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The Beatles Box Set is the first complete set of original Beatles material released by EMI

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and Capitol

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(catalogue number BBX2-91302) in Compact Disc

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format. Released in 1988, for the first time a music fan could purchase the entire Beatles catalogue digitally formatted in a single set. The box set, available on CD, vinyl, or cassette, included all of the original UK

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releases. It included the LP version of Magical Mystery Tour, which had been released in the United States in 1967 as an LP but not released in the UK in this format until 1976, when the U.S. LP version superseded the original British EP. It also contained the compilations Past Masters: Volume One and Past Masters: Volume Two, which featured singles, B-sides, EP tracks, and foreign releases not found on the other thirteen albums. Although all the original British albums had been previously available in stereo on both vinyl and cassette, the versions of the first four albums included in the boxed set were the digitally remastered mono mixes released on CD in 1987.

The collection also includes a soft-cover book by Mark Lewisohn

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which describes every track in the collection which is encased in a black oak rolltop box.

A new Stereo Box Set
The Beatles Stereo Box Set
The Beatles Stereo Box Set is a box set compilation comprising all of the remastered stereo recordings by The Beatles. The set was released on 9 September 2009, the same day both The Beatles: Rock Band and the remastered mono recordings were released...

, containing remastered versions of the Beatles' core albums and Past Masters, was released on September 9, 2009 along with The Beatles in Mono
The Beatles in Mono
The Beatles in Mono is a box set compilation comprising the remastered monophonic recordings by The Beatles. The set was released on 9 September 2009, the same day the remastered stereo recordings and companion The Beatles Stereo Box Set were also released, along with The Beatles: Rock Band videogame...

and new stereo reissues of the individual albums, including the first four albums given their stereo debuts on CD.

Album listing

Album	Label		Release date		Peak position
Album	UK	U.S.	UK	U.S.	UK	U.S.
Please Please Me Please Please Me Please Please Me is the debut album by the English rock band The Beatles. Parlophone rush-released the album on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom to capitalise on the success of singles "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do" .Of the album's fourteen songs, eight were written by Lennon–McCartney...	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...	22 March 1963	26 February 1987	1	–
With the Beatles With the Beatles With The Beatles is the second studio album by the English rock group The Beatles. It was released on 22 November 1963 on Parlophone, and was recorded four months after the band's debut Please Please Me...	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	22 November 1963	26 February 1987	1	–
A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night (album) A Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by The Beatles, released on 10 July 1964 as the soundtrack to their film A Hard Day's Night. The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records, with a different track listing...	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	10 July 1964	26 February 1987	1	–
Beatles for Sale Beatles for Sale Beatles for Sale is the fourth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released in late 1964 and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. The album marked a minor turning point in the evolution of Lennon and McCartney as lyricists, John Lennon particularly now showing interest in...	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	4 December 1964	26 February 1987	1	–
Help! Help! (album) Help! is the title of the fifth British and ninth American album by The Beatles, and the soundtrack from their film of the same name. Produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records, it contains fourteen songs in its original British form, of which seven appeared in the film...	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	6 August 1965	30 April 1987	1	–
Rubber Soul Rubber Soul Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock group The Beatles, released in December 1965. Produced by George Martin, Rubber Soul had been recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market...	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	3 December 1965	30 April 1987	1	–
Revolver Revolver (album) Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock group The Beatles, released on 5 August 1966 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin. Many of the tracks on Revolver are marked by an electric guitar-rock sound, in contrast with their previous LP, the folk rock inspired Rubber...	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	5 August 1966	30 April 1987	1	–
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released on 1 June 1967 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin...	Parlophone	Capitol	1 June 1967	2 June 1967	1	1
Magical Mystery Tour Magical Mystery Tour (album) The soundtrack was far more favourably received than the film. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for best album in 1968 and reached number 1 in the US for eight weeks...	Parlophone	Capitol	19 November 1976	26 November 1967	31	1
The Beatles The Beatles (album) The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...	Parlophone	Capitol	22 November 1968	25 November 1968	1	1
Yellow Submarine	Parlophone	Capitol	17 January 1969	13 January 1969	3	2
Abbey Road	Parlophone	Capitol	26 September 1969	1 October 1969	1	1
Let It Be	Parlophone	Capitol	8 May 1970	18 May 1970	1	1
Past Masters, Volume One	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	7 March 1988	8 March 1988	49	149
Past Masters, Volume Two	Parlophone	Parlophone/Capitol	7 March 1988	8 March 1988	46	121

Album listing

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