THE BEATLES: Red and Blue Albums – Remixed and Expanded

Originally released in 1973 these 2 Beatles ‘hits’ packages consisted of2-LP sets of the band’s best known songs, in gatefold covers, along with lyric sleeves. Sparked by a bootleg 4-LP collection of the band’s hits titled ‘Alpha Omega‘ (Using the Greek letters), which were released by a small New Jersey company, who even used TV adverts to sell them! The Beatles 1962-1966 came in the red framed sleeve, while The Beatles 1967-1970 came in blue. The ‘red’ and ‘blue’ Beatles albums would be huge sellers, and continued to sell well for years, as the 2 sets – which came 3 years after the band broke up, would make for great introduction albums for many new fans discovering the band. Anyway, the newly released versions of these classic compilations include more songs, including the new track “Now And Then”. Available in multiple formats. Check out the info below, and the links.

The Beatles 1962-1966 (Red) and The Beatles 1967-1970 (Blue) collections are out now, featuring an expanded tracklist that includes the last Beatles song ‘Now And Then’.Available in a number of collectable formats including 4CD, 3LP, digital formats, and as a 6LP vinyl collection pairing the albums in slip-cased sets.

These landmark compilations have introduced generations of fans to the incredible history of the most storied band in music. For its 50th anniversary, the collections have been expanded: ‘Red’ has 12 additional tracks, including for the first time some of George Harrison’s earliest songs and some classic Beatles versions of R&B and rock ‘n’ roll hits that were so influential on the band. ‘Blue’ has 9 additional tracks including “Blackbird” and “Glass Onion” including the last new Beatles song, “Now And Then” for a total of 21 new additions which are all compiled onto the 3rd disc, effectively creating a ‘new’ LP for each set.

Together the 6LP’s contain 75 tracks, 36 of which have new mixes for 2023. The inserts contains new sleeve notes by journalist and author John Harris. For current fans and future generations alike, the new 1962 – 1966 & 1967 – 1970 collections are a joyous celebration of The Beatles’ timeless musical legacy.

FROM THE PRESS (1973)

Beatles Era
On 2 Double Pack Albums
NEW YORK – “The History of the Beatles,” will be issued by Apple on two separate double disk LP sets in the near future. The first two-disker will feature the works of the Beatles covering 1962-1966 and the second
double pack will cover 1967-1972. The two sets will be issued simultaneously and will feature many of the group’s singles smashes that were never made available in LP form.
The cover art for the two packages will feature a photo of the Beatles
taken shortly after the boy; signed with EMI in the EMI offices in England. The photo has the four boys leaning over a banister, all sporting short hair cuts. This photo will be used on the 1962-1966 LP. For the later set, the photo to be used is one in the identical pose but featuring the boys in long hair. John Lennon brought the Beatles together to the
exact same banister in 1970 at the EMI building for a duplicate photo showing the change in the group’s look.
Each two disk set will have a suggested $9.98 retail p

Beatles Gold
NEW YORK -The two Apple retrospective Beatles albums. “The
Beatles, 1962-1966″ and `The Beatles, ‘1967 -1970″ have each been certified gold by the RIRA.