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Past Masters, Vol. 1

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语种:英语

唱片公司:Capitol

发行时间:1988-03-07

类别:精选集

Past Masters, Vol. 1专辑介绍 Beatles的精选集不计其数,几乎每年都在变着法子出。但真正有精选意义的却不多,近来比较出色的是2000年的《1》。而这张出版于1983年的Past Masters Vol.1普遍被认为是Beatles最好的精选集,也是没有尝试过Beatles的人了解Beatles的绝佳途径。这一集里的歌曲多选自早期作品,多是欢快的曲调。这些歌曲能够很好的反映Beatles的早期风格。

When Capitol decided to release the original British editions of the Beatles' albums instead of the bastardized American versions, they were left with a bit of a quandary. Since the Beatles had an enormous number of non-LP singles, some of their greatest hits — from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" through "Hey Jude" — would not be included on disc if Capitol simply served up straight reissues. They had two options: they could add the singles as bonus tracks to the appropriate CDs, or they could release a compilation of all the non-LP tracks. It should come as no surprise that they chose the latter. In fact, they took it one further, issuing two separate compilations of non-LP tracks, which is fairly appropriate since the Beatles released far more singles and EPs in the first two years of their recording career than they did in the last five. Past Masters, Vol. 1 covers those first two years and, to be fair, there are some cuts that are unnecessary for anyone outside of the hardcore — only a handful of people will be able to spot the difference in the alternate "Love Me Do," while German versions of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" aren't even good for a chuckle. Still, the sheer number of astounding singles makes this essential, even with its faults. These 17 songs capture the exuberance of Beatlemania while confirming their talents as popcraftsmen ("This Boy," "Yes It Is") and proving that they could rock really, really hard ("I Feel Fine," "She's a Woman," the peerless "I'm Down"). Apart from the cuts that are merely rarities, this is a near-perfect compilation that captures the energy and spirit of the Beatles' early years.