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1967-1970 : The Blue Album | 
| Artist: The Beatles
Label: Apple
Category: Music
New (34) Used (11) Collectible (1) from £8.49
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 1537
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.5
MPN: 97039
UPC: 077779703920
EAN: 0077779703920
ASIN: B000002UZ1
Release Date: October 5, 1993
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Strawberry Fields Forever | | • | Penny Lane | | • | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | | • | With A Little Help From My Friends | | • | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | | • | Day In The Life | | • | All You Need Is Love | | • | I Am The Walrus | | • | Hello Goodbye | | • | Fool On The Hill | | • | Magical Mystery Tour | | • | Lady Madonna | | • | Hey Jude | | • | Revolution | | • | Back In The USSR | | • | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | | • | Ob La Di Ob La Da | | • | Get Back | | • | Don't Let Me Down | | • | Ballad Of John And Yoko | | • | Old Brown Shoe | | • | Here Comes The Sun | | • | Come Together | | • | Something | | • | Octopus's Garden | | • | Let It Be | | • | Across The Universe | | • | Long And Winding Road |
Disc 2
| • | Back In The USSR | | • | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | | • | Ob La Di Ob La Da | | • | Get Back | | • | Don't Let Me Down | | • | Ballad Of John And Yoko | | • | Old Brown Shoe | | • | Here Comes The Sun | | • | Come Together | | • | Something | | • | Octopus's Garden | | • | Let It Be | | • | Across The Universe | | • | Long And Winding Road |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Even as the Beatles began heading toward an inevitable break-up, their prolific ways continued; this two-disc look back only skims the surface of their later achievements. Excerpts from Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, the white album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be compete for space with classic singles that do as much or more to prove their eclecticism: the epic ballad "Hey Jude", the plaintive "Strawberry Fields Forever", straight rock & roll of all stripes from the plainspoken "Revolution" and "Get Back" to the surreal "Come Together". Decades after the split, this (and its companion set of 1962-1966 cuts) remains a favoured introduction for young listeners and a key sampler for veteran fans. --Rickey Wright
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
wow this is my fave out of the two blue album fab!! September 18, 2008
2nd box along with the red this one is the best amazeing exsperimental too the beatles were very creative thats why i think there better then the rolling stones more creative beatles rule john lennon R.I.P Goerge harrison R.I.P BUY IT WHAT YOU WAITING FOR!!
 The music is great, but... March 8, 2008
This was the 2d album I ever bought (see my 1962-66 review), and I loved playing both sets. However, as I collected the original albums, these became somewhat superfluous: the Beatles albums are so good they outrank virtually any other band's 'best of', and you can get the singles on Magical Mystery Tour and Past Masters 2.
The band were producing their most ambitious music and the selection represents a lot of this, although why Don't Let Me Down and Old Brown Shoe are here I don't know; they were released as B sides, so it gave them to 1973 collectors on album, but (on the same principle) you can get them on Past Masters 2 (and plenty of 1963-6 single / EP tracks weren't on the companion 'Red' album..).
So it's a good introduction, but once you've moved on to the original albums and the fuller compilations you may want to pass this one to others to spread the Beatle gospel!
Fantastic - Beatles Best Shown On This Album September 3, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This collection of Beatles' greats is probably the best record in my vast sea of old vinyl. I own the re-issue with blue vinyl which i think is fantastic. If you are planning to buy this album on vinyl, get it with blue vinyl.
Twelve stars August 29, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Some of the best songs ever written - and that ever may be written - are on this album. If you want to listen to the best, this album is it. So many good tracks are left off though that if you love this you should buy all of their albums from Revolver onwards.
The best collection ever? May 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Firstly; it's very cheeky to release a double-album on cd (that was a bit of a cash-in in the seventies in the first place) without adding anything extra.
On the other hand; if you want to get to know the Beatles from Sgt. Peppers onwards, this is the place to start!
At least; I started here in '78 and this album is still the Old Testament for me! There's psychedelic John in Strawberry Fields and the Walrus, breezy Paul in Hello Goodbye and Penny Lane. The Funny Beatles were there in Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da and Lady Madonna.
For first-timers this might be an ongoing feast of recognition and the funny thing is: over half of the tracks weren't even released as a single at the time!
Someone put "digitally remastered" somewhere in the booklet, but I don't believe it. This collection sounds better than the overblown '1'-album, so if a decent remix/remastering-campaign isn't underway; buy this!
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