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Product details

  • Audio CD (20 Nov 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B000JK8OYU
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,821 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #50 in  Music > Rock > Classic Rock > Psychedelic Rock
    #98 in  Music > Rock > Classic Rock > Classic British Rock

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Track Listings

1. Because (Love Version)
2. Get Back (Love Version)
3. Glass Onion (Love Version)
4. Eleanor Rigby/Julia (Love Version)
5. I Am The Walrus (Love Version)
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Love Version)
7. Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing (Love Version)
8. Gnik Nus (Love Version)
9. Something/Blue Jay Way (Love Version)
10. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!/I Want You (She's So Heavy)/Helter Skelter (Love Version)
11. Help! (Love Version)
12. Blackbird/Yesterday (Love Version)
13. Strawberry Fields Forever (Love Version)
14. Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows (Love Version)
15. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Love Version)
16. Octopus's Garden (Love Version)
17. Lady Madonna (Love Version)
18. Here Comes The Sun/The Inner Light (Love Version)
19. Come Together/Dear Prudence/Cry Baby Cry (Love Version)
20. Revolution (Love Version)
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Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
It begins with a twittering of birdsong lifted from "Across The Universe". And once the triple-tracked a capella harmonies of "Because" enter, followed by snatches from "A Hard Day's Night" and "The End", leading into a fired-up "Get Back", it becomes obvious that this is far more than just another Beatles compilation.

This is "Love", conceived by the Fabs' former producer George Martin and son Giles as a stageshow soundtrack to Cirque de Soleil's Las Vegas spectacular of the same name, but appears to have taken on a life of its own. Where The Beatles' last release 1 delivered the (over?) familiar hits in a nice simple package, this is a mélange of the familiar and obscure, all literally mixed together in one 78-minute audio collage which succeeds in reminding the listener just why The Beatles truly are, as Lennon put it "toppermost of the poppermost". There's no new Beatles material per se, but the songs are all approached differently--some are cut together in a flawlessly mixed medley (check out the "Mr Kite/I Want You/Helter Skelter" moment), some reassemble different backing tracks and vocal performances to create new spins on old classics, but all the songs are revitalized considerably. Even in its weakest moments (which probably work better in the context of the show itself), it's still a formidable prospect, and one has to admire Martin's willingness to go out on a limb with such a project.

While purists may complain that the cut'n'paste nature of the project is simply tampering with perfection, at the very least it'll make them reach for the originals and enjoy them all over again. For newcomers and everyone else, it makes a fine listen, both in its sonic clarity (the actual tracks are the best they've sounded on CD) and audacious nature.--Thom Allott

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'LOVE' sees The Beatles back catalogue being reworked by the original fifth Beatle Sir George Martin and his son Giles.Given free rein by surviving Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, the album is a completely new take on original Beatles material and also forms part of the soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil/Beatles production of the same name. It is also presented in 5.1 surround sound, a first for any Beatlesrecording.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 18 Dec 2006
Don't take any notice of the supposed Beatles fans who give negative reviews to this CD. The point is that the back catalogue + Anthology is already available. This achieves the impossible -- pulling together all that was brilliant about the Beatles -- three of the best songwriters of the 20th century and the most innovative production and arrangements. Most importantly, it demonstrates that they didn't take themselves too seriously -- they all have a go at singing and Ringo features on this collection too. It wins on all counts -- sound quality of classics, innovative combinations of songs. On only one track (Drive My Car/What You're Doing/The Word) does it ever sound a bit like Stars on 45 -- and this is a standout track, reminding listeners of the featured little known McCartney gem. Everyone would like their own favourites featured but there's a limit to what you can get into 80 minutes or so.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just like the Sixties, 2 Dec 2006
By J. M. Hope (Hertfordshire UK) - See all my reviews
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I well remember the day in 1967 when Sgt Pepper was released. It was like nothing we had ever heard before. Well ' Love ' may not be that, but we have never heard the Beatles music ( so familiar to all of us of a certain age ) like this. The remastering is amazing : ' Eleanor Rigby ' and ' I am the Walrus ' never sounded this good before. Playing 'Sun King ' backwards and morphing it into 'Something' is almost a piece of Beatles ' genius and very moving. Of course if you're a big, big Beatles fan you can quibble, but hey, get a life, the Martins have done a great job and if you are driven to listen yet again to the original albums well that's good isn't it.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Renew your acquaintance with the Beatles, 25 Nov 2006
By Mr. R. Jordan (UK) - See all my reviews
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I've had many Beatles discs on CD, but oddly they've never really been listened to a great deal. The curous flatness that marred other pre-remastered Great Albums like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is still there . . . because absolutely incredibly, the Beatles back catalogue has never received this treatment. Until now!
I loved the actual sound of this album (though not the concept) from he moment I heard it, and the whole thing is fantastic. Just listen to how the first full song 'Get Back' burst out of the speakers as if the Fab Four were right in front of you. This is how they should sound. Throughout the entire album/collage, I was astonished at the clarity, and how I felt like I did the first time I'd heard them.
The level of invention is high, and some of the cheekier song merges bring a smile every time. The backward track 'Gnik Nus' is a little highlight. It could all have gone horribly wrong - like something from the 'Hooked on Classics' franchise or Jive Bunny, but due to the avoidance of Beatlmania tracks (only Help! and I want to hold your hand) that is thankfully avoided.
But 'Love' is the title and concept of this album, and 'fifth Beatle' George Martin (and son) have defined the word to the letter. What struck me when listening to the album all the way through is how important the late George Harrison was to the 'Beatle sound', either in his distinctive vocal harmonies or introduction of Indian instumentation. I think Martin knew this, and though Lennon & McCartney get their fair share, it's the Harrison aspect I was frequenly reminded of and actually moved by. 'While my guitar gently weeps' is stunningly presented in Martin's arrangement, a beautiful moment in an album which is full of lovely sounds. All of which points to the obvious comment made by everyone else - GET THE ORIGINALS REMASTERED!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars True Love
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1.0 out of 5 stars WHY?
Why Ho Why have they bothered to release this second rate, messed up rubbish on cd. How can anyone improove on the original recordings, which are best heard on vinyl. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Miko

5.0 out of 5 stars I love 'Love'!
I was very sceptical about this project and this album - some things aren't meant to be messed with and the Beatles' catalogue was something which, in my mind, was sacred and not... Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Sweeney

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic lurve
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a classic music CD and it sounds soooooo good
its like honey to the ears, just less sticky
Published 9 months ago by CjW

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Beatles compilation!
It wasn't until about a year after I listened countless of times to this album that I read it was the soundtrack of a show in Las Vegas by Cirque de Soleil. Read more
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