Talking of re-release special edition type things, the first four US albums released by the Beatles will be released together in one box set. The collection, called The Capitol Albums Volume 1, will include the albums 'Meet the Beatles', 'The Beatles Second Album', 'Something New' and 'Beatles '65'.
Explaining why the Beatles had different album releases in the US than over here, the president of EMI's Capitol records told reporters this week: "In the '60s, American record labels often chose to reformat British records to suit the needs of the US market. In America, singles were generally included on current albums, where in the UK albums and singles were most often separate releases. Higher music publishing costs in the US also made it impractical to include as many songs on American albums. In addition, in the case of the Beatles, some of the recordings on the American albums were given more echo than the British versions, to 'Americanize' their sound."
All four albums are being remastered from the original tapes and will include stereo and mono versions of each song.