘Free As A Bird ‘ & ‘Real Love ‘ upheld the “Myth”… let’s just leave it at that…:-)
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If we’re talking ‘mythical’ in the sense of which each solo artists’ songs would make “that next great Beatles album” beyond ‘Abbey Road ‘ & ‘Let It Be ‘… it’s pretty much clear from the outset that the, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” notion is painstakingly obvious… A “1970-1971′ “compilation” may indeed be a bitter reminder of “what could’ve been”… beyond that? the “Myth” becomes slowly and surely eroded… ‘Free As A Bird ‘ & ‘Real Love ‘ upheld the “Myth”… let’s just leave it at that…:-)
I agree with this. I actually wrote an essay about this topic in a psychology class a few years ago and used The Beatles as my example.
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Disc 1
| 16 tracks in playlist, average track length: 3:53 Playlist length: 1 hour 2 minutes 20 seconds |
- John Lennon – Give Peace A Chance (4:50)
- John Lennon – Cold Turkey (5:03)
- John Lennon – Instant Karma ! (We All Shine On) (3:21)
- Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed (3:52)
- George Harrison – My Sweet Lord (4:43)
- George Harrison – What Is Life (4:27)
- George Harrison – All Things Must Pass (3:47)
- John Lennon – Working Class Hero (3:48)
- Paul McCartney – Another Day (3:43)
- John Lennon – Power To The People (3:22)
- Ringo Starr – It Don’t Come Easy (3:01)
- George Harrison – Bangla Desh (3:59)
- Paul & Linda McCartney – Uncle Albert /Admiral Halsey (4:54)
- John Lennon – Imagine (3:02)
- Ringo Starr – Back Off Boogaloo (3:19)
- Wings – Hi, Hi, Hi (3:09)
Disc 2
| 16 tracks in playlist, average track length: 3:49 Playlist length: 1 hour 1 minute 11 seconds |
- Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love (4:08)
- Wings – Live And Let Die (3:12)
- George Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) (3:35)
- Ringo Starr – Photograph (3:58)
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Helen Wheels (3:47)
- John Lennon – Mind Games (4:12)
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet (4:08)
- Ringo Starr – You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful and You’re Mine) (2:49)
- Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run (5:13)
- John Lennon – Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (3:26)
- Wings – Junior’s Farm (4:23)
- George Harrison – Dark Horse (3:54)
- John Lennon – #9 Dream (4:47)
- Ringo Starr – No-No Song (2:31)
- John Lennon – Stand By Me (3:26)
- George Harrison – You (3:42)
Yes, I know it’s a shameless greatest hits, but it’s a great listen.
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1970: All Things Must Pass
Side 1
1. Mother
2. Beaucoups Of Blues
3. My Sweet Lord
4. Every Night
5. Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
6. Man We Was Lonely
7. What Is Life
Side 2
1. Remember
2. Love
3. All Things Must Pass
4. Junk
5. Teddy Boy
6. Cold Turkey
7. Maybe I’m Amazed
1971: Power To The People
Side 1
1. Power To The People
2. Imagine
3. Love Is Strange
4. Dear Boy
5. Jealous Guy
6. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey {Single Version}
7. Apple Scruffs
Side 2
1. It Don’t Come Easy
2. It’s So Hard
3. Monkberry Moon Delight
4. Oh My Love
5. Some People Never Know
6. Isn’t It A Pity {Version 2}
7. The Back Seat Of My Car
1972: The Wild Times
Side 1
1. Bangla Desh
2. Woman Is The N Of The World
3. C Moom
4. Crippled Inside
5. Give Ireland Back To The Irish
6. The Luck Of The Irish
7. Wild Life
Side 2
1. New York City
2. Hi, Hi, Hi
3. Back Off Boogaloo
4. Tomorrow
5. Bring On The Lucie (Freeda People)
6. Nutopian International Anthem
7. Hear Me Lord
1973: People Party
Side 1
1. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
2. Mind Games
3. Tight A$
4. My Love
5. Photogrpah
6. Rock And Roll People
7. Livivng In The Material World
Side 2
1. Big Barn Bed
2. Only People
3. Intuition
4. When The Night
5. Little Lamb Dragonfly
6. Meat City
7. You And Me (Babe)
1974: Band On The Run
Side 1
1. Band On The Run
2. Jet
3. Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)
4. Bluebird
5. No No Song
6. Old Dirt Road
7. Helen Wheels
Side 2
1. Going Down On Love
2. Dark Horse
3. Out The Blue
4. No Words
5. Scared
6. #9 Dream
7. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
1975: Rock Walls ‘N’ Rollin’ Bridges
Side 1
1. You
2. Rock Show
3. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
4. This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying)
5. Let Me Roll It
6. What You Got
7. Letting Go
Side 2
1. Can’t Stop Thinking About You
2. Stand By Me
3. Call Me Back Again
4. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)
5. Listen To What The Man Said {Single Version}
6. Goodnight Vienna
7. Ya Ya {Rock ‘N’ Roll Version}
1976: Beatles Rotogravure
Side 1
1. A Dose Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
2. Hey Baby
3. Be-Bop-A-Lula
4. She’s My Baby
5. This Song
6. Junior’s Farm
7. Silly Love Songs
Side 2
1. Let ‘Em In
2. Bless You
3. Must Do Something About It {Paul’s Version}
4. Crackerbox Palace
5. Just Because
6. Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down And Out)
7. Warm And Beautiful
Then for the next 3 years, they don’t release anything, But they come back in 1979
1979: Back To The Band
Side 1
1. Here We Go Again
2. Getting Closer
3. Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
4. Arrow Through Me
5. Girlfreind
6. Not Guilty
7. Real Love
Side 2
1. Free As A Bird
2. With A Little Luck
3. Blow Away
4. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
5. Wings
6. Mull Of Kintyre
7. Morse Moose And The Grey Goose
1980: The Fabulous Four
Side 1
1. (Just Like) Starting Over
2. Coming Up
3. Temporary Secretary
4. Cleanup Time
5. Who Needs A Heart
6. Here Comes The Moon
7. I’m Losing You
Side 2
1. Love Comes To Everyone
2. Waterfalls
3. Beautiful Boy
4. One Of These Days
5. Woman
6. Goodnight Tonight
7. Baby’s Request
Only a couple weeks after the 1980 album is released, John is shot by a crazed fan and dies that day. In 1982 the 3 remaining Beatles make the equivalent of Milk And Honey in this reality.
1982: Dear John
Side 1
1. I’m Stepping Out
2. All Those Years Ago
3. I Don’t Wanna Face It
4. Somebody Who Cares
5. Attention
6. Ballroom Dancing
7. That Which I Have Lost
Side 2
1. Nobody Told Me
2. Wrack My Brain
3. Borrowed Time
4. Wanderlust
5. Grow Old With Me
6. Summer’s Day Song
7. Dear John
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