The Beatles-Rock 'N' Roll Music (1976)


 

Artist: The Beatles

Title: Rock 'n' Roll Music

Label: Capitol

Format: 8-Track

Catalog Number: 8X2K-11537

Year of Release: 1976

Country and Year of Edition: US 1976

Sell Price: $6.99

Sell Date: 12/23/25

Condition: VG/VG+

Discogs Last Sold: 4/20/25  VG+/not graded pro refurbish

Low: $2.77

Median: $3.99

Average: $5.13

High: $13.50

Current low price: $5.00 VG+/generic Canada

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4

Have/Want: 90/40

Where Sold: Villanueve, D'Ascq, France

Time It Took To Sell:  2 years

Where and When Bought: ebay lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

The Beatles comp Rock 'n' Roll Music came to my attention by--what else--the television ad.  This led to me getting it for either my 6th Birthday or maybe later on that year for Christmas.  I'm pretty sure it was my birthday several weeks after it came out when the commerical was on TV.   The only thing I remember was the cartoonish "Drive My Car" part of the ad.. All I knew was this was a "TV Record" that somehow escaped the "Not Available In Stores" tag.   I knew the Beatles from having a pass down copy of Meet The Beatles! and Yellow Submarine was given for a prior birthday---like age 4 or something, as well as my friend having Sgt. Pepper and Something New.  However I have to say Rock 'n' Roll Music for ME was an excellent 2-record insight on the rockin' side of the Beatles start to finish full of things I didn't know particularly White Album tracks like "Back In The USSR" and "Helter Skelter."  No ballads, show-tunes, psychedelic excursions, just Rock 'n Roll.  I loved it as a 6 year old.

George Martin hated the mixes on this.  Bass up to compete with The Who and Led Zeppelin on rock radio.  You can get the whole story from the short documentary by the guy in the cap.  I'm grateful for having this album at such a young age.  This is seen as the beginning of Captol taking over the compilations for the US market, separate from Apple and the Beatles themselves.  However, the average person didn't care.  In 1976 Happy Days was on TV and the 50's Rock 'n Roll revival had just begun.  Fonzie had more to do with this record than John Lennon and his artwork ideas were scuttled in favor of reflective silver artwork with shitty diner art with a coke glass as the centerpiece.

This particular 8-track broke a couple years ago when I played it, but I got it refurbished by Kates in Texas and played it through when it came back.  Like most doubles, it didn't sound so hot but passable.  I didn't want to screw up my 3 tape order by playing it again and ruining it.while it was still in good shape.  By 1980 this was split up over two albums, the artwork radically changed and the mixes restored to George Martin approved ones.  

Kids don't care and I still don't.


 

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