    1962â1966 (also known as "the red album") is a compilation record of songs by the english rock band the beatles, spanning the years indicated in the title. released with its counterpart 1967â1970 ("the blue album") in 1973, it reached number 3 in the united kingdom and number 1 in the united states cashbox albums chart. however, in the us, the official chart was administered by billboard, where 1962â1966 peaked at number 3, while 1967â1970 reached the top spot. this album was re-released in september 1993 on compact disc, charting at number 3 in the uk. the album was compiled by beatles manager allen klein. even though the group had had success with cover versions of songs, most notably with "twist and shout", which made number 2 on the billboard charts, only songs composed by the beatles themselves were included. along with its 1967â1970 counterpart, it compiles every single a-side released by the band in the uk. as with 1967â1970, this compilation was produced by apple/emi at least partially in response to a bootleg collection titled alpha omega, which had been sold on television the previous year. print advertising for the two records m
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