MichiganJ, you had me buffaloed with RED ALBUM and BLUE ALBUM. Do people really call them that? I assume you refer to those tremendous greatest hits collections, some of the finest compilations ever available. Oops, didn't mean to buffalo you, Red, but yes, many people I talk with do refer to them ...

One of my favorites of the Beatles Christmas fan club records:

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Sir Paul's new album, still untitled, will be released February 7th and is an album of songs that inspired him and John. The album will include two new songs (one that he wrote for his new wife) but mostly consist of standards--although not the usual ones (he says). As a first, Paul will not be play...

I just wanted to say ... thanks MichiganJ for starting this thread Chris is the one we all thank, it was his idea. Dewey, I'd never heard the Del Shannon take on From Me To You before. It's interesting that it covers the Beatles' recording almost to the note, even including harmonica. One of the th...

From Chris' brilliant suggestion, here's a thread dedicated to all things John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Ladies and gentlemen, here they are:

The Beatles

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The National Film Preservation Foundation site has a number of restored U.S. silent films from the archives of New Zealand and Australia. Each film has notes about the production and most are presented silent, without music. Be sure to check out Won In a Closet, a film starring the adorable twenty-o...

Being a fan of stop-motion animation, I continue to have a warm spot for Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer . All of the Rankin/Bass Productions are fun, but Rudolph is my favorite. I'm happy to say that, after a hiatus of over 25-years, the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Newsletter is back again. (It...

This is an interesting thread. Music was, and still is, a great influence for me. My father prides himself on being tone deaf, and my mother was content to listen to whatever was on AM radio, so there wasn't much music playing in the homestead until I discovered it. My first record, which literally ...

I just got a letter from Swami Yogadachi and I'm afraid to open it!

Over the weekend my wife and I saw Martin Scorsese's love letter to early cinema, HUGO . While I had yet to indulge, for Scorsese I figured I would splurge for the 3D version, and I am more than happy that I did. W*O*W! Not only is the film brilliant, but there is a brief montage featuring clips of ...

Hope you like our sense of humour. Let me know what you think. I watched the first two episodes and they are terrific! Couple of things that stood out are the cinematography (New York always looks good, but wow!) and the editing. (I love the insert reaction closeups during the meeting.) Loved the p...

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Me on a Gold Wing.

Cool looking bike! Look forward to watching your series. Thanks for posting.

A few covers by George Harrison on the 10th anniversary of his death. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd0uUO1Ov8E[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5k-OE0-fWs&feature=related[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5CkIniOcqs[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.yout...

Lots of pre-codes and other classics up for pre-order at Warner Archive, including a 4-disc, 8-movie Robert Montgomery Collection.

http://www.wbshop.com/Pre-Orders/ARCHIV ... lt,sc.html

What no baseball fan should be without (and just in time for the holidays, too!).

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