[.ca] Singles Collection

Truly a Guilty Pleasure:
Sure, these songs are all available on CD elsewhere, but in this CD Singles Collection, you get the original release artwork from all 22 Beatle singles in one package. Purists may want to seek out the original boxed set on 45 RPM records, but this collection is a great way to get all of The Beatle "singles" and their matching picture covers on CD. It is fasinating to flip through these discs and see the changes the Beatles went through from "Love Me Do" in 1962 to Let It Be" in 1970. I am a Beatle fan from "way back" and this collection is for me, a fun addition to the rest of the Beatles Albums and past masters on CD. A guilty pleasure. Sometimes it is just so nice to indulge.

Mono recordings:
Actually, to answer another reviewers question about the sound quality, this box set is currently the only way to get the singles in mono. Consensus by collectors is that the mono sound is preferable for probably at least the first 13 of these 22 singles, possibly for many more. Therefore, a must for collectors. Also, please note that the original singles were issued without picture sleeves, excepting Strawberry Field/Penny Lane, which looked very cool, and Let It Be/You Know My Name, which looked very similar to the Let It Be album. These picture sleeves are therefore from later reissue pressings of the singles, or specially constructed for the box set.

is this a waste?:
Why spend so much money on all the songs that are available elsewhere? Why buy so many discs with only two tracks on each disc? That's a waste of CD space. Also, they don't tell you if it's the same quality or same recording as the normal masters.

Great Beatles' Music in Mono:
I love this set! I had, at one time, all the mono Beatles' singles as a kid. Just listening to these songs again brings back great memories. There are several variations on some of these songs, that are NOT on the stereo releases. To name a few, Help has a diffeent vocal, Paperback Writer has more echo, Lady Madonna has a harder edge to it, more fuzz guitar, Revolution has more distortion in it's sound (the way it was meant to sound), We Can Work it Out showcases McCartnye's vocal better than the stereo version. Overall, a great set.

• We Can Work It Out
• Day Tripper
• Paperback Writer
• Rain
• Yellow Submarine
• Eleanor Rigby
• Strawberry Fields Forever
• Penny Lane
• Get Back
• Don't Let Me Down
• Ballad of John and Yoko
• Old Brown Shoe
• Hello Goodbye
• I Am the Walrus
• Something
• Come Together
• Let It Be
• You Know My Name (Look up the Number)
• Help!
• I'm Down
• Ticket to Ride
• Yes It Is
• I Feel Fine
• She's a Woman
• Hard Day's Night
• Things We Said Today
• I Want to Hold Your Hand
• This Boy
• Can't Buy Me Love
• You Can't Do That
• She Loves You
• I'll Get You
• From Me to You
• Thank You Girl
• Love Me Do
• P.S. I Love You
• Please Please Me
• Ask Me Why
• Hey Jude
• Revolution
• Lady Madonna
• Inner Light
• All You Need Is Love
• Baby You're a Rich Man