MANILA, Philippines - Collecting every chart-topping Fab Four single, Capitol/EMI/Apple and Polyeast Records have released The Beatles 1 a documentation of 27 songs that they released as singles, all of which became No. 1 imported and digitally remastered in Abbey Road Studios (London, England). 1 is available in stores for only P595 at Odyssey and O Music outlets nationwide.
The single-disc compilation brings those hits together in one place to span every phase of the foursome’s highly-influential career. The Beatles 1 is organized chronologically, enabling listeners to easily track the band’s evolution from one of the greatest songs ever written, Yesterday and Hey Jude, the top single of 1968 and one of the top chart singles of the ’60s — which are all great reminders of what kicked off Beatlemania.
Aside from the single-disc as an introduction to the band’s career-spanning, unparalleled dominance of pop music in the ’60s and beyond, the album also includes a 30-page color booklet documenting artwork for all the No. 1 singles The Beatles recorded.
EMI Music initially released The Beatles 1 late in 2000, coinciding with the publication of the group’s official autobiography; the idea of the compilation is to have all of Beatles’ No. 1 singles, which were released in the UK and the US from 1962 to 1970. The album has gone on to sell over 31 million copies, reaching No. 1 in over 35 countries. It broke records as it became the highest-selling album of 2000 and of the entire decade.
This Beatles 1 reissue serves as a great primer and reminder of just how great and influential the band was. The album is perfect for any Beatles fan, as it also contains many of the band’s finest moments during their career from 1962 to 1970.