Monday, July 31, 2023

VA - The Beatles Songbook [2005] (3 x CDs)

BEATLES SONGBOOK

VA - The Beatles Songbook [2005] (3 x CDs)

Thanks to their catchy melodies, creative use of instruments and undeniable authenticity, the Beatles are one of the greatest bands of all time. 

A three CD cardboard slip-sleeve compilation of Beatles' songs covers in every syles, from Joe Cocker to Frank Pourcel or original versions of some famous Lennon/McCartney's "Not-Beatles' songs". Even if it's a part of the "classic Beatles' discography, the original full versions of tracks are easily available by the Beatles themselves. Technically speaking, track 3-3 is the original version too (released 9 months before the Beatles' version). (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Matt Monro - Yesterday 2:50

02 Applejacks - Like Dreamers Do 2:33

03 Shadows - Paperback Writer 3:04

04 Tom Jones - Hey Jude 3:48

05 Cliff Bennett - Back In The Ussr 2:36

06 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - From A Window 1:59

07 Cilla Black - It's For You 2:22

08 Crickets - I Wanna Hold Your Hand 2:20

09 Frank Pourcel - Girl 2:48

10 Alma Cogan - Eight Days A Week 2:32

11 Fourmost - Hello Little Girl 1:52

12 Overlanders - Michelle 2:23

13 Bedrocks - Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da 3:01

14 Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love 2:41

15 King Singers - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 2:18

16 Beach Boys - Tell Me Why 1:48


CD2

01 Shirley Bassey - Something 3:35

02 Cilla Black - For No One 1:55

03 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life 2:31

04 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret 2:04

05 Ike & Tina Turner - Get Back 3:02

06 Crickets - I Saw Her Standing There 2:55

07 Cilla Black - Love Of The Loved 2:03

08 King Singers - Strawberry Fields Forever 3:25

09 Pj Proby - That Means A Lot 2:34

10 Alma Cogan - I Feel Fine 2:41

11 Glyn Johns - I'll Follow The Sun 2:01

12 Joe Brown - With A Little Help From My Friends 2:35

13 Brazilian Tropical Orchestra - Eleanor Rigby 2:52

14 Bobby Vee - She Loves You 2:21

15 Matt Monro - All My Loving 3:22

16 Peter Sellers - A Hard Days Night 1:49


CD3

01 Joe Longthorne - The Long And Winding Road 4:25

02 Bobbie Gentry - Fool On The Hill 3:46

03 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - I Call Your Name 2:02

04 Vikki Carr - Nowhere Man 2:25

05 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love 2:22

06 Fourmost - I'm In Love 2:10

07 Lulu - Day Tripper 2:56

08 Shirley Abicair - This Girl 2:29

09 Peter & Gordon - Nobody I Know 2:30

10 Sacha Distel - We Can Work It Out 2:49

11 Tremeloes - Good Day Sunshine 1:57

12 Brazilian Tropical Orchestra - For No One 1:52

13 Justin Hayward - Blackbird 2:29

14 Leo Sayer - Let It Be 3:40

15 Vince Hill - Here There And Everywhere 2:52

16 Bobby Mcferrin - Drive My Car 2:41

17 Joe Cocker - I'll Cry Instead 1:42

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9 comments:

  1. Howdy. Completely unrelated to The Beatles but i figured, wot th' hell, i'll ask anyway. Do you have any Sinead O'Connor you can post at all? Like i said, doesn't hurt to ask. Cheers!

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    1. Hi Rikker Mortis,
      Asking is always a good way of finding out.
      I do have all of her albums. An amazing and complex talent that got painted with societies brush. I didn't post anything by her yet. R.I.P. Sinead. Is there something you would like?
      Cheers

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  2. All i own is "i do not want" on vinyl and her best of and the 2-disc odds & ends one on cd. Other than that i'd take any and everything you were willing to post from individual albums to a Butterboy Compilation Spectacular, lol. Thank you

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    1. here is a link for Sinead O'Conner
      https://pixeldrain.com/u/xdi6Cbk7
      Cheers.

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    2. Ah! My ever lasting gratitude for this! There's actually another album out there that i've actually never seen/heard. Her 2014 swan song called "I'm Not Bossy...I'm The Boss".

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  3. Thanks BB. Again some I know and some I've never heard.
    About Sinead this is good to read.
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66330500

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    1. Thanks, lemonflag.
      I appreciated the Sinead article you sent. I will read it later.
      Cheers.

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  4. Sometimes it's easy to forget some of these songs were around before the Beatles existed. But some of them were better than the originals too. Many thanks BB.

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    1. Hi hedspace,
      I hope you are enjoying this set.
      Cheers.

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