The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono

The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono
The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono
Box set by the Beatles
Released	22 November 2024
Recorded	1962–1964
Genre	Rock
Labels	Capitol; Universal Music Group; Apple;
The Beatles chronology

The 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono is a 2024 box set by the English rock band the Beatles. It was officially released on 22 November 2024 by Capitol Records, UMG International and Apple Records. It marked the second time the Beatles' U.S. albums were released in the U.K., with their first release in the U.K. being The U.S. Albums in 2014.

Content

The 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono box set consists of the Beatles' 7 North American albums released in 1964, with the exception of The Early Beatles, which was released in 1965, the albums included are: Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles' Second Album, the American version of A Hard Day's Night, Something New, The Beatles' Story, Beatles '65 and The Early Beatles. The albums were made from the original mono master tapes for the box set rather than the 2009 mixes used in the 2014 The U.S. Albums set.^[1] All 7 albums had been out of print separately since 1995, with their last release being The U.S. Albums in 2014.^[2]

Release

The box set was released to coincide with the documentary Beatles '64.^[3] All of the albums are also being sold separately, except for The Beatles' Story.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	89/100^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Mojo	^[7]
Record Collector	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Uncut	9/10^[10]
The Vinyl District	B^[11]

In an AllMusic review, Tim Sendra states that it is a "lavish, well-considered and executed set that makes for quite the splurge for a Beatles fan with a nice phonograph set."^[6] In his review for The Second Disc, Marc Burrows called it "glorious, handsomely presented and lovingly put together" and "if there's one thing this box set, documenting seven albums released in a single year by a label wringing every drop of commercial potential from a cultural phenomenon, tells us… it's that some things never change."^[12] Goldmine Magazine critic John French concluded that it does "bring back the magic" while noting that "To me, this is a holding pattern at Universal while they wait for a Giles Martin remix of Rubber Soul. Purely conjecture on my part, but it is in the interest of the label and all those that hold dear the desire to continue to provide Beatles material to the marketplace, where no new music exists."^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.

Meet the Beatles! (1964)

Side one
No.	Title	UK release	Length
1.	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	Non album single (1963)	2:24
2.	"I Saw Her Standing There"	Please Please Me (1963)	2:50
3.	"This Boy"	B side to "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963)	2:11
4.	"It Won't Be Long"	With the Beatles (1963)	2:11
5.	"All I've Got to Do"	With the Beatles	2:05
6.	"All My Loving"	With the Beatles	2:04

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"Don't Bother Me"	George Harrison	With the Beatles	2:28
2.	"Little Child"		With the Beatles	1:46
3.	"Till There Was You"	Meredith Willson	With the Beatles	2:12
4.	"Hold Me Tight"		With the Beatles	2:30
5.	"I Wanna Be Your Man"		With the Beatles	1:59
6.	"Not a Second Time"		With the Beatles	2:03

The Beatles' Second Album (1964)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"Roll Over Beethoven"	Chuck Berry	With the Beatles	2:42
2.	"Thank You Girl"		B side to "From Me to You" (1963)	2:00
3.	"You Really Got a Hold on Me"	Smokey Robinson	With the Beatles	2:58
4.	"Devil in Her Heart"	Richard Drapkin	With the Beatles	2:23
5.	"Money (That's What I Want)"	Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy, Jr.	With the Beatles	2:46
6.	"You Can't Do That"		A Hard Day's Night (1964)	2:33

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"Long Tall Sally"	Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell	Long Tall Sally (EP) (1964)	2:01
2.	"I Call Your Name"		Long Tall Sally (EP)	2:10
3.	"Please Mr. Postman"	Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, William Garrett, Georgia Dobbins, Fred Gorman	With the Beatles	2:32
4.	"I'll Get You"		B side to "She Loves You" (1963)	2:02
5.	"She Loves You"		Non album single (1963)	2:18

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Side one
No.	Title	UK release	Length
1.	"A Hard Day's Night"	A Hard Day's Night	2:33
2.	"Tell Me Why"	A Hard Day's Night	2:10
3.	"I'll Cry Instead"	A Hard Day's Night	2:06
4.	"I Should Have Known Better" (George Martin Orchestra Instrumental)	By Popular Demand A Hard Day's Night (George Martin and his Orchestra album) (1964)	2:10
5.	"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"	A Hard Day's Night	1:59
6.	"And I Love Her" (George Martin Orchestra Instrumental)	By Popular Demand A Hard Day's Night (George Martin and his Orchestra album)	3:46

Side two
No.	Title	UK release	Length
1.	"I Should Have Known Better"	A Hard Day's Night	2:44
2.	"If I Fell"	A Hard Day's Night	2:22
3.	"And I Love Her"	A Hard Day's Night	3:39
4.	"Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" (George Martin Orchestra Instrumental)	By Popular Demand A Hard Day's Night (George Martin and his Orchestra album)	3:10
5.	"Can't Buy Me Love"	A Hard Day's Night	2:12
6.	"A Hard Day's Night" (George Martin Orchestra Instrumental)	By Popular Demand A Hard Day's Night (George Martin and his Orchestra album)	2:06

Something New (1964)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"I'll Cry Instead"		A Hard Day's Night	2:09
2.	"Things We Said Today"		A Hard Day's Night	2:39
3.	"Any Time at All"		A Hard Day's Night	2:13
4.	"When I Get Home"		A Hard Day's Night	2:18
5.	"Slow Down"	Larry Williams	Long Tall Sally (EP)	2:55
6.	"Matchbox"	Carl Perkins	Long Tall Sally (EP)	1:58

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"Tell Me Why"		A Hard Day's Night	2:10
2.	"And I Love Her"		A Hard Day's Night	2:32
3.	"I'm Happy Just to Dance With You"		A Hard Day's Night	1:58
4.	"If I Fell"		A Hard Day's Night	2:22
5.	"Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand"	Lennon–McCartney, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer	Rarities (1978)	2:19

The Beatles' Story (1964)

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"On Stage with the Beatles"	1:03
2.	"How Beatlemania Began"	1:20
3.	"Beatlemania in Action"	1:25
4.	"Man Behind the Beatles – Brian Epstein"	2:47
5.	"John Lennon"	5:50
6.	"Who's a Millionaire?"	0:39

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beatles Will Be Beatles"	7:28
2.	"Man Behind the Music – George Martin"	1:04
3.	"George Harrison"	4:46

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Hard Day's Night – Their First Movie"	3:08
2.	"Paul McCartney"	2:45
3.	"Sneaky Haircuts and More About Paul"	3:29

Side four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Beatles Look at Life"	2:05
2.	"Victims of Beatlemania"	1:10
3.	"Beatle Medley"	3:58
4.	"Ringo Starr"	6:24
5.	"Liverpool and All the World!"	1:05

Beatles '65 (1964)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"No Reply"		Beatles for Sale (1964)	2:15
2.	"I'm a Loser"		Beatles for Sale	2:31
3.	"Baby's in Black"		Beatles for Sale	2:02
4.	"Rock and Roll Music"	Chuck Berry	Beatles for Sale	2:32
5.	"I'll Follow the Sun"		Beatles for Sale	1:46
6.	"Mr. Moonlight"	Roy Lee Johnson	Beatles for Sale	2:35

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"Honey Don't"	Carl Perkins	Beatles for Sale	2:56
2.	"I'll Be Back"		A Hard Day's Night	2:22
3.	"She's a Woman"		B side to "I Feel Fine" (1964)	2:57
4.	"I Feel Fine"		Non album single (1964)	2:20
5.	"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"	Carl Perkins	Beatles for Sale	2:24

The Early Beatles (1965)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"Love Me Do"		Please Please Me	2:23
2.	"Twist and Shout"	Phil Medley, Bert Russell	Please Please Me	2:33
3.	"Anna (Go to Him)"	Arthur Alexander	Please Please Me	3:00
4.	"Chains"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King	Please Please Me	2:27
5.	"Boys"	Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell	Please Please Me	2:25
6.	"Ask Me Why"		Please Please Me	2:28

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	UK release	Length
1.	"Please Please Me"		Please Please Me	2:00
2.	"P.S. I Love You"		Please Please Me	2:05
3.	"Baby It's You"	Burt Bacharach, Mack David, and Barney Williams	Please Please Me	2:38
4.	"A Taste of Honey"	Ric Marlow and Bobby Scott	Please Please Me	2:04
5.	"Do You Want to Know a Secret"		Please Please Me	1:59

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *The 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono*
Chart (2024)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14]	18
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)^[15]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	80
UK Official Albums Chart Update (OCC)^[17]	91

References

↑ "The Beatles' 1964 U.S. Albums Collected For New Mono Vinyl Box Set & LP Releases, Celebrating 60 Years Of Global Beatlemania". beatles.com. The Beatles. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
↑ Willman, Chris (12 September 2024). "Seven Beatles LPs Issued in the U.S. in 1964 and Early '65 Are Coming Back to Vinyl This Fall". Variety. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
↑ Skinner, Tom (14 October 2024). "New 'Beatles '64' documentary coming to Disney+, produced by Martin Scorsese". NME. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
↑ Bonner, Michael (12 September 2024). "The Beatles' 1964 US LPs collected for new mono vinyl set". UNCUT. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
↑ "1964 U.S. Albums in Mono by The Beatles". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
1 2 Sendra, Tim. ""The Beatles: 1964 Albums in Mono" – Album Review". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ Fricke, David (22 November 2024). "The Beatles 1964 U.S. Albums In Mono Reviewed". Mojo. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ "1964 US Albums In Mono by The Beatles". Record Collector. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ Sheffield, Rob (12 November 2024). "Review: Meet the Beatles All Over Again". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ Review of the Year 2024. Uncut. 2024. p. 46.
↑ Matteo, Steve (11 December 2024). "Graded on a Curve: The Beatles, The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ Burrows, Marc (22 November 2024). "The Beatles: 1964 US Albums in Mono – reviewed". The Second Disc. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ French, John (22 January 2025). "Do the latest Beatles U.S. mono re-releases from 1964 bring back the magic?". Goldmine. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Beatles – 1964 US Albums in Mono" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 29/11/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ "The Beatles – 1964 US Albums In Mono – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Update: 24 November 2024 - 30 November 2024". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[Beatles.com-1] "The Beatles' 1964 U.S. Albums Collected For New Mono Vinyl Box Set & LP Releases, Celebrating 60 Years Of Global Beatlemania". beatles.com. The Beatles. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

[2] Willman, Chris (12 September 2024). "Seven Beatles LPs Issued in the U.S. in 1964 and Early '65 Are Coming Back to Vinyl This Fall". Variety. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

[3] Skinner, Tom (14 October 2024). "New 'Beatles '64' documentary coming to Disney+, produced by Martin Scorsese". NME. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

[4] Bonner, Michael (12 September 2024). "The Beatles' 1964 US LPs collected for new mono vinyl set". UNCUT. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

[Metacritic-5] "1964 U.S. Albums in Mono by The Beatles". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

[AM-6] 1 2 Sendra, Tim. ""The Beatles: 1964 Albums in Mono" – Album Review". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[Mojo-7] Fricke, David (22 November 2024). "The Beatles 1964 U.S. Albums In Mono Reviewed". Mojo. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[Record_Collector-8] "1964 US Albums In Mono by The Beatles". Record Collector. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[RS1-9] Sheffield, Rob (12 November 2024). "Review: Meet the Beatles All Over Again". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[Uncut-10] Review of the Year 2024. Uncut. 2024. p. 46.

[Vinyl_District-11] Matteo, Steve (11 December 2024). "Graded on a Curve: The Beatles, The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[Second_Disc-12] Burrows, Marc (22 November 2024). "The Beatles: 1964 US Albums in Mono – reviewed". The Second Disc. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[Goldmine-13] French, John (22 January 2025). "Do the latest Beatles U.S. mono re-releases from 1964 bring back the magic?". Goldmine. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[ac_Netherlands_The_Beatles-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – The Beatles – 1964 US Albums in Mono" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

[ac_Scotland_-15] "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 29/11/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[ac_Switzerland_The_Beatles-16] "The Beatles – 1964 US Albums In Mono – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[UKchart2-17] "Official Albums Chart Update: 24 November 2024 - 30 November 2024". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

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