Thanks to the arrival of Christmas and some not-so-subtle hinting on my part over the last three months, I’ve been visited by the Beatles. Or, should I say, I’ve been revisiting the Beatles.
The Beatles Stereo Box Set (the big black box) was under my tree on the twenty-fifth, and I couldn’t have been more excited. As any of you who read my previous post on the Beatles will know, I’m a huge fan, and to own the entire album catalog plus the singles in remastered digital format is pretty much the motherlode.
I’m still kvelling.
I’m taking my time with this one. I’ve listened to the first three albums so far, and I’ve been just sitting back and taking them in, not doing anything else at the same time (which is a challenge, as I’ve been listening to them on my computer). I don’t want to gulp it all down at once, and I don’t want them to just act as background music. I want to delve deeply into the experience. Read the rest of this entry »
