Question for old time Beatles people

[david_b]

Yep, that's the weird thing.. Ringo has said repeatedly that he doesn't want it released because he didn't want the Beatles image besmirched, showing the group in a bad light, and 'have bad karma released'..

Which of course makes no sense.. I mean, how can a new DVD release of a Beatles movie hurt their legend now..?? It can be marketed as a serious study of a band, near their end.

I believe that 'Beatle Image' is certainly mighty enough to weather a serious movie like this..

As for the fans.., we're stuck with a shotty-quality movie, which is a unique look into their situation early '69. Many have said it was edited down to focus more on McCartney, eliminating some good Lennon humor which was filmed. I do understand that both John and Yoko were on a steady diet of 'heroin, TV and sex' at that point, especially after her miscarriage.

As for 'Hey Jude', that is an interesting comment regarding Klein and Capitol, MIB41. You're right, there are quite a lot of legal layers to tend with material released near the end. I didn't even think that the 'Hey Jude' album wouldn't be released under the Capitol reissues, but it makes a lot of sense.

[MIB41]

Actually it was Phil Spector who produced and compiled Let It Be, but yeah, the Beatles had practically disowned the material by that point. Speaking of which, I really wish that Apple would finally release "Let It Be" on DVD and Blu-ray. Apparently, according to rumours, it won't happen while Paul and Ringo are still alive, which is too bad, because I think its a fascinating film.

Interesting. I didn't know Paul and Ringo had issues with 'Let it be' getting released on DVD. Have they mentioned them publicly or is this speculation from collectors?

[cjefferys]

Actually it was Phil Spector who produced and compiled Let It Be, but yeah, the Beatles had practically disowned the material by that point. Speaking of which, I really wish that Apple would finally release "Let It Be" on DVD and Blu-ray. Apparently, according to rumours, it won't happen while Paul and Ringo are still alive, which is too bad, because I think its a fascinating film.

[MIB41]

This was something Allen Klein compiled without any involvement from Capital Records. It should also be noted the album actually received some early printings entitled "The Beatles Again" before being switched to "Hey Jude" to ride off the success of the hit single. It may have sounded like a new album to those in the states, but it was essentially just b-side songs never released on any Beatles records stateside. In many ways it could be considered the first compilation record since, technically it was. But it wasn't promoted as such. From the band perspective, the last collaborative record designed and packaged by the group was Abbey Road. As most already know "Let it be" were songs all recorded prior to Abbey Road when the band unwittingly decided to allow their creative process to be filmed as they made a new record. Obviously that didn't work out well and the band broke up, never intending for any of that music to be heard. It was George Martin who went back in and produced those songs and released them. The Beatles really played no role on that album either.

[kingdom warrior]

Yep, I see it as a compilation album too, but what a great one it is! The only Capitol release that ended up being considered a part of official Beatles canon, and therefore remain in print, was Magical Mystery Tour. All the songs from Hey Jude were non-album singles/B-sides except for two from A Hard Days Night (but that LP was released by United Artists in the US, which is probably why Capitol decided to add them here). And yeah that's a great cover, I love the photos from that session, their very last together.

Yeah man I recently was looking at all the photos from those sessions i have to say those are my Favs.....you can see how they had matured and were now ready to move on.....

[cjefferys]

Original Compilation LP...... weren't all the songs either singles or B-sides? no matter it was one of my favs and I always loved the cover to it......

Yep, I see it as a compilation album too, but what a great one it is! The only Capitol release that ended up being considered a part of official Beatles canon, and therefore remain in print, was Magical Mystery Tour. All the songs from Hey Jude were non-album singles/B-sides except for two that also appeared on A Hard Days Night. And yeah that's a great cover, I love the photos from that session, their very last together.

[kingdom warrior]

Original Compilation LP...... weren't all the songs either singles or B-sides? no matter it was one of my favs and I always loved the cover to it......

[SeattleEd]

I view it as a comp release. Not an album. Just another way for Allen Klein to make more money for the boys.
The album art is great.
Great tracklisting and certainly a good way to listen to material from Past Masters.
But at this day and age of digital files, you can pretty much make your own Hey Jude playlist since you can get the stereo versions of the tracks now. So I don't think they'll ever release it on CD.

[Blue Meanie]

But those releases are only bootlegs from Russia, right ?

I can't image it ever having an official release in any country

Yep those are the Russian Boots. No official release has ever been made of Hey Jude (The Beatles Again). Hence it's being offered on ioffer:

The Beatles Abbey Road/Hey Jude IMPORT 2 in 1 CD RARE For Sale

[Mikey]

But those releases are only bootlegs from Russia, right ?

I can't image it ever having an official release in any country

[Nostalgiabuff]

it has been released overseas on CD....but it is usually a double disc with Abbey road....and costs a bit.

[Mikey]

I always considered it an original album but the record company apparently does not since it has never been given an official CD release date

Me too

Thought the same thing but was wondering if I was alone.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I always considered it an original album but the record company apparently does not since it has never been given an official CD release date

[Mikey]

Do use consider the Hey Jude album an "original" United States Beatles release ? ...

Or do you consider it an early compilation album ?