The Beatles/1962-1966

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The Beatles1962-1966 (The Red Album)on 180g 2LP

Hits-Packed Compilation Chronicles Progression of Pop’s Trailblazing Band and Includes Singles Not on Beatles’ Studio Records

TheRed (1962-1966)andBlue (1967-1970)albums were compiled and released in the spring of 1973, a year when the legend ofThe Beatleswas even bigger than it had been when the group was together.Less greatest-hits collections than surveys ofThe Beatles’high points, the two double albums became essential introductions for fans who came aboard afterThe Beatlesbroke up. For millions of music lovers born after the mid-50s, these have been and always will be whereThe Beatlesexperience begins.

By 1973 it was becoming clear that the breakup ofThe Beatleswas not going to be, as many had believed, a temporary thing. There was still widespread hope that they would reunite at some point, but their continued success as solo artists made it apparent that the four formerBeatleswere serious about going their separate ways.The Beatleshad never had a career spanning Best-Of or Greatest Hits – in a very real senses all of their LPs were Greatest Hits albums. They had more hit singles that could fit on even a double album, and to complicate things, some of the group’s most important songs – “A Day In The Life,” “The Fool On The Hill” and in England even “Yesterday” – were not released as singles.
TheRedandBluealbums had to tellThe Beatles’story in limited time, necessarily leaving out many big songs while conveying a sense of the whole history of the group. The collections do a superb job of condensing a rich and complicated musical journey into four discs that move easily through a range of styles. TheRedalbum gathers most ofThe Beatlesearly hits from the band’s formative yet trailblazing years 1962-1966 and covers material off of the albumsPlease Please Methrough toRevolver.
The Beatles1962-1966 (The Red Album)Track Listing:
LP11. Love Me Do2. Please Please Me3. From Me To You4. She Loves You5. I Want To Hold Your Hand6. All My Loving7. Can’t Buy Me Love8. A Hard Day’s Night9. And I Love Her10. Eight Days A Week11. I Feel Fine12. Ticket To Ride13. Yesterday
LP21. Help!2. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away3. We Can Work It Out4. Day Tripper5. Drive My Car6. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)7. Nowhere Man8. Michelle9. In My Life10. Girl11. Paperback Writer12. Eleanor Rigby13. Yellow Submarine