Bert Bailey, in a moment of indiscretion, writes:

>For all the huge fun they gave us and their undeniable talent, as Pete
>Townshend once said: "The Beatles rate in rock music right beside Herman's
>Hermits" ...or words to that effect.

For all that I respect Townshend's own work, he's really off base on this
one.  The Beatles' complete output is far more distingushed than that of
Herman's Hermits.

len.