Beatles tribute albums

Since I pretty much have all the Beatles albums, I have also have a numbers of albums of other artists doing Beatles covers, and (sometimes like their version better).

The latest one I see (in the newspaper) is Come Together by Ginai with Pierre Grill. It's a jazzy rendition, sort of reminiscent of Sergio Mendez.

There's another Hawaiian group that did Beatles songs on an album too, but I can't find the article now. [Hmm... (after going through the stack of old newspapers) I think it was this article about the same album!] And I remember Herb Ohta did one a year or two again. Here it is.


My favorite Beatles tribute Albums:

I Got No Kick Against Modern Jazz

Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles

I Am Sam (soundtrack)


Other cover albums that I like:

Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly

Honeymoon In Vegas (soundtrack)

Bossa 'N Chicago (among other Bossa 'N albums)


Lists of Beatles Tribute Albums

Wikipedia

My collection of Beatles tribute albums ("Pete the music fan")


Specific Tribute Albums

[3/20/10] I'm listening to a few of the Amazon samplers and recommendations ("customers who bought this album also bought").

The Across The Universe soundtrack sounds interesting

One that I never heard of was All This and World War II mentioned in the SwapACD review of Across The Universe.

Here's wikipedia's entry: All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs, performed by a number of musicians, with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films from the 1940s. It lasted a week in movie theaters and was quickly sent into storage, although it did play a midnight show at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles in June 2007.

There are two people selling the soundtrack on Amazon. One for $74.99. The other for $124.99. Here's a deal on ebay: $7 with free shipping! Hey, the guy's also selling Elvis Aloha From Hawaii album too. Wait, I think these are LPs. There's one listing for a CD. $89.99 (plus $3 shipping). Hip-O Select is sold out. Never mind.

Here's another one that came to mind while listening to Beatles Songs for Kids, Alvin and the Chipmunks!

Now at Fried Glass Onions Vol. 3 - Memphis Rocks The Beatles, I see 14 "also bought" pages, not all Beatles related. Albums from Germany, India, Japan, France. Unfortunately no samples. Here's an interesting reggae version of Sgt. Pepper. Baroque. Jazz. Blues. Rock. Alternative Rock (import). R&B (Glass Onion, Stax, Day Trippers). Cuban (interesting). Bossa Nova (Sergio Mendez-like). Another one. (And one to Sinatra) Exotic (international). Guitar. Piano. Cello. Gregorian. What did I miss? A fairly generic one, but not bad. Country (I actually have this one and it's sort of likeable). Lisa Lauren (jazzy). Smithereens (not bad). Headbashing (I'll pass). Garage band (another pass). Cheap Trick (sorry no samples).

I guess that's enough for now. I'm listening to the Blue Grass Album on Pete's list. Catchy. One more. Chet Atkins.

I'm now listening to the Bossa 'N Marley album. Catchy. I think I like almost as much as the Bossa 'N Chicago album.

[11/1/12] Some Bossa music on youtube

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