United States of America discography

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Although their United Kingdom releases were The Beatles' core focus throughout their career, the albums, singles and EPs released in America were significant, even if the tracklisting was often quite different to how John, Paul, George and Ringo had envisaged.

The Beatles' early releases were on the Vee-Jay, Swan and Tollie labels, before EMI's US counterpart, Capitol, sat up and took notice. Unfortunately for The Beatles, Capitol often insisted in dropping certain tracks, reassembling running orders and constructing new releases by economic and judicious use of the songs that were coming from London.

The Capitol albums also contained a handful of alternative mixes and instrumental tracks not available anywhere else. Some of these are available on the Capitol Albums volumes, and are worth investigating for anyone interested in variations in tracklisting and packaging across The Beatles' canon.

Albums

Introducing The Beatles
10 January 1964
Vee-Jay VJLP 1062

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna (Go To Him)
Chains
Boys
Love Me Do
PS I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
A Taste Of Honey
There's A Place
Twist And Shout

Introducing The Beatles album artwork - USA

Meet The Beatles!
20 January 1964
Capitol T-2047 (mono)
Capitol ST-2047 (stereo)

I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Saw Her Standing There
This Boy
It Won't Be Long
All I've Got To Do
All My Loving
Don't Bother Me
Little Child
Till There Was You
Hold Me Tight
I Wanna Be Your Man
Not A Second Time

The Beatles' Second Album
10 April 1964
Capitol T-2080 (mono)
Capitol ST-2080 (stereo)

Roll Over Beethoven
Thank You Girl
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Devil In Her Heart
Money (That's What I Want)
You Can't Do That
Long Tall Sally
I Call Your Name
Please Mister Postman
I'll Get You
She Loves You

A Hard Day's Night
26 June 1964
United Artists UA 6366 (mono)
United Artists UAS 6366 (stereo)

A Hard Day's Night
Tell Me Why
I'll Cry Instead
I Should Have Known Better (orchestral instrumental)
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
And I Love Her (orchestral instrumental)
I Should Have Known Better
If I Fell
And I Love Her
Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (orchestral instrumental)
Can't Buy Me Love
A Hard Day's Night (orchestral instrumental)

Something New
20 July 1964
Capitol T-2108 (mono)
Capitol ST-2108 (stereo)

I'll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
Any Time At All
When I Get Home
Slow Down
Matchbox
Tell Me Why
And I Love Her
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
If I Fell
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

The Beatles' Story
23 November 1964
Capitol TBO-2222 (mono)
Capitol STBO-2222 (stereo)

On Stage With The Beatles
How Beatlemania Began
Beatlemania In Action
Man Behind The Beatles - Brian Epstein
John Lennon
Who's A Millionaire?
Beatles Will Be Beatles
Man Behind The Music - George Martin
George Harrison
A Hard Day's Night - Their First Movie
Paul McCartney
Sneaky Haircuts And More About Paul
The Beatles Look At Life
'Victims' Of Beatlemania
Beatle Medley
Ringo Starr
Liverpool And All the World!

Beatles '65
15 December 1964
Capitol T-2228 (mono)
Capitol ST-2228 (stereo)

No Reply
I'm A Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock And Roll Music
I'll Follow The Sun
Mr Moonlight
Honey Don't
I'll Be Back
She's A Woman
I Feel Fine
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

The Early Beatles
22 March 1965
Capitol T-2309 (mono)
Capitol ST-2309 (stereo)

Love Me Do
Twist And Shout
Anna (Go To Him)
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
PS I Love You
Baby It's You
A Taste Of Honey
Do You Want To Know A Secret

Beatles VI
14 June 1965
Capitol T-2358 (mono)
Capitol ST-2358 (stereo)

Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
Eight Days A Week
You Like Me Too Much
Bad Boy
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
Words Of Love
What You're Doing
Yes It Is
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Tell Me What You See
Every Little Thing

Help!
13 August 1965
Capitol MAS-2386 (mono)
Capitol SMAS-2386 (stereo)

Help!
The Night Before
From Me To You Fantasy (instrumental)
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
I Need You
In The Tyrol (instrumental)
Another Girl
Another Hard Day's Night (instrumental)
Ticket To Ride
The Bitter End/You Can't Do That (instrumental)
You're Going To Lose That Girl
The Chase (instrumental)

Rubber Soul
6 December 1965
Capitol T-2442 (mono)
Capitol ST-2442 (stereo)

I've Just Seen A Face
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
It's Only Love
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
Run For Your Life

Yesterday... And Today
20 June 1966
Capitol T-2553 (mono)
Capitol ST-2553 (stereo)

Drive My Car
I'm Only Sleeping
Nowhere Man
Doctor Robert
Yesterday
Act Naturally
And Your Bird Can Sing
If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out
What Goes On
Day Tripper

Yesterday And Today album artwork (butcher cover) - USA

Revolver
8 August 1966
Capitol T-2576 (mono)
Capitol ST-2576 (stereo)

Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
Love You To
Here, There And Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine
For No One
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2 June 1967
Capitol MAS-2653 (mono)
Capitol SMAS-2653 (stereo)

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With A Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Fixing A Hole
She's Leaving Home
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
Within You Without You
When I'm Sixty-Four
Lovely Rita
Good Morning Good Morning
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
A Day In The Life

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album artwork

Magical Mystery Tour
27 November 1967
Capitol MAL-2835 (mono)
Capitol SMAL-2835 (stereo)

Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool On The Hill
Flying
Blue Jay Way
Your Mother Should Know
I Am The Walrus
Hello, Goodbye
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
Baby You're A Rich Man
All You Need Is Love

The Beatles (White Album)
25 November 1968
Apple SWBO-101

Yellow Submarine
13 January 1969
Apple SW-153

Yellow Submarine
Only A Northern Song
All Together Now
Hey Bulldog
It's All Too Much
All You Need Is Love
Pepperland
Sea Of Time
Sea Of Holes
Sea Of Monsters
March Of The Meanies
Pepperland Laid Waste
Yellow Submarine In Pepperland

Abbey Road
1 October 1969
Apple SO-383

Come Together
Something
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes The Sun
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End
Her Majesty

Hey Jude
26 February 1970
Apple SW-385

Can't Buy Me Love
I Should Have Known Better
Paperback Writer
Rain
Lady Madonna
Revolution
Hey Jude
Old Brown Shoe
Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad Of John And Yoko

Let It Be
18 May 1970
Apple AR-34001

Two Of Us
Dig A Pony
Across The Universe
I Me Mine
Dig It
Let It Be
Maggie Mae
I've Got A Feeling
One After 909
The Long And Winding Road
For You Blue
Get Back

EPs

The Beatles
23 March 1964
Vee-Jay VJEP 1-903 (mono)

Misery
A Taste Of Honey
Ask Me Why
Anna (Go To Him)

Four By The Beatles
11 May 1964
Capitol EAP 1-2121 (mono)

Roll Over Beethoven
All My Loving
This Boy
Please Mister Postman

4 By The Beatles
1 February 1965
Capitol R-5365 (mono)

Honey Don't
I'm A Loser
Mr Moonlight
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

12 Responses to “United States of America discography”

Happy Nat Sunday 13 June 2010

I guess the Beatles with Tony Sheridan singles/EPS were left out due to not being major releases? I know My Bonnie made it to #26 on the Billboard singles chart but...eh...

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- Joe Monday 14 June 2010
  
  I missed out some of the minor, unofficial singles - there were loads released in the US, particularly in 1964 and 65. I'll take another look and see if I can source some better info though, as I'd like the discography to be reasonably comprehensive.
  
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  - Joe Saturday 14 May 2011
    
    OK, the Hamburg-era singles have now been added, along with artwork for all.
    
    The Hamburg recordings were reissued a number of times in various guises throughout the 60s, so I haven't included absolutely everything, but these are all the key works. I don't think anything important is missed out.
    
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Ken Sall Sunday 6 March 2011

Any news on a Capitol Albums, Vol 3 release with Yesterday and Today, Revolver, Hey Jude, and The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, perhaps? Maybe The Beatles Story?
PS - Your website is a goldmine!!

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MeanMrs.Mustard Wednesday 23 March 2011

Capitol murdered Revolver! Grr.

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- vonbontee Thursday 24 March 2011
  
  No, they just cruelly crippled it. But that was contemptible enough.
  
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  - mr. Sun king coming together Friday 25 March 2011
    
    At Capitol, the dollar speaks louder than artistic integrity, intelligence or even mixes.
    
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    - Bill Monday 16 April 2012
      
      Having grown up with the Capitol versions, and being used to them, it was a real blessing when the CDs were issued with original, intended British versions. However, I do like the Yesterday...And Today album as a kind of "bridge" between Rubber Soul and Revolver. And I also like I've Just Seen A Face starting RS on the US version. RS in fact plays as an accoustic record in the US, missing Nowhere Man and If I needed Someone. But you are correct; Capitol put less songs on more albums to fill their coffers, and depite a few interesting accidents like noted above, it was criminal.
      
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Beatle Fan Brian Monday 9 July 2012

I was late getting to the party that was The Beatle years. I was 11 in 1975 when I was introduced to their music. The first album I bought was Introducing The Beatles on Vee-Jay. I built my collection with the US releases and eventually acquired the UK releases(LP's and EP's). I guess you have to take the US releases for what they were and enjoy them on that level. After all, Capitol was almost forced to release their records by the parent company, EMI. Once they saw what they had they made sure that they played it for all it was worth.

Mr.Mustard has it right. They slaughtered Revolver. The UK version has 5 sung by John, 5 by Paul, 3 by George and Ringo's 1 vocal. The US version has 3 Lennon songs missing and it sounds more like a McCartney album. Was Capitol bowing to the "bigger than Jesus hysteria"?

I do enjoy the more acoustic feel of the US Rubber Soul. Too bad they felt compelled to give us only 11 or 12 songs per disc.

Anyone know if the Live at the Star Club in Hamburg can be found on CD?

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- c64wood Sunday 2 December 2012
  
  I actually have it someplace. I was sold as seperate discs, Vol 1 and Vol 2. with 11 tracks each. Doing some research, it looks like there were multiple releases of this. The one I have has this running order:
  
  I Saw Her Standing There/Hippy Hippy Shake/Sweet Little Sixteen/Mr. Moonlight/Hully Gully/Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)/Little Queenie/Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby/I Remember You/Reminiscing/Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey/Roll Over Beethoven/Ask Me Why/Lend Me Your Comb/Where Have You Been All My Life/A Taste of Honey/I'm Talking About You/Twist and Shout/Red Sails in the Sunset/I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)/Matchbox/Long Tall Sally
  
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- s van kirk Wednesday 16 January 2013
  
  I grew up with the Capitol releases, so i am still leaning to them in my Beatles listening, just a personal preference. "Beatles '65" is a wonderful album, as is "The Beatles yesterday and Today". Back when these albums were being released, and aside from Capitol's clever marketing strategy, the capitol releases reflect the fast pace of the early Beatles era. All of the songs contained are short, usually less than 3 minutes each, and so are the capitol albums fast and furious, and perhaps faster paced as per life with the Beatles.
  
  Honestly, listening to a Beatles Capitol release is an awe-inspiring experience, and never not quite enough, so you want to listen to more! The folks at Capitol actually had the right idea in a sense. One album wasn't enough, the length wasn't enough. People couldn't wait to buy their next Beatle album, and it was common to listen to them over and over again.
  
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Adrian Everett Saturday 2 March 2013

Hey Beatles Fan, If you want all the American Albums in digital form just go to YouTube and check out YouTube Accounts TheMusicalSteve and LennMcHarriStar. They are have a majority of the albums. You will have to search around though for Abbey Road and The Yellow Submarine Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Use convertmemp3.com and you will have the complete collection. Make sure you set mp3 conversion rate to Highest Quality. All the albums are the infamous "Ebbetts" Soundboard Bootleg Recordings. Both YouTube account holders have taken the liberty of further digitally enhancing Ebbets's clean vinyl transfers. All the mp3 transfers will show and play as 1 very long mp3 track. You can put them in a playlist on your Windows Media Player or whatever you use to play mp3's. If you use Itunes you can load them to your Ipod.

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