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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Capitol
Salesrank: 9405
Released: October 25, 1990 |
| Our Price: $10.46 |
| Used Price: $2.43 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Past Masters, Vol. 1 Track Listing:
1. Love Me Do (Single Version)
2. From Me To You
3. Thank You Girl
4. She Loves You
5. I'll Get You
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand
7. This Boy
8. Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To Hold Your Hand)
9. Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)
10. Long Tall Sally
11. I Call Your Name
12. Slow Down
13. Matchbox
14. I Feel Fine
15. She's a Woman
16. Bad Boy
17. Yes It Is
18. I'm Down
Editorial Review:
Australian 2 LP set. EMI. 2005.
Description of Past Masters, Vol. 1:
Although they were probably the band that most transformed rock from a singles medium to an album-oriented form, the Beatles also released many singles and EP tracks that never made it onto albums. In the U.S., Capitol turned the group's early LPs, through Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, into compilations, more or less, throwing the hit singles onto the vinyl to augment the album tracks. When the label later released the U.K. albums on CD, it posed a problem: What to do with the non-LP singles? Past Masters, Volume 1 compiles 18 of those singles, including some of their best-known tracks, running from "Love Me Do," "She Love You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "This Boy" to "I Feel Fine" and Paul's homage to Little Richard, "I'm Down." Essential stuff. --Bill Holdship
Past Masters, Vol. 1 Reviews:
which package do you get? 
2009-12-08 - Welllll, I sorta thought I was ordering the Remastered "Past Masters Vol. 1" (the original "Past Masters" discs came out in two different disc packages, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) and got the 2-fer package. Not like that is a real disaster but I wonder what goodies I might be missing by NOT getting the Volumes separately.....
The music is precisely what was expected and a crowning Jewel in this set is on Disc. 2; "Hey Jude" is really a stunner in good headphones. It's like you've been dropped right into the studio with the guys. (Many of the remasters are like that in varying degrees)
I have one gripe and that has to do with the shipping package that the discs arrived in, and not the discs themselves. Amazon - that thin cardboard "envelope" with NO, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA bubble pack or ANY kind of protective wrapping around the product was NOT good - I was lucky that no damage happened.......unlike a DVD that came to me shipped exactly the same way. With no cushion, the package probably got bounced enough that the DVD was knocked clean off the mounting spindle where it then freely moved around in the case, getting scuffed and scratched very noticeably. IFFF the DVD was already like that BEFORE being shipped, the rattle should have been noticeable and should NEVER have been shipped in that condition. I DO have to give Amazon credit that they replaced the DVD very promptly even though the replacement was shipped in exactly the same packaging with the same lack of protection. It, however was in good shape. Again, a credit for making good on a poorly packaged item that was damaged *probably* as a result.
Beatles
2009-12-01 - Great album, really enjoyed it. Felt as if the group was singing right next to me!
past masters indeed
2009-11-21 - Since Past Masters, in the remastered format, contains both albums, it encapsules a complete musical history of The Beatles. From Love Me Do to Let it Be, this package give a great sampling of their growth and developement as musicians and songwriters. Take into account the remastering of these songs into bright, vivid episodes, and this is a must for Beatle fans. For those who were born too late to be there when it happened, listen carefully to these guys, who were not the greatest technical musicians individually, but together were an unbeatable team. These were the masters of pop music in the sixties, and the term Past Masters could be used with a dual meaning here and and also refer to them as well as their music.
Terrific!
2009-11-13 - A well-produced and fresh-sounding compilation of alternate versions, B-sides, and comparatively obscure tracks, Past Masters might only be appreciated fully by a die-hard Beatles fan. But for those of us who ARE this collection is a rare treat both as music and as memorabilia. While the thoroughly impressive job done in remastering the recordings is icing on the cake it's still well worth the investment in upgrading to a new copy for anyone who's remotely interested in high-quality audio.
Casual fans might safely give Past Masters a miss and folks who aren't in the habit of spending time fine-tuning the EQ on their stereo system for that 'perfect sound' may not appreciate the nuances of the remastered tracks, but Past Masters is a must-have for any serious Beatles fan with an ear for good sound!
remastered ???? 
2009-11-12 - This a review of the REMASTERED Past Masters. Having listened to both CDs on headphones I came to the conclusion that the first 1987 release actually sounded a little bit better. But the THE REMASTERED CD did sound a tad better on "day tripper."
