The Beatles Collection
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| Box set by The Beatles | ||
| Released | December 2, 1978 (UK) December 1, 1979 (US) |
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| Recorded | Abbey Road (mostly) September 11, 1962 - April 1, 1970 |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | see individual albums | |
| Label | Parlophone BC 13 | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin, Phil Spector |
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| The Beatles chronology | ||
| Love Songs (1977) |
The Beatles Collection (1978) |
Rarities (1978) Rarities (American version) (1980) |
The Beatles Collection was a box set of vinyl albums containing the official catalogue of The Beatles in stereo, and a new compilation called Rarities. The American issue by Capitol Records contained the British pressings of the same twelve original Beatle albums, with an American pressing of Rarities. The American pressing of Rarities differed from its British counterpart in that it included the previously released English-language versions of "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand," rather than the German-language version found on the British pressing. The American edition of the boxed set was a limited edition of only 3,000 numbered copies. The limited availability of the American release resulted in the British release becoming popular as an import into the USA.
Despite the collection's claim of completeness, the boxed set failed to include a number of Beatles recordings, including those released on the Magical Mystery Tour album. (The album had been released in the United States in 1967, but it was not counted among the group's official catalog because it was not issued in the United Kingdom until 1976.) The collection also failed to include the non-album singles that had been previously released on the twin compilation packages, The Beatles/1962-1966 and The Beatles/1967-1970. Finally, some fans also found fault with the exclusion of the group's live album, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl. The LP release of Past Masters, Volume One and Past Masters, Volume Two as a combined two record set in 1988 satisfied most of the complainers about the box set. So all that was needed afterwards to make the set truly complete was the Magical Mystery Tour LP.
The albums included in this box set were:
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Please Please Me Parlophone Records PCS 3042 (March 22, 1963) - #1 - Side one: I Saw Her Standing There, Misery, Anna (Go to Him), Chains, Boys, Ask Me Why, Please Please Me - Side two: Love Me Do, P.S. I Love You, Baby It's You, Do You Want to Know a Secret, A Taste of Honey, There's a Place, Twist and Shout |
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With the Beatles Parlophone Records PCS 3045 (November 22, 1963) - #1 - Side one: It Won't Be Long, All I've Got to Do, All My Loving, Don't Bother Me, Little Child, Till There Was You, Please Mr. Postman - Side two: Roll Over Beethoven, Hold Me Tight, You Really Got a Hold on Me, I Wanna Be Your Man, Devil in Her Heart, Not a Second Time, Money (That's What I Want) |
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A Hard Day's Night Parlophone Records PCS 3058 (July 10, 1964) - #1 - Side one: A Hard Day's Night, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, I'm Happy Just to Dance With You, And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, Can't Buy Me Love - Side two: Any Time At All, I'll Cry Instead, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home, You Can't Do That, I'll Be Back |
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Beatles for Sale Parlophone Records PCS 3062 (December 4, 1964) - #1 - Side one: No Reply, I'm a Loser, Baby's in Black, Rock and Roll Music, I'll Follow the Sun, Mr. Moonlight, Medley: Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey - Side two: Eight Days a Week, Words of Love, Honey Don't, Every Little Thing, I Don't Want to Spoil the Party, What You're Doing, Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby |
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Help! Parlophone Records PCS 3071 (August 6, 1965) - #1 - Side one: Help!, The Night Before, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, I Need You, Another Girl, You're Going to Lose That Girl, Ticket to Ride - Side two: Act Naturally, It's Only Love, You Like Me Too Much, Tell Me What You See, I've Just Seen a Face, Yesterday, Dizzy Miss Lizzy |
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Rubber Soul Parlophone Records PCS 3075 (December 3, 1965) - #1 - Side one: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), You Won't See Me, Nowhere Man, Think For Yourself, The Word, Michelle - Side two: What Goes On, Girl, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life, Wait, If I Needed Someone, Run For Your Life |
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Revolver Parlophone Records PCS 7009 (August 5, 1966) - #1 - Side one: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, I'm Only Sleeping, Love You To, Here, There and Everywhere, Yellow Submarine, She Said She Said - Side two: Good Day Sunshine, And Your Bird Can Sing, For No One, Doctor Robert, I Want to Tell You, Got to Get You Into My Life, Tomorrow Never Knows |
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone Records PCS 7027 (June 1, 1967) - #1 - Side one: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, With a Little Help from My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Getting Better, Fixing a Hole, She's Leaving Home, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! - Side two: Within You Without You, When I'm Sixty-Four, Lovely Rita, Good Morning Good Morning, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise), A Day in the Life |
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The Beatles ("White Album") Apple Records PCS 7067/8 (November 22, 1968) - #1 - Side one: Back in the U.S.S.R., Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Wild Honey Pie, The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun - Side two: Martha My Dear, I'm So Tired, Blackbird, Piggies, Rocky Raccoon, Don't Pass Me By, Why Don't We Do It in the Road?, I Will, Julia - Side three: Birthday, Yer Blues, Mother Nature's Son, Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey, Sexy Sadie, Helter Skelter, Long, Long, Long - Side four: Revolution 1, Honey Pie, Savoy Truffle, Cry Baby Cry, Revolution 9, Good Night |
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Yellow Submarine Apple Records PCS 7070 (January 17, 1969) - #3 - Side one: Yellow Submarine, Only A Northern Song, All Together Now, Hey Bulldog, It's All Too Much, All You Need Is Love - Side two: Pepperland, Sea Of Time, Sea Of Holes, Sea Of Monsters, March Of The Meanies, Pepperland Laid Waste, Yellow Submarine In Pepperland, |
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Abbey Road Apple Records PCS 7088 (September 26, 1969) - #1 - Side one: Come Together, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Octopus's Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Side two: Here Comes the Sun, Because, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Polythene Pam, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End, Her Majesty |
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Let It Be Apple Records PCS 7096 (May 8, 1970) - #1 - Side one: Two of Us, Dig a Pony, Across the Universe, I Me Mine, Dig It, Let It Be, Maggie Mae - Side two: I've Got a Feeling, One After 909, The Long and Winding Road, For You Blue, Get Back |
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Rarities Parlophone Records PSLP 261 (December 2, 1978) - #71 - Side one: Across the Universe, Yes It Is, This Boy, The Inner Light, I'll Get You, Thank You Girl, Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand, You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) - Side two: Rain, She's a Woman, Matchbox, I Call Your Name, Bad Boy, Slow Down, I'm Down, Long Tall Sally |
