The Beatles 1962-1966Release: 1973Remastered reissue: 1993 |
| Side One | Side Two |
|---|
| 1 | Love Me Do | 1 | A Hard Day's Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Please Please Me | 2 | And I Love Her |
| 3 | From Me To You | 3 | Eight Days A Week |
| 4 | She Loves You | 4 | I Feel Fine |
| 5 | I Want To Hold Your Hand | 5 | Ticket To Ride |
| 6 | All My Loving | 6 | Yesterday |
| 7 | Can't Buy Me Love |
| Side Three | Side Four |
|---|
| 1 | Help! | 1 | Nowhere Man |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | 2 | Michelle |
| 3 | We Can Work It Out | 3 | In My Life |
| 4 | Day Tripper | 4 | Girl |
| 5 | Drive My Car | 5 | Paperback Writer |
| 6 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 6 | Eleanor Rigby |
| 7 | Yellow Submarine |
| Original - Apple | Remastered - Apple | |
|---|---|---|
| CD (Europe import) | --- | 077 7 97036 2 3 |
| Cassette | ? | 466 797036 4 |
| LP | SBTL 1021/2 31C 166 05307/8 | --- |
These albums featured standardized gatefold sleeves that became famous:
on the front and back, a photo of the group at the EMI building, one in
1963 (from the "Please Please Me" session) and other in 1969 (planned to
be used in the cancelled "Get Back" albums). The "1962-1966" used the
1963 photo on the front cover and the other on the back, the "1967-1970"
is the opposite. Inside, a photo of The Beatles among a crowd (St. Pancras
Churchyard, 1968), and the song list.
Completing the set, each disc had an inner sleeve with song lyrics.
The nice touch that nicknamed these album were the colors Red and Blue:
for "1962-1966", the sleeve border, the inner sleeves, and the disc Apple
label background were red. (Of course, everything in
blue for the "1967-1970" compilation).
These albums were discontinued in 1988 when the CDs were issued, but in 1993 they were re-released on CD, after a new remastering with better quality than the regular CDs. It was the first release under the Apple label in almost 20 years.
The CD reissue raised complaints from the Beatlefans, mainly for the Red album, because it was issued in 2 CDs although it would fit in only one (and some room would still remain) and the selection could be better - there are too much songs from Rubber Soul for instance. (There was enough room to make a better selection even on LP - the Blue Album is considerably longer and has 2 more tracks)
Apart from complaints, the CD reissue of the Red album is attractive, being the only place to get on CD stereo versions of All My Loving, Can't Buy Me Love, A Hard Day's Night, And I Love Her and Eight Days A Week; and also better quality versions of all songs.
The CD release follows the "coloured" style of the LP: the box is coloured, and also the Apple label background on the discs. The booklet follows the style of the LP inner sleeves.
The CD booklet feature also extra pictures. All pictures have captions, including those that already appeared, not identified, on the original issue.
Unlike the original albums' remastered reissues, the "Red" and "Blue" weren't released on LP (only CD and cassette).