The U.S. Albums Box Set
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The Beatles
The U.S. Albums Box Set
[ 13 CD ]
Overview
Back in 2004, Apple/Capitol released The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1, a four-disc box that issued the Beatles' original U.S. albums from 1964 (Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles' Second Album, Something New, Beatles '65) on CD for the first time ever. A second volume, released roughly 18 months later, collected the 1965 records (The Early Beatles, Beatles VI, Help!, Rubber Soul), but a third volume rounding up the rest of the U.S.-exclusive albums -- Yesterday...and Today and Revolver, both from 1966, plus the odd 1970 compilation Hey Jude -- never materialized. Three years after The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2, a lavish reissue campaign of superb remasters of the Beatles' U.K. catalog appeared, the first true sonic upgrade to the Beatles' catalog since their initial release in 1987 -- remasters that easily overshadowed the somewhat better sound on the Capitol Albums boxes. The 2009 remasters were a rousing success, especially the Beatles in Mono box, which offered mini-LP replicas of every mono album from the Fabs, and that opened the door for the 2014 release of The U.S. Albums, a 13-disc box that has mini-LP replicas of all eight albums that appeared on the 2004 and 2006 boxes, plus the three aforementioned stragglers and two 1964 oddities: the United Artists release of the soundtrack for A Hard Day's Night and the pseudo-documentary LP The Beatles Story. Here's where things get interesting for trainspotters. Apart from The Beatles' Story, which has been drawn from existing masters in the vaults, nearly everything here has been brought up to the 2009 standards, usually using those celebrated remasters instead of the cavernous echo that characterized the Americanized albums shepherded by Capitol exec Dave Dexter. Fun, interesting alternates remain -- notably the botched intro to "I'm Looking Through You" on the stereo mix of Rubber Soul -- but the terrible fake stereo mixes that characterized the original U.S. releases and were indeed preserved in the Capitol Albums box sets have been replaced with tapes that sound excellent. This may not pull on the heartstrings for nostalgic baby boomers -- they'll have to settle for the set's exquisite packaging, including a Yesterday...and Today with a peel-away cover that reveals the original butcher cover -- in the way that the Dexter-ized mixes would have, but it's hard to argue against the use of the 2009 remasters, as this is the best the Beatles have ever sounded. And not only does this sound good, it looks good, so it's a handsome way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania, although anybody who owns the 2009 boxes in addition to the 2004 and 2006 sets may find it hard to justify another purchase.
Tracks:
Disc 1
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Saw Her Standing There
This Boy
It Won't Be Long
All I've Got To Do
All My Loving
Don't Bother Me
Little Child
Till There Was You
Hold Me Tight
I Wanna Be Your Man
Not a Second Time
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Saw Her Standing There
This Boy
It Won't Be Long
All I've Got To Do
All My Loving
Don't Bother Me
Little Child
'Til There Was You
Hold Me Tight
I Wanna Be Your Man
Not a Second Time
Disc 2
Roll Over Beethoven
Thank You Girl
You Really Got a Hold On Me
Devil In Her Heart
Money (That's What I Want)
You Can't Do That
Long Tall Sally
I Call Your Name
Please Mister Postman
I'll Get You
She Loves You
Roll Over Beethoven
Thank You Girl
You Really Got a Hold On Me
Devil In Her Heart
Money (That's What I Want)
You Can't Do That
Long Tall Sally
I Call Your Name
Please Mister Postman
I'll Get You
She Loves You
Disc 3
A Hard Day's Night
Tell Me Why
I'll Cry Instead
I Should Have Known Better
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
And I Love Her Mono]
I Should Have Known Better
If I Fell
And I Love Her
Ringo's Theme (This Boy)
Can't Buy Me Love
A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night
Tell Me Why
I'll Cry Instead
I Should Have Known Better
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
And I Love Her
I Should Have Known Better
If I Fell
And I Love Her
Ringo's Theme (This Boy)
Can't Buy Me Love
A Hard Day's Night
Disc 4
I'll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
Any Time At All
When I Get Home
Slow Down
Matchbox
Tell Me Why
And I Love Her
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
If I Fell
Komm, Gib Mire Deine Hand
I'll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
Any Time At All
When I Get Home
Slow Down
Matchbox
Tell Me Why
And I Love Her
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
If I Fell
Komm, Gib Mire Deine Hand
Disc 5
On the Stage with the Beatles
How Beatlemania Began
Beatlemania In Action
Man Behind the Beatles: Brian Epstein
John Lennon
Who's a Millionaire?
Beatles Will Be Beatles
Man Behind the Music: George Martin
George Harrison
A Hard Day's Night: Their First Movie
Paul McCartney
Sneaky Haircuts and More About Paul
The Beatles Look At Life
"Victims" of Beatlemania
Beatle Medley
Ringo Starr
Liverpool and All the World!
Disc 6
No Reply
I'm a Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock and Roll Music
I'll Follow the Sun
Mr. Moonlight
Honey Don't
I'll Be Back
She's a Woman
I Feel Fine
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
No Reply
I'm a Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock and Roll Music
I'll Follow the Sun
Mr. Moonlight
Honey Don't
I'll Be Back
She's a Woman
I Feel Fine
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Disc 7
Love Me Do
Twist and Shout
Anna (Go To Him)
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You
A Taste of Honey
Do You Want To Know a Secret
Love Me Do
Twist and Shout
Anna (Go To Him)
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You
A Taste of Honey
Do You Want To Know a Secret
Disc 8
Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
Eight Days a Week
You Like Me Too Much
Bad Boy
I Don't Want To Spoil the Party
Words of Love
What You're Doing
Yes It Is
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Tell Me What You See
Every Little Thing
Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
Eight Days a Week
You Like Me Too Much
Bad Boy
I Don't Want To Spoil the Party
Words of Love
What You're Doing
Yes It Is
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Tell Me What You See
Every Little Thing
Disc 9
Help!
The Night Before
From Me To You Fantasy
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
I Need You
In the Tyrol
Another Girl
Another Hard Day's Night
Ticket To Ride
The Bitter End/You Can't Do That
You're Going To Lose That Girl
The Chase
Help!
The Night Before
From Me To You Fantasy
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
I Need You
In the Tyrol
Another Girl
Another Hard Day's Night
Ticket To Ride
The Bitter End/You Can't Do That
You're Going to Lose That Girl
The Chase
Disc 10
I've Just Seen a Face
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
It's Only Love
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
Run For Your Life
I've Just Seen a Face
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
It's Only Love
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
Run For Your Life
Disc 11
Drive My Car
I'm Only Sleeping
Nowhere Man
Doctor Robert
Yesterday
Act Naturally
And Your Bird Can Sing
If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out
What Goes On
Day Tripper
Drive My Car
I'm Only Sleeping
Nowhere Man
Doctor Robert
Yesterday
Act Naturally
And Your Bird Can Sing
If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out
What Goes On
Day Tripper
Disc 12
Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
Love You To
Here, There and Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine
For No One
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows
Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
Love You To
Here, There and Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine
For No One
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows
Disc 13
Can't Buy Me Love
I Should Have Known Better
Paperback Writer
Rain
Lady Madonna
Revolution
Hey Jude
Old Brown Shoe
Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad of John and Yoko
