Beatles Dr Ebbetts Japan Cd - Beatles Greatest

The Beatles Greatest (German Stereo) (Dr. Ebbett DBM-038)

1. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon/McCartney) 2. Twist And Shout (Russell/Medley) 3. A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon/McCartney) 4. Eight Days A Week (Lennon/McCartney) 5. I Should Have Known Better (Lennon/McCartney) 6. Long Tall Sally (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell) 7. She Loves You (Lennon/McCartney) 8. Please Mister Postman (Holland/Bateman/Gorman/Dobbins/Garrett) 9. I Feel Fine (Lennon/McCartney) 10. Rock And Roll Music (Berry) 11. Ticket To Ride (Lennon/McCartney) 12. Please Please Me (Lennon/McCartney) 13. It Won’t Be Long (Lennon/McCartney) 14. From Me To You (Lennon/McCartney) 15. Can’t Buy Me Love (Lennon/McCartney) 16. All My Loving (Lennon/McCartney)

“The Beatles Greatest” album was released on the Parlophone label (catalogue # OMHS 3001) in 1975. I was struck by the comfortable spacing between just about all of the tracks. The harmonies are exquisite and extremely smooth sounding.

DBM-038 is a Dr. Ebbetts stereo remaster that transfers nicely. The bass is a bit flat and muddy on ‘”I Should Have Known Better” and could have been more defined as it was, for example, on “Long Tall Sally”. The bass is a bit exaggerated on “She Loves You”.

This release is a collection of pleasant sounding danceable hits that blend well together. The gain could have been elevated on most of these tracks but all in all this is a very well put together release with improved fidelity.