Beatles best album and concert dvd?

the Beatles probably hold  3 or 4 of my top 10 album spots but Rubber Soul (American version) and Help (British version) are my 2 favs with the White Album and Abbey Road not far behind.

The Let It Be album was originally being mixed by the great Glyn Johns, but Lennon changed his mind and gave it to Phil Spector. Bad idea. I have heard the album is being readied for a boxset reissue, and I sure hope we get the Glyn John's mixes. Are his mixes what are heard on the Let It Be Naked album? I gotta check out that album; I've always hated the original, by far their worst album. Grim, depressing. The movie too.

I favor Sgt. Pepper.  But, I love, really adore, all of them.  No need to choose, or rank.  And anyway, "one man's ceiling is another man's floor".  

@geof3,

"I think both the red and blue “greatest hits” additions are must haves for a great overall Beatles mix."


The Blue album was where it began for me. It’s a great compilation and apparently the tracks were chosen by the band themselves.

The 1970s UK pressing of the Blue album (67-70) on vinyl is just awesome. Everything vinyl should be.

I don’t think its vivid exhuberance has ever been matched on CD though the 1993 remaster is acceptable.

I am currently re-reading the book " The Beatles Recording Sessions ".
What makes it so interesting is reading about how an album was recorded and then go listen to it , especially now that my system is good enough to reveal the details described in the book .

"In general terms you could say there's the Beatles before and after hallucinogens - basically the years of Beatlemania 63-66 up to and including Rubber Soul." from cd318
This is kind of true , but a more applicable description would be
the touring years and the studio years .

As for my favorites , I'd say the studio years and to my own surprise 
the mono versions rival the stereo is listening enjoyment .

The "Let It Be Naked" and the anthology recordings are really good
at showing how good the band was .

This is a good time to " Stay Home and Listen to the Music "
as my Cardas Audio T-shirt says .

Rob