A couple of weeks ago we awarded reader Lane Fielder John Lennon’s 11-Disc Signature Box Set. Today we’re starting up another contest, this one for the 17-Disc Apple Box Set commemorating the label the Beatles launched in 1968. This new set was put together by Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI — all the discs are remastered, most include bonus material. Here’s a rundown of what’s collected on it:
James Taylor – James Taylor
Magic Christian Music – Badfinger
No Dice – Badfinger
Straight Up – Badfinger
Ass – Badfinger
Post Card – Mary Hopkin
Earth Song, Ocean Song – Mary Hopkin
That’s The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
Encouraging Words – Billy Preston
Doris Troy – Doris Troy
Is This What You Want? – Jackie Lomax
Under The Jasmin Tree/Space – the Modern Jazz Quartet (a 2-on-1 CD)
The Whale /Celtic Requiem – John Tavener (a 2-on-1 CD)
Temple – The Radha Krsna
Come And Get It – 2-CD Collection of Bonus Tracks
It retails for $300.00. To be eligible to win, all you have to do is be a fan of Stereogum on Facebook, and submit a comment on this post with your favorite Apple-imprinted album after logging in via Facebook Connect (do not use your ‘Gum user account on this post — we’ll have to be able to check if you are a fan of Stereogum on FB when the sweepstakes ends). We’ll pick a winner from the comments posted here, at random. Deadline to enter is in two weeks: 11/19 at 5:30PM EST. Have your comment logged by then, and you’re in.
Get more info at applerecords.com.
Update: We have a winner and his name is Andy Shal. He voted for Badfinger’s Ass. Congrats, Andy.
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james taylor james taylor.
James Taylor rocks! that is my favorite of the list. Now how are you sending me the box set?
How about the White Album?
James Taylor – James Taylor
badfinger wins pour moi. (:
No Dice – Badfinger
James Taylor – James Taylor
Encouraging Words – Billy Preston
Earth Song, Ocean Song – Mary Hopkin
Abbey Road
James Taylor: “With a holy host of others standin’ ’round me, Still I’m on the dark side of the moon” ‘Others’ including Macca on bass (!) Yeah, this is the one.
james taylor. done. boom.
Jackie Lomax!!!! I got this on LP about 10 years ago because of “Sour Milk Sea”. Would love it on CD (finally)!!!
double James Taylor.. all the way
James Taylor – James Taylor
All Things must pass- George Harrison
Doris Troy – Doris Troy
James Taylor – James Taylor, probably.
John Tavener’s The Whale–really experimental; crossing genres.
Hard to pick one, but I’m quite partial to George Harrison – Dark Horse, to name one.
James Taylor, self titled album.
Badfinger’s “No Dice” – “No Matter What” was the power pop prototype that laid the blueprint for the genre!
The Beatles – Please Please Me
My dad listened to James Taylor while I was growing up. He’s definitely my favorite.
ALL THINGS MUST PASS! George Harrison
Beatles – white album.
..Oh please oh pleasee may you be my prisoner apple records
That’s The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston. Preston is the king, best 5th beatle there is
That’s The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston. Preston is king, best fifth beatle there is
Gotta go with James Taylor. He was one of my mom’s favs and so I was raised with his music.
The Beatles- Rubber Soul
Magic Christian Music – Badfinger – They don’t get their due as an amazing power trio
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
Man, if this is an attempt to get the lurkers out of the woodwork, it’s darn well working. Sorry this is what it took for me to pipe up.
James Taylor – James Taylor, great to just, sit around, eat some brie, put your feet up and hair down and just, you know, chill, man.
Badfinger – Straight Up
straight up – bad finger
i got to put this on my Christmas list but here are my favorites.
Paul McCartney and wings-Band on the Run
The Beatles-Let it Be
Paul & Linda McCartney-RAM
The Beatles-The Beatles (White Album)
Temple – The Radha Krsna
Badfinger – ‘No Dice’
James Taylor – James Taylor
rubber soul baby
James Taylor – James Taylor
The Beatles- Abbey Road
Of those listed, can’t say enough good things about James Taylor’s self-titled.
I, of course, have to list George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” as a favorite.
umm obviously.. “No Dice – Badfinger” lets’s be logical.
Badfinger – No Dice
James Taylor ~ James Taylor
James Taylor- James Taylor
Mary Hopkin- Post Card
Magic Christian Music – Badfinger
Plastic Ono Band – Mother
Sorry guys, but the only answer is Under The Jasmin Tree. That’s what jazz should be. 1968 had no finer gem than that baby, as John Lewis really laid it down on that album.
The White Album.
Ass, Badfinger!!!!!
The Beatles – Abbey Road!
Badfinger -Straight Up!
my favorite Apple-imprinted album is Come And Get It
James Taylor!
“Space” by Modern jazz Quartet is my favorite (non-Beatles) album on Apple Records.
Being from North Carolina, I’m gonna have to go with James Taylors “James Taylor” album due mostly to one certain song, which hopefully should be obvious! Brilliant album though!
“Billy Preston – Encouraging Words” is an awesome record
A tie between the self-titled James Taylor album and The Modern Jazz Quartet’s “Under The Jasmine Tree”
James Taylor – James Taylor
come on, did u see the size of the carrot? the animal is scared as S*** Badfinger – Ass.
Lots of great ones: the reason i’m entering the contest. Unhesiitatingly though, “James Taylor” – James Taylor. Never been anything like it before or since. A Masterwork.
The Beatles – Abbey Road. Side two especially.
All Things Must Pass GH
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
Badfinger – Ass. An album named as simply as possible.
james taylor: james taylor
George Harrison – All things must pass =)
james taylor
count me in…
James Taylor – James Taylor
Badfinger – Magic Christian Music
James Taylor – s/t
John Tavener – The Whale
I’ve always been fascinated by it.
Post Card – Mary Hopkins ;)
George Harrison- All Things Must Pass.
Two discs of absolute classics, and a bonus disc of jams? So good.
James Taylor- James Taylor
James Taylor – S/T
Earth Song, Ocean Song – Mary Hopkin
James Taylor – James Taylor
No doubt about it
Abbey Road!
The Beatles – s/t – I feel in love with music in 5th grade via The While Album side 3 (on limited edition and numbered mono vinyl edition – thx mom)
Either James Taylor’s eponymous album or Badfinger’s “Ass” – both are such wonderful albums.
James Taylor – James Taylor all day everyday.
Out of these? James Taylor’s self-titled
Out of all Apple records? Either “Abbey Road” or “All Things Must Pass”
The Beatles – The Beatles (“The White Album”)
Going to have to go with James Taylor
No Dice- Badfinger:)
Mary Hopkin – Postcard (love McCartney’s bass playing on Nilsson’s “Puppy Song!!!”)
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From above, Straight Up by Badfinger. The entire Apple catalog, Abbey Road.
Bad Finger – Ass
James Taylor – James Taylor
That’s The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
No Dice – Badfinger
ass badfinger
Straight Up – Badfinger!!!!
My favorite non-Beatles Apple Record is the George Harrison produced The Radha-Krishna Temple. It is hypnotic and awesome.