The Beatles The Singles Collection

Watch as AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer unboxes the new The Beatles Singles Collection box set and breaks out a few other Beatles boxes too. For a complete sonic assessment please go to AnalogPlanet.com.
NOTE: I HAVE NOW BEEN ASSURED THAT THIS SET WAS CUT DIRECTLY FROM THE SINGLES MASTER TAPES- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW TRACKS WHERE THE TAPE HAD SERIOUSLY DEGRADED AND "REAL LOVE/FREE AS A BIRD", WHICH ONLY EXISTS AS A U-MATIC 1610 RECORDING.
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[@StevenSchmitt]

It's nice to see they're finally starting to re-release some of the Beatles material...😄

[@Carlos-jj8cz]

Yes, young kids like the Beatles too. I’m 19 and I really love them. I’m trying get all LPs of them and next I’ll buy the singles box ✌🏼✌🏼

[@robdcradle]

Welcome to the world of Beatles collecting, Carlos. I was 15 when I bought my first Beatles record. And I'm still buying them! They'll be with you your entire life. Beatles forever!

[@ricke.2205]

Did you know that a person born in 33, was 45 in 78? Happy Thanksgiving, Michael!

[@zahirbyron1195]

i guess I am kind of off topic but do anybody know of a good website to stream newly released movies online?

[@lyricgary5696]

@Zahir Byron i use FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)

[@anakinterrance9379]

@Lyric Gary yup, I have been watching on FlixZone for years myself =)

[@zahirbyron1195]

@Lyric Gary thanks, I went there and it seems to work =) I really appreciate it !

[@lyricgary5696]

@Zahir Byron you are welcome =)

[@JohnBlaney]

Hi Mike, all UK Parlophone singles, with the exception of Love Me Do, the first pressing of Please Please Me, Strawberry Fields Forver (picture sleeve) and Let It Be (picture sleeve), were issued in generic, green paper sleeves. That's why when they were re-issued in the late 1970s the came with generic green card sleeves. For anyone interested, Bruce Spizer has published an excellent reference book on The Beatles Parlophone releases.

[@Rockoli]

This looks great! Seems you’ve had an influence on the label since your involvement with The Beatles Mono box set and I’m forever grateful! They finally understand what record collectors want. The BEST sound possible and excellent packaging. 🎸🥦🤘

[@Rockoli]

Well, after reading your review on Analogue Planet, it appears they only half-listened and still don’t get “it”.

[@mjanovec]

Those singles boxes sold by World Records in the 70s are actually quite affordable. You can pick them up for around $100-$150 in nice condition. The nice thing is that some of those 70s pressings used original metal work from the 60s, so they often sound just as good as the originals. I am slightly surprised that Michael doesn't recognize the original green Parlophone sleeves for the UK singles (as seen in the booklet for the new Singles collection). He must not have collected the UK singles and only stuck to the LPs.

[@EzeeLinux]

I enjoyed this video way too much. I have teenage kids and we all walk around saying "Do it the right way! The German way!" because of your DVD. Love the accents. Keep it up. :)

[@douglasphillips2079]

Great video Michael. Love the accents! Thank you!

[@robfrancis8690]

Beatles, pure fun! Thanks for the showing some real gems.

[@beatmet2355]

I love this guy’s stream of consciousness, erratic approach to his videos 😂 Not to mention his bad “dad jokes” 🤣

[@Retroboxmedia]

Michael - no joke, you are one of my heroes and one of my goals is to meet you one day to express how much I appreciate your contributions to the collecting community. Thanks for keeping things light too -- appreciate you, brother!

[@rdmeenach]

I love the accents! Great box of records! It’s all fun!

[@MrMarantzman]

You did a great job here in this unboxing Michael ( and the lighting was fine).....

[@cosmicallyspeaking871]

Yet another terrific video! Great demonstration! Great insights & stories! You are a consummate entertainer! Love looking at those walls of records; your listening room and the awesome stereo system you have back there. Dhanyawaad! :)

[@TONEScott]

Michael, I was totally unaware of that E.P. collection. On a mission to find a good set now. Thanks for showing and for the unboxing.

[@waldemarmadigan2082]

Great that you showed also the EPs. I love EPs in general.

[@blueser100]

Great stuff. I love all the details and stories and most of all I love your humor, and your enthusiasm and excitement about the Beatles. I think you should do a video entirely in the Geezer persona. Loved it. 👍

[@drwinstonoboogie4349]

Great video again, many thanks.

[@brotherbrian5625]

I watched this twice! Laughed just as hard the second time. Thanks

[@bobbybannerman4547]

GREAT VIDEO AND A NICE BLUE BOX SET OF BEATLES RECORDS.

[@amysarg]

These are your best videos. Please do more like this, just speaking about your collection and various releases. MoFi releases discussion? Different discography discussions? Pleaaaase

[@Kamugin1]

Unfortunately I am not old enough to have had heard the Beatles songs when they were first released, they broke up in 1970 and I was born in 1972-I am already 47 yo and I am not "old enough", sigh-Yet my passion for them developed when listening to the vinyl albums, however I don't have that attachment to vinyl, but seeing your collection I do feel the nostalgia of putting the turntable's arm at the beginning of a record and, after that characteristic "scratch" sound that lasted a few seconds, listening to the wonderful songs coming out off the speakers. Magnificent collection you have there, cheers!

[@johnfloydman7735]

Great first look , thanks 🙏✌️🇬🇧

[@Onteo1]

Great Dad story. Mine said after we watch3d them on the first Ed Sullivan appearance “ you call that music?” And so began the generation gap on my house at 8 years old. I do hope they recreate that Let It be box set for the 50th. Great video Michael.

[@shewasaworkingclassgirl9998]

I dig listening to you talk man like how the hell do you have all these cool stories

[@mercurialmagictrees]

Awesome video entertaining and educational

[@jkjj1]

Michael, you're New York to the bone, my age , in shape (not easy to do at our age) a mench, have great ears, knowledgeable as all hell and a f*cking riot! I could listen to you for hours. Feels like I know you. Whenever you throw out a question, I answer the screen....Like a moron! That's because of your vibe. You're my kind of KZbin entertainment. Keep up the good work. Salud Chindon!

[@charliegeorge9330]

Great channel! just subscribed as a fellow Brit find you’re humor hilariously amusing indeed we live in a sensitive culture (eh who cares!) it’s good to have a laugh nothing wrong with person expressing themselves in a artistic way. I love The Beatles specially they’re later material (1965-1970) Revolver, The White Album, Abbey Road. Keep up the great stuff man! Have a wonderful day Charlie 😊

[@khuantan8818]

Love your beatles review you have fantasic beatles singles collection!👍

[@shimon1166]

I watch your videos at 2x speed and I get the same benefit of watching it at regular speed. I give up a little sound quality for saving precious life time.

[@Muzik_head]

Hello Michael, hope all is well. I thoroughly enjoy your videos- they are both extremely insightful and entertaining... something you don't see too often these days. On a separate but related note, I particularly enjoy your gear reviews, and was wondering if you had any thoughts regarding equipment to resolve warps. I'm on the low end of the budget scale, and considering a VinylFlat, but was curious about your experience.

[@MrSwedjen]

I started binging on your videos and it struck me you could do stand up, so young Costello and I agree.

[@andrewkostelnyk272]

Hi Michael -i managed to get Let it Be -the American gatefold issue with the dark Apple labels -cut at BellSound -excellent sounding -good review of the new Beatles boxset singles. Cheers from the UK!!

[@donweigel6337]

Love the Beatles so great review

[@beatlebrad5339]

Great video and I do love the EP and 45 box sets !!!! I am going to get the new box set as well and I am going to show it on my channel . Just a great video take care !!!!

[@KingRiverVlogs]

Hey Beatle Brad! I definitely have to agree, I love 45 and EP box sets!

[@beatlebrad5339]

Thanks so much !!!

[@stevedundee866]

I just came for the accents ;) lovely post. G'day from Australia

[@OutOnTheTiles]

I love this channel! ✌️❤️🇨🇦🎸

[@metallion0738]

New subscriber sir, love your KZbin channel.👍🏻

[@charleskingReal]

"Some people don't like it when I do a British accent." Do the Bob Dylan accent! That one's great! I didn't spot any British accent BTW, maybe I blinked ...

[@matipedia_]

I was so hyped to get this! I read the analog planet review and it turns out the audio is not as good as it should be. I still love the packaging. All the 7" with their tiny inner sleeves look nice. But one must not forget these are for listening. I might reconsider later if I will get it or not. Thanks for the review and the video!

[@AnalogPlanet]

Was cut from tape however

[@matipedia_]

@@AnalogPlanet transfered to tape then? Omg are you eatingthe box?!

[@HouseofRecordsTacoma]

we geezers have better anectdotes re: Beatles. Michael, your anecdotes are the best.

[@mjanovec]

Note the lack of any American Capitol picture sleeves in the new box set. The only American picture sleeve represented is the Tollie sleeve for Love Me Do. I suspect they withheld the American Capitol picture sleeves for a US singles collection in the future. Even if they didn't sound as good as their UK counterparts, the nostalgia factor with the Capitol picture sleeves and the swirl labels is a solid 10.

[@emanuelle8364]

"shall I stick it in your ear?" is stuck in my ear now

[@victorschwartzmann7681]

Actually the Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane single is in an Australian sleeve. Let it Be is the UK one. And the Something/Come Together one is from Israel.

[@Thomasgene]

A Great Review! A very funny man! I'll get you in the end!

[@solaroberto7435]

Beatles forever!

[@DocJJohnson]

Thank u

[@SuperWarren83]

Hi Mic,love the video,the Beatles (Lp)box far top left of screen,was (In Aus)Available on Odeon &Readers Digest,Btw the green 45,s box set was available in record shops(In Aus)

[@shewasaworkingclassgirl9998]

The Beatles green sleeves are PART OF A BOX SET oml I’ve got a lot of them but didn’t know they came in a box

[@terrygregory631]

I love this man!! I’d bloody love an afternoon looking at those records !

[@mercurialmagictrees]

28:40 woah awesome

[@stateniland]

Mike? I often find myself reading magazines and if course your reviews about how to improve my sound over lets just listen and enjoy what I own.. I've had mainly the same system for over 10yrs (Spectral components, Wilson Watt Puppies 8, Clear Audio table and MIT cables. Worst part is I don't have a room dedicated for just listening.. How do you find balance in that tight space your system is set up in? And when you have friends over who want to 'listen' to your sound is there a dedicated seat you give them or does your system pass the 'LIAR' test? The thought just came to me when I see how tight your room looks..Does that space lend itself to that very expensive components you own?

[@reginaldlawrence412]

I think this a great video.

[@sidvicious3129]

Yeah Michael you are right, I love anything dealing with the Beatles. It took me a while to get the white Mono box set, which has become both rare and quite expensive. I love the voices keep doing them and never stop being you, you are a very funny guy. I have a question for you how many records do you own? You seem to be very organized and don’t have those alphabetical label guides hanging between your records. See you at Axpona, 2020.

[@jaramillolugo5921]

Oh yeah... oh yeah... I'll Get You (In The End) A.k.a. Don't Bend Down... 😂 All these years ago I thought I was the only one who found new meanings to Beatles songs!!! Nice! lmagine I'm in love with you...

[@djhrecordhound4391]

4:30 Twist And Shout was the first Canadian LP and used the same picture as that EP.

[@kmg2480]

This set looks lovely, but I can't justify it personally, as I have the original UK singles, and it does cost a fair amount, especially after purchasing the Abbey Road set. I'd gladly buy an EP set though! Quite a few of the original UK EPs are rather expensive and hard to come by.

[@rcobb5081]

I would like to see a collection of all the original 45's. I bet that would be worth something.

[@kyp1969]

7:06 The stereo version of She's A Woman was released on an 8-LP box set released by World Records in 1981 (not long before the 7" EP box set) called "The Beatles Box", NOT the World Records Beatles Singles Collection. The version on the single is mono.

[@PaulLea]

Hi Mike, I enjoyed your clip. The first set you showed was the crappiest set ever to get released in my opinion. Thanks 4 the clip. Lookin' forward to more cool Beatles stuff.

[@vmvlev]

thank´s alot i could listen to you 3hrs a week .. by the way what happen to the chad and mikey show ?? i´m still waiting for the video :-/

[@paulc5358]

Your funny Michael!!! Great video as always, I to met Lou Costello's daughter at a convention once she was really nice. I wish I had everything you had But, I have no room not even for the 4,500 Lp's I got. I guess you saw the movie Yesterday if so what did you think of it. Thanks from you 2nd biggest fan ( Yep there is always 1 person head of me)

[@reuvengershon6625]

Love the accebts

[@claudec2588]

Is the singles box set in Mono or Stereo? Just read your review on analogplanet.com I initially wasn't going to buy this singles collection. Now I'm sure I won't. Very unfortunate.

[@jaemierobinson3169]

I can't stop laughing! Love it. Thank you.

[@imfrcd]

Thanks.

[@vwjoem]

Michael have you heard of the Beatles white album with side 4 of the recording of Paul McCartney wings over American??

[@RCALivingStereo]

Very nice, I have started to grow my Beatles collection again to Nice stuff you have

[@craigwarner6156]

I know this video is 2 years old but hey, you may see this message. Is that the The Beatles Box From Liverpool on your shelf just to YOUR DIAGONAL RIGHT UP AND TO OUR DIAGONAL LEFT UP.... BASICALLY ON THE UPPER LEFT SHELF VISIBLE ON THE SCREEN. What do YOU think of that box? From the World Records Mail Order Series. I've heard a lot of others speak on this box but I would genuinely love to hear your opinion on this box, please Michael. It is a great little alternative box set to the BC13 and 2009 Stereo Box. Yes not as complete obviously because it's not a full discography but more of a BEST OF. But I think it's a fine little box that was until recently, almost like a great kept secret in Beatles Collectors Circles. It's still more obscure than those other sets but more well known these days. There's quite a few rarities (ACTUAL rarities compared to the album actually called rarities). I can't believe it has that original Mono promo American Penny Lane in fantastic pristine sound quality and yet Apple and UMG served up that total piece of crap version on the Sgt Peppers deluxe box set. Surely if they don't have the original tape anymore then SURELY TO GOD they would have had a much better version for the Pepper box if they had dubbed it from the Beatles Box From Liverpool, don't you think? And there's just tons of great little things on it, including probably the best runner up version of the original UK Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You single which originally came on the red Parlophone label before it was changed. I do have a nice copy of that red Parlophone label Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You and have compared it to the dubbed version on the From Liverpool box and it's the closest runner up but just doesn't have the bass, clarity or immediate presence of the original but it's definitely better than the 2009 remaster on Past Masters. I'm not rich AT ALL, I'm very poor and it's so nice to own that red Parlophone love me do/p.s. I love you because it's a little piece of Beatles history that can never be repressed because I'm sure I don't need to tell you Michael but for others reading, Parlophone either lost, threw away or wiped and reused those original masters and even the twin track tapes used to mix the master were dealt the same way, so it can never be pressed from an original source EVER again and those initial red label originals are the only originals ever produced and every reissue, remaster, repress after those red labels are pressed using a dub to tape from one of those singles. Needless to say non of those dubbed masters come close to the originals great sound. So yes very satisfying being able to put that 45 on the record player. I'm sorry people who have took the time to read this, I'm just a little passionate and find it amazing that nothing survived from those session tapes, twin track mix downs, master tapes and not even a sub master of the master exists which were actually sent to Canada and America and they looked VERY HARD TO LOCATE ANY of those sub masters they sent out to other countries for those countries to press their own versions. Not even any of the metal work survived from any country If so they would have been able to press copies until those imaginary found metal works became unusable. And maybe if they found any metal work, just maybe they would be able to back engineer a new metal work from the original metal work before it became unusable (I don't know if this is even possible, I'm just getting really into this little thought experiment of finding possible ways of resurrecting a source for the original master to live again). Any who, that's my daily dose of mind workout. Thanks for sticking with it, if you did. Surely with all of today's technology and advancements and brains we can back engineer metal work to press New original master versions of that record. Isn't it possible to make a mould from an original 45 and then make metal work from the mould? Anyone? Anyone who's smarter than me? Probably not. Because they would have done it by now, wouldn't they?.... By the way, original master and session and twin track tapes also do not exist for the She Loves You single. Oh my little brain cannot cope. It would just be easier to build a time machine at this point and go back and give a silly EMI Boss a good talking too and stressing the point to not be so old fashioned fuddy duddy about new music and just because you don't like it,it doesn't mean it's all going to be over soon because nobody else will like it much either, because if you don't like it and think it's just a fad then that's a FACT, so junk the tapes as soon as the master is mixed and transferred to metal for stamping because God Damnit I'm going to save EMI 19 shilling and 11 pence (in Ye Olde English Speak) by reusing the tape by wiping it and recording another track on it. " Oh you fool !!". And also while we're at it how about telling EMI/Parlophone bosses to tell Capitol "screw you, we own you, we are the parent company, not the other way round, so stop fiddling with our track sequencing, adding reverb and definitely definitely stop nicking 3 songs off every album we give you and saving them up, putting them with already released singles to make another album you greedy so and so's. Erm .... Apart from 1967, ok? You can do it in 1967 because we fans like.....I mean we at EMI/Parlophone really like what you have done....... will have done......... are going to do...... We quite like Magical Mystery Tour your way, ok? Right then, Thank you. Goodbye. Craig Warner.

[@thomosburn8740]

The 1982 pressed "Million Sellers" EP is the source of the best mastered "She Loves You" I have ever heard (It's far more vivid than any of the cds) . . . the entire EP box is mono except for the rarities disc, which DOES NOT have a stereo "This Boy" despite text to the contrary on the sleeve. More fun sleeve trivia, on that Nowhere Man EP sleeve there is an unidentified girl sitting in the tree, visible over George's right shoulder (I can even see her legs in MF's video).

[@saltech3444]

Does anyone know if the original Australian single of Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane has the same sound as the UK version? I know Australian beatles singles are notorious for using not-very-good sources, but my Strawberry Fields sounds so good I wonder if it might be an exception.

[@tonyfox7510]

I bought my Canadian Let it Be boxset with the book in the 70s from Sam the Record Man in Toronto for $5.99 Cdn.

[@automatedelectronics6062]

Thank you for the review! Although the new boxed set looks pretty cool, prices seem kinda high so I'll pass on it for now. Closer to $150. would have been more appropriate. Plus, I've got 2 other Beatles' singles boxes, one with picture sleeves and one with the green sleeves, both pre-digital, so I don't need this new one. Plus, they were made from the original masters which were a lot newer, so they sound pretty good. Then, I've got all the Capitol colored vinyl singles and many of the original singles, so I feel I've got it covered.

[@joshwilliams7692]

You say you didn't take good care of your copy of Let It Be, but honestly, it's in better condition than most copies I've seen. Rather than saying it's in poor condition, I would say it was well loved.

[@craigwarner6156]

Michael did you EVER find out what the tape transfer actually was for?

[@collidingforces9589]

I love accents. I am Hispanic and I love when Americans make the accent we have. Nothing wrong with that! :)

[@kamikazepinocchio]

I noticed, in the book, that Penny Lane is licensed to Sony, but I thought Robert Holmes a Court gave that to his daughter, Catherine, prior to selling to Michael Jackson. Wikipedia says she's the owner "as of 2009..." and I didn't find any other more recent sources. Anyone have any info on this, or is there a misprint in the book?

[@thomasedward2231]

They let Beatles tape used but Harry Nielsen’s estate doesn’t? That’s precious.

[@stevedutton3051]

How does it sound? Thanks for the presentation!

[@AnalogPlanet]

Read review on AnalogPlanet.com

[@rainblaze.]

"do you want to know a secret" is a really under rated song IMO It's the closest thing Lennon ever came to wrighting an out and out "standard". Even though he him self dismissed it out of hand .... go figer

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Rainblaze ....I agree! ✌️

[@chrismcgovern1647]

Which daughter of Lou Costello's did you meet? I think he had 3 of them, but I remember one of them being on a talk show and she spoke so beautifully of Lou. It made me wish he was still alive.

[@playbackvintagehifihunter9669]

What a Beatlesful collection!

[@tonyfox7510]

Hey Michael perhaps I missed it in the review but where are these disks pressed at?

[@AnalogPlanet]

Doesn’t say but I’m guessing Optimal. Pressing quality is outstanding

[@THEJUNKSTUDIOS]

You are really cool!!! 😂😂😂

[@russella5296]

Would be great to see Queen Studio Collection. Your opinion would be so much appreciated.

[@twostikks1]

!!!! GREAT video! I love it, corny politically incorrect jokes and all! I want this box!

[@jhmcmbam]

I'm watching this trying to read what else you have

[@separateglances1]

I could drop hints about this but it’ll have no effect so I may have to buy it myself as a Christmas present.

[@pimpleboy71]

This box looks very nice. It's a birthday pressie from me wife. I'm impressed at you getting hold of it, a week before it's due out. Try a northern English accent! That'll put hairs on your chest!

[@stephencostello1296]

Great review and I think you're a funny guy too. But I ain't no relative 😂

[@claudec2588]

I have that Let it Be Box you showed at the end. Mine unfortunately is in the same shape as your is. :(

[@Beatgeneration2010]

Michael, do you know, maybe you do maybe you don't, but who owns the rights to the Vee Jay "Introducing the Beatles"? Also, the same question about Tollie Records....(if you know of course)! P.S. I love the punctuated humour!

[@jeffwilliams196]

They should've done a box for every country.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

😅 Love the humor! To hell with the PC nonsense. People are too soft nowadays and just need lighten up! It's harmless fun, after all. 👍 Anyways, thanks for showing some of your Beatles singles and other goodies. I just got a stellar deal on this new boxset recently, but Apple should definitely do the EP collection next.. I'd buy it in a heartbeat! ✌️

[@tylerd8711]

Great review. If it comes from analog or digital is very important. If it comes from digital, you'd better buy the cds 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@andrewcurtis23]

You working out? What's your routine? Impressive.

[@AnalogPlanet]

Pilates! Highly recommended

[@nonosinnj]

It’s not the same without the accent! But thank you anyway.Great upload.

[@peterfrost1611]

Thanks for showing pre release set.bit expensive but since I’m replacing ones I lost this will be great to have and treasure....I had some of those green 70s re issues you could buy independently from WH Smith’s England ...which was around 1976..also remember original green parlophone sleeves...I kind of still like the varied parlophone covers without the pictures on front...I can’t really Remember owning a 180;gram single .most singles even in the sixties were very thin then and into the 70s..and so on..funny accents by the way...

[@reuvengershon6625]

But what do they sound like??

[@garyfaulkenberry9595]

The green jacket color was intended to match the color of the record presses.