The two albums Beatles Past Masters (volume 1 and 2) play a key role in the Beatles oeuvre. Those who already have the official studio albums at home will get all the other singles, EPs and b-sides with these two compilations and thus have the entire output of the sixties complete. Beloved obscurities on the first volume are the German versions of I Want To Hold Your Hand and She Loves You, which
… the band had reluctantly recorded. The polyphonic This Boy is a jewel of a b-side, as is Yes It Is, while Slow Down, Bad Boy and I'm Down emphasize the rock and roll qualities of The Beatles. The singles From Me To You, She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand never appeared on a studio album. They could be heard on the famous red collector 1962-1966, and in that sense their presence on this track list is less special. Part two in particular can easily pass as a full-fledged Beatles album, with superior singles like Daytripper / We Can Work It Out, Paperback Writer, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude and Revolution. The (well-known) single versions of Get Back, Let It Be can be heard and of Across The Universe the special version (with girls' choir) that was made for a benefit record. Fine oddities are also the b-sides Rain and Don't Let Me Down, both of which belong to John Lennon's best songs, and George Harrison's perhaps most beautiful Indian song: The Inner Light. Finally, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - with Rolling Stone Brian Jones on saxophone - is one of the most hilarious songs the band ever recorded. (MS) Part two in particular can easily pass as a full-fledged Beatles album, with superior singles like Daytripper / We Can Work It Out, Paperback Writer, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude and Revolution. The (well-known) single versions of Get Back, Let It Be can be heard and of Across The Universe the special version (with girls' choir) that was made for a benefit record. Fine oddities are also the b-sides Rain and Don't Let Me Down, both of which belong to John Lennon's best songs, and George Harrison's perhaps most beautiful Indian song: The Inner Light. Finally, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - with Rolling Stone Brian Jones on saxophone - is one of the most hilarious songs the band ever recorded. (MS) Part two in particular can easily pass as a full-fledged Beatles album, with superior singles like Daytripper / We Can Work It Out, Paperback Writer, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude and Revolution. The (well-known) single versions of Get Back, Let It Be can be heard and of Across The Universe the special version (with girls' choir) that was made for a benefit record. Fine oddities are also the b-sides Rain and Don't Let Me Down, both of which belong to John Lennon's best songs, and George Harrison's perhaps most beautiful Indian song: The Inner Light. Finally, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - with Rolling Stone Brian Jones on saxophone - is one of the most hilarious songs the band ever recorded. (MS) Hey Jude and Revolution. The (well-known) single versions of Get Back, Let It Be can be heard and of Across The Universe the special version (with girls' choir) that was made for a benefit record. Fine oddities are also the b-sides Rain and Don't Let Me Down, both of which belong to John Lennon's best songs, and George Harrison's perhaps most beautiful Indian song: The Inner Light. Finally, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - with Rolling Stone Brian Jones on saxophone - is one of the most hilarious songs the band ever recorded. (MS) Hey Jude and Revolution. The (well-known) single versions of Get Back, Let It Be can be heard and of Across The Universe the special version (with girls' choir) that was made for a benefit record. Fine oddities are also the b-sides Rain and Don't Let Me Down, both of which belong to John Lennon's best songs, and George Harrison's perhaps most beautiful Indian song: The Inner Light. Finally, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - with Rolling Stone Brian Jones on saxophone - is one of the most hilarious songs the band ever recorded. (MS) both of which are among John Lennon's best songs, and George Harrison's perhaps most beautiful Indian song: The Inner Light. Finally, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - with Rolling Stone Brian Jones on saxophone - is one of the most hilarious songs the band ever recorded. (MS) both of which are among John Lennon's best songs, and George Harrison's perhaps most beautiful Indian song: The Inner Light. Finally, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - with Rolling Stone Brian Jones on saxophone - is one of the most hilarious songs the band ever recorded. (MS)more