US Albums In Mono

7 albums from The Beatles originally compiled for US release between January 1964 and March 1965 by Capitol Records and United Artists have been analog cut for 180 gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes.

These will be available for purchase on November 22nd, 2024, by Apple Corps Ltd, Capitol Records and Universal Music. Out of print on vinyl since 1995, the 7 mono albums are available now for preorder in a new 8 LP box set titled "The Beatles : 1964 U.S. Albums In Mono", with 6 of the titles also available individually.

All 7 albums, "Meet The Beatles!", "The Beatles’ 2nd Album", "A Hard Day’s Night", "Something New", "The Beatles’ Story" (2 LP's, "Beatles 65", and "The Early Beatles", feature faithfully replicated artwork.

They also feature new four panel inserts with essays written by US Beatles historian and author Bruce Spizer. The albums’ new vinyl lacquers were cut by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. The box set collects the 7 albums, and all except "The Beatles’ Story" are also available individually.

On February 7th, 1964, scores of screaming, swooning fans came to John F. Kennedy International Airport to catch a glimpse of John, Paul, George, and Ringo as The Beatles took their 1st steps on American soil. 2 nights later, on February 9th, 73 million viewers in the US and millions more in Canada tuned in to CBS to watch The Beatles make their American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

In this cultural watershed moment in American history, The Beatles performed 5 songs on the live broadcast. “Beatlemania”, already in full, feverish bloom in The Beatles’ native UK and developing in the US, exploded with blissful fervor across America and around the world. The British Invasion had begun.

Shortly before The Beatles’ history making Stateside visit, Capitol Records secured exclusive US rights to release the band’s recordings in a deal with EMI Music. The storied, already iconic record label rush released "Meet The Beatles!" on January 20th, 1964.