Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Better Beatles


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep without prejudice. Apart from the nomination, the delete votes give no argument beyond an assertion of "not notable". The keep votes have pointed to references, and although they do express some reservations, they are well reasoned. Due to the expressed uncertainty, I am adding the "without prejudice" qualifier to indicate that this AFD need not be the final word for the time being. Sjakkalle (Check!)  08:50, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

The Better Beatles

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"short lived (from the article!) beatles cover band only together for 1 year, no significant coverage. Gaijin42 (talk) 20:45, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as non-notable band. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 22:12, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * That isn't what A7 is for. → Σ  τ  c . 00:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 3 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete not notable--MLKLewis (talk) 02:53, 4 November 2011 (UTC)


 * As creator of this article, I consider it notable that The Better Beatles, on the basis of one single, grew enough of a following for there to be a market for them to release their full album 25 years after they broke-up. Has this ever happened to any other band? They were also ahead of their time, pointing towards both 80s electro and the later electroclash movement with their deadpan lyrical delivery and mechanical, synth-driven sound.  ChartAttack reviewed Mercy Beat in early 2008, shortly after it was issued, saying that, “Best of all, despite Mercy Beat being recorded back in 1981, it should still do well both with original new wavers and fans of electro-pop like Ladytron.”    Additionally, one of the members went on to play with The Legendary Stardust Cowboy.  Rocket From The Tombs were another midwestern band around less than a year that released no albums in their lifetime, yet they are considered notable largely on the basis of their members' successes in other bands and the fact that they prefigured major musical trends - this is also true of The Better Beatles. -Hartwell86 (talk) 06:10, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep as the Village Voice article denotes notability. However, it needs more references, particularly as to how the album was released, on what label, and if it picked up any reviews in major music publications on release. I'd prefer to give the creator a chance to source those than deleting the page outright. --Ritchie333 (talk) 17:17, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Assuming that there is more fleshing out of this article, otherwise revisit in a month. Jab843 (talk) 21:52, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.