A Reissue of the Beatles’ Legendary Album Is Here!
A highly anticipated collector’s item—a limited-edition CD with a paper sleeve and obi strip, recreating the Japan tour commemorative album that was sealed away 60 years ago—is now in stock!! [Directly imported from overseas, original overseas pressing]
★ A reissue of the legendary best-of album—originally planned as a commemorative release for the Beatles’ 1966 Japan tour but never released—now recreated as a CD in a paper sleeve with an obi strip
★ All tracks recorded from the original analog sources from the 1960s
★ Includes an inner sleeve reproducing both sides of the label from the legendary test press
“The Best of The Beatles” was a best-of album planned exclusively for Japan to coincide with The Beatles’ first concert tour in Japan in 1966. Featuring a Japan-exclusive tracklist of 16 songs, the album even reached the test-pressing stage, but its release was canceled due to a lack of permission from the UK, making it known among Beatles scholars as a “legendary record.” This best-of album has now been fully reissued as a strictly limited-edition CD in a paper sleeve with an obi strip. All tracks are sourced from the original analog recordings from the 1960s. “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You,” “Love Me Do,” and “P.S. I Love You” are presented in pseudo-stereo, while the remaining tracks are direct transfers from analog sources, faithfully reproducing the original sound of the era—distinct from digital remasters.
It is said that only a handful of test pressings still exist, making this a highly sought-after title that faithfully reproduces "The Best of The Beatles"—a treasure so rare that it’s even harder to find than “Butcher Covers” or gold Parlophone pressings. A must-have for collectors! Comes in a deluxe coated paper sleeve with an obi strip!
CD
side1
01. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
02. PLEASE PLEASE ME
03. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
04. PLEASE MISTER POSTMAN
05. LOVE ME DO
06. ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
07. ALL MY LOVING
08. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
side2
09. TWIST AND SHOUT
10. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
11. SHE LOVES YOU
12. CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
13. I WANNA BE YOUR MAN
14. LONG TALL SALLY
15. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET
16. P.S. I LOVE YOU
Originally compiled 1965/1966
Reproduction direct from the original analog sources
