h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"Continuing their policy of releasing albums which had already-successful songs on, bolstered by new numbers, Capitol Records used the popularity of 'Yesterday' to promote the album."
-'...song on them,' (it feels unfinished ending on 'on' to me)
-what does the bolstered by new numbers mean? Is it talking about sales?

BB:
"numbers" means songs.

How about:
"Continuing their policy of releasing albums which contained already-successful songs and padded by new tracks, Capitol Records used the popularity of 'Yesterday' to promote the album."

I was trying to avoid the repetition of the word "songs".

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BB: Okay, drop the chunk

GB

BB: I agree - 2 sentences are better. (I had already done that)
GB

BB: Although they share the same cover photograph, there are seven track differences between Meet The Beatles! and With The Beatles.
GB

BB: The American Capitol Records had chosen not to release the "Please Please Me" album and allowed another record company, Vee Jay Records, to release it instead.
GB

A3418184 - The American Beatles Albums
A3418201 - The 1963 Albums
A3418265 - The 1964 Albums
A3418283 - The 1965 Albums
A3418300 - The 1966 Albums
A3418328 - 1967 And Beyond
A3418337 - The Canadian Albums
A251326 - Alphabetical Beatles Songs A-M
A251335 - Alphabetical Beatles Songs N-Z

When reviewing would you please post the A-number to the article concerned, and try to stick to one article per posting

Address questions to the author Bluebottle, please. Thanks!

BB: Continuing their policy of releasing albums which contained already-successful songs and padded by new tracks, Capitol Records used the popularity of 'Yesterday' to promote the album.

GB

I think I've got all your comments attended to BB, but I can't see where anyone has told me what to do about the table width?

Hi GB
Sorry I have been out all day - the new width works fine for me! Thanks!

I'll just wait for BB's confirmation before I switch it all to 50% lanzababy

BB: <> do you want me to change all the instances of "Vee Jay" to "Vee Jay Records" in the other entries?

Vip, did we get all of your comments? You don't have to read through the project again, just cross-check BB's and my responses to your posts, if you wouldn't mind. Thanks! and thanks to everyone who's read it

I think you responded to all of my comments - did you respond to BB in post 40?

Reposting post 40:

<<Point 2:

BB:
Between 1963 and 1964 Capitol of Canada, not as complacent as its American branchThe American Capitol Records had chosen not to release the "Please Please Me" album and allowed another record company, Vee Jay Records, to release it instead. released three Beatles albums.

Does this sum up the situation, do you feel?

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I confess, I have no clue what to do there, I've been through the entire thread and cannot even find to whom BB is answering, or what entry it's referring to. Any enlightenment would be wonderful

Post 9, point 2...

Ah. It's been taken care of, that's why you can't find it. Sorry!

Are we done here, then?

I am!

Recap for BB then:

Do I switch it all in the tables A-Z to 50%

<> do you want me to change all the instances of "Vee Jay" to "Vee Jay Records" in the other entries?

If everyone is happy with 50%, I am. As long as it is easy to tell which are the songs and which are the albums, I'm happy.

I'd say keep "Vee Jay" and not change it to "Vee Jay Records". In fact, to be consistent, we could change that recent change from "Vee Jay Records" back to "Vee Jay".

<BB<

OK I have removed the "Records" bit from "Vee Jay Records".

I'll get on with switching the columns to 50%

Done

Well done GB!

Here, have an . You must need it after all that running around!

Great work BB and GB. We'll get take these Entries in house and we'll flag the project up on the front page at some point in the near future. Fantastic work and great to have you back BB

Yay! I'm looking forward to it.

You'll be pleased to know I'm already hard at work on my next Beatles-related project...

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