The Capitol Albums, Volume 1

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The Capitol Albums, Volume 1
The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 cover
Box set by The Beatles
Released 15 November 2004
Recorded Abbey Road 1963–1964
Genre Rock and roll
Length 215:56
Label Apple, Capitol
Producer George Martin
Professional reviews
The Beatles chronology
Let It Be... Naked
(2003)		 The Capitol Albums, Volume 1
(2004)		 The Capitol Albums, Volume 2
(2006)

The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 is a box set compilation comprising The Beatles' 1964 American Capitol Records releases. The set, which features the official stereo versions of a number of tracks on compact disc, was released in late 2004. The CDs were mastered from submaster tapes from the Capitol Records vaults which were prepared by Capitol A&R executive Dave Dexter, Jr, who added reverb to several tracks and simulated stereo on mono tracks.

The box set debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on December 4, 2004 at number 35 with sales of 37,303 copies. It spent 6 weeks on the chart. The box was certified with gold and platinum awards on December 17, 2004 by the RIAA.

Contents

[edit] Disc listing

Each disc in the collection contains both the stereo and mono versions of each album. See below for links to articles pertaining to each individual album.

Disc 1: Meet the Beatles! Disc 2: The Beatles' Second Album
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Disc 3: Something New Disc 4: Beatles '65
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[edit] Promotional disc

In the weeks prior to the release of the box set, a promotional disc entitled Sampler was circulated.

The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 Sampler
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[edit] Track listing

All songs by Lennon/McCartney, except where noted. All tracks featured twice, first in stereo (tracks 1-8) and then in mono (tracks 9-16).

  1. "All My Loving"
  2. "I Wanna Be Your Man"
  3. "I Call Your Name"
  4. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Berry)
  5. "Things We Said Today"
  6. "If I Fell"
  7. "She's a Woman"
  8. "I'm a Loser"

[edit] Release details

The box set was released in various countries in November 2004.

Country Date Label Catalog Format
United Kingdom November 15, 2004 Apple Records, Capitol Records 8754002 Box set
France November 15, 2004 Parlophone Box set
Germany November 15, 2004 Apple Records Box set
Australia November 15, 2004 EMI 8753482 Box set
United States November 16, 2004 Apple Records, Capitol Records CDP 7243 8 66878 2 1 Box set
Canada November 16, 2004 Apple Records, Capitol Records Box set
Japan November 17, 2004 Toshiba-EMI TOCP 67601-04 Box set

[edit] External links

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The Beatles' compilations
Bert Kaempfert recordings
(Polydor/Bear Family)
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/
Apple/Capitol)
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)
Live albums (Parlophone/
Capitol/Lingasong)
Anthology (Parlophone/
Apple/Capitol)
Anthology 1 (1995) • Anthology 2 (1996) • Anthology 3 (1996)
Box sets (Parlophone/
Apple/Capitol)
The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / US, 1979) • The Beatles Box Set (1988) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006)
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