The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 [Box] by The Beatles

Pros: Only way to get stereo mixes of early Beatles albums and singles
Cons: American tracklists jumbled up original albums and singles. Duophonic mixes allowed to stand.

At first glance it would seem strange that there would be a British market for these American permutations, in whose compilation the Beatles had no hand, and which stretched the original British albums into far greater number by mixing up the tracks with ...

Pros: Seeing those old covers again, mono/stereo mixes, all the early songs in one collection.
Cons: Those covers are now tiny and tougher to read, cardboard cases may wear easily.

My father's career has been an interesting one. In college he was a disc jockey for a local radio station and soon he was deep "in the industry", eventually moving out to Los Angeles to work for Capitol Records for several years. It was during this time ...

Pros: Musical History, legendary albums. Solid songs, clear foundation of "modern" rock.
Cons: Sounds dated, basic pop format.

I received this set for Christmas in 04. I have been a Beatles fan since i was about seven or eight. What was so phenomenal about these four albums in particular, is that they revolutionized the music industry. I enjoy the difference in the sound ...

Pros: Infectious music of the first 4 albums of the Beatles
Cons: what took so long to get it right?

Having grown up on the Beatles, this is finally one set of CDs that I broke down and purchased. I have a couple of odd CDs that I got on sale of their “unplugged” or unreleased music that was rather interesting. However, this is a collection of ...