1962–1966

1962–1966 (also known as "The Red Album") is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band the Beatles, spanning the years indicated in the title. Released with its counterpart 1967–1970 ("The Blue Album") in 1973, it reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom and No. 1 in the United States Cash Box album chart. However, in Billboard, 1962–1966 peaked at No. 3, while 1967–1970 reached the top spot. The album was re-released in September 1993 on compact disc, charting at No. 3 in the UK.

1962–1966
Compilation album by
the Beatles
Released2 April 1973[1]
Recorded11 September 1962 – 21 June 1966, EMI Studios, London and Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris
GenrePop rock, rock and roll
Length62:34
LabelApple
ProducerGeorge Martin
CompilerAllen Klein
The Beatles chronology
Let It Be
(1970)		 1962–1966
(1973)		 1967–1970
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The album was compiled by Beatles manager Allen Klein.[5] Even though the group had success with cover versions of songs, most notably with "Twist and Shout", which made No. 2 on the Billboard charts, only songs composed by the Beatles were included. Also noteworthy is the exclusion of any George Harrison compositions from the era (e.g. "Taxman"), with the result that all the included tracks are Lennon-McCartney originals. In contrast, the companion 1967–1970 compilation includes several Harrison-penned songs, and one written by Ringo Starr.

As with 1967–1970, this compilation was produced by Apple/EMI at least partially in response to a bootleg collection titled Alpha Omega, which had been sold on television the previous year. Print advertising for the two records made a point of declaring them "the only authorized collection of the Beatles".[6]

Album covers

For the group's 1963 debut LP Please Please Me, photographer Angus McBean took the distinctive colour photograph of the group looking down over the stairwell inside EMI House (EMI's London headquarters in Manchester Square, now demolished). The cover for the 1963 EP The Beatles (No. 1) used a picture from the same shoot.

In 1969, the Beatles asked McBean to recreate this shot. Although one of the 1969 photographs was originally intended for the planned Get Back album, it was not used when that project saw eventual release in 1970 as Let It Be. Instead, another 1969 photograph, along with an unused one from the 1963 photo shoot, were used for both this LP and the cover of 1967–1970.

The inner gatefold photo for both LPs is from the "Mad Day Out"[7] photo session in London on Sunday 28 July 1968.

The album cover was designed by Tom Wilkes.[8]

Release variations
  • Original 1973 UK release: Apple PCSP 7171-2
  • Original 1973 release: Apple SKBO-3403 (whole and sliced apples on red background)
  • Second 1976 pressings: Capitol SKBO-3403 (Capitol target logo on back of album cover, red labels with "Capitol" in light red at bottom. There are also copies erroneously pressed with the BLUE labels for the 1967–1970 pressings.)
  • 1978 first red vinyl issue: Capitol SEBX-11842 (Capitol dome logo on back of album cover, large dome logo at top of labels)

The British and American versions of the vinyl album contain notable differences; for example, "Help!" on the American edition includes the same pseudo-James Bond intro as the mix found on the American Help! soundtrack LP, while the same song on the British edition does not. Also, the British LP uses the stereo "whispering intro" mix of "I Feel Fine", while the US LP uses the mono mix from Beatles '65, which is drenched in additional reverb. (See Mix Variations below.) In the liner notes associating the songs with their original albums, the US editions referenced the Capitol albums while UK printings used the British albums.

The two discs of the 1993 CD issue in a carousel CD player

The first compact disc version was released on 20 September 1993.[1] It was released on two discs for the price of two albums, though it could have fit on to a single disc; EMI stated that this was done to match the release of 1967–1970. The CD version used new digital masters. The first four tracks on the CD release are in mono; the rest of the tracks are in stereo. The tracks "All My Loving", "Can't Buy Me Love", "A Hard Day's Night", "And I Love Her" and "Eight Days a Week" made their CD stereo debut with this release. The 1993 versions were also issued on vinyl in the UK.

2010 remastered version

EMI announced on 10 August 2010, that the album had been remastered for a second time and, once again, would be released as a two-CD package. The album was released worldwide on 18 October 2010, and 19 October 2010 in North America.[9]

2014 mastered vinyl

The album was reissued on 180g vinyl in 2014, prepared from the original UK 1973 compilation master. The fake stereo mixes of "Love Me Do" and "She Loves You" were replaced by the true mono versions.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney.

Disc one, side one
No.TitleLength
1."Love Me Do" (single released October 1962, later included on Please Please Me, 1963)2:22
2."Please Please Me" (single released January 1963, later included on Please Please Me, 1963)2:01
3."From Me to You" (non-album single, 1963)1:57
4."She Loves You" (non-album single, 1963)2:22
5."I Want to Hold Your Hand" (non-album single, 1963)2:26
6."All My Loving" (from With the Beatles, 1963)2:09
7."Can't Buy Me Love" (from A Hard Day's Night, 1964)2:13
Total length:15:30
Disc one, side two
No.TitleLength
1."A Hard Day's Night" (from A Hard Day's Night, 1964)2:34
2."And I Love Her" (from A Hard Day's Night, 1964)2:31
3."Eight Days a Week" (from Beatles for Sale, 1964)2:44
4."I Feel Fine" (non-album single, 1964)2:20
5."Ticket to Ride" (from Help!, 1965)3:11
6."Yesterday" (from Help!, 1965)2:05
Total length:15:25
Disc two, side one
No.TitleLength
1."Help!" (from Help!, 1965)2:20
2."You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (from Help!, 1965)2:11
3."We Can Work It Out" (non-album single, 1965)2:16
4."Day Tripper" (non-album single, 1965)2:49
5."Drive My Car" (from Rubber Soul, 1965)2:28
6."Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (from Rubber Soul, 1965)2:05
Total length:14:09
Disc two, side two
No.TitleLength
1."Nowhere Man" (from Rubber Soul, 1965)2:44
2."Michelle" (from Rubber Soul, 1965)2:42
3."In My Life" (from Rubber Soul, 1965)2:27
4."Girl" (from Rubber Soul, 1965)2:31
5."Paperback Writer" (non-album single, 1966)2:19
6."Eleanor Rigby" (from Revolver, 1966)2:08
7."Yellow Submarine" (from Revolver, 1966)2:39
Total length:17:30

Mix variations
Song Mix used on 1973 UK vinyl edition Mix used on 1973 US vinyl edition Mix used on 1993 & 2010 CD reissues
"Love Me Do" 1963 fake stereo mix
from Please Please Me (stereo version)		 1963 fake stereo mix
from The Early Beatles (stereo version)
same as UK vinyl album		 1962 mono mix
from Please Please Me (mono version) and later single releases
"Please Please Me" 1963 stereo mix
from Please Please Me (stereo version)		 1963 stereo mix
from Introducing... The Beatles (stereo version); The Early Beatles (stereo version)
same as UK vinyl album		 1963 mono mix
from Please Please Me (mono version) and single release
"From Me to You" 1963 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)		 1963 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies first appearance on an American LP
same as UK vinyl album, except reversed channels		 1963 mono single mix
"She Loves You" 1966 fake stereo mix from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version) 1966 re-EQed mono from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (mono version) 1963 mono single mix same as US vinyl album
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1966 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)		 1964 fake stereo mix
made for the US Meet The Beatles! (stereo version)		 1966 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)
same as UK vinyl album
"All My Loving" 1963 stereo mix
from With the Beatles (stereo version)		 1963 stereo mix
from Meet the Beatles! (stereo version)
same as UK vinyl album		 1963 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"Can't Buy Me Love" 1964 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night		 1964 stereo mix
first released in the US on the Hey Jude album
same as UK vinyl album		 1964 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"A Hard Day's Night" 1964 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night		 1964 mono mix
from mono version of A Hard Day's Night		 1964 stereo mix
same as UK vinyl album
"And I Love Her" 1964 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night		 1964 stereo mix
from stereo version of Something New
same as UK vinyl album		 1964 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"Eight Days a Week" 1964 stereo mix
from Beatles for Sale (stereo version)		 1964 stereo mix
from Beatles VI (stereo version)
same as UK vinyl album		 1964 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"I Feel Fine" 1964 stereo mix (with "whispering" intro) made from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version) 1964 mono mix with additional reverb
from Beatles '65 (mono version) and US single version		 1964 stereo mix
same as UK vinyl album; whispering intro edited out on both CD versions
"Ticket to Ride" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 mono mix
from single and US mono version of Help! album		 1987 stereo remix
"Yesterday" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Help!" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Help!
same as UK vinyl album but with a "James Bond" intro		 1987 stereo remix
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Help!		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Help!
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"We Can Work It Out" 1966 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today		 1966 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version) same as UK vinyl album
"Day Tripper" 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today same as US vinyl album		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today		 1966 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version); with glitch corrected on the 2010 CD reissue
"Drive My Car" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Nowhere Man" 1965 stereo mix
made for UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from stereo version of Yesterday and Today
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Michelle" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"In My Life" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Girl" 1965 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Rubber Soul		 1965 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Rubber Soul
same as UK vinyl album		 1987 stereo remix
"Paperback Writer" 1966 stereo mix
from A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)		 1966 stereo mix
from Hey Jude
same as UK vinyl album, except reversed channels		 1966 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"Eleanor Rigby" 1966 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Revolver		 1966 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Revolver same as UK vinyl album		 1966 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums
"Yellow Submarine" 1966 stereo mix
from UK stereo version of Revolver		 1966 stereo mix
from US stereo version of Revolver same as UK vinyl album		 1966 stereo mix
same as both vinyl albums

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts
Chart (1973) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[38] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[39] 3
German Albums Chart[40] 14
French Albums Chart[41] 4
Italian Albums Chart[15] 65
Japanese Albums Chart[42] 3
US Billboard Pop Albums[43] 32
Chart (1974) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[44] 1
German Albums Chart[45] 1
UK Albums Chart[46] 33
US Billboard Pop Albums[47] 95
Chart (1975) Position
German Albums Chart[48] 1
Chart (1976) Position
German Albums Chart[49] 2
Chart (1977) Position
German Albums Chart[50] 12
Chart (1978) Position
German Albums Chart[51] 20
Chart (1993) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[52] 93
Dutch Albums Chart[53] 55
Italian Albums Chart[25] 123
Japanese Albums Chart[54] 91

Certifications

In the US, the album sold 1,215,338 LPs by 31 December 1973 and 5,475,942 LPs by the end of the decade.[55]

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[56] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[57] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[58] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[59] Diamond 1,000,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[60] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[61] Platinum 2,061,600[62]
France (SNEP)[63]
2010 remaster 		Gold 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[64] 4× Platinum 2,000,000^
Italy (FIMI)[65]
sales since 2009 		Gold 25,000
Japan (RIAJ)[66][67] 2× Platinum+Gold 918,000[16]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[68] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[69] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[70] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[72] 15× Platinum 7,500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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