I Want To Hold Your Hand (2:27)
A Hard Day's Night (2:33)
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (2:16)
We Can Work It Out (2:16)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2:06)
I Saw Her Standing There (2:53)
Roll Over Beethoven (2:45)
You Really Got A Hold On Me (3:02)
If I Needed Someone (2:24)
Got To Get You Into My Life (2:27)
Here, There & Everywhere (2:24)
Tomorrow Never Knows (2:54)
Strawberry Fields Forever (3:36)
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (3:00)
With A Little Help From My Friends (4:46)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (3:28)
All You Need Is Love (3:39)
The Fool On The Hill (2:59)
Magical Mystery Tour (2:47)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (4:39)
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (3:10)
The Ballad Of John & Yoko (2:59)
Here Comes The Sun (3:07)
Across The Universe (3:40)
The Long & Winding Road (3:38)
Within You Without You (5:10)
I Want You (She's So Heavy) (7:47)
Review: Famously first released in 1973 and transferred to CD in the 1980s with no significant remastering, the Beatles two colour-coded 'best of' collections have long been in need of an overhaul. Apple has typically gone all-out on this 50th anniversary re-issue, not only remastering everything (or at least those tracks that hadn't already been tweaked by Giles Martin in recent years), but also expanding each collection to three discs via the addition of other fan favourites and tracks that missed out first time round. As for the vinyl itself, it has been half-speed remastered to guarantee superior sound quality. This boxed edition boasts both compilations, plus an insert with fresh liner notes from music journalist-turned-Guardian scribe John Harris.
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