1967–1970

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1967–1970
Beatles19671970.jpg
Compilation album by The Beatles
Released 2 April 1973[1]
Recorded 28 November 1966 – 1 April 1970, EMI, Olympic, Apple and Trident Studios, London
Genre Rock, psychedelic rock[2]
Length 99:34
Label Apple
Producer George Martin and Phil Spector
Compiler Allen Klein
The Beatles chronology
1962–1966
(1973)1962–19661973		 1967–1970
(1973)		 Rock 'n' Roll Music
(1976)Rock 'n' Roll Music1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[2]
Blender 4/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone 4.5/5 stars[4]

1967–1970 (widely known as "The Blue Album") is a compilation of songs by the English rock band The Beatles, spanning the years indicated in the title. It was released with 1962–1966 ("The Red Album"), in 1973. 1967–1970 made number 1 on the American Billboard chart and number 2 on the British Album Chart. This album was re-released in September 1993 on compact disc, charting at number 4 in the United Kingdom.

The album was compiled by Beatles manager Allen Klein.[5] Songs performed by the Beatles as solo artists were also considered for inclusion, but like the cover songs on 1962–1966, limited space resulted in this idea having to be abandoned.[citation needed] Along with its 1962–1966 counterpart, it compiles every single A-side released by the band in the UK.

As with 1962–1966, this compilation was produced by Apple/EMI at least partially in response to a bootleg collection titled Alpha Omega, which had been sold on television the previous year. Print advertising for the two records made a point of declaring them "the only authorized collection of the Beatles."[6]

Album covers

For the group's 1963 debut LP Please Please Me, photographer Angus McBean took the distinctive colour photograph of the group looking down over the stairwell inside EMI House (EMI's London headquarters in Manchester Square, now demolished).

In 1969, The Beatles asked McBean to recreate this shot. Although a photograph from the 1969 photo shoot was originally intended for the then-planned Get Back album, it was not used when that project saw eventual release in 1970 as Let It Be. Instead, another photograph from the 1969 shoot, along with an unused photograph from the 1963 photo shoot, was used for both this LP and 1962–1966.

The inner gatefold photo for both LPs is by Don McCullin from the "Mad Day Out"[7] photo session in London on Sunday 28 July 1968.

The album cover was designed by Tom Wilkes.[8]

International versions

Unlike the 1962–1966 collection, the Blue Album was largely the same in the US and UK, although there were some variations.

The US edition had both "Penny Lane" and "Hello, Goodbye" in fake stereo, and "I Am The Walrus" with a four-beat electric piano introduction; the UK version had the more common six-beat beginning.

In the Spanish edition "One After 909" substituted "The Ballad of John and Yoko", a song that was banned from the airwaves shortly after being released as a single in 1969, for its allusion to "Christ" in the lyrics.

The albums had several other variants and anomalies. "Get Back" was described as the album version in the US liner notes, although it was in fact the single version. In both countries, "Hey Jude" was around nine seconds shorter than it had been on the original single, although the full length was restored for the 1993 compact disc edition.

The original vinyl version faded in during the crowd noise at the beginning of "A Day In The Life". The original compact disc edition, meanwhile, featured a clean version previously heard on the Imagine: John Lennon soundtrack album in 1988.[9]

The album liner notes state that all songs were produced by George Martin, except "Across the Universe" and "The Long and Winding Road" produced by Phil Spector, meaning that George Martin was credited as producer of the song "Don't Let Me Down" which usually has no official producer's credit.[citation needed]

Release variations

  • Original 1973 release: Apple SKBO-3404 (Whole and sliced apples in blue background)
  • Second 1976 pressing: Capitol SKBO-3404 (Capitol target label on back of album cover, blue label with "Capitol" in light blue letters at bottom)
  • 1978 first blue vinyl release: Capitol SEBX-11843 (Capitol dome label on back of album cover, large dome logo at top of light blue labels)
  • 1980 East German release. Amiga 8 55 742. One disc only with 14 tracks mostly from disc one of the original version.
  • 1993 CD release. Apple 0777 7 97039 2 0 (Whole and sliced apples in blue background)
  • 2010 remastered CD release. Apple 5099990674723 (Whole and sliced apples in blue background)

Track listing

  • The single versions of "Get Back" and "Let It Be" make their album debuts in this compilation.
  • All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except where noted.
  • + = Track(s) that were released as non-album single(s) in the UK and appeared on the U.S. version of Magical Mystery Tour (1967).
  • ^ = Track(s) that were released as non-album single(s) and later appeared on Let It Be (1970).
Disc 1
Side 1
No. Title Length
1. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (+) 4:10
2. "Penny Lane" (+) 3:03
3. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967) 2:02
4. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) 2:44
5. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) 3:28
6. "A Day in the Life" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) 5:06
7. "All You Need Is Love" (+) 3:48
Side 2
No. Title Length
1. "I Am the Walrus" (from Magical Mystery Tour, 1967) 4:37
2. "Hello, Goodbye" (+) 3:31
3. "The Fool on the Hill" (from Magical Mystery Tour) 3:00
4. "Magical Mystery Tour" (from Magical Mystery Tour) 2:51
5. "Lady Madonna" (Non-album single, 1968) 2:17
6. "Hey Jude" (Non-album single) 7:08
7. "Revolution" (Non-album B-side, 1968) 3:21
Disc 2
Side 1
No. Title Length
1. "Back in the U.S.S.R." (from The Beatles, 1968) 2:45
2. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison; from The Beatles) 4:45
3. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (from The Beatles) 3:05
4. "Get Back" (^) 3:14
5. "Don't Let Me Down" (Non-album B-side, 1969) 3:33
6. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (Non-album single, 1969) 2:59
7. "Old Brown Shoe" (Harrison; Non-album B-side) 3:18
Side 2
No. Title Length
1. "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison; from Abbey Road, 1969) 3:05
2. "Come Together" (from Abbey Road) 4:20
3. "Something" (Harrison; from Abbey Road) 3:03
4. "Octopus's Garden" (Richard Starkey; from Abbey Road) 2:51
5. "Let It Be" (from Let It Be, 1970) 3:52
6. "Across the Universe" (from Let It Be) 3:48
7. "The Long and Winding Road" (from Let It Be) 3:38

Charts

Peak positions

Year-end charts

Chart (1973) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[36] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[37] 10
French Albums Chart[38] 1
Italian Albums Chart[15] 25
Japanese Albums Chart[39] 6
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[40] 24
Chart (1974) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[41] 4
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums [42] 70
Chart (1993) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[43] 82
Dutch Albums Chart[44] 54
Italian Albums Chart [25] 106
Japanese Albums Chart [45] 94

Certifications

In the U.S., the album sold 1,294,896 double LPs by December 31, 1973 and 3,850,026 double LPs by the end of the decade.[46]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[47] Platinum 60,000
Australia (ARIA)[48] 5× Platinum 350,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[49] 3× Platinum 150,000
Canada (Music Canada)[50] Diamond 1,000,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[51] Gold 25,000
France (SNEP)[52] 2× Platinum 2,227,600[53]
France (SNEP)[52]
2010 remaster		 Gold 50,000
Germany (BVMI)[54] 3× Platinum 1,500,000
Japan (RIAJ)[55][56] 2× Platinum+Gold 807,000[16]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[57] Gold 25,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[58] 2× Platinum 200,000
Sweden (GLF)[59] Platinum 100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[60] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] 2× Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[62] 17× Platinum 8,500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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External links

Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
26 May – 1 June 1973		 Succeeded by
Red Rose Speedway by Paul McCartney & Wings
Preceded by
1962–1966 by The Beatles
 Austrian Chart number-one album
15 September 1973		 Succeeded by
1962–1966 by The Beatles
Preceded by Spanish Chart number-one album
27 October 1973		 Succeeded by
Nino Bravo vol.5 by Nino Bravo

de:1962–1966 und 1967–1970

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