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"My Bonnie" / "The Saints", by Tony Sheridan & The Beatles, the first Beatles record to be released. The Beatles released thirteen albums in seven years. Their discography is complicated due to different US and UK releases, particularly in their early years at Capitol.

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1 Historical background 2 In the UK 3 Compilations and other releases in the UK 4 Christmas records 5 In Canada 6 In the US 7 Compilations and other releases in the US 8 Extended plays (EPs) o 8.1 UK EPs o 8.2 US EPs 9 Singles o 9.1 UK singles o 9.2 US Singles 10 Bootlegs 11 References 12 External links

[edit] Historical background

The first four Beatles vinyl albums differ based on their location of release. Those released in the U.S. were of lower sound quality and had some of their songs omitted. Additionally, even though the first four Beatles albums were originally released as both monaural and stereo recordings in the United Kingdom, stereo record players were quite rare in the UK at the time. Naturally, then, George Martin and The Beatles only spent a lot of time on the mono mixes. Many early songs were later remastered by Capitol Records for the US as artificial stereo with bass on one side and treble on the other side, with lots of added echo. However, this was only done when the stereo mix of the song was not available or did not exist, as in the case of She Loves You. The Capitol release of Rubber Soul, however, has gained a lot of fans in the years since the release of the British albums on CD. The additions of "I've Just Seen a Face" and "It's Only Love" from "Help!" and the omission of "Drive my Car," "Nowhere Man," "What Goes On," and "If I Needed Someone" gives the album a different, folky flavour. When it came time to release The Beatles' catalogue on CD, the decision was made to use the original British versions of the albums, since those were the "way The Beatles originally intended them to be". The initial releases of the first four CDs were of the original mono mixes. In 2004, Capitol Records released the first four American albums on CD as a box set and they represent the current (as of 2006) official stereo versions. No official stereo mix of the first four British albums had been released on compact disc, but there were plenty of "official looking" bootleg CDs in circulation that include the US stereo mixes and even bear the "Apple" logo. Martin and The Beatles started to spend more time on stereo mixes by 1965. However, many fans believe that the mono versions of Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the so-called White Album are superior to the stereo mixes. As of 2006, many Beatles enthusiasts feel that the current EMI CD releases of the albums do not do them justice. The music was mastered to be played on vinyl, the cutting and playback of which is widely believed to add 'warmth' to the recording, and the CDs, produced during the early days of the format, do not compensate for the different medium. Given how important the sound quality of these albums was not only to The Beatles and George Martin, but also from a historical point of view, many purists still only listen to The Beatles albums on vinyl.

[edit] In the UK
This is a listing of the official studio albums released in the UK by The Beatles (not including compilations and the like). Please Please Me (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 1202 (Mono)/PCS 3042 (Stereo) Released: March 22, 1963 and April 26, 1963 (Mono and stereo respectively) Side one Side two 2

"I Saw Her Standing There" "Misery" "Anna (Go to Him)" "Chains" "Boys" "Ask Me Why" "Please Please Me"

"Love Me Do" "P.S. I Love You" "Baby It's You" "Do You Want to Know a Secret" "A Taste of Honey" "There's a Place" "Twist and Shout"

With The Beatles (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 1206 (Mono)/PCS 3045 (Stereo) Released: November 22, 1963 Side one Side two "It Won't Be "Roll Over Long" Beethoven" "All I've Got "Hold Me Tight" to Do" "You Really Got a "All My Hold on Me" Loving" "I Wanna Be Your "Don't Bother Man" Me" "Devil in Her "Little Child" Heart" "Till There "Not a Second Was You" Time" "Please Mr. "Money (That's Postman" What I Want)" A Hard Day's Night (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 1230 (Mono)/PCS 3058 (Stereo) Released: July 10, 1964 Side one Side two "A Hard Day's "Any Time at Night" All" "I Should Have "I'll Cry Known Better" Instead" "If I Fell" "Things We "I'm Happy Just to Said Today" Dance With You" "When I Get "And I Love Her" Home" "Tell Me Why" "You Can't Do

"Can't Buy Me Love"

That" "I'll Be Back"

Beatles for Sale (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 1240 (Mono)/PCS 3062 (Stereo) Released: December 4, 1964 Side one Side two "No Reply" "Eight Days a "I'm a Loser" Week" "Baby's in "Words of Love" Black" "Honey Don't" "Rock and Roll "Every Little Music" Thing" "I'll Follow the "I Don't Want to Sun" Spoil the Party" "Mr. "What You're Moonlight" Doing" "Kansas "Everybody's City/Hey-Hey- Trying to Be My Hey-Hey" Baby" Help! (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 1255 (Mono)/PCS 3071 (Stereo) Released: August 6, 1965 Side one Side two "Help!" "Act Naturally" "The Night "It's Only Love" Before" "You Like Me "You've Got to Too Much" Hide Your Love "Tell Me What Away" You See" "I Need You" "I've Just Seen a "Another Girl" Face" "You're Going to "Yesterday" Lose That Girl" "Dizzy Miss "Ticket to Ride" Lizzy"

Rubber Soul (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 1267 (Mono)/PCS 3075 (Stereo) Released: December 3, 1965 Side one Side two "Drive My Car" "What Goes "Norwegian Wood On" (This Bird Has "Girl" Flown)" "I'm Looking "You Won't See Through You" Me" "In My Life" "Nowhere Man" "Wait" "Think for "If I Needed Yourself" Someone" "The Word" "Run for Your "Michelle" Life" Revolver (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 7009 (Mono)/PCS 7009 (Stereo) Released: August 5, 1966 Side one Side two "Taxman" "Good Day "Eleanor Rigby" Sunshine" "I'm Only "And Your Bird Sleeping" Can Sing" "Love You To" "For No One" "Here, There and "Dr. Robert" Everywhere" "I Want to Tell "Yellow You" Submarine" "Got to Get You "She Said She Into My Life" Said" "Tomorrow Never Knows" Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (#1 UK) Label: Parlophone PMC 7027 (Mono)/PCS 7027 (Stereo) Released: June 1, 1967 Side one Side two "Sgt. Pepper's "Within You Lonely Hearts Without You" 5

Club Band" "With a Little Help From My Friends" "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" "Getting Better" "Fixing a Hole" "She's Leaving Home" "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"

"When I'm SixtyFour" "Lovely Rita" "Good Morning Good Morning" "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" "A Day in the Life"

The Beatles (#1 UK) Label: Apple/Parlophone PMC 7067-7068 (Mono)/PCS 7067-7068 (Stereo) Released: November 22, 1968 Side Side Side Side one two three four Label: Apple/Parlophone PMC 7067-7068 (Mono)/PCS 7067-7068 (Stereo) Released: November 22, 1968 Side one Side two Side three Side four "Back in the "Martha My "Birthday" "Revolution 1" U.S.S.R." Dear" "Yer Blues" "Honey Pie" "Dear "I'm So "Mother Nature's "Savoy Prudence" Tired" Son" Truffle" "Glass "Blackbird" "Everybody's Got "Cry Baby Onion" "Piggies" Something to Cry" "Ob-La-Di, "Rocky Hide Except Me "Revolution 9" Ob-La-Da" Raccoon" and My Monkey" (Instrumental) "Wild Honey "Don't Pass "Sexy Sadie" "Good Night" Pie" Me By" "Helter Skelter" "The "Why Don't "Long, Long, Continuing We Do It in Long" Story of the Road?" Bungalow "I Will" Bill" "Julia" "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" "Happiness is a Warm Gun"

Yellow Submarine (#3 UK) Label: Apple/Parlophone PMC 7070 (Mono)/PCS 7070 (Stereo) Released: January 17, 1969 Side one Side two "Yellow "Pepperland" Submarine" (Instrumental) "Only a "Sea of Time" Northern (Instrumental) Song" "Sea of Holes" "All (Instrumental) Together "Sea of Monsters" Now" (Instrumental) "Hey "March of the Bulldog" Meanies" "It's All Too (Instrumental) Much" "Pepperland Laid "All You Waste" Need is (Instrumental) Love" "Yellow Submarine in Pepperland" (Instrumental) Abbey Road (#1 UK) Label: Apple/Parlophone PCS 7088 Released: September 26, 1969 Side one Side two "Come "Here Comes Together" the Sun" "Something" "Because" "Maxwell's "You Never Silver Give Me Your Hammer" Money" "Oh! Darling" "Sun King" "Octopus's "Mean Mr. Garden" Mustard" "I Want You "Polythene (She's So Pam" Heavy)" "She Came in Through the Bathroom

Window" "Golden Slumbers" "Carry That Weight" "The End" "Her Majesty" Let It Be (#1 UK) Label: Apple/Parlophone PXS 1 (Box Set)/PCS 7096 (Regular LP) Released: May 8, 1970 (Box Set) November 6, 1970 (Regular LP) Side one Side two "Two of Us" "I've Got a "Dig a Pony" Feeling" "Across the "One After 909" Universe" "The Long and "I Me Mine" Winding Road" "Dig It" "For You Blue" "Let It Be" "Get Back" "Maggie Mae"

[edit] Compilations and other releases in the UK

A Collection of Beatles' Oldies Parlophone Records (December 10, 1966) #7 The Beatles' First Polydor Records (August 4, 1967) (British issue of the 1964 German LP) 1962-1966 (the "Red Album") Apple Records #2(April 19, 1973) (Re-released in Sep 1993 and hit UK number 3) 1967-1970 (the "Blue Album") Apple Records #1(April 19, 1973) (Re-released in Sep 1993 and hit UK number 4) Note: Two double compilation albums, featuring as covers an alternate shot of the photograph originally taken for Please Please Me and a 1969 re-creation (originally for Get Back, which evolved into Let It Be) based upon that photograph.

Rock 'n' Roll Music Parlophone Records (June 10, 1976) #11 Magical Mystery Tour Parlophone Records (November 19, 1976) [sic] (Official UK issue of the American album using the Capitol masters, except for "Penny Lane," "Baby You're a Rich Man," and "All You Need is Love," which were the German mixes released on the Hr Zu! label in 1971. It became part of the official catalogue with its release on CD with every track in true-stereo. As an American import, the album peaked at #31 in 1968. Continued sales of the album as an import led to this release.) 8

The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl Parlophone Records (May 6, 1977) (Live performances from August 23, 1964 and August 30, 1965 at the Hollywood Bowl) #1 Love Songs Parlophone Records (November 19, 1977) #7 The Beatles Collection Parlophone Records (November 2, 1977) (A 14-record box set containing all of The Beatles' original Parlophone/Apple LPs along with Rarities) Rarities Parlophone Records (December 2, 1978) (B-sides, songs in German ("Sie Liebt Dich" and "Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand") and others) #71 Hey Jude Parlophone Records (May 11, 1979) (Official UK issue of American album) The Beatles' Ballads Parlophone Records (October 13, 1980) (compilation) #17 Reel Music Parlophone Records (March 29, 1982) (compilation of tracks from The Beatles' films) Did not chart 20 Greatest Hits Parlophone Records (October 18, 1982) #10 Past Masters, Volume One Parlophone Records (March 7, 1988) (singles from 1962-1965 and other songs that were left off earlier albums) #49 Past Masters, Volume Two Parlophone Records (March 7, 1988) (singles from 1965-1970 and other songs that were left off later albums) #46 Note: The reason for the Past Masters compilations are so that every song The Beatles released in 1962-1970 could be on a CD. They include singles and B-sides, two songs sung in German, the contents of an EP released in 1964 that had four additional songs, the "single" versions of the songs "Get Back" and "Let It Be", and a version of "Across the Universe" that had bird-like sound effects. Past Masters was also issued as a 2-LP set on November 10, 1988.

The Beatles Box Set Apple/Parlophone Records (December 5, 1988) (contains the official Apple/Parlophone Beatle catalogue on CD including the two Past Masters volumes along with a soft cover book by Mark Lewisohn describing every track in this collection which is contained in a roll top wooden box) Live at the BBC Apple Records (November 30, 1994) (Contains 69 songs The Beatles recorded for various BBC radio shows that never were recorded for Parlophone/Capitol/EMI. This collection only emphasises how much The Beatles as the #1 band on the globe worked like dogs in 1963 and 1964, sometimes recording 18 songs in a session for the BBC.) #1 Anthology 1 Apple Records (November 21, 1995) (Containing early performances, live shows, demos, out-takes in the period 1958 to 1964 and the first "new" Beatles song since the band broke up in 1970) #2 Anthology 2 Apple Records (March 18, 1996) (Containing unreleased tracks, live shows, demos, and out-takes from 1965 to 1968) #1 Anthology 3 Apple Records (October 28, 1996) (Containing unreleased tracks, demos, and out-takes in the period 1968 to 1970) #4 Yellow Submarine Songtrack Apple Records (September 13, 1999) #8 The Beatles 1 Apple Records (November 13, 2000) (A collection of The Beatles' #1 hits on the Billboard [US] and Record Retailer [UK] charts, including both sides of their double-A sided singles if both hit the top slot. The collection has 27 songs in it.) #1 Let It Be Naked Apple Records (November 17, 2003) (Remastered and remixed cut from the original sessions, devoid of arrangements by "re-producer" Phil Spector. The first copies released shipped with a 21-minute Fly on the Wall bonus disc.) #7

The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 Apple/Capitol/Parlophone Records (November 15, 2004) (A re-issuing of the first four Beatles albums that Capitol released in the US. Both versions, mono and stereo) The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 Apple/Capitol/Parlophone Records (April 11, 2006) (A reissuing of The Beatles albums that Capitol released in the US in 1965. Both versions, mono and stereo) LOVE Apple Records (To be released in November, 2006)

[edit] Christmas records

The Beatles also recorded annual Christmas records for their fan club members. From 1963 to 1969 these were released as 7" flexidiscs on LYN. In 1970 the 7 previous records were put onto a 12" vinyl record. These remain largely unavailable today, with the exception of one track, "Christmas Time Is Here Again", which was edited and released on the Free As a Bird CD single in 1994:

The Beatles Christmas Record, LYN 492 (1963) Season's Greetings from The Beatles, LYN 757 (1964) The Beatles 3rd Christmas Record, LYN 948 (1965) Everywhere It's Christmas, LYN 1145 (1966) Christmas Time Is Here Again, LYN 1360 (1967) Beatles 1968 Christmas Record, LYN 1743/4 (1968) Happy Christmas 1969, LYN 1970/1 (1969) From Then to You, (UK) Apple LYN 2154 / The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) Apple SBC 100 (1970)

[edit] In Canada
The division of Capitol Records in Canada released three albums and a number of singles in 1963 and 1964 before aligning with the American division and releasing the same albums as in the US. Unlike the US, Capitol of Canada said yes to The Beatles from day one, as many British artists had obtained hit records in Canada previously, unlike in the USA. The first Canadian release was "Love Me Do" on February 4, 1963. 10

Beatlemania! With the Beatles, Capitol Canada (November 25, 1963) Twist and Shout, Capitol Canada (February 3, 1964) The Beatles' Long Tall Sally, Capitol Canada (May 11, 1964)

[edit] In the US
In the United States, as noted above, The Beatles albums were rearranged, retitled and remixed. Some of the US releases were nearly identical to their UK counterparts, often only varying by one or two songs. Most releases contained songs that were also found on other records, which made things difficult for the American Beatles fan trying to purchase the band's entire catalog. By 1967, all US releases matched the UK releases exactly. Some of the US releases included: Introducing... The Beatles (#2 US) Label: Vee-Jay VJLP 1062 (Mono)/VJSR 1062 (Stereo) Released: January 6, 1964 and February 10, 1964 (Versions 1 and 2 respectively) Side one Side two "I Saw Her Standing There" "P.S. I Love You" ("Please Please "Misery" Me" on Version 2) "Anna" "Baby It's You" "Chains" "Do You Want to Know a Secret" "Boys" "A Taste of Honey" "Love Me Do" ("Ask Me Why" "There's a Place" on Version 2) "Twist and Shout" Meet the Beatles! (#1 US) Label: Capitol T 2047 (Mono)/ST 2047 (Stereo) Released: January 20, 1964 Side one Side two "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "Don't Bother Me" "I Saw Her Standing There" "Little Child" "This Boy" "Till There Was You" "It Won't Be Long" "Hold Me Tight" "All I've Got to Do" "I Wanna Be Your Man" "All My Loving" "Not a Second Time" The Beatles' Second Album (#1 US) Label: Capitol T 2080 (Mono)/ST 2080 (Stereo) Released: April 10, 1964 Side one Side two "Roll Over Beethoven" "Long Tall Sally" "Thank You Girl" "I Call Your Name" "You Really Got a Hold on Me" "Please Mr. Postman" "Devil in Her Heart" "I'll Get You" "Money" "She Loves You"

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"You Can't Do That" A Hard Day's Night (#1 US) Label: United Artists UAL 3366 (Mono)/UAS 6366 (Stereo) Released: June 26, 1964 Side one Side two "A Hard Day's Night" "I Should Have Known Better" "Tell Me Why" "If I Fell" "I'll Cry Instead" "And I Love Her" "I Should Have Known Better" "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" (Instrumental) (Instrumental) "I'm Happy Just to Dance With "Can't Buy Me Love" You" "A Hard Day's Night" "And I Love Her" (Instrumental) (Instrumental) Something New (#2 US) Label: Capitol T 2108 (Mono)/ST 2108 (Stereo) Released: July 20, 1964 Side one Side two "I'll Cry Instead" "Tell Me Why" "Things We Said Today" "And I Love Her" "Any Time at All" "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" "When I Get Home" "If I Fell" "Slow Down" "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" "Matchbox" The Beatles' Story (#7 US) Label: Capitol TBO 2222 (Mono)/STBO 2222 (Stereo) Released: November 23, 1964 Side one Side two Side three Side four "On Stage With "Beatles Will "A Hard Day's "The Beatles the Beatles" Be Beatles" Night - Their Look at Life" "How Beatlemania "Man Behind First Movie" "'Victims' of Began" the Music "Paul Beatlemania" "Beatlemania in George Martin" McCartney" "Beatle Medley" Action" "George "Sneaky Haircuts "Ringo Starr" "Man Behind the Harrison" and More About "Liverpool and Beatles - Brian Paul" All the World!" Epstein" "John Lennon" "Who's a Millionaire?"

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Beatles '65 (#1 US) Label: Capitol T 2228 (Mono)/ST 2228 (Stereo) Released: December 15, 1964 Side one Side two "No Reply" "Honey Don't" "I'm a Loser" "I'll Be Back" "Baby's In Black" "She's a Woman" "Rock and Roll Music" "I Feel Fine" "I'll Follow the Sun" "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" "Mr. Moonlight" The Early Beatles (#43 US) Label: Capitol T 2309 (Mono)/ST 2309 (Stereo) Released: March 22, 1965 Side one Side two "Love Me Do" "Please Please Me" "Twist and Shout" "P.S. I Love You" "Anna" "Baby It's You" "Chains" "A Taste of Honey" "Boys" "Do You Want to Know a Secret" "Ask Me Why" Beatles VI (#1 US) Label: Capitol T 2358 (Mono)/ST 2358 (Stereo) Released: June 14, 1965 Side one Side two "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" "What You're Doing" "Eight Days a Week" "Yes It Is" "You Like Me Too Much" "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" "Bad Boy" "Tell Me What You See" "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" "Every Little Thing" "Words of Love" Help! (#1 US) Label: Capitol MAS 2386 (Mono)/SMAS 2386 (Stereo) Released: August 13, 1965 Side one Side two "Help!" (with "James Bond "Another Girl" Theme" intro) "Another Hard Day's Night" "The Night Before" (Instrumental) "From Me to You Fantasy" "Ticket to Ride" (Instrumental) "The Bitter End/You Can't Do That" "You've Got to Hide Your Love (Instrumental) Away" "You're Gonna Lose that Girl" "I Need You" "The Chase" (Instrumental) "In the Tyrol" (Instrumental) 13

Rubber Soul (#1 US) Label: Capitol T 2442 (Mono)/ST 2442 (Stereo) Released: December 6, 1965 Side one Side two "I've Just Seen a Face" "It's Only Love" "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has "Girl" Flown)" "I'm Looking Through You" "You Won't See Me" "In My Life" "Think for Yourself" "Wait" "The Word" "Run for Your Life" "Michelle" Yesterday... and Today (#1 US) Label: Capitol T 2553 (Mono)/ST 2553 (Stereo) Released: June 20, 1966 Side one Side two "Drive My Car" "And Your Bird Can Sing" "I'm Only Sleeping" "If I Needed Someone" "Nowhere Man" "We Can Work It Out" "Dr. Robert" "What Goes On" "Yesterday" "Day Tripper" "Act Naturally" Revolver (#1 US) Label: Capitol T 2576 (Mono)/ST 2576 (Stereo) Released: August 8, 1966 Side one Side two "Taxman" "Good Day Sunshine" "Eleanor Rigby" "For No One" "Love You To" "I Want to Tell You" "Here, There and Everywhere" "Got to Get You Into My Life" "Yellow Submarine" "Tomorrow Never Knows" "She Said She Said" Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (#1 US) Label: Capitol MAS 2653 (Mono)/SMAS 2653 (Stereo) Released: June 2, 1967 Track listing is identical to the UK release. It should be noted, though, that the two seconds of gibberish placed on the concentric groove of the UK release was left off the US release.

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Magical Mystery Tour (#1 US) Label: Capitol MAL 2835 (Mono)/SMAL 2835 (Stereo) Released: November 27, 1967 Side one Side two "Magical Mystery Tour" "Hello Goodbye" "The Fool on the Hill" "Strawberry Fields Forever" "Flying" "Penny Lane" "Blue Jay Way" "Baby, You're a Rich Man" "Your Mother Should Know" "All You Need is Love" "I Am the Walrus" The Beatles (#1 US) Label: Apple/Capitol SWBO 101 Released: November 25, 1968 Track listing is identical to the UK release. Yellow Submarine (#2 US) Label: Apple/Capitol SW 153 Released: January 13, 1969 Track listing is identical to the UK release. (#1 US) Label:

Apple/Capitol SO 383 Released: October 1, 1969 Track listing is identical to the UK release. Hey Jude (#2 US) Label: Apple/Capitol SW 385 Released: February 26, 1970 Side one Side two "Can't Buy Me Love" "Hey Jude" "I Should Have Known Better" "Old Brown Shoe" "Paperback Writer" "Don't Let Me Down" "Rain" "The Ballad of John and Yoko" "Lady Madonna" "Revolution"

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Let It Be (#1 US) Label: Apple/United Artists AR 34001 Released: May 18, 1970 Track listing is identical to the UK release.

[edit] Compilations and other releases in the US

In The Beginning (Circa 1960), Polydor Records (May 4, 1970) #117 19621966 (the "Red Album"), Capitol Records (April 2, 1973) #3 19671970 (the "Blue Album"), Capitol Records (April 2, 1973) #1 Rock 'n' Roll Music, Capitol Records (June 7, 1976) #2 The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, Capitol Records (May 4, 1977) #2 Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962, Lingasong (1977) #111 Love Songs, Capitol Records (October 21, 1977) #24 The Beatles Collection, Capitol Records (December 1, 1979) (Unlike the British release, the American issue was a limited edition with only 3,000 copies made. The British release which was not a limited edition became a popular import for the US market as a result.) Rarities, Capitol Records (March 24, 1980) #21 Rock 'n' Roll Music Vol. 1, Music For Pleasure (October 27, 1980) #11 Rock 'n' Roll Music Vol. 2, Music For Pleasure (October 27, 1980) #7 Reel Music, Capitol Records (March 22, 1982) #19 20 Greatest Hits, Capitol Records (October 11, 1982) #50 Past Masters, Volume One, Capitol Records (March 7, 1988) #149 Past Masters, Volume Two, Capitol Records (March 7, 1988) #121 (Past Masters as a 2-LP set was issued by Capitol Records on October 24, 1988)

The Beatles Box Set (November 15, 1988) Live at the BBC, Capitol Records (December 6, 1994) #3 Anthology 1, Capitol Records (November 21, 1995) #1 Anthology 2, Capitol Records (March 19, 1996) #1 Anthology 3, Capitol Records (October 29, 1996) #1 Yellow Submarine Songtrack, Capitol Records (September 14, 1999) #15 The Beatles 1, Capitol Records (November 14, 2000) #1 Let It Be Naked, Capitol Records (November 18, 2003) #5 The Capitol Albums, Volume 1, Capitol Records (November 16, 2004) #35 The Capitol Albums, Volume 2, Capitol Records (April 11, 2006) #46

[edit] Extended plays (EPs)

[edit] UK EPs

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The Long Tall Sally EP

Twist and Shout (July 12, 1963) The Beatles' Hits (September 6, 1963) The Beatles (No. 1) (November 1, 1963) All My Loving (February 7, 1964) Long Tall Sally (June 19, 1964) A Hard Day's Night (Extracts from the film) (November 4, 1964) A Hard Day's Night (Extracts from the album) (November 6, 1964) Beatles for Sale (April 6, 1965) Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (June 4, 1965) The Beatles' Million Sellers (December 6, 1965) Yesterday (March 4, 1966) Nowhere Man (July 8, 1966) Magical Mystery Tour (December 8, 1967); #2 (in the UK singles chart topped by "Hello, Goodbye") The Beatles (December 7, 1981) (a rarities' EP featuring "The Inner Light", "Baby You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman" and "This Boy")

[edit] US EPs

Souvenir of Their Visit to America (Vee Jay Records) (March 23, 1964) Four by the Beatles (May 11, 1964) 4-by the Beatles (February 1, 1965) Baby It's You (March 23, 1995) (Maxi-CD single) Free as a Bird (December 12, 1995) (Maxi-CD single) Real Love (March 5, 1996) (Maxi-CD single)

[edit] Singles
Superscripted numbers indicate the peak position in the charts. The UK Singles Chart is compiled solely from sales figures; airplay statistics are not used. For this reason the chart positions for the UK Singles are indicated per disc, not per song. The Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US is compiled from sales and airplay statistics, so the individual songs on any given disc can be charted separately.

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[edit] UK singles
Label/Number Polydor NH 66- #48 833 Parlophone #17 R4949 Parlophone #2 R4983 Parlophone #1 R5015 Parlophone #1 R5055 Parlophone #1 R5084 Parlophone #1 R5114 Polydor NH 52- #29 317 Parlophone #1 R5160 Parlophone #1 R5200 Parlophone #1 R5265 Parlophone #1 R5305 Parlophone #1 R5389 Parlophone #1 R5452 Parlophone #1 R5493 Parlophone #2 R5570 Parlophone #1 R5620 Parlophone #1 R5655 Parlophone #1 R5675 Apple R5722 #1 Release Date Notes January 5, (by "Tony Sheridan & The My Bonnie / The Saints 1962 Beatles") October 5, Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You 1962 January 11, Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (#1 in N.M.E's chart) 1963 April 11, From Me to You / Thank You Girl 1963 August 23, She Loves You / I'll Get You 1963 November I Want to Hold Your Hand / This Boy 29, 1963 Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do March 20, That 1964 Ain't She Sweet / If You Love Me, (B-Side with Tony May 29, 1964 Baby Sheridan, vocal) A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said July 10, 1964 Today November I Feel Fine / She's a Woman 27, 1964 Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is Help! / I'm Down We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper Paperback Writer / Rain Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby April 9, 1965 July 23, 1965 December 3, 1965 June 10, 1966 August 5, 1966 February 17, 1967

Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever All You Need Is Love / Baby You're a July 7, 1967 Rich Man November Hello Goodbye / I Am the Walrus 24, 1967 March 15, Lady Madonna / The Inner Light 1968 Hey Jude / Revolution August 30, 18

Apple R5777 Apple R5786 Apple R5814 Apple R5833 Parlophone R6013 Parlophone R6016 Parlophone R6022 Parlophone R6055 Parlophone R4949 Apple R6406 Apple R6422 Apple R6425

#1

Get Back / Don't Let Me Down The Ballad of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe Something / Come Together

1968 April 11, 1969 May 30, 1969

#1

#4

#2

#8

October 31, 1969 Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look March 6, Up the Number) 1970 Yesterday / I Should Have Known March 8, Better 1976 Back in the USSR / Twist and Shout June 29, 1976

#19

#63

#7

#4

#7

#2

#4

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band September / With a Little Help from My Friends / 30, 1978 A Day in the Life Beatles Movie Medley / I'm Happy May 25, 1982 Just to Dance with You November Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (reissue) 19, 1982 Baby It's You / I'll Follow the Sun / March 20, (EP) Devil in Her Heart / Boys 1995 Free as a Bird / Christmas Time (Is December 12, Here Again) 1995 March 4, Real Love / Baby's in Black 1996

[edit] US Singles

The US release of "The Long and Winding Road"

Label/Number

Release Date

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April 23, (Tony Sheridan And The 1962 Beat Brothers) February Vee-Jay 498 Please Please Me / Ask My Way [sic] (The Beattles) 25, 1963 May 27, Vee-Jay 522 From Me to You #116 / Thank You Girl 1963 September Swan 4152 She Loves You / I'll Get You (first release; white label) 16, 1963 I Want to Hold Your Hand #1 / I Saw Her December Capitol 5112 Standing There #14 26, 1963 January 25, (second release; black Swan 4152 She Loves You #1 / I'll Get You 1964 label) January 27, MGM 13213 My Bonnie #26 / The Saints 1964 January 30, Vee-Jay 581 Please Please Me #3 / From Me to You #41 1964 February 8, Capitol 72144 All My Loving #45 / This Boy (Canadian import) 1964 Roll Over Beethoven #68 / Please Mister February Capitol 72133 (Canadian import) Postman 15, 1964 March 2, Tollie 9001 Twist and Shout #2 / There's a Place #74 1964 #1 Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do March 16, Capitol 5150 That #48 1964 #2 Do You Want to Know a Secret / March 23, Vee-Jay 587 #35 Thank You Girl 1964 March 27, (The Beatles With Tony MGM 13227 Why #88 / Cry for a Shadow 1964 Sheridan) #1 #10 Tollie 9008 Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You Swan 4182 Sie Liebt Dich (She May 21, 1964 (German) Loves You) #97 / I'll Get You Sweet Georgia (The Beatles With Brown / Take Out Tony Sheridan) Atco 6302 June 1, 1964 Some Insurance on Me Baby Atco 6308 Ain't She Sweet #19 / July 6, 1964 Nobody's Child (w/Tony Sheridan) Capitol 5222 A Hard Day's Night July 13, 1964 #1 / I Should Have Known Better #53 Decca 31382 My Bonnie / The Saints

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Capitol 5234 Capitol 5235 Capitol 5255 Capitol 5327 Capitol 5371

Capitol 5407 Capitol 5476 Capitol 5498 Capitol 5555 Capitol 5587 Capitol 5651 Capitol 5715 Capitol 5810

I'll Cry Instead #25 / I'm Happy Just to Dance with You #95 And I Love Her #12 / If I Fell #53 Matchbox #17 / Slow Down #25 I Feel Fine #1 / She's a Woman #4 Eight Days a Week #1 / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party #39 Ticket To Ride #1 / Yes It Is #46 Help! #1 / I'm Down
#101

July 20, 1964 July 20, 1964 August 24, 1964 November 23, 1964 February 15, 1965

April 19, 1965 July 19, 1965 September 13, 1965 December 6, 1965 February 21, 1966 May 30, 1966 August 8, 1966 February 13, 1967

Capitol 5964

Yesterday #1 / Act Naturally #47 We Can Work It Out #1 / Day Tripper #5 Nowhere Man #3 / What Goes On #81 Paperback Writer #1 / Rain #23 Yellow Submarine #2 / Eleanor Rigby #11 Penny Lane #1 / Strawberry Fields Forever #8 All You Need Is Love #1 / Baby You're a Rich Man
#34

July 17, 1967

Capitol 2056 Capitol 2138 Apple 2276 Apple 2490 Apple 2531

Hello Goodbye #1 / I Am the Walrus #56 Lady Madonna #4 / The Inner Light #96 Hey Jude #1 / Revolution #12 Get Back #1 / Don't Let Me Down #35 The Ballad of John

November 27, 1967 March 18, 1968 August 26, 1968 May 5, 1969 June 4, 1969 (The Beatles with Billy Preston)

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Apple 2654

Apple 2764

Apple 2832

Capitol 4274 Capitol 4347

Capitol 4612

Capitol 5107

Capitol 5624

Apple 58348

Apple 58497

Apple 58544

and Yoko #8 / Old Brown Shoe Something #1 / Come October 6, 1969 Together #1 Let It Be #1 / You Know My Name March 11, 1970 (Look Up the Number) The Long and Winding Road #1 / May 11, 1970 For You Blue Got to Get You into My Life #7 / Helter May 31, 1976 Skelter Ob-La-Di, Ob-LaJune 8, 1976 Da #49 / Julia Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little August 14, 1978 Help from My Friends #71 / A Day in the Life Beatles Movie Medley #12 / I'm March 22, 1982 Happy Just to Dance with You Twist and Shout #23 / July 23, 1986 There's a Place Baby It's You #67 / I'll Follow the April 17, 1995 Sun/Devil in Her Heart/Boys Free as a Bird #6 / Christmas Time (Is December 12, 1995 Here Again) Real Love #11 / Baby's in Black March 4, 1996 (live)

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See The Beatles Bootlegs for a run down of some of the more popular unauthorized bootleg material.

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