Name: The Beatles: 1962-1966
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The Beatles: 1962-1966

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Album: The Beatles: 1962-1966
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Love Me Do	More Info...	0:02
2)	Please Please Me	More Info...	0:02
3)	From Me to You	More Info...	0:02
4)	She Loves You	More Info...	0:02
5)	I Want to Hold Your Hand	More Info...	0:02
6)	All My Loving	More Info...	0:02
7)	Can't Buy Me Love	More Info...	0:02
8)	A Hard Day's Night	More Info...	0:02
9)	And I Love Her	More Info...	0:02
10)	Eight Days a Week	More Info...	0:02
11)	I Feel Fine	More Info...	0:02
12)	Ticket to Ride	More Info...	0:03
13)	Yesterday	More Info...	0:02

Album: The Beatles: 1962-1966
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Love Me Do	More Info...	0:02
2)	Please Please Me	More Info...	0:02
3)	From Me to You	More Info...	0:02
4)	She Loves You	More Info...	0:02
5)	I Want to Hold Your Hand	More Info...	0:02
6)	All My Loving	More Info...	0:02
7)	Can't Buy Me Love	More Info...	0:02
8)	A Hard Day's Night	More Info...	0:02
9)	And I Love Her	More Info...	0:02
10)	Eight Days a Week	More Info...	0:02
11)	I Feel Fine	More Info...	0:02
12)	Ticket to Ride	More Info...	0:03
13)	Yesterday	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Liner Note Author: Bill Flanagan.
Recording information: 1962-1966.
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 the some of the most popular and indelible rock songs of all time. From the "yeah, yeah, yeah"'s of "She Loves You" through the 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.

Professional Reviews

Q (10/93, p.118) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Musically, joy is unconfined....[THE RED and BLUE ALBUMS] vividly trace the story of [the Beatles'] development..."

Melody Maker (10/9/93, p.41) - "...[a] timeless wonder...."

NME (Magazine) (9/18/93, p.35) - (10) - Classic.