The Beatles - 1964 US Albums - 8LP Mono Vinyl LP Record Boxset

Expected release date: 22 November 2024

By 1964 The Beatles had conquered the UK, Europe and other parts of the world, but the US was still uncharted territory.  History shows that on February 9th 1964 they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and suddenly the world changed.  Watched by over 73 million people, the show was to launch Beatlemania in the USA and led to their first record-breaking tour in August of the same year.
 
Thus started one of the greatest stories in music history and a run of albums that has never been rivalled:  5 albums released between January and December 1964.  Because they were so far behind the rest of the world, Capitol execs decided to release their own versions of albums that changed track lists, added singles, left some out, etc and for which they often created different mono mixes to those supplied by Abbey Road.

To celebrate the momentous year when Beatlemania exploded across the U.S., seven Beatles albums are collected for a spectacular new 8LP vinyl box set. Meet The Beatles!; The Beatles’ Second Album; A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track); Something New; The Beatles’ Story (2LP); Beatles ’65; and The Early Beatles all feature faithfully replicated artwork and new four-panel inserts with essays written by American Beatles historian and author Bruce Spizer. The albums’ new vinyl lacquers were cut by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios with constant reference to the original vinyl first pressings to ensure they are faithful to the original release, while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. 180 gram audiophile pressing. The Beatles’ Story 2LP is exclusive to the box set. 

Track list:

Meet The Beatles

Side 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

Side 2
1.Don’t Bother Me
2. Little Child
3. Till There Was You
4. Hold Me Tight
5. I Wanna Be Your Man
6. Not A Second Time
 
The Beatles’ Second Album

Side 1
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 2
1.Long Tall Sally
2. I Call Your Name
3. Please Mister Postman
4. I’ll Get You
5. She Loves You 

A Hard Day’s Night

Side 1
1.A Hard Day’s Night
2. Tell Me Why
3. I’ll Cry Instead
4. I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental)
5. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
6. And I Love Her (Instrumental)

Side 2
1.I Should Have Known Better
2. If I Fell
3. And I Love Her
4. Ringo’s Theme (This Boy) (Instrumental)
5. Can’t Buy Me Love
6. A Hard Day’s Night (Instrumental)
 
Something New

Side 1
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 2
1.Tell Me Why
2. And I Love Her
3. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
4. If I Fell
5. Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To Hold Your Hand…sung in German)  

Beatles ‘65

Side 1
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 2
1.Honey Don’t
2. I’ll Be Back
3. She’s A Woman
4. I Feel Fine
5. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
 
The Early Beatles

Side 1
1. Love Me Do
2. Twist & Shout
3. Anna
4. Chains
5. Boys
6.Ask Me Why

Side 2
1. Please Please Me
2. PS I Love You
3. Baby It’s You
4. A Taste Of Honey
5. Do You Want To Know A Secret

The Beatles Story (exclusive to boxset)

Side 1
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 2
1. Beatles Will Be Beatles
2. Man Behind The Music – George Martin
3. George Harrison 

Side 3
1. A Hard Day’s Night – Their First Movie
2. Paul McCartney
3. Sneaky Haircuts & More About Paul

Side 4
1. The Beatles Look At Life
2. Beatle Medley
3. ‘Victims’ Of Beatlemania
4. Ringo Starr
5. Liverpool And All The World!