The Beatles / With The Beatles
Artist The Beatles
Box Set Title: The Beatles Stereo Box Set
Album Title: With The Beatles
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Rock: Rock & Roll
Format CD
Released 11/22/1963
Reissue Date 09/09/2009
Label Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Records, Ltd.
Catalog No 0946 3 82420 2 4
Bar Code No 0 94638 24202 4
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Cardboard Triple Gatefold
Tracks
1. It Won't Be Long (2:13)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
2. All I've Got to Do (2:02)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
3. All My Loving (2:07)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
4. Don't Bother Me (2:28)
(George Harrison)
5. Little Child (1:46)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
6. Till There Was You (2:13)
(Meredith Willson)
7. Please Mister Postman (2:34)
(Brian Holland/Freddie Gorman/Georgia Dobbins/Robert Bateman/William Garrett)
8. Roll Over Beethoven (2:45)
(Chuck Berry)
9. Hold Me Tight (2:31)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
10. You Really Got a Hold on Me (3:01)
(Smokey Robinson)
11. I Wanna Be Your Man (1:59)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
12. Devil in Her Heart (2:26)
(Christiana Drapkin/Richard Dropkin)
13. Not a Second Time (2:06)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
14. Money (That's What I Want) (2:51)
(Berry Gordy, Jr./Janie Bradford)
Date Acquired 09/09/2009
Personal Rating
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DR8        -0.31 dB   -10.95 dB      2:13 01-It Won't Be Long
DR10      -0.34 dB   -11.88 dB      2:03 02-All I've Got to Do
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DR10      -0.37 dB   -11.58 dB      1:46 05-Little Child
DR11      -0.37 dB   -13.43 dB      2:14 06-Till There Was You
DR10      -0.33 dB   -11.16 dB      2:34 07-Please Mister Postman
DR10      -0.37 dB   -11.92 dB      2:45 08-Roll Over Beethoven
DR9        -0.36 dB   -10.83 dB      2:32 09-Hold Me Tight
DR10      -0.29 dB   -12.16 dB      3:01 10-You Really Got A Hold On Me
DR9        -0.36 dB   -10.83 dB      2:00 11-I Wanna Be Your Man
DR10      -0.36 dB   -11.78 dB      2:26 12-Devil in Her Heart
DR9        -0.30 dB   -11.56 dB      2:07 13-Not a Second Time
DR8        -0.37 dB    -9.53 dB      2:50 14-Money (That's What I Want)
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Number of tracks:  14
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 991 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

With the Beatles is a sequel of the highest order -- one that betters the original by developing its own tone and adding depth. While it may share several similarities with its predecessor -- there is an equal ratio of covers-to-originals, a familiar blend of girl group, Motown, R&B, pop, and rock, and a show tune that interrupts the flow of the album -- With the Beatles is a better record that not only rocks harder, it's considerably more sophisticated. They could deliver rock & roll straight ("I Wanna Be Your Man") or twist it around with a little Latin lilt ("Little Child," one of their most underrated early rockers); Lennon and McCartney wrote sweet ballads (the achingly gorgeous "All I've Got to Do") and sprightly pop/rockers ("All My Loving") with equal aplomb; and the propulsive rockers ("It Won't Be Long") were as richly melodic as slower songs ("Not a Second Time"). Even George Harrison's first recorded song, "Don't Bother Me," is a standout, with its wonderfully foreboding minor-key melody. Since the Beatles covered so much ground with their originals, their covers pale slightly in comparison, particularly since they rely on familiar hits (only "Devil in Her Heart" qualifies as a forgotten gem). But for every "Roll Over Beethoven," a surprisingly stiff reading of the Chuck Berry standard, there is a sublime moment, such as Lennon's soaring interpretation of "You Really Got a Hold on Me," and the group always turns in thoroughly enjoyable performances. Still, the heart of With the Beatles lies not in the covers, but the originals, where it was clear that, even at this early stage, the Beatles were rapidly maturing and changing, turning into expert craftsmen and musical innovators.

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