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The Beatles Were An English Rock Band Formed In Liverpool In 1960. With The Line-Up Comprising John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison And Ringo Starr They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Bands Of All Time. The Group Was Integral To The Development Of 1960s Counterculture And Popular Music's Recognition As An Art Form. Rooted In Skiffle Beat And 1950s Rock And Roll Their Sound Incorporated Elements Of Classical Music And Traditional Pop In Innovative Ways The Band Later Explored Music Styles Ranging From Ballads And Indian Music To Psychedelia And Hard Rock. As Pioneers In Recording Songwriting And Artistic Presentation The Group Revolutionized Many Aspects Of The Music Industry And Were Often Publicized As Leaders Of The Era's Youth And Socio-Cultural Movements. Led By Primary Songwriters Lennon And McCartney The Beatles Built Their Reputation Playing Clubs In Liverpool And Hamburg Over Three Years From 1960 Initially With Stuart Sutcliffe Playing Bass. The Core Trio Of Lennon McCartney And Harrison Together Since 1958 Went Through A Succession Of Drummers Eventually Settling With Pete Best In 1960 Who Played With Them For Two Years Before Being Replaced With Then Rory Storm & The Hurricanes Drummer Ringo Starr In 1962. Manager Brian Epstein Molded Them Into A Professional Act And Producer George Martin Guided And Developed Their Recordings Greatly Expanding Their Domestic Success After Their First Hit "Love Me Do" In Late 1962. As Their Popularity Grew Into The Intense Fan Frenzy Dubbed "Beatlemania" The Band Acquired The Nickname "the Fab Four" With Epstein Martin And Other Members Of The Band's Entourage Sometimes Given The Informal Title Of "fifth Beatle". By Early 1964 The Beatles Were International Stars Leading The "British Invasion" Of The United States Pop Market And Breaking Numerous Sales Records. They Soon Made Their Film Debut With A Hard Day's Night 1964 . From 1965 Onwards They Produced Increasingly Innovative Recordings Including The Albums Rubber Soul 1965 Revolver 1966 And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 And Enjoyed Further Commercial Success With The Beatles Also Known As "the White Album" 1968 And Abbey Road 1969 . In 1968 They Founded Apple Corps A Multi-Armed Multimedia Corporation That Continues To Oversee Projects Related To The Band's Legacy. After The Group's Break-Up In 1970 All Four Members Enjoyed Success As Solo Artists. Lennon Was Shot And Killed In December 1980 And Harrison Died Of Lung Cancer In November 2001. McCartney And Starr Remain Musically Active. The Beatles Are The Best-Selling Music Act Of All Time With Estimated Sales Of 600 Million Units Worldwide. They Hold The Record For Most Number-One Albums On The UK Albums Chart Most Number-One Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Most Singles Sold In The UK. The Group Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1988 And All Four Main Members Were Inducted Individually Between 1994 And 2015. In 2008 The Group Topped Billboard's List Of The All-Time Most Successful Artists On The Billboard Hot 100. The Band Received Seven Grammy Awards Four Brit Awards An Academy Award For Best Original Song Score For The 1970 Film Let It Be And Fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time Magazine Named Them Among The 20th Century's 100 Most Important People. Former Rolling Stone Associate Editor Robert Greenfield Compared The Beatles To Picasso As "artists Who Broke Through The Constraints Of Their Time Period To Come Up With Something That Was Unique And Original "... In The Form Of Popular Music No One Will Ever Be More Revolutionary More Creative And More Distinctive ..." The British Poet Philip Larkin Described Their Work As "an Enchanting And Intoxicating Hybrid Of African-American Rock-And-Roll With Their Own Adolescent Romanticism" And "the First Advance In Popular Music Since The War". They Not Only Sparked The British Invasion Of The US They Became A Globally Influential Phenomenon As Well. From The 1920s The US Had Dominated Popular Entertainment Culture Throughout Much Of The World Via Hollywood Films Jazz The Music Of Broadway And Tin Pan Alley And Later The Rock And Roll That First Emerged In Memphis Tennessee. The Beatles Are Regarded As British Cultural Icons With Young Adults From Abroad Naming The Band Among A Group Of People That They Most Associated With UK Culture. Their Musical Innovations And Commercial Success Inspired Musicians Worldwide. Many Artists Have Acknowledged The Beatles' Influence And Enjoyed Chart Success With Covers Of Their Songs. On Radio Their Arrival Marked The Beginning Of A New Era In 1968 The Programme Director Of New York's WABC Radio Station Forbade His DJs From Playing Any "pre-Beatles" Music Marking The Defining Line Of What Would Be Considered Oldies On American Radio. They Helped To Redefine The Album As Something More Than Just A Few Hits Padded Out With "filler" And They Were Primary Innovators Of The Modern Music Video. The Shea Stadium Show With Which They Opened Their 1965 North American Tour Attracted An Estimated 55 600 People Then The Largest Audience In Concert History Spitz Describes The Event As A "major Breakthrough ... A Giant Step Toward Reshaping The Concert Business". Emulation Of Their Clothing And Especially Their Hairstyles Which Became A Mark Of Rebellion Had A Global Impact On Fashion. According To Gould The Beatles Changed The Way People Listened To Popular Music And Experienced Its Role In Their Lives. From What Began As The Beatlemania Fad The Group's Popularity Grew Into What Was Seen As An Embodiment Of Socio-Cultural Movements Of The Decade. As Icons Of The 1960s Counterculture Gould Continues They Became A Catalyst For Bohemianism And Activism In Various Social And Political Arenas Fuelling Movements Such As Women's Liberation Gay Liberation And Environmentalism. According To Peter Lavezzoli After The "more Popular Than Jesus" Controversy In 1966 The Beatles Felt Considerable Pressure To Say The Right Things And "began A Concerted Effort To Spread A Message Of Wisdom And Higher Consciousness". Other Commentators Such As Mikal Gilmore And Todd Leopold Have Traced The Inception Of Their Socio-Cultural Impact Earlier Interpreting Even The Beatlemania Period Particularly On Their First Visit To The US As A Key Moment In The Development Of Generational Awareness. Referring To Their Appearance On The Ed Sullivan Show Leopold States "In Many Ways The Sullivan Appearance Marked The Beginning Of A Cultural Revolution ... The Beatles Were Like Aliens Dropped Into The United States Of 1964. In 1965 Queen Elizabeth II Appointed Lennon McCartney Harrison And Starr Members Of The Order Of The British Empire MBE . The Beatles Won The 1971 Academy Award For Best Original Song Score For The Film Let It Be 1970 . The Recipients Of Seven Grammy Awards And Fifteen Ivor Novello Awards The Beatles Have Six Diamond Albums As Well As 20 Multi-Platinum Albums 16 Platinum Albums And Six Gold Albums In The US. In The UK The Beatles Have Four Multi-Platinum Albums Four Platinum Albums Eight Gold Albums And One Silver Album. They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1988. The Best-Selling Band In History The Beatles Have Sold More Than 800 Million Physical And Digital Albums As Of 2013. They Have Had More Number-One Albums On The UK Charts Fifteen And Sold More Singles In The UK 21.9 Million Than Any Other Act. In 2004 Rolling Stone Ranked The Beatles As The Most Significant And Influential Rock Music Artists Of The Last 50 Years. They Ranked Number One On Billboard Magazine's List Of The All-Time Most Successful Hot 100 Artists Released In 2008 To Celebrate The US Singles Chart's 50th Anniversary. As Of 2017 They Hold The Record For Most Number-One Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 With Twenty. The Recording Industry Association Of America Certifies That The Beatles Have Sold 178 Million Units In The US More Than Any Other Artist. They Were Collectively Included In Time Magazine's Compilation Of The 20th Century's 100 Most Influential People. In 2014 They Received The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. There Are Two Holidays Celebrated For The Beatles Global Beatles Day On 25 June Each Year. On That Date In 1967 The Band Performed "All You Need Is Love" On Television. In 2001 UNESCO Created World Beatles Day On 16 January Each Year. This Date Has Direct Relation To The Opening Of The Cavern Club In 1957. Five Asteroids 4147 Lennon 4148 McCartney 4149 Harrison 4150 Starr And 8749 Beatles Are Named After The Beatles.

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1 Is A Compilation Album By The English Rock Band The Beatles Originally Released On 13 November 2000. The Album Features Virtually Every Number-One Single The Band Achieved In The United Kingdom And The United States From 1962 To 1970. Issued On The 30th Anniversary Of The Band's Break-Up It Was Their First Compilation Available On Only One CD. 1 Was A Commercial Success And Topped The Charts Worldwide. It Has Sold Over 31 Million Copies. In Addition 1 Is The Fourth Best-Selling Album In The US Since Nielsen Sound Scan Began Tracking US Album Sales In January 1991 And The Best-Selling Album Of The Decade 2000 To 2009 In The US As Well As The Best-Selling Album Of The Decade Worldwide. 1 Was Remastered And Reissued In September 2011 And Was Remixed And Reissued Again In Several Different Deluxe Editions In November 2015 The Most Comprehensive Of Which Is A Three-Disc Set Entitled 1 Which Includes Video Discs Of The Band's Music Videos. As Of June 2015 1 Is The Sixth Best-Selling Album Of The 21st Century In The UK Having Sold Over 3.1 Million Copies. Background Compiled By Producer George Martin And The Then Three Surviving Members Of The Band 1 Includes The 27 Beatles Songs That Went To Number One In The United Kingdom On The Record Retailer Top 50 Chart Or In The United States On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It Is Worth Noting However That The Song "For You Blue" Was Listed On Billboard Chart At Number 1 Along With The A-Side "The Long And Winding Road" But Capitol Records Treated "For You Blue" As Strictly A B-Side And Did Not Promote It As An A-Side. Meanwhile "Day Tripper" Was Included On 1 Since It Charted At Number 1 In The UK As A Double A-Side With "We Can Work It Out " While In The US Only "We Can Work It Out" Was Number 1. Two Notable Singles Released In Both The UK And The US That Did Not Reach Number 1 In Either Country And Were Therefore Ineligible For Inclusion On The Album Were "Please Please Me" And "Strawberry Fields Forever" Both Reached Number 2 In The UK Charts While In The US The Former Peaked At Number 3 And The Latter At Number 8 . The Former Was Largely Known As "The Beatles' First UK Number One Single" However It Reached The Top Spot In The Musical Magazines New Musical Express And Melody Maker But Not On The Chart Published By Record Retailer Now Music Week . On The Other Hand "Strawberry Fields Forever" Was Part Of A Double A-Side Single Along With "Penny Lane." This Single Had Peaked At Number 2 In The Charts Behind Engelbert Humperdinck's Single "Release Me." This Album Is Essentially A Combination Of Both The US And UK Versions Of The Earlier Album 20 Greatest Hits With The Addition Of "Something" Which Was Left Off 20 Greatest Hits Because Of Time Constraints . On 1 "Hey Jude" Was Released In Its Original Full-Length Version Slightly Over Seven Minutes On The American Version Of 20 Greatest Hits It Had Been Released As A Shortened Version. Remastering Before 1 All 27 Songs Were Available Mainly In Two Remastered CD Versions. First On The Respective Beatles Albums Released In 1987 As Well As Past Masters Volume One And Past Masters Volume Two Released In 1988 . The Second Remastering Was Made Available On The CD Versions For 1962–1966 And 1967–1970 Released In 1993 . The Songs On 1 Were Remastered Specifically For The Release In 2000. According To The Liner Notes Of The Album The Original Analog Masters Were "digitally Remastered At 24 Bits Resolution Processed Using Sonic Solutions NoNoise Technology And Mastered To 16 Bit Using Prism SNS Noise Shaping." The Remastering Was Overseen By Peter Mew Of Abbey Road Studios And Took Place There. In 2011 1 Was Remastered And Reissued On CD. In 2015 It Was Remastered Again And Remixed By Giles Martin When Martin Began To Assist With Fixing Up The Audio Tracks For The 1 Video Clips He Realized That His Goal Of Making Them “more Immersive” Should Also Apply To 1. For The Remixing Project The Remasters Went Back To The Final Mix Tapes Remastered Them Cleaned Them Up And Then EQ-Ed Them And Released Them. About The Remastering Martin Commented "My Approach Was To Be Respectful Of Everything I Had Sessions And Sessions Where I Flipped Between Previously Remastered Stereos The Mono Remasters And The Remixes We’ve Done. I Flip Between Everything And Make Sure I Prefer What We’ve Done." Package The Package Of 1 Was Intended To Be Simplistic And Ambitious At The Same Time. Its Cover Was Designed By Rick Ward And Consists Of A Pop-Art Yellow Number One On A Red Background. The Emphasis On The 1 Digit Was Used On Many Of The Compilations Of Number-One Hits By Different Artists That Followed This Album For Example ELV1S By Elvis Presley Or Number Ones By The Bee Gees. The Album's Back Cover Features The Famous Photos Of The Beatles Taken By Richard Avedon And Copyrighted On 17 August 1967. The Design Exclusively Uses Variations Of The Helvetica Typeface. 1 Was Released Worldwide In CD And Cassette. The Vinyl Format Was Released In Only The United Kingdom. The CD Includes A 32-Page Booklet With A Colored Page With International Picture Covers A Total Of 163 Covers Are Displayed On The Whole Booklet And Details Recording Date Location Release Date Chart Stats For Each Of The Singles. It Also Includes On Its First Two Pages A Collage With 27 1s In Different Colours All Of Them Following The Same Art As The Cover With The Sentence "27 No. 1 Singles 1" Which Was Used As A Catch Phrase For The Promo Ads For The Album And A Foreword By George Martin. The LP And Cassette Keep The Main Part Of The CD Version But In A Different Form. The Double Vinyl Record Version Was Not Released In The US But The Imported British Edition Was Available. The Vinyl Version Features A Large Full-Color Fold-Out Poster Showing 126 Picture Sleeves 37 Fewer Than On The CD And Reproductions Of The Four Richard Avedon Photos. The Avedon Portraits Also Appear On The Inside Of The Gatefold Cover. The Records Have Custom Labels Featuring The Same Graphics As The Front Cover And Are Packaged In Custom Inner Sleeves. The Deluxe Packaging Of The Vinyl Album With Its Four Portraits And Poster Is Reminiscent To That Of Their Titular 1968 Album. The Cassette Included A 20-Page Insert Including The College The George Martin Commentary And Paged Avedon's Portraits On Its Inlay And The Whole Description For The Tracks As A Total Of 36 Covers On Its Inlay Reverse. Release Variations
2000 CD. Apple 7243 5 29970 2 2 Released In The UK Only 2000 CD. Apple 7243 5 29325 2 8 Worldwide Release 2011 CD. Remastered . Apple 50999 083070 2 6
2015 CD. Remixed . Apple 06025 475678 1 9 As 1 With Two DVD Or Blu-Ray Discs On 6 November 2015 Apple Records Released A Deluxe Version Of The Original Album Titled 1 . Most Of The Tracks On 1 Have Been Remixed From The Original Multi-Track Masters By Giles Martin Except The First Three Tracks Which Are The Original Mono Mixes. In Addition To The New Mixes There Are Surround Sound 5.1 Mixes Presented As Dolby TrueHD And DTS-HD Master Audio In The Blu-Ray Version And Dolby Digital And DTS In The DVD Version. 1 Also Includes 50 Promotional Films/performances Plus Commentary And Introductions From Paul McCartney And Ringo Starr. All The Videos Have Been Digitally Restored And Enhanced. They Are Available On DVD And Blu-Ray. Variations Of 1/1 Include Standard CD CD/DVD CD/Blu-Ray CD/2DVD CD/2Blu-Ray. The Double-Disc Video Editions Also Feature A 124-Page Hard-Bound Book With Illustrations. The DVD/Blu-Ray Video Editions Are Also Available As A Stand-Alone Package. Reception
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AllMusic 5/5 Stars
NME 9/10
Q 4/5 Stars
Melody Maker 5/5 Stars
1 Received Universal Acclaim. Stephen Thomas Erlewine Of AllMusic Gave The Album Five Stars Out Of Five. He Stated That There Is "no Question That This Is All Great Music " Although To Him "there's Really No Reason For Anyone Who Owns All The Records To Get This Too." Legacy 1 Would Go On To Inspire The Release Of A Wave Of Compilation Albums In Particular Three Other "number Ones" Albums – Elvis Presley's ELV1S 2002 Michael Jackson's Number Ones 2003 And The Bee Gees' ELV1SNumber Ones 2004 . Other Compilations Issued In Its Wake Included Pink Floyd's 2-CD Retrospective Echoes The Best Of Pink Floyd Nirvana's Nirvana 2002 The Rolling Stones' Forty Licks 2002 The Who's The Ultimate Collection 2002 And Dean Martin's Dino The Essential Dean Martin 2004 . Sales And Chart Performance The Reception Of 1 Surpassed All Critical And Commercial Expectations. It Reached Number 1 In Over 35 Countries Achieving The Record For The Album Debuting At The Top Of The National Charts Ever. It Became The Highest-Selling Of 2000 And Sometime Later Of The Entire Decade. This Achievement Made The Beatles The First And Only Artist To Have The Best-Selling Albums Of Two Different Decades. They Also Had The Best-Selling Album Of The 1960s Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. No Tracks From Sgt. Pepper Appear On This Album. With This Album The Beatles Also Achieved Having An Album Hit The Number 1 Position In The US In Four Non-Consecutive Decades The 1960s 1970s 1990s And 2000s . In The United Kingdom 1 Became The Beatles' 15th Number 1 Album With Sales Of 319 126 Copies Achieving Record Sales For Only One Week In 2000 . On 18 December 2000 Ananova.Com Reported That The Album Has "become 2000's Biggest-Selling Album—in Only Five Weeks." 1 Was The First Album To Stay At The Top Spot For Nine Weeks In Almost Ten Years The Last Being The Eurythmics's Greatest Hits The Best-Selling Album Of 2000 And The Fourth Best-Selling Album Of The 2000s So Far In The UK. In Its Eleventh Week 1 Sold A Total Of Two Million Copies In The UK. It Spent A Total Of 46 Weeks Inside The Top 75. In July 2013 It Was Certified 10× Platinum By The BPI For Over 3 Million Copies Sold In The UK. It Is The 21st Best-Selling Album In The UK—according To An Assessment By The Official Charts Company And The British Phonographic Industry That Counted Album Sales In The UK From 28 July 1956 To The Present Day— And The Second Best-Selling Beatles Album In That Country Only Beaten By Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Which Is The UK's Third Best-Selling Album . As Of July 2016 The Album Has Sold Over 3 230 000 Copies In The UK. In The United States The Response Was Similar. 1 Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 During The Week Of December 2 2000 With Sales Totaling Over 595 500 Copies. In Its Second Week Sales Increased To 662 000 But Backstreet Boys' Black & Blue Which Sold 1.59 Million Units Knocked It Off The Top Spot Therefore 1 Fell Off To Number Two On Its Week On The Chart. The Following Week It Stayed At Number Two Selling 607 000 Units By Doing So The Album Became The Sixth To Debut At The Top Of The Billboard 200 And Post A SoundScan Increase In Its Second Week And The First To Do So After Opening With A Sum Of More Than Half A Million Copies. During The Week Of December 23 2000 Its Fourth Week On The Chart 1 Moved 671 000 Copies And Returned To The Top Of The Billboard 200. The Next Week On December 30 2000 It Stayed At The Top Of The Chart Selling 823 500 Copies. On February 10 2001 After Being The Number One Album For Eight Nonconsecutive Weeks 1 Fell Off To Number Four On The Billboard 200 With 173 500 Units Sold A 19.5% Dip In Sales By The Time This Happened The Album Had Sold Almost Six Million Units. The Album Spent A Total Of Eight Weeks At Number 1 And Sold 1 258 667 Copies During The Week Before Christmas Of 2000. With This Number The Beatles Achieved A New Record It Was The Seventh Highest One-Week Sales In Soundscan History The Highest For An Album Not In Its First Week Of Sales And The Highest For An Album Comprising Previously Released Music. The Album Spent 309 Weeks Inside The Billboard 200 And Was The Sixth Best-Selling Album In The United States In 2000 With 5 100 000 Copies Sold According To Nielsen SoundScan. On August 30 2011 The Band Announced Through Their Facebook Account That The Album Was Available To Pre-Order From ITunes And That It Was Digitally Remastered. On September 24 2011 After The Album Made Its Digital Debut In The ITunes Store It Re-Entered On The Billboard 200 At Number Four Selling 60 000 Units It Also Topped The ITunes Album Charts In The US Canada Japan The Netherlands Mexico Switzerland Spain New Zealand And Greece According To A Capitol/EMI Press Release. Its Digital Launch On The ITunes Store Was Accompanied By A Price Of $9.99 And A Twitter Camping With The Hashtag #MyBeatles1 Asking Their Fans What Is Your Favorite "1" Track? Resulting In Many Celebrities And Stars Posting Their Favorites Too. In 2015 After It Was Remastered Again And Remixed By Giles Martin 1 Re-Entered On The Billboard 200 At Number Six Selling 40 000 Units. It Was Certified Eleven Times Platinum By The RIAA On March 8 2010 Denoting Shipments Of Eleven Million Units And 1 Is Included On The List Of The Top 100 Albums By The Recording Industry Association Of America. The Album Is The Best-Selling Album Of The 21st Century In The US And The Fourth Best-Selling Album In The Soundscan Era 1991–present . As Of February 2014 The Album Has Had Sold 12 410 000 Copies In The US. In The US The Album Secured The Beatles A Fourth Decade In Which They Placed An Album At Number 1 On The Billboard Chart. In Canada 1 Debuted At Number 1 On The Canadian Albums Chart Selling 54 668 Copies In Its First Week. The Album Was Certified Diamond 1 000 000 Units By The CRIA In February 2001 Just Four Months After Its Release. As Of 2009 1 Has Sold 1 103 000 Units In Canada Making It The Fifth Best-Selling Album Ever In Canada Of The Nielsen SoundScan Era. In Germany 1 Debuted At Number 1 And Managed To Stay There Nine Non-Consecutive Weeks. Though This It Stayed Only Seventeen Weeks In The Top Ten Of The German Albums Chart Fifty Weeks In The Total Chart. By Selling 1 650 000 Copies And Reaching 11× Gold It's The Third Best-Selling Album Of The Decade 2000–2009 And The Best-Selling Non-German Language Album. In 2009 Apple Corps The Beatles' Company Stated That Worldwide Sales Of 1 Had Exceeded 31 Million Copies. Worldwide In 2000 The Album Sold 13.8 Million Copies With 2 Million Or More Copies Sold During 2 Consecutive Weeks And Was The Fourth Best-Selling Album Behind Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again And Santana's Supernatural. Tracklisting Lennon–McCartney Wrote All Songs Except "Something" By George Harrison And Those Others As Noted On The Second DVD. All Tracks Produced By George Martin Except "The Long And Winding Road" Re-Produced For Disc By Phil Spector. CD Tracks 1–3 Are In Mono All Others On CD Are In Stereo. CD/First DVD/Blu-Ray
"Love Me Do" – 2 21 Lennon-McCartney Released In The UK On 5 October 1962 And In The U.S. On 27 April 1964. Reached No. 1 In The U.S. For One Week On 30 May 1964. This Is The Version Released In The U.S. With Ringo Starr On Tambourine And Session Musician Andy White On Drums. First Included On Introducing... The Beatles 1964 And Please Please Me 1963 Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is From The Little Theatre Southport Merseyside England 27 August 1963 Recorded For The BBC Documentary The Mersey Sound It Aired On 9 October. "From Me To You" – 1 55 Lennon-McCartney Released In The UK On 11 April 1963 And In The U.S. On 27 May. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Seven Weeks On 2 May 1963. First Included On The Beatles/1962-1966 1973 And A Collection Of Beatles Oldies 1966 Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is From The Royal Variety Performance Prince Of Wales Theatre London England 4 November 1963 Aired On 10 November. "She Loves You" – 2 21 Lennon-McCartney Released In The UK On 23 August 1963 And In The U.S. On 16 September. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Four Weeks On 14 September 1963 Then Again For Two Weeks On 28 November. Reached No. 1 In The U.S. For Two Weeks On 21 March 1964. First Included On The Beatles' Second Album 1964 And A Collection Of Beatles Oldies Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is From The Swedish Television Pop Music Show Drop-In Recorded 30 October 1963 Aired 3 November. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" – 2 24 Lennon-McCartney Released In The UK On 29 November 1963 And In The U.S. On 26 December. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Five Weeks On 21 December And For Another Week On 16 May 1964. Reached No. 1 In The U.S. For Seven Weeks On 1 February 1964. First Included On Meet The Beatles! 1964 And A Collection Of Beatles Oldies 1966 Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is From Studio Four Granada TV Centre Manchester England 25 November 1963 Filmed For Late Scene Extra Aired Two Days Later. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2 11 Lennon-McCartney Released In The U.S. On 16 March 1964 And In The UK On 20 March. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Three Weeks On 2 April 1964 And In The U.S. For Five Weeks On 4 April. First Included On Respective Territorial Versions Of A Hard Day's Night 1964 .
The DVD/BD Track Is From The Beatles' Television Special Around The Beatles Music Recorded On 19 April 1964 Performed Lip-Synched On 28 April At Studio 5 A/B Wembley Studios London England And Aired On Rediffusion 6 May. "A Hard Day's Night" – 2 33 Lennon-McCartney Released In The UK On 10 July 1964 And In The U.S. On 13 July. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Three Weeks On 23 July 1964 And In The U.S. For Two Weeks On 1 August. First Included On Respective Territorial Versions Of A Hard Day's Night 1964 .
The DVD/BD Track Is From The Palais Des Sports Paris France 20 June 1965 Recorded/filmed For A 31 October Broadcast Of Les Beatles. "I Feel Fine" – 2 18 Lennon-McCartney Released In The U.S. On 23 November 1964 And In The UK On 27 November. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Five Weeks On 10 December 1964 And In The U.S. For Three Weeks On 26 December. First Included On Beatles '65 1964 And A Collection Of Beatles Oldies Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed At The Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965. "Eight Days A Week" – 2 43 Lennon-McCartney Released In The U.S. On 15 February 1965 Where It Reached No. 1 For Two Weeks On 13 March. First Included On Beatles VI 1965 And Beatles For Sale 1964 Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Montage Of Footage Of Their Famous Concert At Shea Stadium New York City New York And 15 August 1965. "Ticket To Ride" – 3 08
Released In The UK On 9 April 1965 And In The U.S. On 19 April. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Three Weeks On 22 April 1965 And In The U.S. For One Week On 22 May. First Included On Respective Territorial Versions Of Help! 1965 .
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965. "Help!" – 2 18
Released In The U.S. On 19 July 1965 And In The UK On 23 July. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Three Weeks On 5 August 1965 And In The U.S. For Three Weeks On 4 September. First Included On Respective Territorial Versions Of Help!.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965. "Yesterday" – 2 05
Released In The U.S. On 13 September 1965 Where It Reached No. 1 For Four Weeks On 9 October. First Included On Help! And Yesterday And Today 1966 Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is From The Ed Sullivan Show Recorded 14 August 1965 Aired 12 September. "Day Tripper" – 2 48
Released In The UK On 3 December 1965 And In The U.S. On 6 December. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Five Weeks On 16 December 1965. A Tape Drop-Out That Appears In Previous Stereo Releases Of This Song Has Been Corrected Here. First Included On The Albums Yesterday And Today And A Collection Of Beatles Oldies Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965. "We Can Work It Out" – 2 15
Released In The UK On 3 December 1965 And In The U.S. On 6 December. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Five Weeks On 16 December 1965 And In The U.S. For Two Weeks On 8 January 1966 And For Another Week On 29 January. First Included On The 1966 Albums Yesterday And Today And A Collection Of Beatles Oldies Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965. "Paperback Writer" – 2 16
Released In The U.S. On 30 May 1966 And In The UK On 10 June. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Two Weeks On 23 June 1966 And In The U.S. For One Week On 25 June And For Another Week On 9 July. First Included On A Collection Of Beatles Oldies And Hey Jude 1970 Depending On The Territory.
The DVD/BD Is A Promo Video Filmed In Color At Chiswick House Chiswick London England 20 May 1966 Later Aired In Black And White On Top Of The Pops. "Yellow Submarine" – 2 37
Released In The UK On 5 August 1966 And In The U.S. On 8 August. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Four Weeks On 18 August 1966. First Included On Respective Territorial Versions Of Revolver 1966 .
The DVD/BD Track Is A Montage Of Footage From The Animated Film Yellow Submarine 1968 . "Eleanor Rigby" – 2 06
Released In The UK On 5 August 1966 And In The U.S. On 8 August. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Four Weeks On 18 August 1966 As Part Of A Double-A-Sided Single With "Yellow Submarine". First Included On Respective Territorial Versions Of Revolver.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Sequence Originally Found As A Part Of Yellow Submarine. "Penny Lane" – 3 00
Released In The U.S. On 13 February 1967 And In The UK On 17 February. Reached No. 1 In The U.S. For One Week On 18 March 1967. First Included On The U.S. Release Of Magical Mystery Tour 1967 .
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed On 5 & 7 February 1967 In England Stratford London Knole Park Sevenoaks Kent Liverpool Non-Beatles Footage Later Aired On Juke Box Jury Top Of The Pops Both From The BBC And The Hollywood Palace In The U.S. . "All You Need Is Love" – 3 46
Released In The UK On 7 July 1967 And In The U.S. On 17 July. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Three Weeks On 19 July 1967 And In The U.S. For One Week On 19 August. First Included On The U.S. Release Of Magical Mystery Tour.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Live Broadcast From Studio One Abbey Road Studios London England 25 June 1967 For The Our World Special. The Pre-Recorded Backing Track Was Done On 14 June As The Orchestra Vocals Drums Bass And Guitar Solo Were Recorded And Filmed Live In The Studio. Famous Guests Who Appeared Included Mick Jagger And Keith Richards Of The Rolling Stones Eric Clapton Keith Moon Of The Who Graham Nash Of The Hollies Mike McGear McCartney's Brother And Gary Walker Of The Walker Brothers. The Orchestra Can Be Heard Playing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto And The Traditional Song "Greensleeves" Which Martin Was Paid £15 For During The Extended Fade-Out In The 6-Minute Broadcast. "Hello Goodbye" – 3 26
Released In The UK On 24 November 1967 And In The U.S. On 27 November. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Seven Weeks On 6 December 1967 And In The U.S. For Three Weeks On 30 December. First Included On Magical Mystery Tour.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed At The Saville Theatre London England 10 November 1967 Featuring The Beatles In Their Sgt. Pepper Outfits Unlike The Other Two Videos Found On The Disc . It Later Aired On The Sunday 26 November Episode Of The Ed Sullivan Show And The Hollywood Palace Two Days Later. Due To The Musicians' Union's Ban On Miming During Performances In The UK The Video Was Replaced By A Montage Of Shots From The Film A Hard Day's Night 1964 For The 23 November Broadcast Of Top Of The Pops And The Film Magical Mystery Tour 1967 Two Weeks Later. "Lady Madonna" – 2 15
Released In The UK On 15 March 1968 And In The U.S. On 18 March. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Two Weeks On 27 March 1968. First Included On Hey Jude.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Filmed In Studio Three Abbey Road Studios London England 11 February 1968 And At Chappell Studios London England Three Days Later. It Included Shots Of The Band Recording "Hey Bulldog" With Its Accompanying Video Found On The Second Disc . "Hey Jude" – 7 03
Released In The U.S. On 26 August 1968 And In The UK On 30 August. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Two Weeks On 11 September 1968 And In The U.S. For A Record Nine Weeks On 28 September. First Included On Hey Jude.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promotional Recording Made On 4 September 1968 At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England With A Live Vocal From McCartney. It Later Aired On Frost On Sunday By David Frost On 6 October 1968 And A Month Later On The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. "Get Back" – 3 12
Released In The UK On 11 April 1969 And In The U.S. On 5 May. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Six Weeks On 23 April 1969 And In The U.S. For Five Weeks On 24 May. While A Different Version Was Included On Let It Be 1970 This Version Was First Included On The Beatles/1967-1970 1973 .
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Featuring Filmed Footage At The Famous Apple Rooftop Concert In Saville Row Mayfair London England 30 January 1969. Apple Films Did Edits And Mash-Ups Of The Three Times They Played The Song For Later Broadcasts Such As Top Of The Pops. "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" – 2 57
Released In The UK On 30 May 1969 And In The U.S. On 4 June. Reached No. 1 In The UK For Three Weeks On 11 June 1969. First Included On Hey Jude.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Promo Video Created By Apple Films With Outtakes From The Film Let It Be 1970 And Footage Shot At Places Like London Paris Amsterdam And Vienna. "Something" – 3 01
Released In The U.S. On 6 October 1969 And In The UK On 31 October. Reached No. 1 In The U.S. For One Week On 29 November 1969. First Included On Abbey Road 1969 .
The DVD/BD Track Is An Apple-Produced Promo Video Filmed In October 1969 Featuring The Four Beatles And Their Wives At Tittenhurst Park Ascot Berkshire England The Lennon "Kinfauns" Esher Surrey England The Harrisons "Brookfield" Elstead Surrey The Starkeys And Mull Of Kintyre Scotland The McCartneys . "Come Together" – 4 16
Released In The U.S. On 6 October 1969 And In The UK On 31 October. As The B-Side Of A Double-A-Sided Single With "Something" It Reached No. 1 In The U.S. For One Week On 29 November 1969. First Included On Abbey Road.
The DVD/BD Track Is A Multimedia Clip Created By Melon Dezign For The Launch Of The Beatles' Official Website Which Was Done To Celebrate The Original Release Of 1. "Let It Be" – 3 48
Released In The UK On 6 March 1970 And In The U.S. On 11 March. Reached No. 1 In The U.S. For Two Weeks On 11 April 1970. While A Different Version Was Included On Let It Be 1970 This Version Was First Included On The Beatles/1967-1970.
The DVD/BD Track Is From The Film Let It Be Being Synced With The Single Version For Promotional Release. It Was Of The Recording Sessions For A Sad Song At Apple Studio Saville Row London England 31 January 1969 A Day After The Apple Rooftop Concert. "The Long And Winding Road" – 3 36
Released In The U.S. On 11 May 1970 Where It Reached No. 1 For Two Weeks On 13 June. First Included On Let It Be.
The DVD Track Is From The Film Let It Be With Footage Being Used From The Same Recording Sessions As "Let It Be." The Only Exception With Both Videos Is That The Audio From The Sessions Was Used In This Video Instead Of The One For "Let It Be."
Second DVD/Blu-Ray In 1 "Twist And Shout" Bert Berns/Phil Medley Recorded At Studio Four Granada TV Centre Manchester England 14 August 1963 As A Part Of Scene At 6.30. "Baby It's You" Burt Bacharach/Mack David/Barney Williams From Episode 2 Of The BBC Radio Series Pop Go The Beatles Recorded 1 June 1963 Aired 11 June Combined With Black And White Footage Of The Beatles' Dancing And Released To Promote Live At The BBC. 1995 "Words Of Love" Buddy Holly From Episode 10 Of Pop Go The Beatles Recorded 16 July 1963 Aired 20 August With Sound Effects Added In Video Production Released To Promote On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2. 2013 "Please Please Me"
From The Ed Sullivan Show Recorded 9 February 1964 At Studio 50 New York City New York Aired 23 February. "I Feel Fine"
Alternate Promotional Film. Filmed At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965. "Day Tripper"
Lip-Synching Filmed For The Television Special The Music Of Lennon And McCartney Done At Granada TV Centre Manchester England 1–2 November 1965 Aired 16 December 1965 In London 17 December In The Rest Of Britain.
"Day Tripper" Alternate Promotional Film. Filmed At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965.
"We Can Work It Out" Alternate Promotional Film. Filmed At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England 23 November 1965. "Paperback Writer"
Alternate Promotional Film. Filmed At Studio One Abbey Road Studios London England 19 May 1966. "Rain"
Promo Video Filmed In Color At Chiswick House Chiswick London England 20 May 1966 Later Aired In Black And White On Top Of The Pops.
"Rain"
Alternate Promotional Film. Filmed At Studio One Abbey Road Studios London England 19 May 1966 Later Aired In Black And White On Ready Steady Go! On 3 June. "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Promo Video Filmed At Knole Park Sevenoaks Kent 30–31 January 1967 Later Aired As An Audio-Only Clip On Juke Box Jury And In Its Entirety On Top Of The Pops. "Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows"
Mash-Up From The Album Love 2006 "A Day In The Life"
Promo Video Filmed At Studio One Abbey Road Studios London England 10 February 1967 During The Recording Sessions Of Said Song Who Included The Orchestra With Their Wacky Costumes Mick Jagger And Keith Richards Of The Rolling Stones Which Provided The Inspiration For The Live Broadcast For "All You Need Is Love." "Hello Goodbye"
Alternate Promotional Film. Promo Video Filmed At Saville Theatre London England 10 November 1967 Featured The Beatles In "street Clothes." "Hello Goodbye"
Third Version Promotional Film. Promo Video Filmed At Saville Theatre London England 10 November 1967 A Combination Of The Previous Two Videos Along With Additional Footage. "Hey Bulldog"
Promo Video Filmed At Studio Three Abbey Road Studios London England 11 February 1968 During The Recording Sessions Of Said Song And Re-Edited In 1999 Footage Used In The "Lady Madonna" Promo Video. "Hey Jude"
Alternate Promotional Recording Made On 4 September 1968 With The Live Vocal From McCartney The Audio Differences From The Version On The First Disc Are The Introduction Of The Song And McCartney's Live Vocal. "Revolution"
Promotional Recording Made On 4 September 1968 At Twickenham Film Studios Middlesex England With Live Vocals And The Backing Track In Mono Later Aired On Top Of The Pops On 19 September And The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour On 13 October Both In Black And White. "Get Back"
Filmed At Twickenham Studios And Apple Studio Saville Row London England 28 January 1969 And Edited Together To Promote Let It Be... Naked. 2003 "Don't Let Me Down"
The Audio Track From The Album Lets It Be... Naked An Edit Of Two Of The Apple Headquarters Rooftop Performances On 30 January 1969 At Saville Row London England. "Free As A Bird" Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Richard Starkey Filmed For The Premiere And Aired As A Part Of The Documentary The Beatles Anthology On 19 November 1995.\ "Real Love" Lennon Filmed Originally For The Beatles Anthology But Later Used As A Part Of The 2003 DVD Reissue Of The Documentary A Different Video Was Used For The Second Installment Of The Documentary On 22 November 1995. Vinyl Each Of The Four Sides Of The Vinyl Represented Appropriately Different Styles And Phases Of The Beatles' Career In Order Beatlemania's Mersey Beat Folk-Rock/pre-Psychedelic Style Purely Experimental/psychedelic Style Back-To-Basics/rock Style. This Was Apparently A Coincidence Considering That The Songs Are Distributed On The Sides Following A Balance-Time Rule. The Cassette Edition Comprises The First Two Vinyl Sides On Its Side A And The Last Two Vinyl Sides On Its Side B With A Length Of 38 32 And 40 35 Respectively . Side One 1962–64 "Love Me Do"
"From Me To You"
"She Loves You"
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"
"A Hard Day's Night"
"I Feel Fine"
"Eight Days A Week"
Side Two 1965–66 "Ticket To Ride"
"Help!"
"Yesterday"
"Day Tripper"
"We Can Work It Out"
"Paperback Writer"
"Yellow Submarine"
"Eleanor Rigby"
Side Three 1967–68 "Penny Lane"
"All You Need Is Love"
"Hello Goodbye"
"Lady Madonna"
"Hey Jude"
Side Four 1969–70 "Get Back"
"The Ballad Of John And Yoko"
"Something"
"Come Together"
"Let It Be"
"The Long And Winding Road"