Product Description
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In 1964, the Capitol Records, U.S. home to the Beatles, released
four compilations - 'Meet The Beatles', 'Beatles Second Album',
'Something New' & 'Beatles '65.' Each set sold over one million
copies & still remains popular among the Beatlemania. The sets
became out of print in 1987, but 17 years have passed & they are
now available again in a deluxe four-disc box set. 'Beatles
Capitol Albums Volume 1', due Nov. 16, will collect the four
albums with a 48-page special booklet. All the tracks have been
digitally mastered using 24-bit technology & available in both
stereo & mono versions. Twelve of the forty five tracks were not
available in the U.K. original edition. EMI. 2004.
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When the Beatles catalog was first issued on CD in the '80s, an
attempt was made to standardize the releases (which often varied
wildly in content internationally) by using their original
British format. But this confounded many Fabs fans in the U.S.
who now found CDs with track listings that often differed
dramatically from their original American LPs. More maddening,
the initial four releases were only available in not-so-glorious
mono mixes. This four-CD collection of the band's 1964 American
album releases finally addresses those concerns, and then some.
Meet the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, Something New, and
Beatles '65 have been digitally prepared from Capitol's vintage
album masters and presented in both the original stereo and mono
mixes released back in '64. This set gives younger fans a chance
to finally hear the band's epochal early music in stereo--and
should please an older generation by returning massive hit
singles like "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You," "She's
a Woman," and "I Feel Fine" to their original American album
contexts. The booklet contains a wealth of rare photos and
concise notes by noted Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn. --Jerry
McCulley
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From the Artist
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*First Time Ever on CD...Meet The Beatles, The Beatles Second
Album, Something New and Beatles 65....presented in both Stereo
and Mono
*Compiled from the original U.S. master tapes
*Special packaging including original album cover artwork and 48
page collectors booklet
THE FAB FOUR FROM 64 -- MEET THE BEATLES! THE WAY AMERICA FIRST
DID
The set brings together for the first time on CD the album that
began it all - Meet The Beatles and the three other Capitol
albums that were released in 1964 - The Beatles Second Album,
Something New and Beatles '65. Each of the discs will include two
versions of each song - one in stereo (or duophonic in some
cases) - then the selections are repeated in mono.
The duophonic sound was carefully created by Capitol, using 2
channels of mono which were equalized, compressed and then reverb
was added.
The Capitol Albums Volume 1 have been carefully mastered from the
original masters, taken from the vaults at Capitol Records, to
ensure that they sound as they did when first released.
With the release of The Beatles catalog on CD in 1987, releases
were standardized on a worldwide basis and eventually the U.S.
albums, which had last appeared on vinyl and cassette, were
deleted.
Since that time there has been increasing demand for these
original U.S. albums to make their CD debut which they now do as
part of this specially priced and uniquely packaged 4 CD boxed
set.
The Capitol Albums Volume 1 includes all four of the group's
(Capitol) 1964 album releases, and each of the discs is housed in
a MINIATURE REPLICA OF THE ORGINAL ALBUM COVER.
It will also feature a 48 PAGE BOOKLET, along with a scrap book
effect of photos and clippings from that amazing year. The
Capitol Albums Volume 1 is a special release, commemorating the
close of the 40th Anniversary of when America first met The
Beatles.
About the Artist
----------------
First Time Ever on CD...Meet The Beatles, The Beatles Second
Album, Something New and Beatles 65....presented in both Stereo
and Mono
Compiled from the original U.S. master tapes
Special packaging including original album cover artwork and 48
page collectors booklet
THE FAB FOUR FROM 64 -- MEET THE BEATLES! THE WAY AMERICA FIRST
DID
The set brings together for the first time on CD the album that
began it all - Meet The Beatles and the three other Capitol
albums that were released in 1964 - The Beatles Second Album,
Something New and Beatles '65. Each of the discs will include two
versions of each song - one in stereo (or duophonic in some
cases) - then the selections are repeated in mono.
The duophonic sound was carefully created by Capitol, using 2
channels of mono which were equalized, compressed and then reverb
was added.
The Capitol Albums Volume 1 have been carefully mastered from the
original masters, taken from the vaults at Capitol Records, to
ensure that they sound as they did when first released.
With the release of The Beatles catalog on CD in 1987, releases
were standardized on a worldwide basis and eventually the U.S.
albums, which had last appeared on vinyl and cassette, were
deleted.
Since that time there has been increasing demand for these
original U.S. albums to make their CD debut which they now do as
part of this specially priced and uniquely packaged 4 CD boxed
set.
The Capitol Albums Volume 1 includes all four of the group's
(Capitol) 1964 album releases, and each of the discs is housed in
a MINIATURE REPLICA OF THE ORGINAL ALBUM COVER.
It will also feature a 48 PAGE BOOKLET, along with a scrap book
effect of photos and clippings from that amazing year. The
Capitol Albums Volume 1 is a special release, commemorating the
close of the 40th Anniversary of when America first met The
Beatles.
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