The Beatles – „1967 – 1970 (The Blue Album) – 2023 Edition“

Hans3. Dezember 2023

Bereits am 10.11.2023 wurde die The Beatles-Best Of-Compilation „1967 – 1970 (The Blue Album)“ als erweiterte Re-Issue („2023 Edition“) via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Universal Music veröffentlicht.

The Beatles – „Now And Then“ (Single – Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Universal Music)

Auf der Neu-Edition des Beatles-Compilation-Klassikers, welcher die Jahre 1967 bis 1970 umspannt, sind insgesamt 37 Tracks enthalten, darunter solche Meilensteine wie „Strawberry Fields Forever,“ „Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,“ „Hey Jude“, „All You Need Is Love“ oder „Let It Be“.

The Beatles: "1967 - 1970 (The Blue Album) - 2023 Edition" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Universal Music) — The Beatles: „1967 – 1970 (The Blue Album) – 2023 Edition“ (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Universal Music)

Auf den Stücken des „Blue Albums“, welches mit sechs britischen und acht US-amerikanischen Nummer-Eins-Single-Hits aufwartet, wird die experimentellere Phase der Fab Four widergespiegelt, wobei auch Ingredienzen aus Progressive Rock und Psychedelic Rock sowie überdies Einflüsse der indischen Musik Einzug halten.

Die Neuauflage des Sampler-Klassikers präsentiert sich im neuen Stereo-Mix und enthält zusätzlich zu den Original-Stücken des ursprünglichen Releases neun Bonus-Tracks, darunter den bislang unveröffentlichten Beatles-Song „Now And Then“, der am 02. November 2023 gemeinsam mit dem Stück „Love Me Do“ als Doppel-A-Seiten-Single erschien. Die Beatles schafften es mit der Single zum zwölften Male an die Spitze der offiziellen deutschen Single-Charts.

In toto ist die „2023 Edition“ von „1967 – 1970 (The Blue Album) eine feine Best Of-Kollektion der Beatles, in der die experimentellere Phase der Band in den Mittelpunkt gestellt wird.

1967-1970 (2023 Edition) // (2CD: Stereo / Digital + Streaming: Stereo & Dolby Atmos)
* = neu hinzugefügter Track

CD1
1: Strawberry Fields Forever (2015 Stereo Mix / 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
2: Penny Lane (2017 Mix)
3: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017 Mix)
4: With A Little Help From My Friends (2017 Mix)
5: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (2017 Mix)
6: Within You Without You (2017 Mix) *
7: A Day In The Life (2017 Mix)
8: All You Need Is Love (2015 Stereo Mix / 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
9: I Am The Walrus (2023 Mix)
10: Hello, Goodbye (2015 Stereo Mix / 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
11: The Fool On The Hill (2023 Mix)
12: Magical Mystery Tour (2023 Mix)
13: Lady Madonna (2015 Stereo Mix / 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
14: Hey Jude (2015 Stereo Mix / 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
15: Revolution (2023 Mix)

CD2
1: Back In The U.S.S.R. (2018 Mix)
2: Dear Prudence (2018 Mix) *
3: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2018 Mix)
4: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (2018 Mix)
5: Glass Onion (2018 Mix) *
6: Blackbird (2018 Mix) *
7: Hey Bulldog (2023 Mix) *
8: Get Back (2015 Stereo Mix / 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
9: Don’t Let Me Down (2021 Mix)
10: The Ballad Of John And Yoko (2015 Stereo Mix / 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
11: Old Brown Shoe (2023 Mix)
12: Here Comes The Sun (2019 Mix)
13: Come Together (2019 Mix)
14: Something (2019 Mix)
15: Octopus’s Garden (2019 Mix)
16: Oh! Darling (2019 Mix) *
17: I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (2019 Mix) *
18: Let It Be (2021 Mix)
19: Across The Universe (2021 Mix)
20: I Me Mine (2021 Mix) *
21: The Long And Winding Road (2021 Mix)
22: Now And Then *

1962-1966 & 1967-1970 (2023 Editions) 4CD SLIPCASED SET // (‘Red’: CDs 1 & 2 / ‘Blue’: CDs 3 & 4)
(Stereo / alle 75 Tracks wie oben aufgelistet)

1962-1966 + 1967-1970 (2023 EDITIONS) 6LP VINYL SLIPCASED SET // (1962-1966: LPs 1-3 / 1967-1970: LPs 4-6)

(Stereo / 1962-1966 3LP Vinyl & 1967-1970 3LP Vinyl = Identische Track-Reihenfolge wie unten)

LP1 (‘Red’)
Side A:
1: Love Me Do (2023 Mix)
2: Please Please Me (2023 Mix)
3: From Me To You (2023 Mix)
4: She Loves You (2023 Mix)
5: I Want To Hold Your Hand (2023 Mix)
6: All My Loving (2023 Mix)
7: Can’t Buy Me Love (2023 Mix)

Side B:
1: A Hard Day’s Night (2023 Mix)
2: And I Love Her (2023 Mix)
3: Eight Days A Week (2023 Mix)
4: I Feel Fine (2023 Mix)
5: Ticket To Ride (2023 Mix)
6: Yesterday (2023 Mix)

LP2 (‘Red’)
Side A:
1: Help! (2023 Mix)
2: You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (2023 Mix)
3: We Can Work It Out (2023 Mix)
4: Day Tripper (2023 Mix)
5: Drive My Car (2023 Mix)
6: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix)

Side B:
1: Nowhere Man (2023 Mix)
2: Michelle (2023 Mix)
3: In My Life (2023 Mix)
4: Girl (2023 Mix)
5: Paperback Writer (2022 Mix)
6: Eleanor Rigby (2022 Mix)
7: Yellow Submarine (2022 Mix)

LP3 (Bonus ‘Red’ LP)
Side A:
1: I Saw Her Standing There (2023 Mix)
2: Twist And Shout (2023 Mix)
3: This Boy (2023 Mix)
4: Roll Over Beethoven (2023 Mix)
5: You Really Got A Hold On Me (2023 Mix)
6: You Can’t Do That (2023 Mix)

Side B:
1: If I Needed Someone (2023 Mix)
2: Got To Get You Into My Life (2022 Mix)
3: I’m Only Sleeping (2022 Mix)
4: Taxman (2022 Mix)
5: Here, There And Everywhere (2022 Mix)
6: Tomorrow Never Knows (2022 Mix)

LP4 (‘Blue’)
Side A:
1: Strawberry Fields Forever (2015 Mix)
2: Penny Lane (2017 Mix)
3: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017 Mix)
4: With A Little Help From My Friends (2017 Mix)
5: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (2017 Mix)
6: A Day In The Life (2017 Mix)
7: All You Need Is Love (2015 Mix)

Side B:
1: I Am The Walrus (2023 Mix)
2: Hello, Goodbye (2015 Mix)
3: The Fool On The Hill (2023 Mix)
4: Magical Mystery Tour (2023 Mix)
5: Lady Madonna (2015 Mix)
6: Hey Jude (2015 Mix)
7: Revolution (2023 Mix)

LP5 (‘Blue’)
Side A:
1: Back In The U.S.S.R. (2018 Mix)
2: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2018 Mix)
3: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (2018 Mix)
4: Get Back (2015 Mix)
5: Don’t Let Me Down (2021 Mix)
6: The Ballad Of John And Yoko (2015 Mix)
7: Old Brown Shoe (2023 Mix)

Side B:
1: Here Comes The Sun (2019 Mix)
2: Come Together (2019 Mix)
3: Something (2019 Mix)
4: Octopus’s Garden (2019 Mix)
5: Let It Be (2021 Mix)
6: Across The Universe (2021 Mix)
7: The Long And Winding Road (2021 Mix)

LP6 (Bonus ‘Blue’ LP)
Side A:
1: Now And Then
2: Blackbird (2018 Mix)
3: Dear Prudence (2018 Mix)
4: Glass Onion (2018 Mix)
5: Within You Without You (2017 Mix)

Side B:
1: Hey Bulldog (2023 Mix)
2: Oh! Darling (2019 Mix)
3: I Me Mine (2021 Mix)
4: I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (2019 Mix)

(Presse-Info)

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