The Capitol Albums - Volume 1

The Beatles
 
The Capitol Albums - Volume 1 - Box Front The Capitol Albums - Volume 1 - Box Rear
The Capitol Albums - Volume 1 - Box Front The Capitol Albums - Volume 1 - Box Rear

Label Capitol
Catalogue No. 875 3482 (Barcode: 07243 875348 2 7)
Release Date 15th November 2004
Total Time 3 hours 36 minutes and 3 seconds
       Disc 1: 54:40
       Disc 2: 55:08
       Disc 3: 51:24
       Disc 4: 54:51
Comments: For the first time on compact disc in the U.K. the first four Beatles albums as released by Capitol in the U.S.

Each disc contains each album in it's stereo and mono original forms.
Therefore every track does appear twice.

The boxset also includes a very glossy 50 page booklet with very limited information but some nice pictures.


C.D. 1 - Meet The Beatles !

The Capitol Albums - Meet The Beatles Front The Capitol Albums - Meet The Beatles Rear
The Capitol Albums - Meet The Beatles - Front The Capitol Albums - Meet The Beatles - Rear

Original catalugue number: ST 2047
Released: 20th January 1964
The Beatles second album in America, but first on Capitol, was again the bastardisation of a UK original.
In this case, "With The Beatles", with the exclusion of five tracks and the addition of three others.
The album sold 750,000 in it's first week of release and by mid-February had sold 1,600,000, by early March 2,800,000 and by mid-March 3,650,000. By December 1966 the five million figure had been passed.
Like all in this set, the album was available in UK record shops as an import sale.

This issue catalogue no.: 8754002 (Barcode: 07243 875400 2 6)

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was mock stereo made from the UK mono
"This Boy" was reprocessed stereo for the stereo mix.

No Tracklisting Time
Stereo Version
1 I Want To Hold Your Hand   2:23
2 I Saw Her Standing There 2.51
3 This Boy 2:12
4 It Won't Be Long 2:10
5 All I've Got To Do 2:00
6 All My Loving 2:05
7 Don't Bother Me 2:25
8 Little Child 1:44
9 Till There Was You 2:11
10 Hold Me Tight 2:29
11 I Wanna Be Your Man 1:58
12 Not A Second Time 2:04
Mono Version
13 I Want To Hold Your Hand   2:23
14 I Saw Her Standing There 2.51
15 This Boy 2:12
16 It Won't Be Long 2:10
17 All I've Got To Do 2:00
18 All My Loving 2:05
19 Don't Bother Me 2:25
20 Little Child 1:44
21 Till There Was You 2:11
22 Hold Me Tight 2:29
23 I Wanna Be Your Man 1:58
24 Not A Second Time 2:04


C.D. 2 - The Beatles' Second Album

The Capitol Albums - Second Album Front The Capitol Albums - Second Album Rear
The Capitol Albums - Second Album - Front The Capitol Albums - Second Album - Rear

Original catalugue number: ST 2080
Released: 10th April 1964
The Beatles third album in America, but second on Capitol, was completely a cut and paste job.
The five other tracks from "With The Beatles" that had been left off "Meet The Beatles", four tracks from singles and two from the soon to be released British E.P. "Long Tall Sally".
The album sold 250,000 on it's first day of release and soon sold a million copies and up to that time was Capitol's fastest selling album.
On May 2nd this album was the number 1 L.P. in the charts, and the Beatles were no.2 with Meet The Beatles and no.4 with their first album (Introducing The Beatles).
Like all in this set, the album was available in UK record shops as an import sale.

"Long Tall Sally" - The mono mix on this album is a completely different mix to the UK version.
Vocal and instrumental tracks mixed flat compared to UK version.
"Thank You Girl" - The mono mix was made from the stereo and adds a harmonica riff towards the middle and at the end.
"I Call Your Name" - In the UK too as well as here, the bell sound heard in the intro comes in sooner on the mono release than the stereo .. and although the bell comes in later on the stereo version, it actually comes in slightly earlier on this U.S. stereo mix than on the U.K. stereo mix !
The tracks, "I'll Get You", "Money", "Please Mr. Postman", "Roll Over Beethoven", "You Can't Do That", "You Really Got A Hold On Me" are all reprocessed stereo for this U.S. stereo mix

No Tracklisting Time
Stereo Version
1 Roll Over Beethoven 2:45
2 Thank You Girl 2:03
3 You Really Got A Hold On Me   3:02
4 Devil In Her Heart 2:27
5 Money 2:49
6 You Can't Do That 2:36
7 Long Tall Sally 2:03
8 I Call Your Name 2:07
9 Please Mr. Postman 2:34
10 I'll Get You 2:05
11 She Loves You 2:21
Mono Version
12 Roll Over Beethoven 2:44
13 Thank You Girl 2:03
14 You Really Got A Hold On Me   2:59
15 Devil In Her Heart 2:23
16 Money 2:47
17 You Can't Do That 2:35
18 Long Tall Sally 2:02
19 I Call Your Name 2:10
20 Please Mr. Postman 2:33
21 I'll Get You 2:04
22 She Loves You 2:20


C.D. 3 - Something New

The Capitol Albums - Something New Front The Capitol Albums - Something New Rear
The Capitol Albums - Something New - Front The Capitol Albums - Something New - Rear

Original catalugue number: ST 2108
Released: 20th July 1964
A Hard Day's Night having been released just four weeks before by United Artists, Something New was actually the fifth Beatles album but only the third on Capitol.
Bizarrely, it also included five songs from United Artists' A Hard Day's Night, three more from the British version, the two other tracks from the UK Long Tall Sally E.P. and the German version of I Want To Hold Your Hand !
"Something New" had advance orders of half-a-million and subsequently sold a million copies.
Like all in this set, the album was available in UK record shops as an import sale.

"I'll Cry Instead" - The mono longer version was the movie version, it was an early mix intended for the film but omitted from it.
The song was recorded in two different parts that were later edited together.
Two different edits resulted, one being 1:45 as heard on the Stereo album.
"Any Time At All" - this U.S. mono was created by Capitol and is missing the piano, most noticeably during the instrumental break. It's there on the stereo mix !
"When I Get Home" - U.S. Mono mix - John's line "Till I walk out that door" comes in sooner on this mix than on any U.K. mix or the U.S. stereo mix (about 1:25 in).

No Tracklisting Time
Stereo Version
1 I'll Cry Instead 1:45
2 Things We Said Today 2:35
3 Any Time At All 2:10
4 When I Get Home 2:15
5 Slow Down 2:54
6 Matchbox 1:56
7 Tell Me Why 2:07
8 And I Love Her 2:29
9 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You   1:55
10 If I Fell 2:18
11 Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand 2:25
Mono Version
12 I'll Cry Instead 2:04
13 Things We Said Today 2:35
14 Any Time At All 2:10
15 When I Get Home 2:15
16 Slow Down 2:54
17 Matchbox 1:56
18 Tell Me Why 2:06
19 And I Love Her 2:28
20 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You   1:55
21 If I Fell 2:18
22 Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand 2:25


C.D. 4 - Beatles '65

The Capitol Albums - Beatles '65 Front The Capitol Albums - Beatles '65 Rear
The Capitol Albums - Beatles '65 - Front The Capitol Albums - Beatles '65 - Rear

Original catalugue number: ST 2228
Released: 15th December 1964
The Beatles sixth album of new songs in America and fourth on Capitol, was again the bastardisation of a UK original.
This time "Beatles For Sale" got the scissors and sticky tape job, with the inclusion of eight tracks from that album, plus one track left over from A Hard Day's Night and the A and B sides of their most recent single.
The album had advance orders of 750,000 and sold over a million in it's first week of release, just five weeks later it topped three million sales making it the new fastest selling album up to 1964.
Like all in this set, the album was available in UK record shops as an import sale.

"She Loves You" and "I'll Be Back" are reprocessed stereo
"She's A Woman" - On the stereo mix this track contains echo and reverb not found on any other pressing, plus no count-in.
"Mr Moonlight" - has a slightly longer fade on the stereo mix than the mono.
"I Feel Fine" - The stereo version is mock stereo made from U.S. mono mix, it contains echo and reverb not found on any other pressing.

No Tracklisting Time
Stereo Version
1 No Reply 2:15
2 I'm A Loser 2:29
3 Baby's In Black 2:04
4 Rock And Roll Music 2:31
5 I'll Follow The Sun 1:47
6 Mr. Moonlight 2:38
7 Honey Don't 2:57
8 I'll Be Back 2:21
9 She's A Woman 2:57
10 I Feel Fine 2:19
11 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby   2:24
Mono Version
12 No Reply 2:14
13 I'm A Loser 2:30
14 Baby's In Black 2:04
15 Rock And Roll Music 2:30
16 I'll Follow The Sun 1:47
17 Mr. Moonlight 2:35
18 Honey Don't 2:56
19 I'll Be Back 2:21
20 She's A Woman 2:57
21 I Feel Fine 2:20
22 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby   2:24


Special Edition Sampler

The Capitol Albums - Sampler Front The Capitol Albums - Sampler Rear
The Capitol Albums - Sampler - Front The Capitol Albums - Sampler - Rear

I also have a rare sampler C.D. that was issued in advance to promote the box set.
It contained two tracks from each of the four albums above ... but again had the stereo and mono versions, giving 16 tracks in all.

It's total running time is 39:23

No Tracklisting Time
Stereo Samples
1 All My Loving 2:05
2 I Wanna Be Your Man 1:58
3 I Call Your Name 2:07
4 Roll Over Beethoven 2:45
5 Things We Said Today   2:35
6 If I Fell 2:18
7 She's A Woman 2:57
8 I'm A Loser 2:29
Mono Samples
1 All My Loving 2:05
2 I Wanna Be Your Man 1:58
3 I Call Your Name 2:10
4 Roll Over Beethoven 2:44
5 Things We Said Today   2:35
6 If I Fell 2:18
7 She's A Woman 2:57
8 I'm A Loser 2:30



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