
The Beatles' Second Album--A Study In Influences
Review created: 04/18/02
by: sparkospunky -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Vintage music by <b>The Beatles</b>, interesting cover tunes
Cons:
An American issue, lacks the structure of the fourteen British titles
Second Album by The Beatles is somewhat of a misnomer--the Capitol-EMI record conglomerate released both British and American versions of some of the earliest albums by The Beatles, simply to make more money. As a result, we have albums like Second Album, Yesterday And Today, and Hey Jude, which were released in America and which presented blends of the contemporaneous British releases, along with singles that didn't appear on the British albums. Second Album is indeed the second American release, but actually the third album released overall. I was rummaging through my old cassette tape...
Review ID: 10000000000212464

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