1967-1970: The Blue Album - The Beatles

My review of the 1967-1970: The Blue Album - by an experienced guitarist, and fan! The Blue Album -was second in the series of, one of the earliest Beatles compilation albums (the first being the RED ALBUM) and features their hits as well as some other welcome inclusions from the later part of their career; 1967 to 1970 After 66 the Beatles stopped gigging and become an entirely different (but still brilliant) musical entity. This was the era of Sgt Peppers, and Guru's, Hippie sensibilities, avant-garde experimentation... Almost every song on here is a delight (with the possible exception of Octopus's Garden -which is silly but still ...  Read the complete review

This lbum, along with 1962-1966 were the first 2 Beatles albums I ever bought. I listened to both constantly for years - when I was younger I preferred the early stuff, then I grew into the more mature later period. Presented chronologically, starting in 1967 with the Double A-Side of 'Strawberry Fields Forever' & 'Penny Lane', it features a lot of their best material, but as with the Red Album, there are many fine tracks which don't make it onto here. A couple of the track selections are slightly odd - I don't think 'Old Brown Show' is good enough to get on here - but as a whole it serves as an excellent overview of the Beatles non-touring ...  Read the complete review

Following on from the red album, which features The Beatles Hits from 1962 - 1966, the blue album features their biggest hits from 1967 - 1970. As with the red album, this is excellent value for money, for around £10 you get two discs featuring 28 tracks and a booklet with photgraphs and song lyrics. There's are some brilliant classic songs on this album, obviously a more grown up collection than the red album. Highlights include Lucy in the sky with Diamonds, A Day in the Life, The Long and Winding Road, Get Back and Here Comes The Sun. These albums are a really great start to a Beatles collection, but they are my no means comprehensive. My personal ...  Read the complete review