1967-1970 [LP]

by The Beatles

Overview

Picking up where 1962-1966 left off, the double-album compilation 1967-1970, commonly called The Blue Album, covers the Beatles' later records, from Sgt. Pepper's through Let It Be. Like The Red Album, The Blue Album was released in the wake of a pair of widely advertised quadruple-LP bootlegs, Alpha Omega, Vols. 1-2: The Story of the Beatles, which had appeared early in 1973. And like its companion volume, this set contains a mixture of hits, including singles like "Lady Madonna," "Hey Jude," and "Revolution" -- which had originally appeared only as 45s -- plus important album tracks like "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "A Day in the Life," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Come Together," as well as orphaned tracks such as the single versions of "Let It Be" and "Get Back," which had never been on any LP before. The first two sides of the original double-LP edition carry listeners through the highlights of the psychedelic era, starting with "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" and up through "Magical Mystery Tour," before returning to rock & roll territory on "Lady Madonna," "Hey Jude," and "Revolution." The second LP skims three of the more popular tracks off of the sprawling White Album (aka The Beatles) and moves into the late singles ("The Ballad of John and Yoko," "Old Brown Shoe," "Let It Be"), plus single and album highlights from Abbey Road and Let It Be. As a precis of the group's final 36 months, it's all mightily impressive, even if 1967-1970 misses several great songs. But like its predecessor, this set does capture the essence (if not the full range) of the Beatles' later recordings. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	12/09/2014
Label:	Capitol / Universal
UPC:	0602547048448
Rank:	1200

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Strawberry Fields
2. Penny Lane
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. With a Little Help from My Friends
5. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
6. A Day in the Life
7. All You Need Is Love
8. I Am the Walrus
9. Hello, Goodbye
10. The Fool on the Hill
11. Magical Mystery Tour
12. Lady Madonna
13. Hey Jude
14. Revolution

Disc 2

15. Back in the U.S.S.R.
16. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
17. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
18. Get Back
19. Don't Let Me Down
20. The Ballad of John and Yoko
21. Old Brown Shoe
22. Here Comes the Sun
23. Come Together
24. Something
25. Octopus's Garden
26. Let It Be
27. Across the Universe
28. The Long and Winding Road

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beatles   Primary Artist
Billy Preston   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Paul Hicks   Remastering
Paul McCartney   Composer,Reproduction
Geoff Emerick   Engineer
George Harrison   Composer
Ringo Starr   Composer
Jeff Jarratt   Engineer
John Lennon   Composer
Phil McDonald   Engineer
George Martin   Producer
Sean Magee   Remastering
Phil Spector   Reproduction
Ken Scott   Engineer
Barry Sheffield   Engineer
Martin Benge   Engineer
Richard Starkey   Composer
Guy Massey   Remastering
Giles Martin   Reproduction
Glyn Johns   Engineer
Mike Heatley   Project Manager
Guy Hayden   Project Manager
Bill Flanagan   Liner Notes
Wendy Day   Project Manager
Drew Lorimer   Redesign
Gavin O'Neill   Photo Retouching
Steve Rooke   Remastering
Darren Evans   Redesign
Allan Rouse   Project Coordinator
Peter Brown   Engineer
Sam O'Kell   Remastering
Aaron Bremner   Photo Editing,Photo Research
Bruce McBroom   Photography
Dorcas Lynn   Photo Editing,Photo Research
Kazuko Katagiri   Translation