I quit part way through too. To me it seems to be shaping the elements to support an underlying idea, rather than showing how the elements led to the idea. Ultimately I just lost interest.

It’s the penultimate part of my #VanMorrison80 countdown tonight (Mon 18/08) from 8pm. It’s numbers 40 to 21 tonight all chosen once again by you. 20 to number 1 will follow next Monday, the week before his 80th birthday on the 31st. Spread the word friends!

I’m in!!!! @beatlespod.bsky.social

Half cut If I’m honest, I picked up this newly published special edition of Uncut magazine both with interest and a degree of self-interest.

I don’t disagree on the point on Duke… but again, if they’d defined it as that it would have been fine. Greg Spawton of Big Big Train wrote a piece on it.

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So I’d say : Buyer Beware! The most recent album in the entire like is Genesis - Duke from 1980. To suggest that prog rock ended in 1980 is crazy. If they’d even subtitled it or explained in the editorial what the selection was based on, that would have helped. Instead it just seems like cash grab

Selfie Goals before we even know what a selfie was. Taken with a real camera when I realised the guy flicking thru CDs beside me in Borders on Tottenham Court Road was David St Hubbins

YouTube video by SpinalTapVEVO Spinal Tap - Stonehenge ft. Elton John (Official Video)

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You know a rock legend when you see one … and this one is playing with Elton John @spinaltap11.bsky.social

Any particular reason why not? To me it’s all just new ways to hear stuff. The originals are all still there so why should the existence of an Atmos mix be an issue?

I agree. However whether I’ve listened to them all ….

Also … on a number of occasions I’ve gone for download/ iTunes versions over the box. Springsteen’s Tracks 2 and some of the larger Dylan bootleg series are ones where I’ve decided that I just need the music, and can skip to books. Typically they cost 20% of the physical product to me that works

The Neil Young Archive model has a lot of merit. Subscription based with a very low cost entry point, and add ons depending on how deep you want to go.

Yes I totally get that. The album, selected outtakes and some contemporary live material (audio and a video if you have one) are really what’s needed. Yes did that but added a vinyl album into the package which again I feel wasn’t needed.

Crimson surely are at least on a par. Maybe Tull win on economy?

For people who have always thought … Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door is way too short … buy this album for a 17 minute long version. Alternatively I believe Melatonin achieves the same end.

Thanks, my personal chauffeur

Please Please Me Covered - Playlist First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who read, or at least clicked into my article about The Beatles Please Please Me album cover.

So I’ve looked at the cover of Please Please Me … now I’m looking at some covers (versions). See what I did there?

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Please Please Me Covered - Playlist First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who read, or at least clicked into my article about The Beatles Please Please Me album cover.

So I’ve looked at the cover of Please Please Me … now I’m looking at some covers (versions). See what I did there?

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Too late for sure but they’re £30 direct from Frontiers frontiers.shop/collections/.... It’s a great album and the live Blu Ray is worth checking out too albeit it doesn’t contain the new songs.

It’s the paperback in decent condition and it was £7 which I was happy with.

I did take your advice @jillianreilly.bsky.social … mine arrived today

What took you so long

Beatles Album Covers 1: Please, Please Me - Looking Up At Greatness When The Beatles released their debut album Please Please Me in March 1963, it wasn’t just the music that caught people’s attention—it was the image on the sleeve.

Inspired by the discussion about “what Beatle books do you think still need to be written” at the recent @stevenc63.bsky.social / Pete Doggett event, I decided to put this together about the first album cover. Let me know what you think / comment / correct etc.

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After the far fetched imaginings of the John & Paul book (I’ll admit … I gave up halfway thru) @stuartmaconie.bsky.social ‘s With A Little Help… is a wonderful read. It truly tells the story in a fresh way. Each chapter has a unique approach so you never quite know what or who is coming next. 👏👏👏

Great finds

You still managed quite a haul

Where was that??? Totally missed out!

Of course… you were drawn by the presence of “Bob Dylan’s drummer” Kenny Aronoff

Wow. Never had you down for that but … when in Rome…

Absolutely agree

I saw him live once in the 2000s. For such a legend he was happy to sit at the merch stand, sign CDs and graciously thank everyone for coming and buying a CD.