The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 is a box set compilation comprising The Beatles' 1964 American Capitol Records releases. The set, which features the official stereo versions of a number of tracks on compact disc, was released in late 2004. The CDs were mastered from submaster tapes from the Capitol Records vaults which were prepared by Capitol A&R executive Dave Dexter, Jr, who added reverb to several tracks and simulated stereo on mono tracks.
The box set debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 4 December 2004 at number 35 with sales of 37,303 copies. It spent 6 weeks on the chart. The box was certified with gold and platinum awards on 17 December 2004 by the RIAA.
Disc listing[]
Each disc in the collection contains both the stereo and mono versions of each album. See below for links to articles pertaining to each individual album.
Disc | Title | Catologue Number |
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1 | Meet the Beatles! | CDP 7243 8 66875 2 4 |
2 | The Beatles' Second Album | CDP 7243 8 66877 2 2 |
3 | Something New | CDP 7243 8 66876 2 3 |
4 | Beatles '65 | CDP 7243 8 66874 2 5 |
Promotional disc[]
In the weeks prior to the release of the box set, a promotional disc entitled Sampler was circulated. It included eight tracks, with a stereo (tracks 1–8) and mono (tracks 9–16) version of each.
All songs by Lennon/McCartney, except where noted.
- "All My Loving"
- "I Wanna Be Your Man"
- "I Call Your Name"
- "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry)
- "Things We Said Today"
- "If I Fell"
- "She's a Woman"
- "I'm a Loser"
Release details[]
The Compact Disc box set was released in various countries in November 2004.
Country | Date | Label | Catalog |
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United Kingdom | 15 November 2004 | Apple Records, Capitol Records | 8754002 |
France | 15 November 2004 | Parlophone | |
Germany | 15 November 2004 | Apple Records | |
Australia | 15 November 2004 | EMI | 8753482 |
United States | 16 November 2004 | Apple Records, Capitol Records | CDP 7243 8 66878 2 1 |
Canada | 16 November 2004 | Apple Records, Capitol Records | |
Japan | 17 November 2004 | Toshiba-EMI | TOCP 67601-04 |
External links[]
- Capitol Records Press Release
- Essay by Bruce Spizer