No problem Andrew, that's the very least I could do. So thanks very much again, really appreciate you getting involved. I've just played the remix - I'm just going to say WOW for now :-)
Congratulations Tone, about time you have been rewarded with box set, plenty other people recieve them who are not as a diehard Beatles fan. Savour your gift, look forward to more in the future. Oh, ignore negative comments, in this age of social media, there will always be one or two. How about a positive.....well done for sticking to your guns by not having adverts in your videos. There you go, theres a start, let the rest of subscribers to add.
Thanks very much Steve, really appreciate your comment and your continued support of me and the channel. It's really important to get this sort of feedback. It took me totally by surprise when I was contacted but delighted to have this a couple of weeks early and savour it I will
Were you lucky in general sale this morning? Managed to get two for Manchester on the Sunday night for just over £300, better than £400 each on presale. Hope you got sorted.
@@stevelowerson6347 I did manage to get some not very good tickets for the 02 at £125 each but thanks to one of my subscribers, I now have VIP tickets . If you want to watch the drama of this unfold live, have a look at the livestream video that I did last night Steve . Glad your sorted for tickets , have a great night and we'll talk about it in December
Hi Tone, yes I watched live stream and was over the moon for you and Mrs Beatle Tone on getting the VIP tickets. You having a good week with Jon Lennon box set n VIP tickets, comes in three's so keep yourself ready for the 3rd.
@@stevelowerson6347 It really has been an amazing week for me for sure. the third thing is my unboxing video appearing on the homepage of johnlennon.com. I honestly cant remember a week like this. The ticket thing was great and everyone seeing it happen live on the livestream was a nice little bit of drama from the livestream hahah
Congratulations Tone, an amazing gift and what an honour to be contacted be the Lennon camp, you must be chuffed. It is well deserved, keep up the good work!
Well done and well deserved box set gift from the Lennon Estate. Thank you for another excellent unboxing and I could tell you were really excited about opening it, which made me excited too. Such a wonderful box set it is too and made me want to get it but my finances won't allow so instead I will be able to get the two CD set which I am equally excited about as the release date is just three days after my birthday. Looking forward to hearing the music review when you decide to put it on here. Thank you once again for an excellent podcast 😊😊😊😊
Thanks very much Maurice, glad you enjoyed the video and it made you excited about getting your 2 CD version.The review should be up next weekend. Thanks once again
Oh my god! You are really on the John Lennon web page with this video. INCREDIBLE!!! Congratulations, Tone! I am very happy for you. And I am sure, the Lennon estate has seen this. And maybe Paul and Ringo too.
Oh thats great news as well Tone. So chuffed for you... and for Mrs BT whom im certain wholeheartedly supports what you do. I recall when your arm was broken you soldiered on with your Mrs help. Nice to see Andrew Dixon getting recognition. He's a good lad too..
Thanks very much Jim. Yes she loves it that i do this and the channel and supports me brilliantly. Yes Andrew’s a great guy and it probably wouldnt have happened without him
Hi Tone. Pleased for you and well deserved. You put a lotta hard work and research into championing all things Beatles with such ethusiasm and humour.....and its great the Lennon estate appreciates your work as much as we do. Nice one BT.
Thanks very much Jim, really appreciate your comment my friend. it took me totally by surprise when I was contacted but delighted to have this a couple of weeks early. The Lennon Estate have now put this video on the homepage of the John Lennon website which is just blowing my mind.
Tone - so glad you were picked out to receive one of these, very well deserved. Yes, the Lennon camp are doing brilliantly with these releases. Totally agree with you Tone about needing to release STiNYC too - Sean, don't give in to PC revisionism!! It's history, and is fine as it originally was.
Wow, congratulations Tone! To get a promo version from the Lennon estate i guess, this is the accolade for every youtuber. But you really deserved it. You are doing such a great work for us Beatles fans. Thanks a lot for the unboxing video. The mind game box looks great. And i really appreciate, that the Lennon estate uses a uniform size for all box sets. The different sizes for the SDE Beatles sets are just annoying. Enjoy your box and i am looking for your album and sound review. BR from Munich
Thanks very much Armin I really appreciate your comment and your continued support of the channel. I was just so pleased too have received this box and wasnt expecting it so it was a great surprise. Glad you enjoyed the video
Thanks very much Larry. My mind is blown. I also bought a uv torch after seeing Andrew's unboxing. I have 2 now. You know, you can never have enough UV flashlights eh 😂
Congratulations Tone , in receiving a copy of the ultimate deluxe edition of the mind games Album from the Lennon estate , you fully deserve it . I’m very much looking forward to when my copy arrives in the post on July 12th 🤞it does . Now I hope , hope they release sometime in New York City & then wall’s & Bridges , only time will tell 😀👍
Thanks very much John, very nice of you to say. Yes we need to keep our fingers crossed that this superb series continues to its conclusion and nothing gets missed. You're gonna love this box, so enjoy it when it arrives
Congrats on the gift from the Lennon Estate! That was so amazing of them to recognize another RU-vidr! I guess I need a UV flashlight for this one. Getting very excited for it!!! I’m getting the Deluxe box, 2 LP and 2 CD. I wasn’t planning on the 2 CD at first, but with what I’m finding out more and more on this, guessing each version has more and more clues. I can’t afford the clues in the Cube though.
Thanks very much Dustin. Yes very exciting to have received this and now the video is playing on the homepage of johnlennon.com which is absolutely blowing my mind. Enjoy your swag when it arrives and dont forget to get your torch .
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel of course. By the way, have you ordered a copy of the new book “ When We Was Fab - inside the Beatles Australasian tour 1964”? My copy arrived today and it looks fantastic. I know what I’m doing this weekend.
Congratulations Tone, so happy for you getting this box set, I know you will definitely give it an honest review when you have had a chance to give it a proper listen. This box sounds like it will be a fun one to absorb all that Sean has put into it , so looking forward to release of this box set. Enjoyed you unboxing, looking forward to your review, take care !
Thanks very much Sharon glad you enjoyed the video. really appreciate your comment here and your continued support of the channel. It was an amazing surprise to learn I was getting one and even more amazing to find out this evening that my video has been posted on the homepage of johnlennon.com. My mind is blown. have a great weekend
Hi Tone so pleased that you got sent the box set. I saw that a few other RU-vidrs got sent one and felt you should have been included. In fact Erin tweeted Sean asking if you and Dave could be sent one. Probably just a coincidence that you got it 😊. Anyway I think you deserve it because you easily do the best deep dive reviews. I always value and enjoy your opinions. Thanks for mentioning Some Time In NYC just in case Sean or whoever may be watching your review. We have to let them know we want it! We need it! Power to the People!
That was really nice of Erin, Bob. please thank her on my behalf. Really appreciate your comment and your continued support of this channel . Sean may well have seen the video as its currently on the homepage of johnlennon.com which is absolutely blowing my mind
Hi Tone very glad you've been sent this too. Although I've got the Imagine and Plastic Ono Band deluxe sets I don't own the Mind Games album and always believed it to be one of the lesser albums in the canon, but seeing Andrew's video last week persuaded me to place an order for it with my local independent retailer in Brentwood, Essex, so the strategy of sending copies to You Tubers such as yourself and Andrew not only rewards your loyal fandom but is also an effective way of putting across to "waverers" like me what you're getting for your £s here. If I don't want further analysis of the content itself I can always come back to your video once I've got my own copy and formed my own thoughts. Keep up the good work, all the best
Thanks very much Richard, I appreciate your comment. yeah its 2 way thing , they get free promotion and I get a free box set which I had ordered anyway. Enjoy your box when you get it. I know Brentwood - my band plays pubs reasonably close
Congrats on having the box gifted to you by the Lennon camp - if anyone is deserving, it's you! Very much enjoyed your unboxing & look forward to hearing your review of the music later. I'm currently thinking of picking up the 2 disc version, as MG has never been my favorite, but holding out for some more in-depth reviews by folks that I trust (like you). Congrats again!
Thanks very much Gary, really appreciate your comment. Enjoy the 2 CD version when it arrives. In way of a spoiler, I can tell you that the remix is stunning and has given me a new appreciation of this album.
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel oooh now I'm REALLY excited. The past remixes have been fantastic, and this album really could use one in a big way. Have a great weekend, Tone!
Wow.....!! I am firstly thrilled to bits. You know im a fan and ive really enjoyed watching your video's because i feel that youre a complete beatles nerd like me..... 'The Lennon estate' i'm so glad they picked you......what a thrill...... andrew dixon, great - beatle nerd too. But.......Tone. Thanks firstly for your time and video's - it's been great talking with you and listening in. I feel this will be the biggest thrill of your life...... since marrying mrs Beatley tone?? Ha ha but thats not for me to say ha ha. I joke!! Well done man. You deserve it. You do man. X "today i love you more than yesterday"
I have to tell you Keir Mrs Beatley Tone roared when she read this comment and read it out to me😂 Complete Beatles nerd - yep thats me I hold my hands up. Great post, love you too man.
Hello Tone, I'm so glad that Sean, Yoko and the Lennon Estate have recognized you with this advance copy of the Mind Games box set. Congratulations, you're on the list now!
i have listened to the album disc and the mix is lovely. The disc has to be switched off manually at the end i.e The Nutopian National Anthem never ends. The disc carries on spinning and does not shut off automatically, at least on my portable CD player. I am delighted the album is being presented in this light as it proves how underrated the album has been held over the years.
Yes I agree Duncan that this new remix has given the album a new lease of life and sounds fantastic . My disc 1 doesnt keep spinning at the end btw . Glad you are enjoying it
😂Well nice of you to say that but they wont be sending out the cube to you tubers, those things sell themselves and have sold out anyway but I would have loved it but its way out of my price range . Glad you enjoyed the video
Well done tone for getting this gift from the lennon estate, its about time you got something, for all the entertainment you have giving us with lennon and mccartney material you've plugged over the months great fun we've had , .but i am sure a few weeks back didn't you order this on the website won't you end up with two copies? B.f.n. charles
Thanks very much Charles . really appreciate your comment here and your continued support of the channel. yes I ordered the box set and 2 LP version so I will cancel the box set but still get the LP
I am very happy that you got the mind games deluxe CD box set a working class hero indeed you are. I think you will enjoy the music I’m looking forward to hearing it when it comes out on July 12.
Glad to see the Lennon/Ono family sent a box your way too! I've ordered the 6-disc box and am really looking forward to it. We'll be uncovering hidden secrets for ages. Out of John's solo catalog, Mind Games probably suffered the most from a muddy and uneven mix masking some of John's best songs. And like you, I'm still hoping for a STINYC box. Definitely an underappreciated album.
Thanks very much . I have listened to some of the box now and I can tell you the remix is absolutely stunning, so look forward to your box arriving, you'll love it
Tony ive been following you from the beginning so im so glad you are now getting recognised and getting some samples to review for your channel! You derserve it. And its about time. I have this set on order...so i will have it soon enough. Still trying to get macca tickets for Manchester!
Yes I know you've been supporting the channel for a long time Marcus and I really appreciate that as well as this lovely comment. I have tix for the London show but they are right near the back so trying to get my hands on some better one. good luck getting tickets for Manchester, I hope you're successful
Glad to see that you have an advance copy. You thoroughly deserve if for all of the hard work that you put in to keep us all informed and entertained. Your channel is a 'must watch' here. I will be getting the 6 CD, 2 bluray set and the additional book too. I will probably also be getting the maps of Liverpool and Tokyo. We were lucky enough to visit Japan earlier this year, so this will be a nice addition to our holiday memories. There were quite a few places in Tokyo and Japan with Beatles connections that we were able to take in such as the Budokan, Tokyo Dome, and Hiroshima (we got to stand in George's footsteps by the Peace Bell). Thank you for the unboxing, that has whetted my appetite for 12th July. Look forward to your review of the music too. I think that this is going to be a very special set. The album is perhaps the first one that I remember being released when I was in a position to actually go out under my own steam and buy. Never sure why it seems to get some negativity. I have always liked the album and from what I have heard from the promo files released so far we are in for a real treat with the various mixes and additional hidden tracks. Enjoy your time listening in advance. I am very jealous!
Thanks very much Dave. I really appreciate your comment and your continued support of the channel. I might pick your brain sometime in the future as we have fancied going to Japan for some time. Glad you enjoyed the video and are looking forward to getting your box set. In way of a spoiler I can tell you that the remix is stunning. Has given a totally different view of the merits of this album. This is going to be a fun release for us to explore
Well, now you done it! Now that I've seen 3 or 4 unboxing and music reviews ( including your most thorough unboxing) I will soon be the owner of the 2 LP vinyl set. It's always about the music for me, and I am so looking forward to Sean's remixes.
I bought the plastic one band when it was £60. I think that's what they are worth. Imagine is hovering around £80 and thats still too much. So I won't be getting mind games anytime soon. Pleased for you though and pretty much everyone else I follow. Surprised there's any stock left. 😂
Thank you David . Unfortunately times have moved on post covid. POB was around £90 when it came out in 2021, but just like everything else in life, the price of box sets has gone up. I recently bought the Bowie box rock n roll Star £150 for 5 cds 1 blu-ray and a book, Mind games is 6CDs 2 Blu rays and a book £130 £20 less and more content , so at todays prices it's still decent value I think.
Hello Mr. Beatley Tone Congratulations on getting your first ever gift from Yoko and Sean I ordered that box set and I can’t wait until July 12 so that I could have it in my hands as well I hope that you enjoy it and I will definitely be listening to your review of the music Blessings to you and I will catch you on the next video Oh and good luck on being able to play those hidden tracks I have a feeling that it is going to be hard for me to play them, but I won’t stress out until I actually get the box set
Thanks very much Angie, it was a great surprise. From what Ive heard so far , this box is absolutely stunning you will love so keep looking forward to yours arriving on the 12th. The hidden tracks are tricky but maybe I'll do a video later when everyone has their boxes explaining how we find them
Hi Beats!!!! I'm very happy for you to receive this grand gift...enjoy it fully, but I'm content when it all appears on Spotify like One Hand Clapping....take care and happy listening!!!
Hi Tone , 🤞your fingers you may just get a John Lennon mind games mega box set ( the cube ) the very expensive one , you probably have seen the recent Andrew Dixon video unboxing the super deluxe box set ( the cube ) . It’s massive , any keep your eyes open on the post . I hope you do get one .
Hi John i havent seen Andrew’s video yet, im still preparing my review video for tge box set so i’ll watch it when im done. But i havent been told that im getting a cube so im not expecting to receive one
wow. as subscriber 767ish ..you have come a long way from a bedroom in the 1970's listening to our favorites to corresponding with ....well done Tone! I have told you I often go to Mind Games now for my John fix. have been since the CD came out in 2002. Plastic Ono Band might be his best, but like I said, I have to be in the mood for that album. Mind Games? can listen to at any time! Germany vs Switzerland soon. not sure about Blighty chances but you never know. Declan Rice looked awful last match...have a good one Tone. catch ya on a livestream sometimes.
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel watching USA vs Boliva in Copa america now, was part of 2 legs livestream today...and the 300 or so other days? hehehe busy as a bee in a honey making contest... seriously, I watch but don't always comment and you always rock...speaking of. Mind Games is the "forgotten" John album imo...people talk about Imagine/plastic/walls/double
@@RussBeatle63 No worries Russ , busyness is a curse we all have to deal with. Agree that Mind Games is the forgotten album but hoping this box will enable it to get a reappraisal
So they squeezed every possible configuration they could make of the music on.as many cds as possible..more money ? I don't need mega versions I'll play once and the box sits on the shelf collecting dust..how often will you play those except for the remixed album itself..? I'll buy the 2cd. I.have various copies from other countries little differences on.them.too
sounds like you dont really understand the concept of the Ultimate mixes series. That is the whole point, to give different mixes of the songs on the album. nothing to do with squeezing every configuration for money. The Lennon estate has more money than they could spend in 1,000 lifetimes. however I agree that this sort of set is really only for hard-core fans, if you think you'd never play them the 2 Cd option is the right one for you Bob.
Pleased you were in the loop for one of those. I know others have posted on RU-vid after getting one but you have to be deserving of one as well. Good stuff
made up for you that you received a freebee (well deserved). I am not in to the mind games for ultra violet lights or puzzles or whatever, but only for the music. A little disappointed the bonus tracks I believe can only be heard via blueray which I do not have, but I have lived without them nearly 65 years so what you've never had etc. Looking forward to the set, after a few listens, will rip them to my Brennan B2 along with the other 16k plus tracks to play at random. Great video as always.
Thanks very much Mark, yes totally understand the music is what is important - same for me. Ha you're another one who plays their entire collection on random - I do that as well and oddly, I also have 16k tracks
Delighted you got the gift. Well Deserved. I don’t think mind Games is a great album but I can’t be arsed that you need a torch or you can’t play hidden tracks on all players. Maybe I’m just old school
Thanks very much Edward. The new remix , which is stunning btw, will give this album a new appreciation I think. Totally get that its a bit of a faff to find the hidden tracks , some fans will like the intrigue and some fans , as you say wont be arsed for sure
They are all mentioned in the video. go to 34:17 but watch that whole chapter as there are more hidden tracks mentioned after I talk about the hand print
Mind games was one if the first albums i ever bought. I always thought ut was one of his better albums. I like this more than "Walls and bridges" It was especially an improvement from "Some time in New York City" Songs like "Mind games" "Out the blue" "Intuition" and "Tight A$" are very good songs. I also like the other tracks. I am surprised it didn`t do better commercially. It only got to no.13 in the U.K. and no.9 in the U.S. It had deserved to be a top three album in both the UK and US.
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel I like it a lot. I think it`s better than "Walls and bridges" It`s definitely more commercial, even though "Walls and bridges" was a Billboard no.1 album, and "Mind games" was not. "Intuition" could have been a hit single if it had been released as an a-side. "Mind games" was a bit hit, and is one of John Lennons best solo songs. The whole album is very enjoyable. I`d give it a very strong 4/6 if i were to rate it.
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel There`s a lot of people who really like "Walls and brides" It`s not among my favorite John Lennon albums. I LOVE "Scared" "#9 Dream" and "Whatever gets you through the night" but the rest of the album is not up to par with those songs. I`ve never liked his Rock and roll album either. I think Johns voice is shot, and many of the numbers are overproduced. A lot of John fans love Rock and roll, but that is probably my least favorite John album. And i`m not counting those silly albums he did in 1969 with Yoko. The wedding album etc. I don`t consider that to be a proper album anyway. As far as i am concerned "John Lennon/Plastic Ono band" is John Lennons first solo album. I also love "Double fantasy" John wrote some beautiful numbers for that album, and he even revisited the Beatles with "Woman" who sounds like a Beatles song to my ears. Yokos songs on "Double fantasy" are also quite good. I think "Imagine" is his best album. "John Lennon/Plastic One band" is the next best, while "Double fantasty" is his third best album. "Mind games" is his fourth best album to me.
@@yellyman5483 I did a John Lennon album ranking video a bout a year ago if you want to see how I rank his albums . im also a big fan of Double fantasy
That does seem very steep. That's about £190 whereas the price in the uk is £130 which is a hike of about £40 on POB back in 2021. Unfortunately times have moved on post covid. POB was around £90 when it came out in 2021, but just like everything else in life, the price of box sets has gone up. I recently bought the Bowie box rock n roll Star £150 for 5 cds 1 blu-ray and a book, Mind games is 6CDs 2 Blu rays and a book £130 £20 less and more content , so at todays prices it's still decent value I think, however the Aussie price is well over the top. Any idea why it's so expensive in Australia. I enjoy your website btw
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel The majors import EVERYTHING now to Australia. NOTHING is manufactured locally anymore. We can buy Mind Games cheaper from Universal UK than Universal Australia because if you go through Australia, the local end adds their take on top of the UK or US end. So effectively, the Australian consumer if buying it twice from the same record company. They import limited stock and then rarely restock after the first batch. I doubt the Lennon estate would even know of the price gouging that occurs in Australia. Mind Games in Australia converted to UK is £180
Hello Tone, the Seats are up in the 400 Section of the O2 😂 I set myself a limit of around £300 per ticket and accepted that whatever that got me I’d accept. I managed to get through the Q pretty quickly and chose ‘Best Available’ when it was my turn, which turned out to be £125 (plus just over £20 per ticket in add ons) up in the gods. But as you say, at least I’m seeing him (albeit from a distance)
@@TonyStern Mine were also £125 but not up in the gods but pretty close to the back along the side . they were selling tickets in this block for 450 in Friday general sale
Lucky Man. Don't know if you have a 5.1 Surround Sound System But if not, you need to purchase one John's Box Sets Sound such better. Have you found the hidden tracks I've seen it cd let's you know that the hidden track. To hear them you have to know where they. So you play the track before, the hidden song. You stop before it. Then rewind back and the hidden one plays. So far your the 3rd I've seen have received the set Andy Dixon John Heaton now you. Yes I'm jealous.
Very lucky Graham. Yeah i do have a 5.1 set up but not dolby atmos (although if you play dolby atmos it downgrades it to 5.1 anyway) i love this for tv but am not a huge fan of listening to music in 5.1. However i always give it a go whenever we get blu-rays . I just prefer music in stereo. I guess im old school. Yes the -1 thing with the hidden tracks is mentioned in the video. Cheers Graham
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Ok Tone. Music for me in 5.1 has to be PINK FLOYDS DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. But the best ever album for me in 5.1 is THE MOODY BLUES. THRESHOLD OF A DREAM. Totally a different album from the vinyl. PEPPER sounds better too in 5.1. But we all have our favorites. Enjoy
For sure David. Mean Mr Mayo will do one . Andy Nicholes also getting one so i expect you can see his on 2 Legs podcast . Enjoy yours when it arrives. It looks amazing
Hi again just watched you lighting up the discs. Look at the track titles. This is showing you where the hidden tracks maybe found. It all a complete Game. Read the RIMS.
I know about 4 or 5 RU-vidrs that have got this box set early from the John Lennon Estate so it's not really 'all these people' . We dont ask for it, the estate approaches the RU-vidrs. Ive bought everything myself etc for 48 years and this is the first time Ive got anything for free . It's a two-way thing between the camp and the RU-vidrs. For their generosity they get free promotion from the you tubers. Do you have a channel?
Great video, enlightening ! Can I ask one favour tone? Can you stop 'clapping you hands"? It's very irritating to say the least and serves NO purpose! Orher than that... no complaints 😂🎉
Glad you enjoyed the video but the rest of your comment is irritating to say the least and serves NO purpose! 😂 Claps are not scripted into my video, its just me being natural and excited .
I'm sorry I really love your channel but I'm really fed up of people bragging about there deliveries on mind games box set I don't do videos I don't need to like everyone else I have over 7000 Beatles records CDs etc I have obviously ordered all formats of mind games against my sins but I'm fed up of people bragging about receiving there boxsets by doing videos surely it would have sold anyway Paul's campsite would not normally do this neither George and certainly Ringo doesn't I'm not jealous but every time I go on you tube I see people saying they received there box set I am buying the items because I'm a fan but to be honest most of these outtakes are on John Lennon bootlegs for years I am sorry to say this but I have unsucribed this as I am saying this as I have just got tickets for all 4 shows to see Paul in December I am more excited about getting those then getting my mind games items on July 12th no offence to you it's a great channel but fed up of people bragging thanks mark
Tell me in which part of the video I bragged. All Im doing is giving people an early look at the box that they have ordered. Sorry you've unsubscribed but you have got this totally wrong in so many ways . However as you are no longer part of this community, I Cant be bothered to explain why.