The Singles Collection 1962-1970 (1976)
One of the earliest reissues by EMI after their contract with the Beatles expired in 1976, The Singles Collection 1962-1970 collected the 22 singles released by the band during their recording career. The discs were issued in newly-designed sleeves featuring green fronts and different photos for each on the back.
A second edition was issued in a newly-designed box and included Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better (R 6013). The second edition was reissued with another new addition,Back In The U.S.S.R. / Twist And Shout (R 6016).
The third edition, issued 1978, included another new single, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life (R 6022).
- Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (1962)
- Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (1963)
- From Me To You / Thank You Girl (1963)
- She Loves You / I’ll Get You (1963)
- I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (1963)
- Can’t Buy Me Love / You Can’t Do That (1964)
- A Hard Day’s Night / Things We Said Today (1964)
- I Feel Fine / She’s A Woman (1964)
- Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is (1965)
- Help! / I’m Down (1965)
- We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper (double A-side) (1965)
- Paperback Writer / Rain (1966)
- Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (1966)
- Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever (double A-side) (1967)
- All You Need is Love / Baby You’re A Rich Man (1967)
- Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (1967)
- Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (1968)
- Hey Jude / Revolution (1968)
- Get Back / Don’t Let Me Down (1968)
- The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (1969)
- Something/Come Together (double A-side) (1969)
- Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (1970)
- Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better (1976) (second and third edition only)
- Back In The U.S.S.R. / Twist And Shout (1976) (second and third edition only)
- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life (1978) (third edition only)
Release history
- EMI EMI/6 (second edition), released March 6, 1976 (as The Beatles Collection)
- EMI/World Records BS 24 (third edition), released 1978 (as The Beatles Collection, mail order only)
Disc sleeves
Second edition (1976) box
Where could I buy the 22 single songs that weren’t included in any cd
All of these songs were released on CD. The ones that aren’t on regular albums are collected in the Past Masters discs.