"Moreover, the group's first seven albums (through 'Revolver') include only about 25 minutes of music." - Allan Kozinn - New York Times - April 8, 2009
The Beatles signal their reaction to Kozinn's latest gaffe. Photo: Robert Freeman. © Apple Corps
Actual Running Times Of The Beatles' First Seven Albums
• #1 "Please Please Me" - 32:46
• #2 "With The Beatles" - 33.24
• #3 "A Hard Day's Night" - 30:30
• #4 "Beatles For Sale" - 34:13
• #5 "Help!" - 34:21
• #6 "Rubber Soul" - 35:48
• #7 "Revolver" - 34:59
Total running time of the Beatles' first seven albums: 236 minutes
Total running time of the Beatles' first seven albums according to Allan Kozinn (self-styled Beatles expert of the New York Times): approx: 175 minutes
Number of minutes of Beatles recordings that have apparently eluded Allan Kozinn: 61 minutes
After 32 long years of Allan Kozinn being the New York Times' self-appointed resident Beatles expert (including 18 years on staff), the New York Times is finally seeking a Beatles expert who is actually knowledgeable about the Beatles. And/or someone who can do basic math.
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Please cite your favorite examples of Kozinn bloviating about the Beatles. (Limit: 27 items)
Remember how you used to laugh at your dad because he was still listening to Glen Miller?
'nuff said.
No I don't remember that. Because I didn't. I was fortunate enough to realize very early on that music and other art is not defined by the era in which it is created - but by its excellence or otherwise. Which is why I cherished (and still do) Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, the Marx Bros, the Beatles and much more besides - and I enjoy listening to some contemporary music too.
However, I do understand that a lot of people suffer from "date-ism" and their prejudices are governed by that affliction. My condolences to you.
If this were not true, Imus wouldn;'t have been able to include in his mid '80s bit about "The Black Beatles" the album title "Beat the Meatles" (which was a joke that was old enough to vote by that time).
The rights to the first LP later reverted to Capitol, the EMI subsidiary, and was released as "The Early Beatles."
Now riddle me this, can a Canadian such as myself apply?
It was what was left off that made the compilations disdainful. "What Goes On?" indeed.
The original American LP releases typically, through "Revolver," had fewer songs and less overall time. For example, the American Capitol "Rubber Soul" LP did not include "Drive My Car," "Nowhere Man," "What Goes On," and "If I Needed Someone," all of which were on the British LP and are included on the American CD.
Parlophone did not include singles on LPs, while Capitol did. So, Capitol would take a few songs from two albums, like "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver," add a few singles, and come up with a third marketable LP: "Yesterday...and Today."