Fania Meets The Beatles

The influence of R&B on the Beatles was undoubtedly profound — consider their covers of the Isley Brothers' "Twist & Shout," the Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman," and the Cookies' "Chains." But inspiration ran far and deep in both directions, and while Motown relied on staff songwriters like Smokey Robinson, Barrett Strong, and Norman Whitfield for virtually all of its biggest chart hits, the label still managed its share of Beatles covers (not to mention borrowing liberally from the Fab Four's studio innovations). Motown Meets the Beatles is a fascinating compilation of album cuts and B-sides that aren't terribly well known — virtually every major Motown act covered a Beatles song sooner or later, and as such the disc offers a fairly comprehensive overview of the label's superstars operating in a far different mode than per usual. And while it's not essential listening for diehards from either camp, it's hard to deny there's something weirdly compelling about hearing the Lennon/McCartney catalog filtered through the Motown sound — highlights include the Temptations' "Hey Jude," Marvin Gaye's "Yesterday," Stevie Wonder's "We Can Work It Out," and Edwin Starr's "My Sweet Lord

It's the original 1967 BBC broadcast, once out on the Mythology box,but now in much better soundquality, plus the entire Sgt. Pepper album in an alternate unbootlegged form (obscure mixes and rare takes)

The Beatles was an American animated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the popular British rock band of the same name. It ran from 1965 to 1969 on ABC in the USA (only 1965 to 1967 was first run; later transmissions were reruns). The series debuted on September 25, 1965 and ended on September 7, 1969. A total of 39 episodes were produced. The series was shown on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM until the fall of 1968, when it was moved to Sunday mornings. Each episode has a name of a Beatles song, so the story is based on its lyrics and it is also played at some time in the episode.

The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) [Blu-ray] {2012 Apple Films}
BLU-RAY -> 32.7 Gb | 1080i 1.33:1 | DTS-HD MA 5.1 / LPCM 2.0 / DD 5.1 | 96-24 | ISO Image | ~ 53+53 m | Artwork | 5% repair rar
Subs: English, French, Spanish, German, Danish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
© 2012 Apple Films | 5099940490595
Rock / Classic Rock

In September 1967 The Beatles embarked on making their third film, this time conceived and directed by themselves. Based on a loose unscripted narrative, in the spirit of the experimental mood of the time, and directed by The Beatles themselves, the film became the vehicle to present 6 new songs - Magical Mystery Tour, The Fool On The Hill, Flying, I Am The Walrus, Blue Jay Way and Your Mother Should Know. Now, 45 years on, the virtually forgotten film has been fully restored and is being presented properly for the first time. The restoration of Magical Mystery Tour has been overseen by Paul Rutan Jr. of Eque Inc., the same company that handled the much acclaimed restoration of Yellow Submarine. The soundtrack work was done at Abbey Road Studios by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. All of the packages contain a host of special features, packed with unseen footage. There are newly-filmed interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and other members of the film's cast and crew, as well as a director's audio commentary recorded by Paul.