This month: "Meet The Beatles" This was the first album I heard by the Beatles, in 1964. It's my favorite. The album made the Beatles famous in the US and world-wide, and is the album my parents, Gerald and Janine Lapierre, first bought to play on their old phonograph system. "Meet The Beatles" was the first US album, released Jan. 1964 by Capitol Records. The album featured 12 songs: 1. "I Want To Hold Your Hand"  2. "I Saw Her Standing There"  3. "This Boy"  4. "It Won't Be Long"  5. "All I've Got to Do" 6. "All My Loving"  1. "Don't Bother Me" (George Harrison) 2. "Little Child" (Lennon-…

Enjoy a trip down memory lane with local Beatles expert, Denis Lapierre as he explores a new Beatles album every month. This month: The Beatles Beat Released:  June 1966 This record was the Beatles' twelfth album, featuring eleven great songs, including the hits, "Nowhere man," "Yeserday," and "We can work it out". This album cover replaces th original cover, dubbed the "Butcher Cover" which featured the Beatles posing wearing butcher smocks with a number of dismembered dolls. The cover was banned world-wide - only 750,000 copies of the controversial cover were printed. Featuring:   Drive my …

Enjoy a trip down memory lane with local Beatles expert, Denis Lapierre as he explores a new Beatles album every month. This month: The Beatles Beat Released: 1964 Odeon Records This record was released in Germany. The back cover photo is of the band in front of a statue in Germany. The album was available in stereo.  Featuring:   She loves you Thank you girl From me to you I want to hold your hand Hold me tight Can't buy me love You can't do that Roll over Beethoven Till there was you Money Please mister postman

Enjoy a trip down memory lane with local Beatles expert, Denis Lapierre as he explores a new Beatles album every month. This month: Something NEW Released: July 20, 1964Capitol Records: Available in stereo and mono. Featuring: This is the Beatles' third album for Capitol Records. Five of the songs on this great album were made for the Beatles movie, "A Hard Day's Night". They were: 1) I'll Cry Instead 2) Tell me why 3) If I fell 4) And I Love Her 5) I'm Happy Just To Dance With You Other hit songs on this album include: Any Time At All When I Get Home Things We Said Today Slow Down Match Box…

This month: Beatles '65 Released: December, 1965 in the USCapitol Records "Beatles 65" showcases the songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. This was the Beatles' fifth album in the US. The album features only one track sung by drummer Ringo Starr, "Honey, Don't." The album was available in stereo and in mono, though the album pictured here is in stereo. It was intended to be released in late 1964, but was delayed until 1965, hence the title. The album is in mint condition. Hit songs on this album:  "I'm a loser" "I feel fine"