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Just a few examples of Beatles-tune remakes that are currently available on CD.
One thing the following albums have in common is that their melody and rhythm, although often embellished, remain reasonably faithful to The Beatles originals.
With the exception of the last album, all offer a fairly decent cross-section of the early and later chronological catalogs.
In case it isn't obvious, the first four albums are strictly instrumental, only the last has vocals.
Classic Symphonic Beatles
Arthur Fiedler - Boston Pops Orchestra
Released: March 2000
Comments: Fun, fast, dramatic foreground music. Well-produced. A very slight tape hiss is present on a few tracks. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da sounds like it belongs on the soundtrack of the 1970 movie Patton, LOL. One CD, sixteen tracks.
The Best of the Beatles Songbook
Hollyridge Strings
Released: February 1996
Comments: Pleasant, very gentle, relaxed background music. Well-produced. String sections dominate overwhelmingly. Very similar to the Hollywood Strings sound of the late-1960s. One CD, eighteen tracks.
Music Of The Beatles
RRSO Symphony Orchestra
Released: March 1998
Comments: Riga (Latvia) Recording Studio Orchestra. Powerful, big-hall ambience, symphonic foreground music. Very well-produced, a high level of musicianship. Serious, dramatic, and somewhat dark. Several tracks sound like they could have come from the Gladiator and The Fellowship of the Ring soundtracks. Three CDs, thirty-six tracks.
101 Strings Play a Tribute to the Beatles
101 Strings Orchestra
Released: May 1996
Comments: Smooth, snappy, fun, fast foreground music. Well-produced, slight dynamic range compression. Nice, but frugal use of the electric guitar, several tracks are almost danceable. Hell, even Eleanor Rigby sounds good, LOL. One CD, ten tracks.
Lost Songs: Songs the Beatles Wrote But Never Recorded
Vitamin Records
Released: October 1999
Comments: Scored like an early four-man rock band and performed by contemporary studio musicians. Technically OK. A neat idea, but some vocals are way over-the-top, harsh and discordant. However, the presence of tunes like Nobody I Know save this album IMO. One CD, twelve tracks.
TravelLite
One thing the following albums have in common is that their melody and rhythm, although often embellished, remain reasonably faithful to The Beatles originals.
With the exception of the last album, all offer a fairly decent cross-section of the early and later chronological catalogs.
In case it isn't obvious, the first four albums are strictly instrumental, only the last has vocals.
Classic Symphonic Beatles
Arthur Fiedler - Boston Pops Orchestra
Released: March 2000
Comments: Fun, fast, dramatic foreground music. Well-produced. A very slight tape hiss is present on a few tracks. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da sounds like it belongs on the soundtrack of the 1970 movie Patton, LOL. One CD, sixteen tracks.
The Best of the Beatles Songbook
Hollyridge Strings
Released: February 1996
Comments: Pleasant, very gentle, relaxed background music. Well-produced. String sections dominate overwhelmingly. Very similar to the Hollywood Strings sound of the late-1960s. One CD, eighteen tracks.
Music Of The Beatles
RRSO Symphony Orchestra
Released: March 1998
Comments: Riga (Latvia) Recording Studio Orchestra. Powerful, big-hall ambience, symphonic foreground music. Very well-produced, a high level of musicianship. Serious, dramatic, and somewhat dark. Several tracks sound like they could have come from the Gladiator and The Fellowship of the Ring soundtracks. Three CDs, thirty-six tracks.
101 Strings Play a Tribute to the Beatles
101 Strings Orchestra
Released: May 1996
Comments: Smooth, snappy, fun, fast foreground music. Well-produced, slight dynamic range compression. Nice, but frugal use of the electric guitar, several tracks are almost danceable. Hell, even Eleanor Rigby sounds good, LOL. One CD, ten tracks.
Lost Songs: Songs the Beatles Wrote But Never Recorded
Vitamin Records
Released: October 1999
Comments: Scored like an early four-man rock band and performed by contemporary studio musicians. Technically OK. A neat idea, but some vocals are way over-the-top, harsh and discordant. However, the presence of tunes like Nobody I Know save this album IMO. One CD, twelve tracks.
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