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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The Beatles can suck it…Billy Preston rules in my world!
Jackie Lomax – Is This What You Want.
I have the good fortune to know someone deeply involved in another Apple artist and have some incredible “insider information” about the reissues. I love the body of work of nearly all the Apple bands BUT, out of all that they put out, the most intriguing is Jackie’s album. Harrison & McCartney took their part in working with Jackie but, really, Jackie was a great artist who just had a unique voice. I truly believe if he had a voice like Jeff Lynne’s or McCartney’s that we’d be going to Jackie Lomax shows like people go to McCartney’s tours.
I do find it very interesting that, after Apple, many of these artists went on to bigger and better things…
James Taylor – WB
Jackie Lomax – WB
Badfinger – WB
Billy Preston – A&M
John Tavener, Hot Chocolate and Mary Hopkin all did good things afterward.
Mary Hopkin-Post Card
McCartney – Ram
James Taylor – James Taylor
John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins
Badfinger – Ass. Per duh.
My fav is “Facebook Sucks” by the late, great Billy Preston.
George Harrison – Living in the Material World
Mary Hopkins – Those Were The Days…Produced by Paul McCartney
Badfinger – Straight Up is my fave one, but there are so many great releases that came out on Apple
james taylor – s/t, ftw :) (in close second, let it be)
I’d go with James Taylor – James Taylor
James Taylor-Sweet Baby James
James Taylor –– James Taylor
Oh oui oui. Oh So delicious. I Heart Stereogum all the way from Quebec City, Canada!!!
oops, and fav has to be James Taylor – James Taylor
Paul McCartney– Ram
So many…White Album…All Things Must Pass…Plastic Ono Band…but out of this set, I’m definitely going with the Badfinger stuff.
The white album. Badfinger is my favorite in box but I haven’t heard them all.
I’d love to hear Ass by Badfinger. They’ve done some great singles and I like the title “Ass.” It makes me laugh.
No Dice – Badfinger
James Taylor by James Taylor!! I have grown up listening to this stuff my parents were always huge fans and they passed it down to me!!
BADFINGER!!!!!!
Badfinger – ‘No Dice’
james taylor-james taylor
Ass by Badfinger just for the title. Really don’t know any of these, but I’ll take the box set!
Of those listed in the article: That’s The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
Otherwise: Abbey Road
David Peel & The Lower East Side- The Pope Smokes Dope
james taylor – james taylor
Mary Hopkin – Post Card
James Taylor – James Taylor
a-mazing
Paul McCartney’s Ram is my favorite from the Apple label. Now we just need a Wings / McCartney box…
No Dice – Badfinger
The Beatles/ Paul McCartney’s “Let it Be….Naked”
James Taylor
Under The Jasmin Tree/Space
James Taylor – James Taylor
Badfinger Ass definitely kicks ass!
No Dice – Badfinger… Everyone knows “No Matter What”. Is one of the coolest songs ever! hahah :)
James Taylor – James Taylor
Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days
For sure Badfinger “Straight Up”
The Concert for Bangla Desh
Jackie Lomax, “Is This What You Want?”
James Taylor
James Taylor-James Taylor…..he is the best!
Straight Up – Badfinger
James Taylor- James Taylor Love it love it love!
Great albums, all that’s missing is Nick Drake
James Taylor – James Taylor
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