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1962-1966 [The Red Album] [Original recording remastered, Double CD]

The Beatles Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (18 Oct 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Double CD
  • Label: Apple/EMI
  • ASIN: B003YNFYCO
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 802 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Love Me Do (Mono) (2009 - Remaster)
2. Please Please Me (Mono) (2009 - Remaster)
3. From Me To You (Mono) (2009 - Remaster)
4. She Loves You (Mono) (2009 - Remaster)
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand (2009 - Remaster)
6. All My Loving (2009 - Remaster)
7. Can't Buy Me Love (2009 - Remaster)
8. A Hard Day's Night (2009 - Remaster)
9. And I Love Her (2009 - Remaster)
10. Eight Days A Week (2009 - Remaster)
See all 13 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Help! (2009 - Remaster)
2. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (2009 - Remaster)
3. We Can Work It Out (2009 - Remaster)
4. Day Tripper (2009 - Remaster)
5. Drive My Car (2009 - Remaster)
6. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2009 - Remaster)
7. Nowhere Man (2009 - Remaster)
8. Michelle (2009 - Remaster)
9. In My Life (2009 - Remaster)
10. Girl (2009 - Remaster)
See all 13 tracks on this disc

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Brand new 2010 digital remaster of the classic Beatles album.

This superb compilation, often called "the red album", brings together the majority of the Beatles' hits from the early to mid 60s. Consequently, it plays like an overview of thesome of the most popular and indelible rock songs of all time. From the "yeah, yeah, yeah"'s of "She Loves You" throughthe amped-up giddiness of "I Want to Hold Your Hand", the minor-key melodicism of "And I Love Her", and on to the chiming power pop of "Eight Days a Week" and the tweaky feedback of "I Feel Fine", these are the songs that turned the entire Western world on its ear.

The second half of the set--in addition to its phenomenal songs-- is interesting in that it charts the Beatles' move from straightforward pop toward the new chapter of rock the band would help script in the late 60s. After the expansive chords and slinky melodies of "Ticket to Ride", the band becomes alternately darkly introspective ("Yesterday") and looser and more groove-obsessed ("Drive My Car"), while trying on allegorical Dylan-inspired narratives ("Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"), and happy-go-luck psychedelia ("Yellow Submarine"). These songs are part of our living, breathing cultural identity, and--as this collection reminds us--for good reason.

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Go the extra mile instead 21 Jun 2004
Format:Audio CD
Having only been born in 1968, it was this album in my parents' household that introduced me to the Beatles in the seventies. I came face-to-face with it again when my girlfriend (now wife) moved in and our CD collections merged.
Enough about me.
For the record, this is a fine collection of their excellent work from 1962 to 1966. You've probably looked at the track listing and know every song.
Of course this, and any, Beatles album merits five stars. You may prefer the later ones to the earlier ones, or vice-versa, but every one is excellent.
...which is exactly why you should not buy a compilation like this!
Most bands' careers do not stretch far enough to be worthy of a "Greatest Hits" album. The Beatles, on the other hand, hit the target with every single one of their original releases. If you're thinking of buying this album, then maybe you're a bit younger and exploring the fab four for the first time. My advice to you: dig deep into your pocket, go the extra mile and build up your collection with the original albums instead. You won't regret it!
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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "...Love Was Such An Easy Game To Play..." 18 Oct 2010
By Mark Barry, Reckless Records, London HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Commonly known as the "Red Album", the 2LP vinyl set "1962 - 1966" became an instant classic when it was first released in April 1973 (as did its "Blue" counterpart "1967-1970"). When they were finally reissued onto the new CD format in 1993 however, they caused consternation because of their extortionate full price.

So is this newly remastered 2010 mid-priced 2CD reissue on EMI/Apple 5099990675225 any better - the answer is an emphatic 'yes'.

PACKAGING:
The first thing you notice is that the clunky double jewel-case of the 1993 reissue has been dumped for a three-way foldout card sleeve. The centre and right flaps picture the photograph on the inner gatefold of the original vinyl double album (St. Pancras Old Church in London, 27 July 1969, The Beatles with the public looking through the railings). It also houses the two CDs - CD1 has the full Apple label (13 tracks, 31:02 minutes) and the 2nd CD has the half Apple logo (13 tracks, 31:45 minutes). The vinyl set is yet to come, the Digital Download versions are available from 25 Oct 2010 and there's also an issue that lumps both the Red & Blue reissues together as one package in late November.

The left flap houses a new 32-page booklet. The lyrics are intact from the inner sleeves of the original album issue, there's new liner notes by BILL FLANAGAN the MTV Executive and author of "Evening's Empire" (a book on Rock in the Sixties) and there's plenty of superb colour photos from the period - it's impressively done. Downsides - some complained that the 09/09/09 card digipak sleeves for The Beatles reissues were easy to smudge once out of the shrinkwrap and worse - the inner flaps easy to tear as you removed the disc. I'm afraid these are the same. I suppose I would have been naïve of us to think that EMI would actually listen to the complaints of 2009 about packaging, but they haven't - the need for these issues to look the same as the preceding ones has overridden all considerations... Having said that, I still think they look great - substantial even...

PLAYING TIMES:
It doesn't take a particular genius to work out from the playing times provided above that this set could easily have fitted onto 1CD (and even included bonus tracks). But EMI would of course argue that this would fundamentally alter the aesthetic of the original release. At least this time, the reissue is at mid price, so we're not being charged for the privilege. I think the new price pitch makes the `one' disc' argument a mute point. Besides, I like the break, taking out the first disc and putting in the second - it's how the original 2LP issue was. And better, it doesn't actually diminish the listen, if anything it enhances it.

TRACK CHOICES:
The compilation itself is basically the A-sides of all their UK 7" singles releases between 1962 and 1966 in chronological release date order with a few key album tracks thrown in for good measure. Eagle-eye fans would therefore note that as ALL Beatles UK 7" singles for that period were issued only in MONO, so the tracks on the album should reflect that - the MONO single mixes. But EMI did nothing of the sort. In fact the original 1973 albums stated only STEREO on the labels and only the STEREO code was reflected in their catalogue numbers too. At least this time this new 2010 issue notes that Tracks 1 to 4 on Disc 1 are in MONO, while all other are in STEREO ("Love Me Do" is the album mix and not the single version). Bottom line - I would argue that accuracy's loss is the listener's gain, because the STEREO versions used here are awesome.

SOUND:
Although the compilation is copyrighted to 2010 (released Monday 18 Oct 2010 in the UK and 19 Oct 2010 in the USA), the liner notes don't try to hide that these are the 2009 remasters by the same team who did the much-praised Beatles catalogue of 09/09/09. The sound quality is fantastic - breathtaking clarity on instruments - George Harrison's sitar on "Norwegian Wood" - the string quartet on "Eleanor Rigby" and so on.

CONTENT:
But what impresses most is the actual listen itself. Even now, it's truly shocking to hear just how accomplished The Beatles were. Re-listening to each disc in straight order is a gobsmacking experience - and by the time you get to the real song-writing genius of "Ticket To Ride" and especially "Yesterday" (the song that single-handledly shut all the begrudgers up) - you're left with a renewed sense of awe. "We Can Work It Out" and "Day Tripper" were a single for God's sake - not on any English album at the time of release! "Paperback Writer", "Ticket To Ride", "Michelle" - track after track of brilliance... Were they really this good - and so early on - the answer is yes - and always will be.

To sum up - the sound on these new reissues is fabulous; the packaging better than the 1993 versions and each is being sold at mid-price - available in most places for less than the price of a single new album. You can't help but think that millions of people globally will take one look at these beauties on a shelf somewhere and slap them straight into their shopping baskets. And rightly so...

I've loved re-hearing these classic Beatles songs in this beautiful sound quality - I really have - and despite some minor packaging quibbles - the 2010 version of the "Red" album is wholeheartedly recommended.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This CD, along with its' companion (The Beatles 1967-1970), represent the only currently available "Best Of" Beatles anthologies available on CD and were originally released as two double LP sets back in the early 1970s. Most commonly referred to as the Red and Blue albums (the scheme supposedly requested by the ex-Beatles themselves to represent the colours of Liverpool's two soccer clubs), these double albums collect together all the Beatles UK hits, along with selected album tracks. I am not a huge fan of compilation CDs myself but these two double CDs are vital for any serious music fan and are as valid a part of any decent CD collection as the Beatles' original studio albums. Like many second generation Beatles fans, I grew up listening to these albums and these compilations really capture the essence of the Beatles' music although they are by no means totally representative. EMI has come in for a lot of criticism for making this CD a double disc set (when it will fit on one CD) but I have to say I think they were right to replicate the original vinyl releases. All the hits of the early Beatles career are here - from 1962 debut single Love Me Do through to the double A-sided Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine single from 1966. The big criticism I do have of this set is the absence of albums tracks from Revolver - whoever made the track selection really should be severely punished for this! Given that this album is considerably shorter in running time than the accompanying Blue Album (and there are less songs on this compilation), extra tracks could have easily been included. It's the only thing that lets this CD down and it's a real shame some of the great Revolver tracks are not included (Taxman, She Said She Said, Here There & Everywhere, Tomorrow Never Knows), especially when you consider the fact that Rubber Soul is represented by no less than 6 songs - none of which were released as singles. Nevertherless these digitally remastered CDs offer vastly superior sound quality to the 1987 CD album releases and it's high time EMI did the decent thing and remastered the Beatles entire back catalogue in this way. 5 stars for timeless, brilliant, original pop songs. 3 stars for under-representation of Revolver.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the red album (beatles)
this is really good value my brother loves it, l would recommend it to anyone, excellent product and not expensive
Published 5 days ago by antonio
3.0 out of 5 stars On the boundary between 3 and 4 stars but no better
I don't quite get what all the fuss was about with The Beatles. I like their early Rock 'n' Roll based work and understand that they were among the first groups in Rock 'n' Roll. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JKM
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Highly recommended. Really good. I Haven't tried the cd yet as was a present so don't know if it works.
Published 2 months ago by Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars The Red Albumn
Back we go in time, to a real flavour of the Beatles at their zenith when Beatle mania was rife.
Published 2 months ago by J. F. Fletcher
5.0 out of 5 stars ok
ok the product suited my needs at the time - this review is by the purchaser David Ploss 18 February 2013
Published 3 months ago by David Ploss
5.0 out of 5 stars Music at its best.
If you love the Beatles then this is a must.All the early tracks are here plus the quality of sound on this remastered album is excellent
Published 3 months ago by Mr. N. P. Pleasants
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT
Being born in the late 90s I didn't hear many Beatles songs until a few years ago, I became an instant fan. Read more
Published 4 months ago by shona atherton
4.0 out of 5 stars What was wanted
This is great but I was disappointed that it arrived with only a cardboard sleeve. It would have been nicer to have the usual plastic protector. Read more
Published 4 months ago by rmsusieb
5.0 out of 5 stars 1962-1966 (The Red Album) The Beatles
My son absolutely loved this album, although born long after the Beatles heyday he has always been an avid fan and loves it
Published 4 months ago by Elizabeth Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars More great Beatles songs
I had lost the cassette of these songs and as I loved listening to them was pleased to be able to buy this CD.
Published 4 months ago by Mr. David W. Wells
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