The Capitol Albums, Volume 1

The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 is a box set compilation comprising The Beatles' 1964 American Capitol Records releases. The set, which features the official stereo versions of a number of tracks on compact disc, was released in late 2004. The CDs were mastered from submaster tapes from the Capitol Records vaults which were prepared by Capitol A&R executive Dave Dexter, Jr, who added reverb to several tracks and simulated stereo on mono tracks.
The box set debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 4 December 2004 at number 35 with sales of 37,303 copies. It spent 6 weeks on the chart. The box was certified with gold and platinum awards on 17 December 2004 by the RIAA.
==Disc listing==
Each disc in the collection contains both the stereo and mono versions of each album. See below for links to articles pertaining to each individual album.
Disc	Title 	Catologue Number
1 	Meet the Beatles! 	CDP 7243 8 66875 2 4
2 	The Beatles' Second Album	CDP 7243 8 66877 2 2
3 	Something New 	CDP 7243 8 66876 2 3
4 	Beatles '65 	CDP 7243 8 66874 2 5
==Promotional disc==
In the weeks prior to the release of the box set, a promotional disc entitled Sampler was circulated. It included eight tracks, with a stereo (tracks 1–8) and mono (tracks 9–16) version of each.
All songs by Lennon/McCartney, except where noted.
#"All My Loving"
#"I Wanna Be Your Man"
#"I Call Your Name"
#"Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry)
#"Things We Said Today"
#"If I Fell"
#"She's a Woman"
#"I'm a Loser"
==Release details==
The Compact Disc box set was released in various countries in November 2004.
Country 	Date 	Label 	Catalog
United Kingdom	15 November 2004	Apple Records, Capitol Records	8754002
France 	15 November 2004	Parlophone 	
Germany 	15 November 2004	Apple Records 	
Australia 	15 November 2004	EMI 	8753482
United States 	16 November 2004	Apple Records, Capitol Records	CDP 7243 8 66878 2 1
Canada 	16 November 2004	Apple Records, Capitol Records	
Japan 	17 November 2004	Toshiba-EMI 	TOCP 67601-04
==External links==
*Capitol Records Press Release
*Essay by Bruce Spizer
Category:Albums
Category:Albums produced by George Martin
Category:Apple Records albums
Category:Box set albums
Category:Capitol Records albums
Category:Compilation albums