The set includes all the American-version LPs issued during the 1960s by the Capitol and United Artists labels. These are the albums we Americans grew up with before the CD era, when EMI opted to go with the band's British as the "official catalog."
Before Sgt. Pepper, after which the U.S. and British albums were uniform, Capitol released the Beatles' music in different configurations from how they appeared in the U.K. We ended up with LPs such as Beatles 65 and Yesterday and Today not issued in England. The Hard Day's Night and Help! albums included instrumental music from those films in addition to songs by the Beatles.
This new collection includes all those LPs, which were once abundant, but are now considered rarities. The albums also will be available individually.
Here's a pic of the new box, along with the banned "butcher" cover of Yesterday and Today. Apparently, the new CD of that will feature a "peel-away" cover, so you can see the approved second cover and the banned one beneath it.
And here's the Beatles 50 logo Apple will evidently be using this year, which marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first visit to America.
Here's the lineup of individual LPs. Click links to order from Amazon.
Here's the lineup.
- Meet The Beatles (The U.S. Album)
- The Beatles' Second Album (The U.S. Album)
- A Hard Day's Night [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (The U.S. Album)
- Something New (The U.S. Album)
- The Beatles’ Story (1964) -This is an interview LP issued at the height of Beatlemania. Apparently it's only available in the box set.
- Beatles '65 (The U.S. Album)
- The Early Beatles (The U.S. Album)
- Beatles VI (The U.S. Album)
- Help! [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (The U.S. Album)
- Rubber Soul (The U.S. Album)
- Yesterday And Today (The U.S. Album)
- Revolver (The U.S. Album)
- Hey Jude (The U.S. Album)
