Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper' Super Deluxe set top music seller on Amazon for second day

We reported in this blog on Thursday that the pre-orders for the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" sets were big sellers on Amazon.com with the Super Deluxe 6-disc set at #1 in Music, Rock and Pop.  

Well, that hasn't ended. For the second day in a row, at the time of writing, the Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' 6-disc Super Deluxe 50th Anniversary set (4 CDs/DVD and Blu-ray) is still the top CD in the Music, Pop and Rock categories on Amazon's site. 

The other sets have slid a little, though. The 2-CD set is #24 in Music, down from #17 in Music Thursday, #12 in Rock CDs and Vinyl (down from #7) and #24 in Pop CDs and Vinyl, down from #17. The two-disc Vinyl set is also still making a strong showing at #15 in Music (though down from #8 yesterday), #6 in Rock CDs and Vinyl (down from #3) and #15 in Pop CDs and Vinyl (down from #8). The single Anniversary Edition CD is #389 in Music (down from #253), #225 in Rock CDs and Vinyl (down from #136) and #369 in Pop CDs and Vinyl (down from #239). 

Be sure to check out our That's What I Want Beatles Store for everything Beatles. It's a great place to explore. 

That's What I Want Beatles Store "Sgt. Pepper" Anniversary sets

Amazon direct links to the "Sgt. Pepper" anniversary sets: 

• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition on Amazon.com (6 Disc)
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Deluxe Edition on Amazon.com (2CD)
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Edition on Amazon.com (1CD)
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Edition on Amazon.com (2LP)
• All four on Amazon.co.uk (England)
• All four on Amazon.de (Germany)
• All four on Amazon.co.jp (Japan)

Ordering guide for the new McCartney "Flowers in the Dirt" reissue

Photos MPL Communications Ltd. 

To answer some questions we've gotten on Facebook (we'll add more as time goes on):

• What's the difference between the original and 1988 demos? A. The 1988 versions are with the band, reportedly. 
• Update to above: One of McCartney's reps told us today the '88 versions are "more developed." 
• Does the Japanese version have anything different? A. Not that we can tell. 
• Is "Let It Be" coming, too? A. You never know. 

U.S. Amazon

• Deluxe Edition 
• 2-CD special edition
• 2-LP vinyl  

UK Amazon

• Deluxe Edition
• 2-CD special edition
• 2-LP vinyl

Amazon Japan

• Deluxe Edition
• 2-CD special edition
• 2 LP vinyl

Amazon Germany

• 2-CD special edition
• 2 LP vinyl

 

Beatles' 'Eight Days a Week' film -- U.S. theaters, Hollywood Bowl CD thoughts, more

Courtesy Apple Corps. Ltd.

As the Beatles "Eight Days a Week" film gets closer, there's some news to be had. A long list of U.S. theaters to show the film has been posted online. The theaters for other countries are on the site, too, but the U.S. list has finally been more available. (We kept getting the European lists.)

We've been listening to the new "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" CD for about a week. We'll talk about it in a little more detail (no audio, sorry) on the next "Things We Said Today" show, but suffice to say that despite our misgivings that there isn't more on the disc, what's there sounds wonderful. For those used to the bootlegs (and who isn't?), the audio has been cleaned up and, as Allan Kozinn notes in our discussion on the show, the voices seemed to have had some reverb added. The new show should be up as early as Wednesday and possibly by Thursday on our Podbean site,  on the show's YouTube channel, my personal YouTube channel and on iTunes. We're also on WCRP1. Subscribe to us on iTunes and you can have the show downloaded automatically when it's available. 

And finally, look for the video for "Boys" to be used to promote the film, sources tell us. You won't find it on the BeatlesVEVO YouTube channel at the moment, though it was there recently, which is a good hint that something might be in the works.

And thanks to a certain C.F. for the picture of the ad in the September Record Collector, shown below.

And here's a review from the Hollywood Reporter..

  

Mysterious Beatles Hollywood Bowl album listing on Amazon

Listings now on Amazon in U.S., but nothing's been announced.

• CD version in U.S.
• Vinyl version in U.S.

'Pure McCartney' vinyl pre-order special today (6/8) only!

Popmarket has a special price today (6/8/16) only on a pre-order of the four-LP vinyl version of "Pure McCartney." The price is $61.99 with free shipping, which is $2 below Amazon Prime's price (which includes free shipping only if you're an Amazon Prime member).

Popmarket also has ongoing specials on several other Beatles collections, including The Beatles in Mono on both CD and vinyl, the Lennon signature box (both CD and vinyl), the McCartney "Wings Over America" deluxe set, the George Harrison "Living in the Material World" deluxe set and the Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" deluxe set.

The 4-LP track listing:

LP Track Listing:

Disc: 1

1. Maybe I m Amazed
2. Heart Of The Country
3. Jet
4. Warm and Beautiful
5. Listen To What The Man Said
6. Dear Boy
7. Silly Love Songs
8. The Song We Were Singing
9. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
10. Another Day
11. New

Disc: 2

1. Mull of Kintyre
2. Sing The Changes
3. Jenny Wren
4. Mrs Vanderbilt
5. Save Us
6. Let Em In
7. Let Me Roll it
8. Ebony and Ivory
9. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

Disc: 3 

1. Band on the Run
2. Arrow Through Me
3. My Love
4. Live and Let Die
5. Too Much Rain
6. Say Say Say (2015 remix)
7. My Valentine
8. Goodnight Tonight
9. The World Tonight
10. Pipes of Peace

Disc: 4

1. Dance Tonight
2. Here Today
3. Wanderlust
4. Great Day
5. Coming Up
6. No More Lonely Nights
7. Too Many People
8. Only Mama Knows
9. With a Little Luck
10. Hope For The Future
11. Junk