The Beatles - Release classic US albums boxset!

January 20th 2014

Release

All thirteen US Beatles albums get released in the UK for the first time!

The Beatles have released their classic US album boxset via Apple Corps Ltd / Universal Music / Capital Records. Celebrating fifty years since The Beatles first traveled Stateside and performed on the Ed Sullivan show, effectively completing their global domination of the 60's. All thirteen of the US released Beatles albums are being re-issued for a limited time on CD. In this great boxet you get all the albums that capital put out from 1964 - 1966 Each is housed in replica packaging of the original vinyl release, and most contain both the mono and stereo mixes where appropriate.

The limited edition box set containing all thirteen discs and is a must for any fan. The box contains ‘Something New, Beatles VI’ and ‘Yesterday and Today’ which were assembled by Capitol and featured different artwork and sequences from the concurrent UK releases. Also ‘The Beatles Story’ an audio documentary comprised of interviews and press conferences will see its first ever release on CD.

Starting with 1967′s ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ the Beatles albums were the same worldwide but until that point the US releases were very differed from what the group issued on Parlophone elsewhere. The soundtracks for ‘A hard day’s Night’ and ‘Help’ included selections from the instrumental score featured in the movies at the expense of some songs, which were subsequently issued on future US albums.

Also included in the US albums box is the 1970 ‘Hey Jude’ LP, a US only compilation of singles and B-Sides from all stages of their career that didn’t make it onto stateside releases. This includes the title track ‘Can’t buy me Love, Paperback Writer’ and ‘Revolution’. There’s also a sixty four page book with an essay and photos included in the new box set.

The box will feature both mono and stereo mixes of the CD's, and all of the albums except for ‘The Beatles Story’ will be available for purchase individually for a limited time. This box is released in conjunction with Apple and is a purchase for anyone that love The Beatles.

The contents of the box set are listed below.
The U.S. Albums:

CD01 - Meet the Beatles! (1964)
CD02 - The Beatles' Second Album (1964)

CD03 - A hard day's Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1964)
CD04 - Something New (1964)
CD05 - The Beatles' Story (1964)
CD06 - Beatles '65 (1964)

CD07 - The Early Beatles (1965)
CD08 - Beatles VI (1965)
CD09 - Help! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1965)
CD10 - Rubber Soul (1965)