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=Collaboration of the Month: The Beatles=
<small>[[Collaboration Of The Month|CollaborationOfTheMonth]] > The Beatles </small>


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The [[Collaboration Of The Month|CollaborationOfTheMonth]] for November-December 2006 is [[Artist:b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d|The Beatles]]. Please edit this page mercilessly, add things that need to be done and any useful resources you find. If you want to consult other moderators, please post in [http://forums.musicbrainz.org/viewtopic.php?id=81 this forum topic].


The [[Collaboration Of The Month|CollaborationOfTheMonth]] for November-December 2006 was [[Artist:b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d|The Beatles]]. In the 2 months or so that the collaboration ran, 1511 edits were made. At the time, this accounted for 20% of all edits on this artist since [[MusicBrainz]]' inception.
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==Albums==
==Albums==


* There appear to be quite a few bootleg releases that do not belong in this category. Try to find releases that have mostly previously released material and change them to compilations.
* There appear to be quite a few bootleg releases that do not belong in this category. Try to find releases that have mostly previously released material and change them to compilations.
** By convention releases that combine two (or more) albums are also entered as albums. There are at least several Russian bootlegs that include all the tracks from two Beatles albums, so I guess they are still entered as albums. - [[User:ssundell|ssundell]]

* Official albums could be linked to their respective Wikipedia and Discogs pages.
* Official albums could be linked to their respective Wikipedia and Discogs pages.
* ASINs need to be added to official releases.
* ASINs need to be added to official releases.

===Resources===

* [http://aboutthebeatles.com/ http://aboutthebeatles.com/] (good all-round discog)
* [http://home.swipnet.se/~w-29168/BeatLp.htm http://home.swipnet.se/~w-29168/BeatLp.htm] (albums released in Sweden, includes cat#'s for lots of the compilations, and some swedish/scandinavian only releases)


==Singles==
==Singles==


All of the UK, US, Australian and Canadian singles have now been entered although there ''may'' be some more re-releases from the 70s/80s that I have missed. --[[User:Mdhowe|Mdhowe]]
There are ''many'' singles that need to be added.


===Resources===
===Resources===


* [http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~garp/off03s.htm http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~garp/off03s.htm] (Japanese singles)
* [http://www.dmbeatles.com/discography.php?category=3 http://www.dmbeatles.com/discography.php?category=3] (UK & US singles only)
* [http://www.beatletracks.com/bt45s.html http://www.beatletracks.com/bt45s.html] (Not many of the releases here have countries listed so either use [unknown country] or research further)
* [http://www.beatletracks.com/bt45s.html http://www.beatletracks.com/bt45s.html] (Not many of the releases here have countries listed so either use [unknown country] or research further)
** Parlophone = United Kingdom & Australia
** Parlophone = United Kingdom
** Tollie = United States
** Tollie = United States
** Veejay = United States
** Veejay = United States
*** [http://www.dermon.com/Beatles/Veejay.htm http://www.dermon.com/Beatles/Veejay.htm]


* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Singles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Singles] (UK & US singles only)
** Capitol of Canada = Canada (duh)
* [http://www.math.mcgill.ca/rags/music/beatcan.html http://www.math.mcgill.ca/rags/music/beatcan.html] (Canadian & Mexican releases)
** All Canadian releases from this site have been added.


* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Singles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Singles] (UK & US singles only)
* [http://www.math.mcgill.ca/rags/music/beatcan.html http://www.math.mcgill.ca/rags/music/beatcan.html] (Canadian releases)
* [http://www.jpgr.co.uk/ http://www.jpgr.co.uk/] (UK releases)
* [http://www.jpgr.co.uk/ http://www.jpgr.co.uk/] (UK releases)
* [http://members.aol.com/egweimi/btls2.htm http://members.aol.com/egweimi/btls2.htm] (Stacks of useful stuff, they claim to have over 1000 photos of covers, labels, and records)
* [http://members.aol.com/egweimi/btls2.htm http://members.aol.com/egweimi/btls2.htm] (Stacks of useful stuff, they claim to have over 1000 photos of covers, labels, and records)
* [http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/mezzanine/4889/single.html http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/mezzanine/4889/single.html] (Australian singles)
* [http://home.swipnet.se/~w-29168/BeatLp.htm http://home.swipnet.se/~w-29168/BeatLp.htm] (albums released in Sweden, includes cat#'s for lots of the compilations, and some swedish/scandinavian only releases)
** All releases on this page have been entered.


==Bootlegs==
==Bootlegs==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Bootlegs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Bootlegs]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Bootlegs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Bootlegs]
* [http://www.bootlegzone.com/files.php?section=1&sort=1 BootlegZone] catalogs zillions of Beatles bootlegs.


==Compilations==
==Compilations==
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==Tony Sheridan & The Beatles/Beat Brothers==
==Tony Sheridan & The Beatles/Beat Brothers==


* Sort out the early German releases as referenced [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bonnie here] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sheridan here] where ''The Beatles'' were known as ''The Beat Brothers''.
* Sort out the early German releases as referenced [[wikipedia:My_Bonnie|here]] & [[wikipedia:Tony_Sheridan|here]] where ''The Beatles'' were known as ''The Beat Brothers''.
* Some of the same material was later re-released as ''The Beatles''. Which name do we use?
* Some of the same material was later re-released as ''The Beatles''. Which name do we use?
** I've entered some tracks under [[Artist:c6c43265-dc97-419c-8039-685a36673aa3|Tony Sheridan & The Beatles]] for now.

==Correct Song Titles==

===Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey===

* It is unclear whether or not ''Medley:'' should be prepended to the title.
* It is also unclear what (if anything) should separate the ''Hey''s.
* [[wikipedia:Beatles_VI|From Wikipedia]]: "Kansas City/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley was originally listed only as "Kansas City". After the attorneys for Venice Music did their job, the record label was corrected, but not the album cover.
* [http://www.fab4collectibles.com/BeatlesVIstereoRARElabel1.JPG This label image] clearly shows the title as ''Kansas City''. I have not been able to find an image of the 'corrected' label.

===Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby (If You Love Me Baby)===

* This correct title(s) of this track is unknown. Label images are hard to come by as it was a b-side.
* '''Alternate titles'''
** Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby (If You Love Me Baby)
** Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby
** If You Love Me Baby
** If You Love Me, Baby
** If You Love Me Baby (Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby)


[[Category:To Be Reviewed]]
[[Category:CotM]]

Latest revision as of 14:26, 1 May 2014

CollaborationOfTheMonth > The Beatles

Attention.png This page is now obsolete. It is preserved here for future reference.

The CollaborationOfTheMonth for November-December 2006 was The Beatles. In the 2 months or so that the collaboration ran, 1511 edits were made. At the time, this accounted for 20% of all edits on this artist since MusicBrainz' inception.

Albums

  • There appear to be quite a few bootleg releases that do not belong in this category. Try to find releases that have mostly previously released material and change them to compilations.
    • By convention releases that combine two (or more) albums are also entered as albums. There are at least several Russian bootlegs that include all the tracks from two Beatles albums, so I guess they are still entered as albums. - ssundell
  • Official albums could be linked to their respective Wikipedia and Discogs pages.
  • ASINs need to be added to official releases.

Resources

Singles

All of the UK, US, Australian and Canadian singles have now been entered although there may be some more re-releases from the 70s/80s that I have missed. --Mdhowe

Resources

Bootlegs

Many of the listed bootlegs have missing or incomplete release attributes and most have no release dates.

Resources

Compilations

Most compilations need release dates and ASINs added.

Resources

Tony Sheridan & The Beatles/Beat Brothers

  • Sort out the early German releases as referenced here & here where The Beatles were known as The Beat Brothers.
  • Some of the same material was later re-released as The Beatles. Which name do we use?

Correct Song Titles

Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey

  • It is unclear whether or not Medley: should be prepended to the title.
  • It is also unclear what (if anything) should separate the Heys.
  • From Wikipedia: "Kansas City/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley was originally listed only as "Kansas City". After the attorneys for Venice Music did their job, the record label was corrected, but not the album cover.
  • This label image clearly shows the title as Kansas City. I have not been able to find an image of the 'corrected' label.

Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby (If You Love Me Baby)

  • This correct title(s) of this track is unknown. Label images are hard to come by as it was a b-side.
  • Alternate titles
    • Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby (If You Love Me Baby)
    • Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby
    • If You Love Me Baby
    • If You Love Me, Baby
    • If You Love Me Baby (Take out Some Insurance on Me Baby)