Do We Need A Beatles Capitol Vinyl Album Box Set?
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Although some Beatles Capitol albums have been available on CD since 2004 not all used the original vintage mixes and have for the past 40 years been unavailable on vinyl. In this video, we look at their importance not just to 1st generation fans but to those who didn't get them first time around. We also look at the options for a Capitol 45s box set and what we think it should look like (concept art courtesy of 'MisterBiscuits').
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Years ago, I took all my original pressing Beatle (and solo) records - albums and singles - and gave them to a woman I worked with. She was much younger than I, and a huge Beatles fan. She was so overjoyed, she gave me about $80. I was going to give them to her for free, since they were sitting way in the back of my closet, doing nothing. Another coworker (who was also a Beatles fan) came along, nosing around...so I pulled out a 2nd copy of "She Loves You" (with picture sleeve) and told him to go away. No regrets - I'm sure this woman gave those records a good home.
They’ve must have listened to you. We are getting Mono box set at last - very excited about this😁👍
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The false start for « I’m Looking through You » was something I always thought to be integràl.
I feel there needs to be a box set of all British and American records. It would likely be ridiculously expensive, but worth it.
Being from the UK I only recently got into collecting the Capitol albums after picking up a copy of Beatles VI. The US albums influenced so many from The Byrds to Brian Wilson etc and deserve their place in Beatles canon. Meet The Beatles is a cracking album and I often play the US stereo Rubber Soul over the UK version. It’s a totally different musical proposition.
Yes it should be all the original US albums including Introducing The Beatles also it would be nice since itll be the 60th anniversary of The Beatles U.S. visit next February
I would definitely buy a Capitol boxed set because it would be a great addition to any Beatles collection!
Oooo! Well done show for us Yanks! I would love a box set of the 45’s. Great idea! I had collected all the 45’s and the covers were always fun to look at as they would bring back memories and smells of the 5 & dime store I bought them at. You could smell the seasons emanating from the pics!
Great show!
Thanks Brian. Glad it bought back some nice memories for you!
I used to buy my 45s in the late 60s and 70s at my local 5 and dime store in New York. Memories.
It’s great to hear that others had the same sensory experience like I do.
Cheers to sensory experiences!
Very nice touch ending the video with the US-only "Thank You Girl" harmonica outro!
For anyone interested in the US albums, Dave Marsh's little book "The Beatles' Second Album" is a must read.
Great idea! Yes, I would definitely buy a Captial albums vinyl boxset.. If it's done right. 👍
I already have the In Mono boxset, Singles Collection, plus all the best sounding UK & European albums suggested by you, so my next Beatles vinyl collecting goal is to (hopefully) get nice, minty copies of all the 'best sounding' US albums. Stereo and/or mono would be fine with me, though I prefer stereo. My family copies that I inherited are pretty trashed! 😬
A good Capitol singles box set should also include the two EPs that Capitol released in the U.S.
My mother would love this. When her brother bought her the EMI boxed set in the1980s, she complained that the track listings were all "wrong". Love this channel.
I would love a Capitol set of albums mono and stereo and the singles would be icing on the cake for sure. Wish someone would get this in the works! Take care !
Looks like someone at Apple have been looking at your videos giving the rerelease of six of the US albums.
Oh bravo on the bit at the very end! I don't think many know about that one.
I want a mono capitol LP box with an extra album of Capitol rarities
There should be a Capitol singles box set as well
Since my sisters were older they bought the Beatles albums when they first came out even the gatefold songs and pictures of the fabulous Beatles that's what I grew up on. Basically listening to the Dave Dexter Jr. Versions and AM radio. Using a 60s Turntable. You get the point. When it was time for me to start collecting started out with the red and blue and worked back. In 1987 a newspaper article said the capital Versions were not going to be available and the core UK was to be the standard. Bought everything from Meet the Beatles to Hey Jude. Definitely like to see both Stereo and Mono Versions and the singles in the original capital sleeves.
I’ve been saying for years how we need this US box set on vinyl. The market is certainly there for it. Maybe next year to mark a major anniversary? 🙏🏼
I would LOVE a Capitol Mono/Stereo vinyl combo set.
Why they used the UK mixes most of the time on the CD set, perplexes me so much.
Thank you for pointing this out (to those who may be listening?)
Bestest from Barty
Speaking as a "1b" generation fan (I bought my first Beatles album Something New around 1969 or so) who originally had the whole U.S. catalog and never even realized there was an alternate U.K. catalog until much later, no I would not buy a Capitol vinyl box set. I want to hear the artist presented in the sound and configurations that they themselves intended, and once I was acclimated to the U.K. catalog I saw the Capitols for what they were - a cheap and inferior compromise of those intentions. So for me, no use for this at all.
I would love a Capitol album box set. Those are the albums I grew up with and some of the original pressing are hard to find.
Capitol 45s plus the CDs done right - mono & stereo would be my preference.
Yes I would buy it. I'm first generation.
Yes, I absolutely would, especially if they were AAA like the 2014 UK Mono box set, even if I own all of the N. American Capitol albums on vinyl already.
Brian Wilson heard the Capitol version of Rubber Soul and went to work on Pet Sounds. It’s worth rereleasing just for that!
I never really listened to the Capitol versions, my grandpa grew up with them so he tended to miss them but ultimately just wanted to listen to the songs. I did however buy a CD remaster of the Yesterday and Today LP for the butcher cover alone
Yesterday and Today is so great. I'd love a nice reissue. It's almost a perfect album. Help meets Rubber Soul with a twist of Revolver
Someone was listening for sure!
My choice would be for Apple to reissue the 2014 mono box set, as there is such a high demand for it. I would love to own it!
Something interesting of note- my car has the Capitol Albums Vol. 2 show up on the infotainment center when I play rubber soul
...but also I believe EMI should give Canada some love for its early Beatles involvement. How about our "Beatlemania With The Beatles", "Twist And Shout", and "Long Tall Sally" LPs for Canadian-specific reissues?
Bring on the Capital stereo/mono vinyl box set, I say!
I'd like to see a capitol albums boxset. And I'm talking like everything. Original mono + stereo mixes remixed today to make them sound better (sound quality on most US albums were fairly poor from generational loss of the master tapes), put on vinyl, with a rainbow Capitol label, with their respective stereo/mono covers. All in one boxset. Including the United Artists release of A Hard Day's Night, as more of a "bonus" to the other albums. Of course I need to give them an excuse to jack up the price more but I would buy it. I didn't grow up with these albums, rather the opposite. I didn't even know of their existence until I started collecting records earlier this year, to which in my local record store a Yesterday & Today & Rubber Soul album appeared. I bought Rubber Soul, but left Yesterday & Today, but not before noting a small black spot. Keep in mind Rubber Soul was $20 and Yesterday & Today was $15. Both rainbow stereo copies. I didn't think anything of that black spot thinking it to be just a stain or something. Then I found out about the cover up and oh my god when I tell you I drove right back across the state I am so lucky I wasn't pulled over. But, it was of course, no longer there, as it had already been around 2 hours since I left. BIGGEST STEAL OF MY LIFE MISSED.
I'm tempted to get it but I'm still waiting for reviews to see if it's worth it. I wish they would put out one amazing set once and be done with 😂 I wish they would release the mono box set again. That's the only set that's unanimously liked
Great video, as always Andrew. I would definitely buy a box of both albums and singles, but growing up in Canada would definitely miss the three unique Canadian Capitol albums, Beatlemania!, Twist And Shout and Long Tall Sally. I'd also love to see some of the unique Capitol of Canada singles in the 45 box. Some Capitol of Canada singles even made the U.S. charts as imports. While I love the idea, I doubt Apple will see fit to release any such box, unfortunately.
Apart from the Ringo version of Love Me Do, what are some other unique Canadian Beatles singles? I remember there was one (Ticket to Ride/Yes It Is) with the name of the upcoming Beatles movie as "Eight Arms to Hold You" on the label instead of Help!, but that may have also been released that way in the U.S.
All below released on Capitol of Canada:
Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (2/18/63)
Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (4/01/63)
From Me To You / Thank You Girl (6/17/63)
She Loves You / I'll Get You (9/16/63)
(all above released on Tollie, Vee Jay and Swan in the U.S.)
Roll Over Beethoven / Please Mr. Postman (12/09/63)
All My Loving / This Boy (3/09/64)
Twist And Shout / There's A Place (3/16/64) (Tollie in U.S.)
Do You Want To Know A Secret / Thank You Girl (5/26/64) (Vee Jay in U.S.)
Sie Liebt Dich / I'll Get You (6/15/64) (Swan in U.S.)
@@scott2894Ah yes, as soon as I hit enter, I saw that Roll Over Beethoven single on Discogs, a true outlier in the Canadian Beatles discography. I didn't realize All My Loving wasn't a single in the U.S. (in the U.K. it was the title track on an EP), at least not until 1971. I heard it a lot on oldies radio as a kid, and that would explain why. Apparently copies of the Canadian single were imported into the U.S. (and a distributor even had picture sleeves printed up for it), but it's odd that such a strong Beatles track didn't get the same attention in the U.S. as in Canada and elsewhere.
I remember buying Capitol releases on vinyl back in the mid to late 80’s before vinyl was phased out.
Great video Andrew! Me personally would love to see a Capitol vinyl box set. Both in mono and stereo!
One of my favorite U.S. mixes is "I Call Your Name."
British version has "less cowbell." If you listen to it, it's six beats late!!
On the U.S. version, cowbell plays throughout... This is the version captured on the Beatles' cartoon of the same name...
It's hard to NOT HEAR the difference if you're accustomed to the U.S. version...
Need "more cowbell!!"
The US Capital pre pepper albums belong in the past
I say keep them there
Back in the day, when the mono cd releases were announced but not yet released, Capitol US did flood the market with the stereo US Lp albums. I bought some to refresh my collection thinking they never would be issued on cd. Then we had the Capitol Master series arrive after a time. If we can stay alive long enough we can enjoy all the mixes from every country in the world. They will be offered someday. My collection is mostly complete due to shady imports and used record store finds. Hope this helps you!
If there were a release of the complete Capitol Beatles album catalogue on CD, I would buy it. I don’t have a turntable worthy of playing a Beatles record, so I’m keeping with CDs for my music collection. I have the 2004 and 2006 sets, but they are almost 20 years old now and not a complete collection of the albums. I have the CDs that would have been in the third set, but it’s not the same as a complete and correct collection would be. I even had to create my own “Hey Jude” CD from other sources to get it.
I’m a 2nd generation fan, but I became Beatles fan at 5 years old in 1973 with the “Red and Blue” albums. I like the Capitol albums and singles mixes because that’s what my parents heard to become fans. Me too really with the mixes on the US version of “Red and Blue”. Example: “Help!” just doesn’t sound right (to me) without the James Bond intro. So yes, let there be a release of the complete and correct Capitol Records Beatles album catalogue on both LP and CD.
Great video as always Andrew! I had the capitol albums vol.1 , I really enjoyed it, first time I heard a different mix of “and I love her” with no double tracked vocal, I think on “something new?” Anyway well worth reissuing
When I first started listening to the Beatles I remember I listen to the UK versions I did not know that there were capital versions of all the Beatles albums, until I got from my birthday the Beatles capital albums volume one it was a great CD set I ordered the Beatles capital albums lying to but I discovered to my heart that the version I have is the full down to the mono mix I think there might be a version where the stereo version is true and the mono mix has the true mono versions. I only have one capital single on a 45 and not as the Beatles I saw her standing there and I want to hold your hand which is the mono version but it’s still great to have. it would be great if Apple could re-master all the albums from the original capital master tapes and included in the capital albums box that should be the Beatles rarities album among others.
I have fond memories, as a second generation American fan who grew up with the US editions of the Capitol Beatles albums, but, having had my eyes opened to the UK versions by Carr and Tyler's 'The Beatles-An Illustrated Record' book age 10, I always knew that I'd eventually settle on the albums as the band had intended them. As such, I can't imagine I glean anything from a US albums box set which would, for me, amount to an expensive fetishist curio and an Apple cash grab.
I would be totally on board to buy a Capitol LP Box set, but they would really need to do both a mono and stereo release and use Capitol masters. I was quite happy with the CD box sets and disappointed that volume 3 never came to be. I bought the US Albums CD box as well, and enjoy this immensely, and it has it's place, but I would really like to see the Volume 3 CD set finally issued and a re-release of the Vol.'s 1 and 2. That would be good enough for me.
A Capitol 'Singles' box set would be outstanding, again, if Capitol masters are used.
I want a Canadian Capitol 6000 box set with the wide stereo Beatlemania
Absolutely would LOVE a Capitol box set with mono and stereo mixes!
I would love a new vinyl copy of the mono version of yesterday and today. Outside of that I don’t feel the need for the other ones. Maybe a nice mono copy of Rubber Soul.
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask a question, but I recently received a stereo copy of the US A Hard Days Night and I think it plays in Mono as the cutout in John’s harmonica does occur as well as Paul’s voice crack on If I Fell. Probably nothing, but I compared them to other copies I own in Stereo and it is definitely different. Thanks!
Its fake stereo. United Artists had a weird technique where they would just pan the mono track left/right during certain parts of the song
Was so dissapointed when I bought Beatles ‘65 Capitol mono pressing couple years ago, it sounds really wierd 😂
I would, just because it would be great to own pristine copies of the US albums. Would probably never play them though at the UK albums are the ones you should listen to.
Hey Andrew,
How about a Capitol vinyl set including non USA Capitol pressings including A Collection of Oldies,the box set edition of Rarities( From Mexico},Beatlemania,Twist And Shout Long Tall Sally,Beatles Ballads,and The 1970 Let It Be box set(from Canada).It's only a pipe dream,but would be great for collectors.
I would buy the American singles boxset, but as I'm English i'd want them without the big American style centre hole. I remember HMV oxford street in the early 80's selling the US singles but i was to busy getting everything Beatles & Wings with my first few wages i didn't bother with foreign pressings. Your mock up of what the boxset could look like like is very eye catching so i wouldn't mind it looking like that LOL.
Great information as always, l have mixed feelings about the Capitol Beatles albums. Some have a great track listing and some do not. However, any Beatles release is fantastic.
If it contained the original stereo, Capitol duophonic, mixes - I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I miss the Capitol "She's a Woman" and "I'll Be Back" mixes... and the Capitol "I'm Only Sleeping" from Yesterday... and Today.
I would be down for this if the first three Canadian albums were included. Beatlemania! with The Beatles was the first Beatles album released in North America. It alone deserves special recognition. It would be an easy accomplishment since it is identical to the UK's With The Beatles, and was created from the original UK master tapes. It would require only an somewhat altered album cover.
I agree with the others: Absolutely re-release them as a boxed set in both Mono and Stereo on vinyl and I'd buy them. If not at least I was fortunate enough to acquire an entire set of all the US Capitol pressings from a former Capitol employee. They came onto them in the early 1980s. It's an odd set too. No box but it includes every US Capital album from Meet the Beatles to 20 Greatest Hits. They are all stamped as "Property of Capitol Records, Inc. For Promotional Use Only. Must Be Returned Upon Demand" and include a serial number. Most have been auditioned but some are still sealed. All are still in very good condition though. In 2023 they are not getting them back even upon demand. As for the 45's, Yes Sir! Another fortunate thing was Capitol stamped 45s for jukeboxes well into the 1990s. They re-pressed every one of their US 45s on colored vinyl. Jukebox junkies like me lapped them up. Now a re-pressing of those would be nice too!
I must correct myself. The colored vinyl 45 pressings from the 1990s are NOT a re-press of all the US 45s. They are their own Jukebox Only thing made by Capitol for their CEMA Special Markets section. There are even some unique singles from the four individual Beatles too. Now that I look through them I don't know if I bought them all or not. Maybe you know about these and all that were made? I got them from my jukebox only record dealer in the 1990s. None were bought in any commercial shop. Parlogram is quite a definitive source for such information so I hope you can help me out. Thank you
Not unless it had the 'Butchered Babies' cover for Y&T, which is what all Capitol albums are up to Sgt. Pepper: butchered babies. To add insult to injury, there's that washed out reverb on their early stuff. Listen to 'She's A Woman' and 'I Feel Fine' from both Capitol and Parlophone. There's so much added reverb that they almost sound like different takes. So, no.
Oh yeah: George Martin's musical scores for HDN, Help! and Yellow Submarine would be another reason. I remember feeling very ripped off with LPs with one side Beatles, the other side, incidental soundtrack.
Honestly capitol doesn’t make bad Beatles records bc we have magical mystery tour but there is a reason why the uk versions are preferred
The more interesting debate is with The Rolling Stones records if the decca or London versions are better
In general, I prefer the British releases to the American Capitol albums, but for sheer listening pleasure (and not just nostalgia), I will still take the original Beatles' Second Album over anything in the Beatles' catalogue except maybe Let It Be Naked.
I think there are enough mono and stereo mixes unique to the US releases to warrant at least a disc of rarities.
Nope! Leave all things as they are, except.... Release Vol 3 of the Capitol Albums as already mastered by Ted Jensen. I know that they were all mastered for release and at the last minute, Capitol held back on Vol 3 as to not interfere with the 2009 remasters. I had a conversation with Ted Jensen's assistant, Ryan Smith, and he told me that they were ready to issue vol 3 that were to include, Beatles Story, Yesterday and Today, Revolver and Hey Jude. The remaster work was already done for those albums and were held back at the last minute. He also told me that The Beatles Story that was in the faux capitol albums box was indeed his remaster and was used verbatim as he remastered it. He was pretty bummed out that he did not get a remaster credit on the box set for that Beatles Story. There is too much manipulation being done to the Beatles catalog and I would hate to see any US Beatles material released that would sound as atrocious as that capitol box set. Mastering means exactly that.. MASTERING! Not to add noise reduction or make the stereo picture narrower, or edit and clean anything out that was in the original. Ted and Ryan did a fabulous job remastering the US CD's, and today, they are my go to sets whenever I spin The Beatles. I still cannot believe that I bought the 2009 remasters box set. The stereo and mono CD sound terrible. I want true and honest Beatles transfers.... not manipulated, awful sounding junk. The 1987 CD's blow away these 2009 remasters, to a point that when I first played the Please Please Me CD, I thought that something was wrong with my speakers. The Capitol albums vol 3 as they already exist, please!
I bought The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 CD Set when it first was released because of the inclusion of the Stereo and Mono Mixes. It is still in its shrink wrap💿
I would, if they done them right. Not cheapies, but ORIGINAL MIXES and LP Covers done up properly like they did on the US ALBUM SET. Full cardboard sleeves with glued on slicks, and period correct inner sleeves (but updated to be soft and dust free).
The closest I've gotten to these US releases was the Apple iTunes versions of "The U.S. Albums" which I purchased only a couple of months ago. The U.S. releases are strange. Not what I've been used to, but they are also extremely interesting.
Is there somewhere a list of countries that got the US album track ordering? Some of the best luck you could get as a record buyer would be living on the US-Canada border for new Beatles releases. I had the Canadian Let It Be box, but it was destroyed.
"There's no shortage of Beatles vinyl to buy in 2023" - as long you don't mind stereo digital remasters. But if you want mono analog vinyl- you got another thing coming. If the vinyl available in 2023 are those digital remasters from 2012 (made out of the 2009 remasters), then I'll stick to my 1988 ones. At least, the 1988 remasters sound way better than the 2009 ones. Cheers, Andrew!
I had the Capitol Albums Volume 2 CD's with the incorrect mono mixes on Rubber Soul. Capitol wanted people who had the incorrect mixes to send in their CD for a CD with the corrected mixes. I kept the incorrect mixes. I have mixed feelings about a Capitol Beatles albums box set. The CD box sets that came out in 2004 and 2006 I thought filled the void U.S. Beatles fans were hoping for when EMI and The Beatles wanted their album catalog standardized around the world. Beatles fans in America weren't versed in Please Please Me, With The Beatles, or Beatles For Sale. The 2014 US Albums box set was nothing but a whitewash at correcting songs that were Dave Dexterized, even though songs unique to each album were used (i.e. Day Tripper with it's single guitar riff lead in). I don't know if you can polish up these Capitol sub-masters any more than Ted Jensen did.
The Vee Jay releases should be included. I'd love it if they threw in the Christmas records in both the singles and album box sets. The singles should also include the EPs, but it would be cool if they did "The Complete Singles" on 12" vinyl and CD so they can also be heard on streaming services. And figure out a way to make the Y&T trunk cover removeable to reveal the butcher cover. I'm curious about George Martin's unreleased mixes he had done for "Love Songs" and "Rock & Roll Music", so that would be a good excuse to include those compilations.
"Love Songs" is in random order. "Rock & Roll Music" is in chronological which is much better.
You state many Americans listen to the Capital albums briefly for nostalgia reasons, however, I actually like the sound of the songs so much better than the UK releases. Listen to ”I Want To Hold Your Hand” from Meet The Beatles then put on the version from With The Beatles. Immediately you hear the thin, softer sound of the UK mix versus the power and punch of the US Capital version. No comparison! I read once Capital added reverb or echo to give the songs a more rock sound. Whatever they did, it works for me. I prefer the sound of all the Capital versions and am one of those people angered by the 2014 US Album CD releases where they used the UK mixes instead of original Capital mixes. Seems ridiculous to do so and call them the US Albums!
It would be great to see US Beatles vinyl i just can't wait to buy the US Beatles collection
Here’s an idea I have yet to hear ANYONE mention; Re-issue Vee-Jay’s original “Introducing The Beatles” as the Capitol album it should have been at the very beginning, had Dave Dexter not made his brain-dead proclamations in 1963. CORRECT THE STORY THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN!
2:43 Oh, bugger...the mono version of "I'm Looking Through You" from my Capitol Albums vol2 box set has got two false stars...geeez 😐😕😞😠
I'd love to see a standalone Y&T with a butcher cover
I have the 2014 Boxset
A capitol box set would be amazing. I came across some amazing conditioned us albums recently in mono, and I think the american albums in mono sound great! I would buy a mono set, but a stereo set would also be worth it.
Apple hasn't got a clue what to release. They're terrible at marketing. They should hire the King Crimson gang to do their marketing. We'd be flooded with product. Enjoyed the video. Your art work for the box set is excellent!
Apple just needs to reissue the mono AAA vinyl using the same stampers. There's no reason for them to impose artificial scarcity, especially since the demand is still so high for those.
Bring it on, stereo and mono
there are always going to be problems with the Something new Cd's vs the LP's First the Mono Mix, has different recording versions on the Original LP's the stereo Mix Lp's are also quite different. I should know! I have both Versions of the Lp's not once, Have I found the original LP versions! so, a Five Hundred Dollar Cd set vs the Great sounding true mix's are not going to be my first pick. I do have these All copied to Jump Drives and my PC in wav format- wav. for editing and making repairs if needed(Only repairs No Edits) and No they will never be shared, sold and or played. and once I can get a playback right to play the Songs On the hopful radio station... we ... that is when you may get the chance to hear the LP's! once you hear them, you will have to ask why the CD Versions both mono and stereo are the same just the mono mix's are down sampled to mono from the stereo mix.
I would like to see, the original LP's reissued both on cd and LP! and on the coreect Labels with correct.. everything!
I personally would buy a mono and stereo u.s. albums boxed sets....grew up with them and to me they are the grail....and a 45rpm u.s. singles box i would also buy...have been looking for them all for a very long time...to have them in one package would be great.
Reorganizing the catalog in the 1980's was a smart move for younger fans. The U.S. albums are inferior in almost every way. These revisits Apple has done are a fun little lark but ultimately pointless. The Streamlined mono and Stereo sets + the new remasters are all I need. If they want to release complete editions of albums (Every outtake, alternate take, live versions) I'll happily pay up.
Please release US Albums vinyl both Mono and Stereo.
My Capitol albums CD boxset is on Discogs, however it seems to be the set with the Country as ‘unknown’. What does that mean?
Any Time At All!! 👍❤🥰😎
Hey Apple execs, your hardcore fans want more before it is to late. Paul, Ringo, Danny, Sean use your power to get this going. Not only maybe these ideas but other such as Live performances etc. Please!!!!!
Vintage US albums in decent shape are still fairly easy to find here in the US (we did make an *awful* lot of them, after all), although prices for the ones in really good condition are creeping up to even past the price of a new album when they can get away with it. I decided just a couple of months ago to augment my Beatles collection with a set of the original American records up to Yesterday And Today (because let’s face it, American Revolver really IS just pointless), and it didn’t take me long at all to find good sounding copies of every one. The vintages run the gamut from original 60’s pressings to 80’s repressings, they’re a fairly random mix of mono & Stereo, and the sleeves to maybe two of them are in kind of rough shape, but I even managed to find a non-counterfeit copy of Introducing The Beatles, which saved me from having to bother with Capitol’s hopelessly scrambled The Early Beatles. So if a Capitol Albums box set were to be made available I’m not sure I’d even be interested in it.
Great video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it, Julius!
A re-issue of the US versions would be worth it in my opinion just for the Help soundtrack. The US version is a wonderful record.
Sadly, this simply just will not occur. Apple, along with the individual Beatles estates, simply will no longer allow.
I like your idea Andrew, I would get an LP box set of the Capital albums. But it would have to be the UK sound quality. Meet The Beatles was the first Beatles LP I owned back in 1975. Then a friend let me barrow his UK pressing of With The Beatles. I like Roll Over Beethoven. I was going to buy WTB, but the price was out of my range. So I bought The Beatles Second Album, ROB was on that one. I listened to it, and I thought something was wrong with my stylus?!?😮. I realized the was a difference of sound quality between the UK and the US. The UK sound is THE WAY to go👍. I enjoy the song arrangements of Capitol, but I CAN'T STAND songs like I Feel Fine & She's A Woman sounding like their in a cave. UK sound is the way to go👍. 🍏
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Yes, bring on the Capitol box set. Release them just the way they were released then.
I always thought the false starts on 'I'm Looking Through You' sounded like a better opening............
A Capitol albums boxed set in both stereo and mono versions using the real US mixes is essential if you think about it. I grew up in Britain but started collecting US imports from HMV in Plymouth In 1971. I realised then that the US and Canada market was huge and that there were say 3 or 4 times as many American copies of the US Rubber Soul for instance as the UK version. To me, American albums sound great as they are thank you. I would love a mint set with dare I say it an official "Butcher Sleeve", and a singles box set also. Capitol should have realised this year's ago.
I bought Canadian imports of Help and The Beatles Story from HMV in Plymouth. I also remember seeing Hey Jude, but I didn't know the history of it and just thought it looked very odd and didn't buy it.
Well, well, well… apparently Capitol was listening to you… they just announced a Mono box set of the first 8 US albums!!!
Great suggestions, Andrew, since I grew up with the Capitol albums here in the States. And, yes, I would hope the sound quality is just as just as good as the Capitol CD sets! The singles collection in the blue box is superb, as you mentioned; great sound quality, and the reproduction foreign sleeves are first rate. A similar U.S. singles box would be a welcome addition to any Beatles collection (again, depending on sound quality). Hopefully, Capitol would emulate your conceptual design for a singles box set -looks amazing!
I think someone at Apple is watching your videos. The tape box sleeve in the Something New image you posted on Instagram leads me to believe the upcoming U.S. albums will be cut from the master tapes. Maybe I'm deluding myself.
Time will tell 😉
I found a big cache of shrink-wrapped OG pressing US Beatles albums a few years ago at a thrift store that I love but I don’t play much because I just prefer the UK albums. Maybe occasionally Rubber Soul or Yesterday and Today. That said it’s hard to go to a thrift shop here in the US and not see a beat up copy of Help! Or Hey Jude vastly overpriced ($30-60) because people think “Beatles = value.”
The only used UK album I’ve found in the wild is actually Sgt Pepper’s but the disc itself is worn down badly. Still cool to see the glossy cover and Parlophone label instead of Capitol.
Also another funny story. I visited the UK earlier this year and when I went to Abbey Road, a tour guide was taking a rich American family around. Stopping traffic for the crosswalk and everything while the rest of us had to risk getting run over. Anyway, the tour guide was in the gift shop piling the UK vinyl on this family and telling them that they couldn’t get these records back home so they should buy them all now. Not true at all, I’m pretty sure you can get the UK versions at Target’s new vinyl section now, but it was very funny. He had his phone out showing the differences between “With the Beatles” and “Meet the Beatles.”
Speaking as a first generation Beatles fan , If Capitol wanted to blow the lid off , they would need to make the set with mixes exactly as issued first time around , not with substitute mixes , and for the icing on the cake , issue as a bonus both the separate mono and stereo butcher album covers with their respective mixes as from 1966 , I'd buy that set in a heart beat !!
This aged well