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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: albums, albums, where are you?] |
| Date | Mon, 8 Dec 2003 14:27:23 -0500 |
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The thing about the Beatles albums, though, is that you really have to
separate the US (and other nations) from the UK with respect to releases.
They generally put out singles in the UK, and excluded the singles from the
albums; the day Beatles for Sale came out, for example, they also released
"Eight Days a Week"/"I Feel Fine," neither of which was on the album.
Indeed I recall an interview from the period with McCartney (BBC sessions?)
where he characterized the American practice of putting the singles on the
albums as "a bit of a drag."
----- Original Message -----
From: "ronald and karen sanchez" <eldeluxe@mcn.net>
To: "audities" <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 1:50 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Re: albums, albums, where are you?]
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: albums, albums, where are you?
> Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 10:49:01 -0800
> From: ronald and karen sanchez <eldeluxe@mcn.net>
> Reply-To: eldeluxe@mcn.net
> To: president@bullseyecanada.com
> References: <BAY2-F108WPWJ9pJO3T00015a9c@hotmail.com>
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> The Beatles albums we meant to be a collection of songs, not singles.
> The singles were unique and as a result sold really well. If you were
> lucky, you got a picture sleeve, and always a good B-side. Now the idea
> of putting out a song that isn't on the big album package is impossible
> for labels to imagine.
>
> And yes, an album does have to end with the "big song" or the end piece,
> the one nothing else could follow. The only down side is that some of
> our "best songs" are all the way at the end of the album.
>
> I've spent a lot of time programming our cds, which isn't nearly that
> easy. Three of our four releases are worked out as if they were albums,
> a double album in one case. Four distinct sides: four first songs, four
> end songs, the last one of those the finale. The one cd I just did as a
> 64 minute cd, just doesn't flow as well for me. The thing is, a lot of
> people like that one best!
>
> We have also ended up with a few songs that should have been singles.
> Different enough from the album as not to fit, but a great song that
> stands up on it's own... what do you do now?
>
> RS
>
>
> Jaimie Vernon wrote:
>
> > At Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 10:15:33 Jim wrote:
> >
> > >Even the Beatles, who get so much credit in these "great albums"
> > lists,
> > >really only put out one album that was not really a collection of
> > >singles (Sgt. Pepper),.........
> >
> > Not to be too picky, but "Rubber Soul", "Revolver" and "The White
> > Album"
> > were virtually single-free. The Beatles were releasing non-album
> > singles
> > BETWEEN these records so that the albums would stand by themselves.
> >
> > But, I do understand what you're getting at. The art of the "album"
> > was lost
> > sooo long ago that there doesn't seem to be a time when there was a
> > non-single driven recording....though "Dark Side Of The Moon" still
> > stands
> > as two distinct "sides" even if FM radio has chopped it into
> > bite-sized
> > chunks.
> >
> > Jaimie Vernon,
> > Bullseye
> >
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