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	1963 – 1964
Genre	Rock
Label	Capitol Universal Music Group Apple
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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, Beatles '65, The Early Beatles and The Beatles' Story.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Mojo
Record Collector
Rolling Stone
Uncut	9/10
The Vinyl District	B

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." 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." 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."

Track listing

Meet the Beatles!

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

Side one

1. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:24
2. "I Saw Her Standing There" – 2:50
3. "This Boy" – 2:11
4. "It Won't Be Long" – 211
5. "All I've Got to Do" – 2:05
6. "All My Loving" – 2:04

Side two

1. "Don't Bother Me" (George Harrison) – 2:28
2. "Little Child" – 1:46
3. "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) – 2:12
4. "Hold Me Tight" – 2:30
5. "I Wanna Be Your Man" – 1:59
6. "Not a Second Time" – 2:03

The Beatles' Second Album

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

Side one

1. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 2:42
2. "Thank You Girl" – 2:00
3. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson) – 2:58
4. "Devil in Her Heart" (Richard Drapkin) – 2:23
5. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy, Jr.) – 2:46
6. "You Can't Do That" – 2:33

Side two

1. "Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell) – 2:01
2. "I Call Your Name" – 2:10
3. "Please Mr. Postman" (Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, William Garrett, Georgia Dobbins, Fred Gorman) – 2:32
4. "I'll Get You" – 2:02
5. "She Loves You" – 2:18

A Hard Day's Night

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney.

Side two

1. A Hard Day's Night – 2:33
2. "Tell Me Why" – 2:10
3. "I'll Cry Instead" – 2:06
4. "I Should Have Known Better" (instrumental) – 2:10
5. "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" – 1:59
6. "And I Love Her" (instrumental) – 3:46

Side two

1. "I Should Have Known Better" – 2:44
2. "If I Fell" – 2:22
3. "And I Love Her" – 3:39
4. "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" (Instrumental) – 3:10
5. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:12
6. "A Hard Day's Night" (instrumental) – 2:06

Something New

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

Side one

1. "I'll Cry Instead" – 2:09
2. "Things We Said Today" – 2:39
3. "Any Time at All" – 2:13
4. "When I Get Home" – 2:18
5. "Slow Down" (Larry Williams) – 2:55
6. "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins) – 1:58

Side one

1. "Tell Me Why" – 2:10
2. "And I Love Her" – 2:32
3. "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" – 1:58
4. "If I Fell" – 2:22
5. "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (Lennon–McCartney, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer) – 2:19

The Beatles' Story

Side one

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

1. "Beatles Will Be Beatles" – 7:28
2. "Man Behind the Music – George Martin" – 1:04
3. "George Harrison" – 4:46

Side three

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

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

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

Side one

1. "No Reply" – 2:15
2. "I'm a Loser" – 2:31
3. "Baby's in Black" – 2:02
4. "Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) – 2:32
5. "I'll Follow the Sun" – 1:46
6. "Mr. Moonlight" (Roy Lee Johnson) – 2:35

Side two

1. "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) – 2:56
2. "I'll Be Back" – 2:22
3. "She's a Woman" – 2:57
4. "I Feel Fine" – 2:20
5. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins) – 2:24

The Early Beatles

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

Side one

1. "Love Me Do" – 2:23
2. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley and Bert Russell) – 2:33
3. "Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander) – 3:00
4. "Chains" (Gerry Goffin and Carole King) – 2:27
5. "Boys" (Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell) – 2:25
6. "Ask Me Why" – 2:28

Side two

1. "Please Please Me" – 2:00
2. "P.S. I Love You" – 2:05
3. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, and Luther Dixon, credited as Barney Williams) – 2:38
4. "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow and Bobby Scott) – 2:04
5. "Do You Want to Know a Secret" – 1:59

Charts

Weekly chart performance for The 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	80
UK Official Albums Chart Update (OCC)	91
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)	40