Description
DESCRIPTION
From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles released 22 UK singles; of those 44 A and B-side tracks, 29 were not included on the group’s British albums at that time. These singles, plus an exclusive new double A side single for the mid-1990s-issued tracks “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” are newly cut for vinyl from their original mono and stereo master tapes by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios for a new limited edition boxed set. The Beatles: The Singles Collection presents 46 tracks on 23 180-gram seven-inch vinyl singles in faithfully reproduced international picture sleeves, accompanied by a 40 page booklet with photos, ephemera, and detailed essays by Beatles historian Kevin Howlett. The collectible set will be released worldwide on November 22 by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe.
The Singles Collection offers a fascinating view of the creative trajectory of The Beatles’ John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr across their relatively brief recording tenure together. Just three and a half years divide 1963’s “She Loves You” and 1967’s “Strawberry Fields Forever,” a remarkable, illustrative example of the band’s rapid, groundbreaking evolution. From the band’s star-making 1962 debut single, “Love Me Do” with its B-side “P.S. I Love You,” to their 1970 finale of “Let It Be” / “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number),” the new collection underscores The Beatles’ breathtaking creative arc.
Because it was rare in the 1960s for UK singles to be released in picture sleeves, the collection’s seven-inches are presented in reproduced picture sleeves from their original releases in several countries around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USA, and West Germany.
TracksCredits
- Disc 1 -
1 1962 (Sleeve Art: U.S.)
2 A: Love Me Do
3 B: P. S. I Love You
- Disc 2 -
1 1963 (Sleeve Art: Italy)
2 A: Please Please Me
3 B: Ask Me Why
- Disc 3 -
1 1963 (Sleeve Art: Norway)
2 A: From Me to You
3 B: Thank You Girl
- Disc 4 -
1 1963 (Sleeve Art: Greece)
2 A: She Loves You
3 B: I'll Get You
- Disc 5 -
1 1963 (Sleeve Art: Chile)
2 A: I Want to Hold Your Hand
3 B: This Boy
- Disc 6 -
1 1964 (Sleeve Art: Austria)
2 A: Can't Buy Me Love
3 B: You Can't Do That
- Disc 7 -
1 1964 (Sleeve Art: Holland)
2 A: A Hard Day's Night
3 B: Things We Said Today
- Disc 8 -
1 1964 (Sleeve Art: Sweden)
2 A: I Feel Fine
3 B: She's a Woman
- Disc 9 -
1 1965 (Sleeve Art: Spain)
2 A: Ticket to Ride
3 B: Yes It Is
- Disc 10 -
1 1965 (Sleeve Art: Belgium)
2 A: Help!
3 B: I'm Down
- Disc 11 -
1 1965 (Double A-Side / Sleeve Art: France)
2 A: We Can Work It Out
3 A: Day Tripper
- Disc 12 -
1 1966 (Sleeve Art: Turkey)
2 A: Paperback Writer
3 B: Rain
- Disc 13 -
1 1966 (Double A-Side / Sleeve Art: Argentina)
2 A: Eleanor Rigby
3 A: Yellow Submarine
- Disc 14 -
1 1967 (Double A-Side / Sleeve Art: Australia)
2 A: Strawberry Fields Forever
3 A: Penny Lane
- Disc 15 -
1 1967 (Sleeve Art: West Germany)
2 A: All You Need Is Love
3 B: Baby, You're a Rich Man
- Disc 16 -
1 1967 (Sleeve Art: Mexico)
2 A: Hello, Goodbye
3 B: I Am the Walrus
- Disc 17 -
1 1968 (Sleeve Art: Japan)
2 A: Lady Madonna
3 B: The Inner Light
- Disc 18 -
1 1968 (Sleeve Art: South Africa)
2 A: Hey Jude
3 B: Revolution
- Disc 19 -
1 1969 (Sleeve Art: Denmark)
2 A: Get Back
3 B: Don't Let Me Down
- Disc 20 -
1 1969 (Sleeve Art: Portugal)
2 A: The Ballad of John and Yoko
3 B: Old Brown Shoe
- Disc 21 -
1 1969 (Sleeve Art: Israel)
2 A: Something
3 B: Come Together
- Disc 22 -
1 1970 (Sleeve Art: UK)
2 A: Let It Be
3 B: You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
- Disc 23 -
1 1995 / 1996 (Exclusive Double A-Side Single / Sleeve Art: Worldwide)
2 A: Free As a Bird (1995)
3 A: Real Love (1996)
