Beatles Fans? A single album version of 'The Beatles' 1968 album?

[Beef Oven]

[QUOTE=teamsaint;160375]

Trust me, XTC just got better and better. (oddly I only have the early singles, not the first two albums). Let me know if you would like advice, but , nutshellwise, Nonsuch is wonderful. There are at least half a dozen of the later albums that I would hate to be without..........Skylarking, Mummer, Apple venus 1.....all top drawer.

Gonna dip me toe into a later album. Which one would you recommend as the bestest?

[teamsaint]

[QUOTE=Beef Oven;160377]

Gonna dip me toe into a later album. Which one would you recommend as the bestest?

very difficult question indeed.
After long deliberation.....if you want an album to pick random songs from, Nonsuch would be my choice. An alternative, and sometimes described as a concept album, (but that is pushing it really) Skylarking really needs listening to as a whole.(was produced by Todd Rundgren.). Its certainly a long way from the early stuff.
Having said that, Mummer, Big Express , Black Sea and Apple Venus 1 are as good. (English Settlement and Oranges and Lemons have a bit of double album syndrome).

So I would give Nonsuch or Skylarking a bash. Hope you find something you like.

[Beef Oven]

[QUOTE=teamsaint;160425]

very difficult question indeed.
After long deliberation.....if you want an album to pick random songs from, Nonsuch would be my choice. An alternative, and sometimes described as a concept album, (but that is pushing it really) Skylarking really needs listening to as a whole.(was produced by Todd Rundgren.). Its certainly a long way from the early stuff.
Having said that, Mummer, Big Express , Black Sea and Apple Venus 1 are as good. (English Settlement and Oranges and Lemons have a bit of double album syndrome).

So I would give Nonsuch or Skylarking a bash. Hope you find something you like.

Thanks very much Teamsaint.

I am going to dip my toe into a late XTC album. Which one out of Nonsuch and Skylarking would you recommend?

[cloughie]

[QUOTE=Beef Oven;160452]

Thanks very much Teamsaint.

I am going to dip my toe into a late XTC album. Which one out of Nonsuch and Skylarking would you recommend?

Don't know why but XTC totally missed my radar - perhaps I should have a listen!

[gurnemanz]

I agree there is "dead wood", but you surely can't leave out the eerie, subtle and often neglected Harrison track, "Long, Long, Long", involving only George himself, Ringo, Paul on Hammond organ and Chris Thomas on piano. It is a rather extraordinary piece, starting as a gentle whisper and ending with George's exhausted wail of relief and the unplanned 30 second wine bottle rattle. In the middle 8 he sings of "So many tears I was searching, So many tears I was wasting" and at the end he does seem to have arrived at some sort of mystical conclusion or reconciliation.

More details here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long,_Long,_Long

Here's my selection for a very good single CD (18 tracks, 52 minutes)

Back In The U.S.S.R
Dear Prudence
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon
I Will
Julia
Mother Nature's Son
Long, Long, Long (Harrison)
Revolution 1
Honey Pie
Cry Baby Cry
Good Night

[Beef Oven]

I agree there is "dead wood", but you surely can't leave out the eerie, subtle and often neglected Harrison track, "Long, Long, Long", involving only George himself, Ringo, Paul on Hammond organ and Chris Thomas on piano. It is a rather extraordinary piece, starting as a gentle whisper and ending with George's exhausted wail of relief and the unplanned 30 second wine bottle rattle. In the middle 8 he sings of "So many tears I was searching, So many tears I was wasting" and at the end he does seem to have arrived at some sort of mystical conclusion or reconciliation.

More details here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long,_Long,_Long

Here's my selection for a very good single CD (18 tracks, 52 minutes)

Back In The U.S.S.R
Dear Prudence
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon
I Will
Julia
Mother Nature's Son
Long, Long, Long (Harrison)
Revolution 1
Honey Pie
Cry Baby Cry
Good Night

There's never going to be a consensus. I've always liked Long, long, long but, It probably wouldn't make it onto my 'single' White album.

Your list is very interesting, but please shorten it to 15 - it would be most helpful.

Thanks

UPDATE! I have just followed your link - fascinating. I am going to play Long, long, long a few times now and reflect.

[teamsaint]

[QUOTE=Beef Oven;160452]

Thanks very much Teamsaint.

I am going to dip my toe into a late XTC album. Which one out of Nonsuch and Skylarking would you recommend?

you are a hard taskmaster Beefy.....ok, go for Nonsuch.

(god, this is worse than giving people a tip on the horses !!)

[Beef Oven]

[QUOTE=teamsaint;160648]

you are a hard taskmaster Beefy.....ok, go for Nonsuch.

(god, this is worse than giving people a tip on the horses !!)

I knew you'd go for Nonsuch!

Thanks, will obtain said album.

[teamsaint]

[QUOTE=Beef Oven;160650]

I knew you'd go for Nonsuch!

Thanks, will obtain said album.

to be fair,all the others are close. If they are a lot cheaper dip your toe in them instead !
anyway, hope you enjoy.
You can always ebay it if not !!

[teamsaint]

and here are the results from the expert North west jury ......
Prudence
Glass onion
Happiness
I' so tired
Piggies
Don't pass me by

I will
Julia
yer blues
Everybody's got something
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter (just worked out what Siouxsie sioux spent her youth listening to !)
Revolution9
Back in USSR
Why don't we do it in the road