1964 was the year that the U.S. first fell head-over-heels for The Beatles, with an unprecedented run of albums and singles topping the charts and selling millions. Not simply replicas of the 1963 & 1964 albums released by Parlophone in the U.K. and rest of world, Capitol Records & United Artists compiled these albums for U.S. release between 1964-1965. To celebrate this momentous year, seven albums are collected for a new 8-LP vinyl boxset.
Meet The Beatles! The Beatles' Second Album; A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack); Something New; The Beatles' Story (2-LP set exclusive to the boxset); Beatles '65; and The Early Beatles feature faithfully replicated artwork and new 4-panel inserts with essays by historian/author Bruce Spizer. New lacquers were cut by Kevin Reeves at East Iris Studios with reference to the original pressings to ensure they are faithful to the original release, while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. 180g vinyl.
Track Listing
'Meet The Beatles!'
Side A
1. I Want To Hold Your Hand
2. I Saw Her Standing There
3. This Boy
4. It Won’t Be Long
5. All I’ve Got To Do
6. All My Loving
Side B
7. Don’t Bother Me
8. Little Child
9. Till There Was You
10. Hold Me Tight
11. I Wanna Be Your Man
12. Not A Second Time
'The Beatles’ Second Album'
Side A
1. Roll Over Beethoven
2. Thank You Girl
3. You Really Got A Hold On Me
4. Devil In Her Heart
5. Money (That’s What I Want)
6. You Can’t Do That
Side B
7. Long Tall Sally
8. I Call Your Name
9. Please Mister Postman
10. I’ll Get You
11. She Loves You
'A Hard Day's Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'
Side A
1. A Hard Day’s Night
2. Tell Me Why
3. I’ll Cry Instead
4. I Should Have Known Better (Orchestral Instrumental)
5. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
6. And I Love Her (Orchestral Instrumental)
Side B
7. I Should Have Known Better
8. If I Fell
9. And I Love Her
10. Ringo’s Theme (This Boy) (Orchestral Instrumental)
11. Can’t Buy Me Love
12. A Hard Day’s Night (Orchestral Instrumental)
'The Beatles Story'
Side A
1. On Stage With The Beatles
2. How Beatlemania Began
3. Beatlemania In Action
4. Man Behind The Beatles – Brian Epstein
5. John Lennon
6. Who’s A Millionaire?
Side B
1. Beatles Will Be Beatles
2. Man Behind The Music – George Martin
3. George Harrison
Side C
1. A Hard Day’s Night – Their First Movie
2. Paul McCartney
3. Sneaky Haircuts And More About Paul
Side D
1. The Beatles Look At Life
2. ‘Victims’ Of Beatlemania
3. Beatle Medley
4. Ringo Starr
5. Liverpool And All The World!
'Something New'
Side A
1. I’ll Cry Instead
2. Things We Said Today
3. Any Time At All
4. When I Get Home
5. Slow Down
6. Matchbox
Side B
7. Tell Me Why
8. And I Love Her
9. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
10. If I Fell
11. Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
'Beatles ’65'
Side A
1. No Reply
2. I’m A Loser
3. Baby’s In Black
4. Rock And Roll Music
5. I’ll Follow The Sun
6. Mr Moonlight
Side B
7. Honey Don’t
8. I’ll Be Back
9. She’s A Woman
10. I Feel Fine
11. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
'The Early Beatles'
Side A
1. Love Me Do
2. Twist And Shout
3. Anna (Go To Him)
4. Chains
5. Boys
6. Ask Me Why
Side B
7. Please Please Me
8. Ps I Love You
9. Baby It’s You
10. A Taste Of Honey
11. Do You Want To Know A Secret"