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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. The box set’s dimensions are: 6 inches wide x 6 1/8 inches tall x 3 ¼ inches thick.
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TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
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
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
13 I Want To Hold Your Hand
14 I Saw Her Standing There
15 This Boy
16 It Won't Be Long
17 All I've Got To Do
18 All My Loving
19 Don't Bother Me
20 Little Child
21 Till There Was You
22 Hold Me Tight
23 I Wanna Be Your Man
24 Not a Second Time
Disc 2
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
7 Long Tall Sally
8 I Call Your Name
9 Please Mister Postman
10 I'll Get You
11 She Loves You
12 Roll Over Beethoven
13 Thank You Girl
14 You Really Got a Hold On Me
15 Devil In Her Heart
16 Money (That's What I Want)
17 You Can't Do That
18 Long Tall Sally
19 I Call Your Name
20 Please Mister Postman
21 I'll Get You
22 She Loves You
Disc 3
1 A Hard Day's Night
2 Tell Me Why
3 I'll Cry Instead
4 I Should Have Known Better
5 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
6 And I Love Her
7 I Should Have Known Better
8 If I Fell
9 And I Love Her
10 Ringo's Theme (This Boy)
11 Can't Buy Me Love
12 A Hard Day's Night
13 A Hard Day's Night
14 Tell Me Why
15 I'll Cry Instead
16 I Should Have Known Better
17 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
18 And I Love Her
19 I Should Have Known Better
20 If I Fell
21 And I Love Her
22 Ringo's Theme (This Boy)
23 Can't Buy Me Love
24 A Hard Day's Night
Disc 4
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
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
12 I'll Cry Instead
13 Things We Said Today
14 Any Time At All
15 When I Get Home
16 Slow Down
17 Matchbox
18 Tell Me Why
19 And I Love Her
20 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
21 If I Fell
22 Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
Disc 5
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?
7 Beatles Will Be Beatles
8 Man Behind the Music: George Martin
9 George Harrison
10 A Hard Day's Night: Their First Movie
11 Paul McCartney
12 Sneaky Haircuts and More About Paul
13 The Beatles Look At Life
14 Victims of Beatlemania
15 Beatle Medley
16 Ringo Starr
17 Liverpool and All the World!
Disc 6
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
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
12 No Reply
13 I'm a Loser
14 Baby's In Black
15 Rock and Roll Music
16 I'll Follow the Sun
17 Mr. Moonlight
18 Honey Don't
19 I'll Be Back
20 She's a Woman
21 I Feel Fine
22 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Disc 7
1 Love Me Do
2 Twist and Shout
3 Anna (Go To Him)
4 Chains
5 Boys
6 Ask Me Why
7 Please Please Me
8 P.S. I Love You
9 Baby It's You
10 A Taste of Honey
11 Do You Want To Know a Secret
12 Love Me Do
13 Twist and Shout
14 Anna (Go To Him)
15 Chains
16 Boys
17 Ask Me Why
18 Please Please Me
19 P.S. I Love You
20 Baby It's You
21 A Taste of Honey
22 Do You Want To Know a Secret
Disc 8
1 Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
2 Eight Days a Week
3 You Like Me Too Much
4 Bad Boy
5 I Don't Want To Spoil the Party
6 Words of Love
7 What You're Doing
8 Yes It Is
9 Dizzy Miss Lizzy
10 Tell Me What You See
11 Every Little Thing
12 Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
13 Eight Days a Week
14 You Like Me Too Much
15 Bad Boy
16 I Don't Want To Spoil the Party
17 Words of Love
18 What You're Doing
19 Yes It Is
20 Dizzy Miss Lizzy
21 Tell Me What You See
22 Every Little Thing
Disc 9
1 Help!
2 The Night Before
3 From Me To You Fantasy
4 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
5 I Need You
6 In the Tyrol
7 Another Girl
8 Another Hard Day's Night
9 Ticket To Ride
10 The Bitter End/You Can't Do That
11 You're Going To Lose That Girl
12 The Chase
13 Help!
14 The Night Before
15 From Me To You Fantasy
16 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
17 I Need You
18 6 In the Tyrol
19 Another Girl
20 Another Hard Day's Night
21 Ticket To Ride
22 The Bitter End/You Can't Do That
Disc 10
1 I've Just Seen a Face
2 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3 You Won't See Me
4 Think For Yourself
5 The Word
6 Michelle
7 It's Only Love
8 Girl
9 I'm Looking Through You
10 In My Life
11 Wait
12 Run For Your Life
13 I've Just Seen a Face
14 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
15 You Won't See Me
16 Think For Yourself
17 The Word
18 Michelle
19 It's Only Love
20 Girl
21 I'm Looking Through You
22 In My Life
23 Wait
24 Run For Your Life
Disc 11
1 Drive My Car
2 I'm Only Sleeping
3 Nowhere Man
4 Doctor Robert
5 Yesterday
6 Act Naturally
7 And Your Bird Can Sing
8 If I Needed Someone
9 We Can Work It Out
10 What Goes On
11 Day Tripper
12 Drive My Car
13 I'm Only Sleeping
14 Nowhere Man
15 Doctor Robert
16 Yesterday
17 Act Naturally
18 And Your Bird Can Sing
19 If I Needed Someone
20 We Can Work It Out
21 What Goes On
22 Day Tripper
Disc 12
1 Taxman
2 Eleanor Rigby
3 Love You To
4 Here, There and Everywhere
5 Yellow Submarine
6 She Said She Said
7 Good Day Sunshine
8 For No One
9 I Want To Tell You
10 Got To Get You Into My Life
11 Tomorrow Never Knows
12 Taxman
13 Eleanor Rigby
14 Love You To
15 Here, There and Everywhere
16 Yellow Submarine
17 She Said She Said
18 Good Day Sunshine
19 For No One
20 I Want To Tell You
21 Got To Get You Into My Life
22 Tomorrow Never Knows
Disc 13
1 Can't Buy Me Love
2 I Should Have Known Better
3 Paperback Writer
4 Rain
5 Lady Madonna
6 Revolution
7 Hey Jude
8 Old Brown Shoe
9 Don't Let Me Down
10 The Ballad of John and Yoko
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