The forthcoming collection sees albums by the iconic Liverpool band – originally compiled for US release between January 1964 and March 1965 by Capitol Records and United Artists – being re-released to mark the huge milestone.
It consists of seven albums made by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, each of which has been analog cut for 180-gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes.
Titled The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono, the eight LP, 180g vinyl box set is set to arrive globally on November 22 via Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol, and UMe.
The albums included are Meet The Beatles!, which was first shared on January 20, 1964, and spent 11 weeks at the top of the charts, The Beatles’ Second Album, which arrived on April 10 of that same year and had five weeks in the number one spot, and A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track), which came out in June and had 14 weeks atop the charts.
Also included are Something New (July 20), The Beatles’ Story (November 23), Beatles ‘65 (December 15) and The Early Beatles. The latter was shared on March 22, 1965, and peaked at Number 43 on the charts.
Each of the new reissues features faithfully replicated artwork and new four-panel inserts containing essays written by American Beatles historian and author Bruce Spizer.
The albums’ new vinyl lacquers were cut by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios, and the box set collects the seven albums. All of them – barring The Beatles’ Story – are also available individually.
The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono box set is available for pre-order here.
