The Beatles: The Singles Collection 1962-1970 was released on March 6, 1976. On February 6, 1976 the 9 year contract The Beatles had signed with EMI came to an end. However EMI retained the right to reissue anything it wanted from the old catalog.
The first edition of The Singles Collection came with 22 singles in a green box. All 22 singles had the same design for the front sleeve but different photographs on the rear.
A little later EMI released the collection in a newly designed box (2nd Edition) and added Yesterday/I Should Have Known Better (R 6013). As this sold out, it was reissued with 24 singles, adding Back In The USSR/Twist And Shout (R 6016).
The 3rd Edition of The Singles Collection was issued in 1978. EMI again added a new single, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends/A Day In The Life (R 6022).
SINGLES TRACKS:
Side A/Side B (Label/original release date)
Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (October 5, 1962)
Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (January 11, 1963)
From Me To You / Thank You Girl (April 12, 1963)
She Loves You / I’ll Get You (August 28, 1963)
I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (November 29, 1963)
Can’t Buy Me Love / You Can’t Do That (March 16, 1964)
A Hard Day’s Night / Things We Said Today (July 10, 1964)
I Feel Fine / She’s A Woman (November 23, 1964)
Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is (April 9, 1965)
Help / I’m Down (July 19, 1965)
Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (December 3, 1965)
Paperback Writer / Rain (May 30, 1966)
Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine (August 5, 1966)
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (February 17, 1967)
All You Need Is Love / Baby You’re A Rich Man (July 7, 1967)
Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (November 24, 1967)
Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (March 15, 1968)
Hey Jude /Revolution (Apple/August 30, 1968)
Get Back / Don’t Let Me Down (Apple/April 11, 1969)
The Ballad Of John And Yoko/Old Brown Shoe(Apple/May 30, 1969)
Something / Come Together (Apple/October 6, 1969)
Let It Be / You Know My Name (Apple/March 6, 1970)
Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better (March 8, 1976)
