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The Beatles Mono Reviews 6: Help!

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Andrew Hickey

An edited version of this essay is now included in my book The Beatles In Mono. Hardback paperback I’ve never been able to understand why Help! is critically regarded as one of the Beatles’ weaker efforts. Yes, it’s a slightly … Continue reading →

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The Beatles Mono Reviews 5: Beatles For Sale

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Andrew Hickey

An edited version of this essay is now included in my book The Beatles In Mono. Hardback paperback After that temporary hiatus, caused by my stereo breaking, and the CD drive in my computer breaking, and my external CD drive … Continue reading →

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The Beatles Mono Reviews 3 – With The Beatles

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Andrew Hickey

An edited version of this essay is now included in my book The Beatles In Mono. Hardback paperback With The Beatles, the band’s second album, is a triumph of style over substance. Significantly inferior to the albums immediately preceding and … Continue reading →

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The Beatles Mono Reviews 2 – Please Please Me

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Andrew Hickey

An edited version of this essay is now included in my book The Beatles In Mono. Hardback paperback “Their first album, Please Rut Me, was made in twenty minutes. Their second took even longer. Success was only a drum-beat away.” … Continue reading →

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The Beatles Mono Reviews 1 – Mono Masters

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Andrew Hickey

An edited version of this essay is now included in my book The Beatles In Mono. Hardback paperback I’ll be writing more Hyperpost later – at least my reply to pillock, possibly some more posts, but a suggestion I made … Continue reading →

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