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Hi Folks!

Well, here we are, my and Annadog40’s 2015 Canon Poll.

It’s not “Ultimate” or anything, and doesn’t aim to be. This is just a snapshot of forum opinion on the EMI recordings The Beatles issued between their first single in 1962 and their break-up in 1970. Hopefully this will become a semi-regular event, annual or bi-annual, so that we are always updating the views of the forum membership.

This vote has much in common with IveJustSeenAFaceo’s poll. You score each recording individually based on your opinion, however you come to that opinion — whether based on how much you like a recording, how important you think it is, or whatever else comes into play so far as you’re concerned.

You are not ranking these songs against each other, but attaching a score of 1 to 10 (10 being highest, perfection) to them based on your opinion, and all we want is your opinion on each recording.

There are two ways to vote this time around. Created by our very own, and very wonderful, Annadog40, there is a Google doc. It scares me, as does all technology, but I am assured it works, and it’s how I’m going to vote. If you’d prefer to do it differently however, PM me your vote, and I will ensure it’s included.

This poll will not become the long, drawn-out affair that Faceo’s became.

Voting is now open, and will be for eight weeks. Voting will close on Tuesday 14 July. The first results will be published on 22 July, with all results published within (approximately) 3 months of that date.

Neither Annadog40 or I consider this as belonging to us. We are merely facilitating something for the forum. This poll, and its results, belong to the forum.

The results, as soon as we have them, will be copied to a mod. They have our full permission in advance to publish results should we fail to keep up with our PROMISE to you about how we will conduct this poll on your behalf.

Here is the full voting list:

Not identical to Faceo’s list! We know, and we have discussed it. All 217 “song” recordings are included.. You don’t think there’s much difference between the Ringo and Andy White versions of Love Me Do , we’ll know. You think the ? version of Get Back is better, album or single, we’ll learn.

So, all 217 are here. But our list is 220! Three additional items that are on those albums, but aren’t always recognised, or treated separately.

1) The Run-Out Groove: from Sgt. Pepper and you can include the dog whistle should you wish (I’ve never heard it myself!). Consider the looped versions for this, the way they expected it to be heard.

2) Can You Take Me Back? the link track between Cry, Baby, Cry and Revolution 9 on The Beatles (White Album ). Often treated differently but rarely included in things like this.

3) Abbey Road Medley. You’ll find this right at the end of the list. Is the whole better than its parts?

I now hand you across to AD40, so that she can explain our Google doc, and how to link to it…, along with any comments she wants to make about what a barsteward I am!. “Do this! Do that!!” Sorry, AD40!

We will — or, at the least, I will — be back with a new poll at the beginning of next year. “The 2016 non-Canon Poll”. So don’t worry that anything’s being missed. You’ll get the chance to vote on everything…

Now, the poster you’ve known for all these years, may I introduce the one and only Annadog40…