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Member	Item		Review/Comment
TopPopper 18th Feb 2018		CD Album The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)	Mostly, the Apple label is used for new things like "1", "Live at the Holly wood Bowl", "Anthology" etc, while the original label is retained for re-issues - eg, "Rubber Soul" on Parlophone, "Abbey Road" on Apple. None of them are release by the Apple label, just on the Apple label. I would expect a re-issue of "Pepper", as here, to be on Parlophone - and it does indeed have Parlophone branding on the discs. I don't see why this is anything other than a Parlophone release, the same as all the other editions of "Pepper". The label is the actual label - the big round paper thing stuck to the disc. OK, nowadays they are printed on directly, but the principle is unchanged. The label is what appears on the disc - not something to be deduced from the small print on the packaging.
TopPopper 18th Feb 2018		CD Album The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)	The argument that Apple are the label that released it is faulty. The Beatles were never under contract to Apple, they were under contract to Parlophone throughout. Their 'Apple' releases, such as "Hey jude", were issued by Parlophone, but with printed Apple labels by permission. Note they retained Parlophone catalogue numbers. Apple did not release any Beatles albums. That being so, how can this Universal edition possibly be released by the Apple label? CDs can be released 'on' the Apple label, such as the red and blue albums (issued 'by' EMI, 'on' the Apple label), but this one surely wasn't. The Apple connection is pretty tenuous, whereas Parlophone is printed loud and clear. Issued 'by' Universal Music in agreement with Apple Corps, 'on' the Parlophone label.
TopPopper 18th Feb 2018		CD Album The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)	I very much think this is Parlophone. Someone said Apple are the company that released it. I don't agree - it was released by Universal, with some agreement in place. But in any case, it's not important which company it is. Companies have multiple labels, and here, Parlophone is quite obviously in use. If not, we should change all original Beatles albums to EMI, including those displaying Apple labels?
TopPopper 3rd Feb 2018		CD Album Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1985)	I think it's possible. I bought this around 1990. It, and the equivalent issue of Foxtrot, have a "Compact Price" thing on the front. Just checked Ebay and I can't see any copies of Nursery Cryme with the "Compact Price" thing, so I reckon this is going to be the (only) late-1980s edition.
TopPopper 3rd Feb 2018		CD Album Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1985)	I wouldn't rely on just that sticker for dating. It could have been stuck onto old stock to get them sold, or it could have come from a different CD.
TopPopper 27th Jan 2018		CD Album The Beatles - The Beatles Broadcasting Corporation Beatles Night 7th December 1963 (2017)	Bootleg?
TopPopper 27th Jan 2018		CD Album The Beatles - The Beatles Abroad (2017)	Bootleg?
TopPopper 26th Jan 2018		CD Album The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (2017)	Wow. I didn't know about this release. Must try and track it down. Update: Just ordered it from Ebay!
TopPopper 24th Jan 2018		CD Album Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 76 (2010)	Excellent. We now have a continuous run of volumes uploaded, from vol 42 to vol 77. We're getting seriously close to a complete set.
TopPopper 23rd Jan 2018		CD Album Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 63 (2006)	Excellent work, Quad5point1. Superb quality uploads - my list of Now! albums is getting fuller by the day.
TopPopper 18th Jan 2018		CD Album Roy Orbison - The MGM Years (1965-1973) (2015)	I'm tempted to take this page down as it currently has no viable info. What do people think?
TopPopper 18th Jan 2018		CD Album Love - Forever Changes (2008)	I wonder how many Times readers would be digging this!
TopPopper 18th Dec 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Mojo Presents Sgt. Pepper (2007)	Re: Lee's review, I agree that's the case with the majority of these magazine 'tribute' albums. They look great in theory but they are almost always a let-down.
TopPopper 20th Oct 2017		CD Album Albert Lee - Road Runner (2006)	Sleeve design reminds me of this one
TopPopper 1st Oct 2017		CD Album Bee Gees - Horizontal (2006)	Lookey likey
TopPopper 4th Sep 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Invictus Soul Box Set (2006)	[YouTube Video] Needle drop from the original LP.
TopPopper 4th Sep 2017		CD Album Various Artists - The Complete Motown Singles \| Vol. 9: 1969 (2007)	Thanks. No, I couldn't find any either. They're not the sort of thing which can easily be scanned, and I guess typing them all out woud be equivalent to copying a whole book - very laborious. I know DFTMC - fantastic site. I've corresponded with Keith a few times in the past, and am chuffed to still see my name in their 'thank yous'. I understand their research was used in parallel with the box sets, and is undoubtedly one of the cornerstones of the Motown documentation.
TopPopper 4th Sep 2017		CD Album Various Artists - The Complete Motown Singles \| Vol. 9: 1969 (2007)	Does anyone know if it's possble to find the booklet contents anywhere online, or whether they have ever been published separately from the box sets? Every volume in this series has the most important documentation ever on these tracks - I would very much like to get hold of them all (without paying many hundreds for all the CDs!).
TopPopper 3rd Sep 2017		CD Album The Marvelettes - Forever – The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1 (2009)	[YouTube Video]
TopPopper 3rd Sep 2017		CD Album Diana Ross - Greatest Hits (1988)	[YouTube Video]
TopPopper 3rd Sep 2017		CD Album The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine & Soul On The Rocks (2002)	[YouTube Video]
TopPopper 3rd Sep 2017		CD Album Four Tops - Anthology (1986)	[YouTube Video]
TopPopper 3rd Sep 2017		CD Album Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell - Greatest Hits (1986)	[YouTube Video]
TopPopper 3rd Sep 2017		CD Album The Supremes - New Ways But Love Stays (1991)	[YouTube Video] Fabulous in every respect.
TopPopper 3rd Sep 2017		CD Album Barbara Randolph - The Collection (2003)	[YouTube Video] Recorded West Coast, but if you like HDH you have to love this one.
TopPopper 1st Sep 2017		CD Album Martha Reeves And The Vandellas - The Best Of Martha Reeves And The Vandellas (1999)	[YouTube Video] The day this record came out, popular music was invented. God bless Motown.
TopPopper 1st Sep 2017		CD Album Badfinger - Straight Up (1993)	[YouTube Video] Great track - Joey Molland on vocals.
TopPopper 10th Aug 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Come And Get It: The Best Of Apple Records (2010)	This shouldn't really be called "Best of" Apple Records. It's more of a singles collection.
TopPopper 22nd Jul 2017		CD Album Martin Simpson - Grinning In Your Face (1999)	This is a brilliant album. [YouTube Video]
TopPopper 21st Jul 2017		CD Album George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (2001)	The printed lyrics of "Awaiting On You All" omit a certain part - "While the Pope owns 51 percent of General Motors, the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us".

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