As a fan I have to say it was great to hear this CD. I am sure there are many fans that will hate this the ones that like to hear the beatles in Mono only would probabley burn the producers at the stake. However listen to this as a different look at the song, Drive my car mixes in the vocal to the word and girl what your doing, it sounds like a new song. They use the demo version of while my guitar gently wheeps and its like a complete different version and it is beutiful. The strangest thing Octopus's garden is well with an Orcestra and wow great. if you are a fan do buy this, but I would say that if you have never been into the Beatles or have no albums buy No 1's instead, All i can say is I can't wait for EMI to realise the new remastered versions of the Beatles albums then they can all sound as clear as this great album

I borowed this CD from a friend, and put it on. and you wouldnt believe how astounded i was! this CD is simply incredible! it's my favourite album by the beatles (if you consider it one). it is a must have! everyone should have it: it shows just how diverse and experimentative the beatles are! and at a fantastic price too

I bought this CD to get in to the Beatles since they are a bit before my time. This CD has been digitally remastered to sound like it was recorded recently; and it sounds great. Good collection of tracks with many tracks that were really popular. Wouldn't reccommend for a long-time fan of the Beatles though since this is deffinately a 'starter' album, but if you don't own a Beatles album you should deffinately give this one a go to see what they were really about (If you're new to the Beatles you might find it hard to appreciate their music because the recordings sound quite out-dated due to recording technology at the time; not the talent).