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1962–1966
1962–1966 cover
Compilation album by The Beatles
Released 19 April 1973
Recorded Abbey Road and Pathé Marconi Studios 1962–1966
Genre Rock and roll
Length 63:00
Label Apple
Producer George Martin
Professional reviews
The Beatles chronology
The Beatles' Christmas Album
(1970)		 1962–1966
(1973)		 1967–1970
(1973)

1962–1966 (widely known as The Red Album) is a compilation of The Beatles' greatest hits from 1962 to 1966. It was released with 1967–1970 (The Blue Album), a compilation of their greatest hits from 1967 to 1970. 1962–1966 made #3 on both the U.K. Album Chart and U.S. Billboard chart.

The Beatles themselves participated in selecting the songs for inclusion, as well as the colours and pictures.[1] Even though the group had had success with cover versions of songs, most notably with "Twist and Shout", which made #2 on the Billboard charts, only songs composed by the Beatles themselves were included. Songs performed by the Beatles as solo artists were also considered for inclusion, but like the cover songs, limited space resulted in this idea having to be abandoned.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Cover photos

The album covers of both 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 showed the Beatles, looking down from a stairwell in the EMI building in London. The earlier photo was taken from the same session that produced the one used on their first album, Please Please Me (1962). The later photo was taken in early 1969, with Harrison, McCartney, Starr and Lennon replicating their exact poses in the earlier photo.

[edit] Release variations

  • Original 1973 release: Apple SKBO-3403 (Whole and sliced apples in red background)
  • Second pressings: Capitol SKBO-3403 (Capitol target logo on back of album cover, red labels with "Capitol" in light red at bottom. There are also copies erronesously pressed with the BLUE labels for the 1967-1970 pressings)
  • First red vinyl issue: Capitol SEBX-11842 (Capitol dome logo on back of album cover, large dome logo at top of labels)

[edit] Track listing

  • The British and American versions of the vinyl album contain notable differences. "Help!" on the American edition includes the "James Bond-intro," while the same song on the British edition does not. In addition, the British version of the vinyl album contains mysterious whispering leading into the song, "I Feel Fine," which does not appear on the American edition of the vinyl album. Finally, in a number of instances, the American and British versions of the vinyl album utilized different mixes of the same song.
  • The CD version was released on two discs for the price of two albums, though it could have fit on to a single disc. EMI stated that this was done to match the release of 1967–1970.
  • The CD version used new digital masters. The first four tracks on the CD release are in mono. The rest of the tracks are in stereo and the following tracks made their CD stereo debut with this release: "All My Loving", "Can't Buy Me Love", "A Hard Day's Night", "And I Love Her" and "Eight Days a Week". See Mix Variations below.
  • This is the first appearance of "From Me to You" and "A Hard Day's Night" on a U.S. Capitol/Apple album
  • All tracks written by Lennon-McCartney.

[edit] Side one

  1. "Love Me Do" – 2:23
  2. "Please Please Me" – 2:03
  3. "From Me to You" – 1:57
  4. "She Loves You" – 2:22
  5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:26
  6. "All My Loving" – 2:08
  7. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:13

[edit] Side two

  1. "A Hard Day's Night" – 2:34
  2. "And I Love Her" – 2:31
  3. "Eight Days a Week" – 2:45
  4. "I Feel Fine" – 2:19
  5. "Ticket to Ride" – 3:10
  6. "Yesterday" – 2:05

[edit] Side three

  1. "Help!" – 2:19
  2. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" – 2:11
  3. "We Can Work It Out" – 2:16
  4. "Day Tripper" – 2:49
  5. "Drive My Car" – 2:27
  6. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:05

[edit] Side four

  1. "Nowhere Man" – 2:44
  2. "Michelle" – 2:42
  3. "In My Life" – 2:27
  4. "Girl" – 2:31
  5. "Paperback Writer" – 2:31
  6. "Eleanor Rigby" – 2:08
  7. "Yellow Submarine" – 2:37

[edit] Mix variations

Song Mix used on 1973 UK vinyl edition Mix used on 1973 US vinyl edition Mix used on 1993 CD reissue
"Love Me Do" 1963 fake stereo mix
from Please Please Me (stereo version)		 1963 fake stereo mix
from The Early Beatles (stereo version)
same as UK vinyl album		 1962 mono single mix
"Please Please Me" 1963 stereo mix from Please Please Me (stereo version) 1963 stereo mix from Introducing... The Beatles (stereo version); The Early Beatles (stereo version), same as UK vinyl album 1962 mono single mix
"From Me to You" 1966 stereo mix made for
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)		 1966 stereo mix made for
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version,
same as UK vinyl album)		 1963 mono single mix
"She Loves You" 1966 fake stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version) 1973 fake stereo mix
made for the US edition of 1962–1966		 1992 new mono edit made for 1992 EP box set on CD, made from the 1963 mono single mix
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1966 stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version) 1973 fake stereo mix made for the US edition of 1962–1966 1966 stereo mix made for
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)
"All My Loving" 1963 UK stereo mix
from With the Beatles (stereo version)		 1963 US stereo mix
from Meet The Beatles (stereo version)		 1993 stereo remix
"Can't Buy Me Love" 1964 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night		 1964 stereo mix
from stereo version of A Hard Day's Night, same as UK vinyl album		 1993 stereo remix
"A Hard Day's Night" 1964 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night		 1964 stereo mix
from stereo version of A Hard Day's Night
same as UK vinyl album		 1993 stereo remix
"And I Love Her" 1964 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night		 1964 stereo mix
from stereo version of Something New
same as UK vinyl album		 1993 stereo remix
"Eight Days a Week" 1964 stereo mix
from Beatles for Sale (stereo version)		 1964 stereo mix
from Beatles VI (stereo version)
same as UK vinyl album		 1993 stereo remix
"I Feel Fine" 1964 stereo mix
unused until the UK version 1962–1966		 1964 fake stereo mix
from Beatles '65		 1966 stereo mix
made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)
"Ticket to Ride" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 mono mix
for single a-side and from mono variants of the Help! albums		 1987 stereo remix
"Yesterday" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 stereo mix
stereo version of Yesterday and Today
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Help!" 1965 UK stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 US stereo mix
from US stereo version of Help!, with "James Bond Theme"-like intro		 1987 stereo remix
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" 1965 UK stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 US stereo mix
from US stereo version of Help!
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"We Can Work It Out" 1966 stereo mix made for
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today		 1966 stereo mix
same as UK vinyl album
"Day Tripper" 1966 stereo mix made for
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today		 1966 stereo mix
same as UK vinyl album
"Drive My Car" 1965 stereo mix made for
UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix from stereo
version of Yesterday and Today
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Nowhere Man" 1965 stereo mix
made for UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Michelle" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"In My Life" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Girl" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Paperback Writer" 1966 stereo mix
made for UK stereo version of A Collection of Beatles Oldies		 1966 stereo mix
first released in the US on the Hey Jude Album, same as UK vinyl album		 1966 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"Eleanor Rigby" 1966 stereo mix
made for UK stereo version of Revolver		 1966 stereo mix
made for US stereo version of Revolver		 1966 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"Yellow Submarine" 1966 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Revolver		 1966 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Revolver		 1966 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums

[edit] References

  1. ^ Russell, Jeff [1982] (1989). The Beatles Album File and Discography, Second, Artillery Row, London: Blandford Press, 138. ISBN 0713720654. 

[edit] External links

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My Bonnie (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, Germany, 1962) • The Beatles' First (Germany, 1964 / UK, 1967) • In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970) • The Early Tapes of The Beatles (1984) • Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days (2001)
1962–1970 (Parlophone/
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Hits: A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) • 1962–1966 (1973) • 1967–1970 (1973) • 20 Greatest Hits (1982) • 1 (2000)

Themes: Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) • Love Songs (1977) • The Beatles' Ballads (1980) • Reel Music (1982)
Non-album tracks: Hey Jude (US, 1970 / UK, 1979) • Rarities (UK, 1978) • Rarities (US, 1980) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988)
Alternate versions: Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) • Let It Be… Naked (2003)
Other: The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) / From Then to You (UK) (1970) • Love (2006)

Unreleased: Sessions (due date 1985)
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