The Capitol Albums, Volume 1


The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 is a boxed set compilation comprising the Beatles' 1964 American Capitol Records releases. The set, which features the first official stereo versions of a number of tracks on CD, was released in late 2004. The CDs were mastered from submaster tapes from the Capitol Records vaults which were originally prepared by Capitol A&R executive Dave Dexter Jr., who added reverb to several tracks and simulated stereo on some 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.
DiscTitleCatalogue number
1Meet the Beatles!CDP 7243 8 66875 2 4
2The Beatles' Second AlbumCDP 7243 8 66877 2 2
3Something NewCDP 7243 8 66876 2 3
4Beatles '65CDP 7243 8 66874 2 5

Promotional disc

In the weeks prior to the release of the box set, a promotional sampler disc was sent to radio stations and reviewers. It included eight tracks, with a stereo and mono version of each.
All songs by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.
  1. "All My Loving"
  2. "I Wanna Be Your Man"
  3. "I Call Your Name"
  4. "Roll Over Beethoven"
  5. "Things We Said Today"
  6. "If I Fell"
  7. "She's a Woman"
  8. "I'm a Loser"

Release details

The CD box set was released in various countries in November 2004.
CountryDateLabelCatalog
United Kingdom15 November 2004Apple Records, Capitol Records8754002
France15 November 2004Parlophone
Germany15 November 2004Apple Records
Australia15 November 2004EMI8753482
United States16 November 2004Apple Records, Capitol RecordsCDP 7243 8 66878 2 1
Canada16 November 2004Apple Records, Capitol Records
Japan17 November 2004Toshiba-EMITOCP 67601-04