Since I enjoyed doing my Stones thread so much yesterday, and it struck just the right amount of nodding agreement and violent disagreement in the Afterword massive, I’m going to do the same thing today (and possibly until the end of the week… or until I get fed up….).

So, again another A List act, and another two LPs I don’t really often listen to from start to end… and which I get mixed up which tracks are on which…

It’s the Beatles! And it’s Please Please Me vs With The Beatles!!!

Once again, tracks marked * are the Good Ones – the ones I would choose to listen to outside the context of the album. And I’ll rate each track out of ten as I listen.

Here we go!

Please Please Me (1963) ———————– A1 – * I Saw Her Standing There – Ah, 1, 2, 3, 4!! 10/10 A2 – * Misery – What a tune… and what harmonies 8/10 A3 – * Anna (Go With Him) – A fabulous Lennon vocal and blistering middle eight rescue this from schmaltziness – 8/10 A4 – * Chains – I have a real soft spot for this one. I think » Continue Reading.