On February 7, 1964, The Beatles arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, greeted by scores of screaming, swooning fans who rushed the gate to catch a glimpse of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as they took their first steps on American soil.
Two nights later, on Sunday, February 9, 73 million viewers in the U.S. and millions more in Canada tuned in to CBS to watch The Beatles make their American television debut on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.’ In what remains one of the world’s top-viewed television events of all time, The Beatles performed five songs on the live broadcast and ‘Beatlemania,’ already in full, feverish bloom in The Beatles’ native U.K., was unleashed with blissful fervor across America and around the world.
The British Invasion had begun.
The new 13 CD box set THE U.S. ALBUMS commemorates the 50th anniversary of these history-making events, spanning 1964’s MEET THE BEATLES! to 1970’s HEY JUDE. The Beatles’ U.S. albums differed from the band’s U.K. albums in a variety of ways, including different track lists, song mixes, album titles, and art. The box set includes the following titles: (Disc 1) MEET THE BEATLES!, (Disc 2) THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM, (Disc 3) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT [ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK], (Disc 4) SOMETHING NEW, (Disc 5) THE BEATLES’ STORY, (Disc 6) BEATLES ’65, (Disc 7) THE EARLY BEATLES, (Disc 8) BEATLES VI, (Disc 9) HELP! [ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK] , (Disc 10) RUBBER SOUL, (Disc 11) YESTERDAY AND TODAY, (Disc 12) REVOLVER, (Disc 13) HEY JUDE.
These albums were originally issued between 1964 and 1970 by Capitol Records, Apple Records, and United Artists in the United States. These new releases seek to replicate the unique listening experience heard by Americans at the time by preserving the sequences, timings, and artwork found on the albums. Capitol’s engineers in the 1960s took great care to produce what they believed to be the best possible sound for the playback equipment in use at that time. Due to the limitations of the record players of the day, engineers often compressed the sound by raising the volume of the softer passages and lowering the volume for the louder parts of the songs. They also reduced the bass frequencies since too much bass could cause the record to skip. In some cases, reverb was added to the tracks to make them sound more “American.”
The CDs are packaged in miniature vinyl sleeves that faithfully recreate the original U.S. LP releases down to the finest detail, including the inner sleeves. 11 original U.S. albums presented in both mono and stereo. Hey Jude and The Beatles’ Story are in stereo only. A Hard Day’s Night [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], The Beatles’ Story, Yesterday And Today, Hey Jude and the U.S. version of Revolver are presented on CD for the first time. Yesterday And Today features the original album cover of The Beatles posing with raw meat and baby dolls. The package also comes with a collectible sticker of the subsequent Yesterday And Today cover art. Also included is a 64-page booklet which includes a new essay examining the U.S. albums and their historical significance, written by American author and television executive Bill Flanagan.
Track Listing:
1 - Meet The Beatles!
1-01 I Want to Hold Your Hand (Mono)
1-02 I Saw Her Standing There (Mono)
1-03 This Boy (Mono)
1-04 It Won't Be Long (Mono)
1-05 All I've Got to Do (Mono)
1-06 All My Loving (Mono)
1-07 Don't Bother Me (Mono)
1-08 Little Child (Mono)
1-09 Till There Was You (Mono)
1-10 Hold Me Tight (Mono)
1-11 I Wanna Be Your Man (Mono)
1-12 Not a Second Time (Mono)
1-13 I Want to Hold Your Hand
1-14 I Saw Her Standing There
1-15 This Boy
1-16 It Won't Be Long
1-17 All I've Got to Do
1-18 All My Loving
1-19 Don't Bother Me
1-20 Little Child
1-21 Till There Was You
1-22 Hold Me Tight
1-23 I Wanna Be Your Man
1-24 Not a Second Time
2 - The Beatles' Second Album
2-01 Roll Over Beethoven (Mono)
2-02 Thank You Girl (Mono)
2-03 You Really Got a Hold On Me (Mono)
2-04 Devil In Her Heart (Mono)
2-05 Money (That's What I Want) [Mono]
2-06 You Can't Do That (Mono)
2-07 Long Tall Sally (Mono)
2-08 I Call Your Name (Mono)
2-09 Please Mister Postman (Mono)
2-10 I'll Get You (Mono)
2-11 She Loves You (Mono)
2-12 Roll Over Beethoven
2-13 Thank You Girl
2-14 You Really Got a Hold On Me
2-15 Devil In Her Heart
2-16 Money (That's What I Want)
2-17 You Can't Do That
2-18 Long Tall Sally
2-19 I Call Your Name
2-20 Please Mister Postman
2-21 I'll Get You (Mono)
2-22 She Loves You (Mono)
3 - A Hard Day's Night (U.S.) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
3-01 A Hard Day's Night (Mono)
3-02 Tell Me Why (Mono)
3-03 I'll Cry Instead (Mono)
3-04 I Should Have Known Better (Mono / Instrumental)
3-05 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You (Mono)
3-06 And I Love Her (Mono / Instrumental)
3-07 I Should Have Known Better (Mono)
3-08 If I Fell (Mono)
3-09 And I Love Her (Mono)
3-10 Ringo's Theme (This Boy) [Mono / Instrumental]
3-11 Can't Buy Me Love (Mono)
3-12 A Hard Day's Night (Mono / Instrumental)
3-13 A Hard Day's Night
3-14 Tell Me Why
3-15 I'll Cry Instead (Mono)
3-16 I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental)
3-17 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You
3-18 And I Love Her (Instrumental)
3-19 I Should Have Known Better
3-20 If I Fell
3-21 And I Love Her
3-22 Ringo's Theme (This Boy) [Instrumental]
3-23 Can't Buy Me Love
3-24 A Hard Day's Night (Instrumental)
4 - Something New
4-01 I'll Cry Instead (Mono)
4-02 Things We Said Today (Mono)
4-03 Any Time At All (Mono)
4-04 When I Get Home (Mono)
4-05 Slow Down (Mono)
4-06 Matchbox (Mono)
4-07 Tell Me Why (Mono)
4-08 And I Love Her (Mono)
4-09 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You (Mono)
4-10 If I Fell (Mono)
4-11 Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (Mono)
4-12 I'll Cry Instead
4-13 Things We Said Today
4-14 Any Time At All
4-15 When I Get Home
4-16 Slow Down
4-17 Matchbox
4-18 Tell Me Why
4-19 And I Love Her
4-20 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You
4-21 If I Fell
4-22 Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand
5 - The Beatles' Story
5-01 On Stage With The Beatles (Spoken Word)
5-02 How Beatlemania Began (Spoken Word)
5-03 Beatlemania In Action (Spoken Word)
5-04 Man Behind The Beatles—Brian Epstein (Spoken Word)
5-05 John Lennon (Spoken Word)
5-06 Who's a Millionaire? (Spoken Word)
5-07 Beatles Will Be Beatles (Spoken Word)
5-08 Man Behind the Music—George Martin (Spoken Word)
5-09 George Harrison (Spoken Word)
5-10 A Hard Day's Night—Their First Movie (Spoken Word)
5-11 Paul McCartney (Spoken Word)
5-12 Sneaky Haircuts and More About Paul (Spoken Word)
5-13 The Beatles Look At Life (Spoken Word)
5-14 Victims of Beatlemania (Spoken Word)
5-15 Beatles Medley (Spoken Word)
5-16 Ringo Starr (Spoken Word)
5-17 Liverpool and All the World! (Spoken Word)
6 - Beatles ’65
6-01 No Reply (Mono)
6-02 I'm a Loser (Mono)
6-03 Baby's In Black (Mono)
6-04 Rock and Roll Music (Mono)
6-05 I'll Follow the Sun (Mono)
6-06 Mr. Moonlight (Mono)
6-07 Honey Don't (Mono)
6-08 I'll Be Back (Mono)
6-09 She's a Woman (Mono)
6-10 I Feel Fine (Mono)
6-11 Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (Mono)
6-12 No Reply
6-13 I'm a Loser
6-14 Baby's In Black
6-15 Rock and Roll Music
6-16 I'll Follow the Sun
6-17 Mr. Moonlight
6-18 Honey Don't
6-19 I'll Be Back
6-20 She's a Woman
6-21 I Feel Fine
6-22 Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
7 - The Early Beatles
7-01 Love Me Do (Mono)
7-02 Twist and Shout (Mono)
7-03 Anna (Go to Him) [Mono]
7-04 Chains (Mono)
7-05 Boys (Mono)
7-06 Ask Me Why (Mono)
7-07 Please Please Me (Mono)
7-08 P.S. I Love You (Mono)
7-09 Baby It's You (Mono)
7-10 A Taste of Honey (Mono)
7-11 Do You Want to Know a Secret (Mono)
7-12 Love Me Do (Mono)
7-13 Twist and Shout
7-14 Anna (Go to Him)
7-15 Chains
7-16 Boys
7-17 Ask Me Why
7-18 Please Please Me
7-19 P.S. I Love You (Mono)
7-20 Baby It's You
7-21 A Taste of Honey
7-22 Do You Want to Know a Secret
8 - Beatles VI
8-01 Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Mono)
8-02 Eight Days a Week (Mono)
8-03 You Like Me Too Much (Mono)
8-04 Bad Boy (Mono)
8-05 I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (Mono)
8-06 Words of Love (Mono)
8-07 What You're Doing (Mono)
8-08 Yes It Is (Mono)
8-09 Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Mono)
8-10 Tell Me What You See (Mono)
8-11 Every Little Thing (Mono)
8-12 Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
8-13 Eight Days a Week
8-14 You Like Me Too Much
8-15 Bad Boy
8-16 I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
8-17 Words of Love
8-18 What You're Doing
8-19 Yes It Is
8-20 Dizzy Miss Lizzy
8-21 Tell Me What You See
8-22 Every Little Thing
9 - Help! (U.S.) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
9-01 Help! (Mono)
9-02 The Night Before (Mono)
9-03 From Me to You Fantasy (Mono / Instrumental)
9-04 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Mono)
9-05 I Need You (Mono)
9-06 In the Tyrol (Mono / Instrumental)
9-07 Another Girl (Mono)
9-08 Another Hard Day's Night (Mono / Instrumental)
9-09 Ticket to Ride (Mono)
9-10 The Bitter End / You Can't Do That (Mono / Instrumental)
9-11 You're Going to Lose That Girl (Mono)
9-12 The Chase (Mono / Instrumental)
9-13 Help!
9-14 The Night Before
9-15 From Me to You Fantasy (Instrumental)
9-16 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
9-17 I Need You
9-18 In the Tyrol (Instrumental)
9-19 Another Girl
9-20 Another Hard Day's Night (Instrumental)
9-21 Ticket to Ride
9-22 The Bitter End / You Can't Do That (Instrumental)
9-23 You're Going to Lose That Girl
9-24 The Chase (Instrumental)
10 - Rubber Soul (U.S.)
10-01 I've Just Seen a Face (Mono)
10-02 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [Mono]
10-03 You Won't See Me (Mono)
10-04 Think For Yourself (Mono)
10-05 The Word (Mono)
10-06 Michelle (Mono)
10-07 It's Only Love (Mono)
10-08 Girl (Mono)
10-09 I'm Looking Through You (Mono)
10-10 In My Life (Mono)
10-11 Wait (Mono)
10-12 Run For Your Life (Mono)
10-13 I've Just Seen a Face
10-14 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
10-15 You Won't See Me
10-16 Think For Yourself
10-17 The Word
10-18 Michelle
10-19 It's Only Love
10-20 Girl
10-21 I'm Looking Through You
10-22 In My Life
10-23 Wait
10-24 Run For Your Life
11 - Yesterday and Today
11-01 Drive My Car (Mono)
11-02 I'm Only Sleeping (Mono)
11-03 Nowhere Man (Mono)
11-04 Doctor Robert (Mono)
11-05 Yesterday (Mono)
11-06 Act Naturally (Mono)
11-07 And Your Bird Can Sing (Mono)
11-08 If I Needed Someone (Mono)
11-09 We Can Work It Out (Mono)
11-10 What Goes On (Mono)
11-11 Day Tripper (Mono)
11-12 Drive My Car
11-13 I'm Only Sleeping
11-14 Nowhere Man
11-15 Doctor Robert
11-16 Yesterday
11-17 Act Naturally
11-18 And Your Bird Can Sing
11-19 If I Needed Someone
11-20 We Can Work It Out
11-21 What Goes On
11-22 Day Tripper
12 - Revolver (U.S.)
12-01 Taxman (Mono)
12-02 Eleanor Rigby (Mono)
12-03 Love You To (Mono)
12-04 Here, There and Everywhere (Mono)
12-05 Yellow Submarine (Mono)
12-06 She Said She Said (Mono)
12-07 Good Day Sunshine (Mono)
12-08 For No One (Mono)
12-09 I Want to Tell You (Mono)
12-10 Got to Get You Into My Life (Mono)
12-11 Tomorrow Never Knows (Mono)
12-12 Taxman
12-13 Eleanor Rigby
12-14 Love You To
12-15 Here, There and Everywhere
12-16 Yellow Submarine
12-17 She Said She Said
12-18 Good Day Sunshine
12-19 For No One
12-20 I Want to Tell You
12-21 Got to Get You Into My Life
12-22 Tomorrow Never Knows
13 - Hey Jude
13-01 Can't Buy Me Love
13-02 I Should Have Known Better
13-03 Paperback Writer
13-04 Rain
13-05 Lady Madonna
13-06 Revolution
13-07 Hey Jude
13-08 Old Brown Shoe
13-09 Don't Let Me Down
13-10 The Ballad of John and Yoko
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