The Beatles Collection
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| Box set by The Beatles | |||||
| Released | December 1978 (UK) November 1978 (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | Abbey Road (mostly) 11 September 1962 – 1 April 1970 |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 8:53:40 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone BC 13 | ||||
| Producer | George Martin, Phil Spector |
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The Beatles Collection is a box set of vinyl albums containing the official catalogue of The Beatles in stereo, and a new compilation called Rarities. The American issue by Capitol Records contained the British pressings of the same twelve original Beatle albums, with an American pressing of Rarities. The American pressing of Rarities differed from its British counterpart in that it included the previously released English-language versions of "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand," rather than the German-language version found on the British pressing.[1] The American edition of the boxed set was a limited edition of only 3,000 numbered copies.[2] The limited availability of the American release resulted in the British release becoming popular as an import into the U.S.[3]
The boxed set failed to include a number of Beatles recordings, including those released on the Magical Mystery Tour album. (The album had been released in the United States in 1967, but it was not counted among the group's official catalog because it was not issued in the United Kingdom until 1976.) The collection also failed to include the non-album singles that had been previously released on the twin compilation packages, 1962–1966 and 1967–1970. Finally, some fans also found fault with the exclusion of the group's live album, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl. The LP release of Past Masters, Volumes One and Two satisfied most of the complainers about the box set. So all that was needed afterwards to make the set truly complete was the Magical Mystery Tour LP. Both of these complaints were addressed with the 1988 release of The Beatles Box Set.
Along with the LPs listed below with their sleeves, the collection also include the inserts contained in the individual albums including the cardboard cutout sheet in Sgt. Pepper and the photos and poster in The White Album.[4]
[edit] Album listing
| Album | Label | Release date | Peak position |
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| Please Please Me | Parlophone Records PCS 3042 | 22 March 1963 | 1 |
| With the Beatles | Parlophone Records PCS 3045 | 22 November 1963 | 1 |
| A Hard Day's Night | Parlophone Records PCS 3058 | 10 July 1964 | 1 |
| Beatles for Sale | Parlophone Records PCS 3062 | 4 December 1964 | 1 |
| Help! | Parlophone Records PCS 3071 | 6 August 1965 | 1 |
| Rubber Soul | Parlophone Records PCS 3075 | 3 December 1965 | 1 |
| Revolver | Parlophone Records PCS 7009 | 5 August 1966 | 1 |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Parlophone Records PCS 7027 | 1 June 1967 | 1 |
| The Beatles (The White Album) | Apple Records PCS 7067/8 | 22 November 1968 | 1 |
| Yellow Submarine | Apple Records PCS 7070 | 17 January 1969 | 3 |
| Abbey Road | Apple Records PCS 7088 | 26 September 1969 | 1 |
| Let It Be | Apple Records PCS 7096 | 8 May 1970 | 1 |
| Rarities | Parlophone Records PSLP 261 | 2 December 1978 | 71 |
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