1962–1966

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1962–1966 (widely known as The Red Album) is a compilation of The Beatles' greatest hits from 1962 to 1966. It was released with 1967–1970 (The Blue Album), a compilation of their greatest hits from 1967 to 1970.

The Beatles themselves participated in selecting the songs for inclusion, as well as the colours and pictures.. Even though the group had had success with cover versions of songs, most notably with "Twist and Shout", which made #2 on the Billboard charts, only songs composed by the Beatles themselves were included. Songs performed by the Beatles as solo artists were also considered for inclusion, but like the cover songs, limited space resulted in this idea having to be abandoned. Popular songs such as "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" and "I Saw Her Standing There" were omitted because they were only released as singles in the U.S., and not in the UK.

Release variations

• Original 1973 release: Apple SKBO-3403 (Whole and sliced apples in red background)
• Second 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 erronesously pressed with the BLUE labels for the 1967-1970 pressings)
• First red vinyl issue: Capitol SEBX-11842 (Capitol dome logo on back of album cover, large dome logo at top of labels)

Track listing

• The CD version 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 and the following tracks made their CD stereo debut with this release: "All My Loving", "Can't Buy Me Love", "A Hard Day's Night", "And I Love Her" and "Eight Days a Week". See Mix Variations below.
• A notable difference between the UK and U.S. version was eliminated in the CD release as the song "Help!" does not have the "James Bond" style intro as on the American "Help!" soundtrack album.
• This is the first appearance of "From Me to You" and "A Hard Day's Night" on a U.S. Capitol/Apple album
• All tracks written by Lennon-McCartney.

Side one (October 1962 – May 1964)

1. "Love Me Do" – 2:23
2. "Please Please Me" – 2:03
3. "From Me to You" – 1:57
4. "She Loves You" – 2:22
5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:26
6. "All My Loving" – 2:08
7. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:13

Side two (June 1964 – August 1965)

1. "A Hard Day's Night" – 2:34
2. "And I Love Her" – 2:31
3. "Eight Days a Week" – 2:45
4. "I Feel Fine" – 2:19
5. "Ticket to Ride" – 3:10
6. "Yesterday" – 2:05

Side three (August 1965 – December 1965)

1. "Help!" – 2:48 (US), – 2:19 (American LP release has James Bond Theme intro)
2. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" – 2:11
3. "We Can Work It Out" – 2:16
4. "Day Tripper" – 2:49
5. "Drive My Car" – 2:27
6. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:05

Side four (December 1965 – August 1966)

1. "Nowhere Man" – 2:44
2. "Michelle" – 2:42
3. "In My Life" – 2:27
4. "Girl" – 2:31
5. "Paperback Writer" – 2:31
6. "Eleanor Rigby" – 2:08
7. "Yellow Submarine" – 2:37

Mix variations

Song	Mix used on 1973 UK vinyl edition	Mix used on 1973 US vinyl edition	Mix used on 1993 CD reissue
"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 single mix
"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	1962 mono single mix
"From Me to You"	1966 stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)	1966 stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version) same as UK vinyl album	1963 mono single mix
"She Loves You"	1966 fake stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)	1973 fake stereo mix made for the US edition of 1962–1966	1963 mono single mix
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	1966 fake stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)	1973 fake stereo mix made for the US edition of 1962–1966	1987 stereo remix
"All My Loving"	1963 UK stereo mix from With the Beatles (stereo version)	1963 US stereo mix from Meet The Beatles (stereo version)	1993 stereo remix
"Can't Buy Me Love"	1964 stereo mix from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night	1964 stereo mix from stereo version of A Hard Day's Night same as UK vinyl album	1993 stereo remix
"A Hard Day's Night"	1964 stereo mix from UK stereo version of A Hard Day's Night	1964 stereo mix from stereo version of A Hard Day's Night same as UK vinyl album	1993 stereo remix
"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	1993 stereo remix
"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	1993 stereo remix
"I Feel Fine"	1964 stereo mix unused until the UK version 1962–1966	1964 fake stereo mix from Beatles '65	1966 stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)
"Ticket to Ride"	1965 stereo mix from UK stereo version of Help!	1965 mono mix for single a-side and from mono variants of the Help! albums	1987 stereo remix
"Yesterday"	1965 stereo mix from UK stereo version of Help!	1965 stereo mix stereo version of Yesterday and Today same as UK vinyl album	1987 stereo remix
"Help!"	1965 UK stereo mix from UK stereo version of Help!	1965 US stereo mix from US stereo version of Help!, with "James Bond Theme"-like intro	1987 stereo remix
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"	1965 UK stereo mix from UK stereo version of Help!	1965 US stereo mix from US stereo version of Help! same as UK vinyl album	1987 stereo remix
"We Can Work It Out"	1966 stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)	1965 stereo mix from stereo version of Yesterday and Today	1966 stereo mix same as UK vinyl album
"Day Tripper"	1966 stereo mix made for A Collection of Beatles Oldies (stereo version)	1965 stereo mix from stereo version of Yesterday and Today	1966 stereo mix same as UK vinyl album
"Drive My Car"	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
"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 made for UK stereo version of A Collection of Beatles Oldies	1966 stereo mix first released in the US on the Hey Jude Album same as UK vinyl album	1966 stereo mix same as both vinyl albums
"Eleanor Rigby"	1966 stereo mix made for UK stereo version of Revolver	1966 stereo mix made for US stereo version of Revolver	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	1966 stereo mix same as both vinyl albums

External links

• Notes on released versions