The Beatles

Artist:  The Beatles
Origin:  Liverpool, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Classic line-up:

John Lennon:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Paul McCartney:  Vocals, Bass
George Harrison:  Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ringo Starr:  Vocals, Drums

The Beatles were an English Rock Band from Liverpool formed in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.  They became the greatest and most influential act of the Rock Era, with several Genres from Pop, Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock.  Their first hit single "Love Me Do" in the late 1962.  They acquired the Nickname "The Fab Four" as Beatlesmania and in early 1964 they had become international stars, leading "The British Invasion" of the USA Pop Market.  From 1965 The Beatles produced and released many finest materials and widely influential albums such as Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (The White Album in 1968),  and Abbey Road (1969).  After their break-up in 1970.  They each enjoyed successful musical careers.  John Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and George Harrison died of Lung Cancer in November 2001.  Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still remain musically active.  The Beatles are the Best-Selling Band in USA with 177 million certified units according to the RIAA.  They have had more No. 1 albums on the British Charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other artists.  In 2008, the group topped Billboard Magazine's list of the All Time Most Successful "Hot 100" Artists.  They have received 7 Grammy Awards, The Best-Selling Band in the History, The 20th Century's 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine, and estimating sales of over one billion units by EMI Records.  In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked The Beatles as The Greatest Artist Of All Time.

Title:  The Best Of The Beatles:  1962-'64 (Box Set 3 CD+DVD) (2016)
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Label:  Coda Publishing
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD:   Abbey Road, BBC And The Palladium 1962-'63

 1.  Love Me Do (with Ringo Starr)  (2:22)
 2.  P.S. I Love You (B-Side To Love Me Do)  (2:02)
 3.  I Saw Her Standing There (2:37)
 4.  Misery  (1:46)
 5.  Too Much Monkey Business  (1:52)
 6.  I'm Talking About You  (1:52)
 7.  Please  Please Me  (1:53)
 8.  Hippy Hippy Shake  (1:40)
 9.  From Me To You  (2:29)
10. I'll Get You  (2:19)
11. She Loves You  (3:31)
12. Twist And Shout  (3:17)
13. I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:27)
14. This Boy  (3:19)
15. All My Loving  (2:09)

Disc 2:  CD:  New York Miami And Blackpool 1964 

 1.  All My Loving  (2:10)
 2.  Till There Was You  (2:11)
 3.  She Loves You  (2:18) 
 4.  I Saw Her Standing There  (2:39)
 5.  I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:26)
 6.  She Loves You  (2:20)
 7.  This Boy (2:18)
 8.  All My Loving  (2:03)
 9.  I Saw Her Standing There  (2:33)
10. From Me To You  (1:50)
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:27)
12. A Hard Day's Night  (2:30)
13. Things We Said Today  (3:01)
14. You Can't Do That  (2:56)
15. If I Fell  (2:17)
16. Long Tall Sally  (1:58)

Tracks:  1-5 New York, February 9, 1964
Tracks:  6-11 Miami, February 16, 1964
Tracks:  12-16 Blackpool, July 19, 1964

Disc 3:  CD:  Live In Philadelphia

 1.  Twist And Shout  (1:21)
 2.  You Can't Do That  (3:14)
 3.  All My Loving  (2:17)
 4.  She Loves You  (2:32)
 5.  Things We Said Today   (2:09)
 6.  Roll Over Beethoven  (3:07)
 7.  Can't Buy Me Love  (2:37)
 8.  If I Fell  (2:08)
 9.  I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:56)
10. Boys  (2:27)
11. A Hard Day's Night (2:49)
12. Long Tall Sally  (1:56)

Bonus Tracks:  The Ed Sullivan Show

13. From Me To You  (1:51)
14. This Boy (2:20)
15. Till There Was You  (2:12)
16. I Saw Her Standing There  (2:40)

Tracks:  1-12  Broadcast Live on WIBG-AM from the Philadephia Convention Hall on September 2, 1964
Tracks:  13-14  The Ed Sullivan Show from the Deauville Hotel, Miami on February 16, 1964
Tracks:  15-16 The Ed Sullivan Show from Studio 50, New York on February 9, 1964

Disc 4:  DVD:  Legendary Ed Sullivan Shows

1.  All My Loving  (2:10)
 2.  Till There Was You  (2:11)
 3.  She Loves You  (2:18) 
 4.  I Saw Her Standing There  (2:39)
 5.  I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:26)
 6.  She Loves You  (2:20)
 7.  This Boy (2:18)
 8.  All My Loving  (2:03)
 9.  I Saw Her Standing There  (2:33)
10. From Me To You  (1:50)
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:27)

Tracks:  1-5 New York, February 9, 1964
Tracks:  6-11 Miami, February 16, 1964

Personnel:

John Lennon:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Paul McCartney:  Vocals, Bass
George Harrison:  Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ringo Starr:  Vocals, Drums

The Best Of The Beatles:  1962-'64 is the Anthology Box Set (3 CD+DVD) by The Beatles, was released in 2016 by Coda Publishing, features rare and unreleased versions of the greatest hits, the lost BBC Saturday Club Session as well as the classic live broadcasts from New York, Miami and Blackpool.  The DVD features the early Ed Sullivan Shows.