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.