Mi értelme van négy olyan számot kiadni, ami már hónapokkal ezelőtt megjelent?
Két feldolgozást és két saját szerzeményt rámásolták egy EP-re, ami ma hirtelen a boltokba került Twist And Shout néven. Ennyire pénzéhes a menedzsment? Oké, legyen, de legalább vették volna a fáradságot, hogy valami plusz tartalmat szolgáltatnak hozzá. Olyan nagy kunszt lett volna kibővíteni valamelyik számot?
Ez így ebben a formában csak a rajongók lehúzása, amit a sajtófőnök nem is próbál titkolni a lemez hátoldalán írt népszerűsítőnek szánt szövegében: kerek perec közli, hogy illene feljuttatni ezt a korongot is a listák élére.
A kiadvány egyetlen hozzáadott értéke a borítója, amit Dezo Hoffmann még tavasszal lőtt képe alapján dobtak össze:
Forrás: BeatlesBible
Az rendben van, hogy kellenek kompromisszumok a sikerhez, de ha a Beatlest már most a kereskedelmi szempontok kezdik irányítani, hamar búcsút mondhatunk a frissességüknek. Ne így legyen.
A lemezen elhangzó számok: Twist And Shout, A Taste Of Honey, Do You Want To Know A Secret, There’s A Place
Tony Barrow ajánlója:
„Each of the four titles here has been clipped away from the Beatles' No. 1 LP Please Please Me which has been at the top of the nation's album charts for umpteen weeks as this sleeve goes to press. It is equally true that one of the songs - Do You Want To Know A Secret - became a No. 1 hit as a single when it was recorded for Parlophone by the Beatles' Liverpoplian colleague, Billy J. Kramer.
The items lined up on this EP have been designed to pass the audio spotlight very fairly from Beatle to Beatle, exposing four contrasting facets of the quartet's vocal and instrumental ingenuity. At one end of the scale we have the all-action, all-raving rocker, Twist And Shout. No wonder this has become a show-stopping highspot of the foursome's stage act! John must have built himself a set of leather tonsils in a throat of steel to turn out such a violently exciting track!
The tension eases off with the second number on Side One: Paul McCartney's slightly sad, slightly nostalgic version of A Taste Of Honey. The tune began as a memorable jazz instrumental; Paul's clear, sturdy voice turns it into a haunting piece of atmosphere balladeering.
The second half opens with George Harrison stepping forward to chant the persuasive ballad Do You Want To Know A Secret. Penned by John and Paul, this must be one of the year's most catrchy pop hits, and George tempers his vocal delivery with an intruiguing blend of warmth and wistfulness.
For the finale John and Paul join forces to handle their own self-penned composition, There's A Place. With a fair amount of Ringo's percussive pressure behind their voices they offer a part-plaintive, part punchy performance of this infectious beat number. Whatever time of the year you find yourself reading these paragraphs it's a pretty safe bet that The Beatles won't be far from the No. 1 chart spot. And with a little luck they'll be No. 1 on the bill at your local theatre too!”
