The Capitol Albums, Volume 1
| The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 | ||||
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| Released | 15 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1963–1964, EMI Studios, London and Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris | |||
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| Length | 215:56 | |||
| Label | Apple, Capitol | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| The Beatles chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.0/10 |
| PopMatters | (favourable) |
| Uncut | |
The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 is a boxed set compilation comprising the Beatles' 1964 American Capitol Records releases. The set, which features the first official stereo versions of a number of tracks on CD, was released in late 2004. The CDs were mastered from submaster tapes from the Capitol Records vaults which were originally prepared by Capitol A&R executive Dave Dexter Jr., who added reverb to several tracks and simulated stereo ("fake stereo") on some mono tracks.
The box set debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 4 December 2004 at number 35 with sales of 37,303 copies. It spent 6 weeks on the chart. The box was certified with gold and platinum awards on 17 December 2004 by the RIAA.