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The Beatles | Format: Audio Cassette
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"The story began in Harold Macmillan’s “never had it so good” ’50s Britain. It should be fiction: four teenagers with no more than eight O’Levels between them, running and biking and busing and busking all over Liverpool in search of new chords and old guitars and half-decent drum kit and any gig at all.

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  • Audio Cassette (14 Nov 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B000050WZZ
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (137 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 132,044 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Proving yet again their willingness to dice 'n' slice their burgeoning legacy into new--if not exactly fresh--product, the Fab Four Minus One released this single disc compendium of their No. 1 hits. Though obviously superfluous to long-time Fabs faithful (who may also find themselves quibbling over the precise definition of "No. 1 hit" and the exclusion of seeming contenders like "Please Please Me" and "Strawberry Fields"), newly arrived visitors from the Pleiades star cluster and other neophytes will find it a concise and generous (nearly 80 minutes) single-disc introduction to the band's career-spanning, unparalleled dominance of pop music in the 1960s and beyond. But more than merely a trophy case of commercial success (and it won't be hard to find people to argue that these singles aren't even the band's best work), 1 is also a quick sketch of a remarkable seven-year musical evolution, one that stretches from the neo-skiffle of "Love Me Do" through a remarkable synthesis of R&B, rockabilly, Tin Pan Alley, gospel, country and classical that still defies efforts to effectively deconstruct it. --Jerry McCulley

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Comprised entirely of number one hits from UK and the U.S, 1 was originally released in 2000, breaking records by debuting at the top of the charts in 35 countries, and going on to sell over 31 million copies worldwide. It was and remains to this day a most emphatic introduction to and collection of The Beatles' career-spanning dominance of pop music through the 1960's. Now EMI and Apple Corps Ltd are proud to release The Beatles 1, splendidly repackaged and featuring the critically acclaimed 2009 remastered recordings. For the 2009 remasters, each track was remastered by a dedicated team of engineers at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release. The 32-page booklet remains faithful to the original, featuring a foreword by George Martin, along with international cover art, as well as recording and release information on each one of the number one tracks on the CD. All now reproduced in digipack format in the style of the 2009 Beatles studio album re-releases, 1 is a truly essential, unparalleled showcase of a band that defined an era and changed rock music forever.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
a work of genius... 11 Oct 2005
Format:Vinyl
well i would never have dreamed when i first heard the beatles in 1962 at the tender age of 9 that i would still be listening to them today, and they sound just as fresh and exciting to me as they did then! in those days everything was literally "flavour of the month". i'm pleased the younger generations of music fans appreciate these simple works of genius still too. i don't know anyone who doesn't like beatles music, proving good things cut across all barriers. i expect they'll still be playing beatles music in 500 years time! this album is a great clean collection of songs guaranteed to hook the uninitiated into a lifetime appreciation of beatles music. i must have heard these a thousand times and still find them refreshing. definitely a must have.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Yovra
Format:Audio CD
This is the first Beatle-compilation for the CD-generation. LP-buying Beatle-fans had already bought the Blue and Red double-cd's..

The big advantage of the "Red" and "Blue" were that they were quite creative in compiling album-tracks and making the public (I believed it!)think that tracks like With a Little Help from My Friends or A Day in the Life were actually hit-singles, while they were actually album-tracks!

Sound-wise it's a beefy remastering-job EMI did here; especially the post '68-tracks suffer from the harsh, bassy sound.

If you want to know the Beatles, the Red & Blue are still better places to start (AND the Blue one actually opens with the indispensable Strawberry Fields Forever), if you want the hits, this is a nice one.
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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
The Best of the Fabs? 22 Oct 2000
Format:Audio CD
All the Beatles No.1s from Love Me Do to The Long & Winding Road. You can't grumble about the quality of the songs or value for money - a single CD (and 79+ mins) with more tracks than the double Red album (1962-66).I just wonder what the motivation is behind this release. Maybe it's simply to provide a single disc career overview of the greatest pop band in history to those who don't want to invest in 2 double CDs. There will no doubt be those that will complain that no Beatles hits package is complete without Strawberry Fields Forever. But this is a compilation of all of the Beatles' US and UK No.1 hits and unfortunately that song "only" reached No.2 in the UK. The Billboard Hot 100 in the US is compiled from a combination of sales and airplay, and though Penny Lane (the double A flip-side) reached No.1, Strawberry Fields only got enough radio play to reach No.8. I suppose they could have used a different criterion to select their greatest hits, but with so many hits to choose from they couldn't help but exclude some favourites (Please Please Me, Twist & Shout, In My Life, and there is not a single song from from Sgt. Peppers). Still, this is the first time that such classics as She Loves You, Yesterday, Help!, Hey Jude, Get Back and Let It Be have all appeared on the same album. So if you don't own a Beatles album, this is the place to start, and it makes a great gift for anyone who hasn't updated their scratched vinyl records.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A must have CD for the collection
If you're a Beatles fan this CD is great! It has a large selection of their best songs and is a really affordable price.
Published 7 days ago by Ruth Moore
Excellent
This CD is fantastic, very clever choice of songs. You can't go wrong with John, Paul, George and Ringo, even my kids have heard of the Beatles.lol
Published 1 month ago by squat
Beatles - 1 Album
Delivery was swift and recommended, album is as you would expect for a Beatles compilation of their number 1 hits; if you're only bothered about the hits then this is the album for... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. G. Knight
fab cd
i ordered this cd, which stated it was used but as new, and all in all the cd plays lovely, however upon receiving it i was dissapointed to see that the case as cracked, thankfully... Read more
Published 5 months ago by kestral
The Beatles
How could anybody not think this album isn't a classic?! Bought make so many memories as all the tracks are No:1's from the fab four...
Published 7 months ago by Will Whittington
Beatlemania all over again....
I couldn't decide whether or not to order this CD but am really pleased that I did. It contains all my favourite Beatles songs and as a child born in the 60s it's amazing how many... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Janet Francis
Beatles 1 Remastered
I Bought this Beatles 1 Remastered cd for my wifes birthday and she says its absolutly fantastic ,a trip down memory lane . Read more
Published 7 months ago by Robert Anastasiades
glorious
The title says Beatles 1. It isn't all their number ones but all their single releases with one notable exception. No Please Please Me. Read more
Published 8 months ago by bart4books
Overall it was good but some songs don't seem good enough
After listening to other fairly recently remastered albums (ie sticky fingers - rolling stone & Queen's Greatest hits) and even though they might be more recently recorded than a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thomas Stansfield
FANTASTIC!!
I bought this CD for my Mum for Christmas so i thought I would treat her by letting her listen to it first!!. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ms. W. A. Clow
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