It's 50 years this year since the relase of Rubber Soul. Half a century.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Halfway between now and the first world war. Drive My Car. Girl. Nowhere Man. In My Life. All 50 years old.

How odd is that?

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I'm like a direct link to the horrors of the trenches.

[Classic Jorge]

I think it's either Revolver or The White Album tbh, though I thought you'd appreciate Revolver's more satirical elements.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They inevitably let George loose for 20 minutes, every single time :-(

[Hillary]

Glad I could help.

[Berni]

So if people refer to the songs on a Beatles album, it means nothing to me. I know most of the songs, of course, but have no idea of their albumular heritage.

[Classic Jorge]

Then you'd really have a band.

[Supermac1976]

“The Best of The Beatles” :hehe:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The 2009 complete remastered set is the way forward here.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

how to use the reel to reel so I could listen as much as I liked. They would borrow and record every Beatles album as they were released and would tuck into it with no limits.

I believe that soaking my brain with this quite brilliant, multilayered and beautifully nuanced music ruined my education as everything else that was supposed to be of interest seemed dull, flat and monochromatic. Nothing excited me until I got taken to my first top flight footy match at the age of eight.

What chance did I have? :-(

[Berni]

I find.

So, unless I'm mistaken, your birthday this year falls on Good Friday, doesn't it? I take it you're not planning to do any celebrating on the holiest and most solemn day in the Christian calendar? :-(

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

Was looking through them on iTunes the other day thinking of which to buy. Settled on the Partridge option.

http://eil.com/Gallery/427725b.jpg

[Berni]

[Snin]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You don't think I'm celebrating becoming old, do you?

[Hillary]

[Classic Jorge]

Tomorrow Never Knows is a great parting shot though

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I was talking about The Beatles, mate, not life in general.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

barber shop quartet that is the Beach Boys is even in the same league as The Fabs, has forfeited his right to even join the conversation.

Be off with now!

[Classic Jorge]

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

http://www.surrounddiscography.com/quaddisc/8-track-Home-Decks/Sony%20TC-248D%20Quadradial%208-track%20tape%20player%201.jpg

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

*******s were you. You weren't born yet h.

[Berni]

having to pay tax, tbh. Plus, if Paul Weller can rip off your song and make it sound like one of his, it's probably **** anyway.

[Classic Jorge]

No Paul, see?

f**king hate that purple haired stump fetishist

[Hillary]

I'm Only Sleeping, Tomorrow Never Knows, She Said She Said, Doctor Robert.

I also think McCartney's contributions were consistently good on the album.

[Classic Jorge]

Sorry George

[Berni]

I just dislike the whole concept, tbh. I may like individual songs in passing, but I ultimately just can't get behind them. They jar with me.

Plus, I've always loathed anything to do with John Lennon.

[Hillary]

.."well, yes, but they had the money by then, didn't they"

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

how susceptible and rapaciously hungry the brain is at that age c. And to have it bombarded with, not jut The Beatles, but the whole Invasion ouvre.

[Supermac1976]

https://youtu.be/EQnw2g4JpTo
If you fancy it, the full doc is up- https://youtu.be/B7nva7meVv0
I have fond memories of my dad's 8-track player, it gave out a lovely sound. Long gone now obviously but I still have a few cartridges somewhere.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Can one still achieve tumescence once one has racked up a half century?

[Pat Vegas]

To celebrate this it appears Hoboken New Jersey are already doing celebrations every single day of the year in 2015.

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

but I do remember it being in the family car rather than a cassette player for some reason.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Very probably my favourite Beatles tune of all.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

Fear not c. One's libido, along with the accompanying boners, remain quite undiminished.

What you are about to discover, if it hasn't already happened, is that almost overnight, you will become totally invisible to younger women unless you indicate that you are prepared to sweeten their lives shall we say.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Outside of "Feel Flows" I have always struggled with the Beach Boys.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

cf The Smiths from my perspective.

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

rushing home from the record shop with the precious vinyl disc, whacking it on your Dansette, and hearing 'In My Life' for the first time.

I wonder if people realised they were listening to history being made?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

My dad bought a Rolls Royce in the 70s which had an 8-track player and quadrophonic sound! It was ace.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I have always tried to live a decent life. I'm glad it's so apparent.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

It was new and they were young, history was a relatively meaningless concept to them.

The scenario you have painted however was not unique to the 60s, new perhaps as I have said before but not unique.

Running down to Carlins Records in Newry during school lunchtime to try and get the new Jam single with a picture sleeve, or one of the early release albums with printed inner sleeve. Then rushing home as you say to play it.

Only to get home and find your older brother was in place and was listening to Rush or Zeppelin or something equally as offensive.

[Berni]

Nah. Not for me.

[Berni]

got into them now, anyway. Besides, I'm too old to go around exploring people's back catalogues these days.

[Classic Jorge]

Bit old hat in places but otherwise excellent stuff

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They were wrong.

[Berni]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I will check to see if it is being repeated at all.

[Berni]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

Have to start remembering that I live in the country.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

World Cup was all perfectly acceptable.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

As a general rule I have to say I do not watch any television programmes on tablets.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

that we were a powerful nation :cry:

[Luis Anaconda]

[Classic Jorge]

Dont rub in the free bit, mate.

[barrybueno]