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BeA Sunflower
Location: Forest Park 
- #1
- Posted: 10/25/2017 17:31
- Post subject: What's the very FIRST Beatles album you'd buy for your kid?
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Album, comp, whatever.
Just curious on some thoughts. I already bought one for my kid but I had the hardest time deciding which one. Which one would you have bought?
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
Gender: Male
Location: St. Louis
- #2
- Posted: 10/25/2017 17:54
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good question... maybe I was weird but I was 11 when I heard Sgt Peppers and even through all the hype my dad laid on it, I was impressed. Its fun and playful. and colorful and there's a circus-y song in there and kites and meter maids and Ringo and there's that boring long sad song at the end that all the adults thinks is soooooo goooooood for some reason. Of course a year later I got a tape of Revolver from the library and I was officially sold.
But other than that, if your kids are between 5 and 8 maybe the 1s collection. I mean there's a lot of great song and pretty songs and fun songs there as well as more mature boring ones.
So I'd rank them
1. Sgt Peppers
2. 1s
3. Rubber Soul
4. The early years hits yknow the 62-66 collection.
5. Revolver (Yellow submarine! yayayayayay!)
just avoid Abbey Road or the weird af white album or the mellow and saccharine Let It Be or the latter days comp with the downers and Let It Be stuff. And if you wanna be cruel get Let It Be Naked...but nah.
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bobbyb5
Gender: Male
Location: New York
- #3
- Posted: 10/25/2017 18:17
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For a kid, Yellow Submarine obviously.
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- #4
- Posted: 10/25/2017 19:06
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The blue compilation or the 1 compilation
As for albums, I'd say the White album (but rather for kids over 12 or young teenagers): I think it's the one with the most modern sound
See "Kids react to the Beatles" video. Funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M9US-cXJMo
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Hayden
Location: Vietnam 
- #5
- Posted: 10/25/2017 19:10
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I'd go with Please Please Me without hesitation. Maybe Help! after that.
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CA Dreamin
Gender: Male
Location: LA
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- Posted: 10/26/2017 00:48
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I don't see the point in forcing specific music on children. Besides, I wouldn't buy my children any Beatles album because I already own them all. I would simply play them for my kids to see if they like them. And if so, let them decide which one(s) they like the most. My kids can borrow any of my Beatles albums any time they want.
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Wh3n1nR0me
Gender: Male
Location: Bournemouth 
- #7
- Posted: 10/26/2017 00:58
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| StreetSpirit wrote: | | I don't see the point in forcing specific music on children. |
Hallelujah.
And surely children can have a far better start in life than The Beatles.
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- Posted: 10/26/2017 01:15
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| Yann wrote: | The blue compilation or the 1 compilation
As for albums, I'd say the White album (but rather for kids over 12 or young teenagers): I think it's the one with the most modern sound
See "Kids react to the Beatles" video. Funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M9US-cXJMo |
My Dad had the blue when I was growing up - that's the one that I heard a lot and got me into them. Went on to full albums later, but by that time I was less into them.
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Tha1ChiefRocka
Fratt Sinapp
Location: Ohio
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- Posted: 10/26/2017 01:29
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I think the first one I really got attached to was Rubber Soul. I think it's one their more consistent albums, although I like their later ones better.
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CharlieBarley
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Location: Mount Olympus
- #10
- Posted: 10/26/2017 01:45
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Revolver by The Beatles
1962-1966 by The Beatles
Revolver is fun, bright and sunny. Obv I agree that Yellow Submarine is a perfect song for kids. I think I'm Only Sleeping and Good Day Sunshine are appropriate too.
I reckon the red album too as their is something so immediate about thir early to middle period singles and album tracks. The Blue Album is great too with Strawberry Fields, Hey Jude, Penny Lane, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da and Octopus's Garden.
Those songs are imaginative and upbeat. But I think Red album is a good starting point. Or 1's.
I agree to avoid White Album and Abbey Rd. Too many depressing songs in among the fun ons.
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