The Beatles : 1962-1966 (Red) / 1967-1970 (Blue) (1993 Collection)

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 1962–1966 

(also known as the Red Album)

 is a compilation album

 of songs by 

the English rock band

 the Beatles, 

spanning the years

 indicated in the title.

 Released with its

 counterpart 

1967–1970

 (the"Blue Album")

 in 1973,

 the double LP

 peaked at number 3

 in the United Kingdom.

 In the United States, 

it topped the

 Cash Box albums chart 

and peaked at 

number 3 

on the Billboard 

Top LPs & Tape chart 

while 1967–1970

 reached the top spot. 

The album was

 re-released in 

September 1993

 on compact disc, 

charting at number 3 

in the UK.

The album was instigated

 by Apple Records 

manager 

Allen Klein 

shortly before he

 was dismissed 

from his position. 

Even though the group

 had success with

 cover versions

 of songs,

 particularly

 "Twist and Shout",

 the original release of

 1962–1966 

contains only songs 

composed by

 the Beatles.

 It also omits

 any 

George Harrison

 compositions

 from the era,

 such as

 "Taxman", 

and as such,

 consists entirely of

 Lennon–McCartney

 originals.

As with 

1967–1970,

 the compilation

 was created by

 Apple and 

EMI/Capitol Records

 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"

1967–1970 

(also known as the Blue Album)

 is a compilation album 

of songs by the

 English rock band

 the Beatles, 

spanning the years

 indicated in the title. 

A double LP, 

it was released with 

1962–1966

 (the "Red Album") 

in April 1973.

 1967–1970 

topped the 

Billboard albums chart

 in the United States 

and peaked at

 number 2

 on the 

UK Albums Chart.

 It was re-released 

in September 1993 

on CD, 

charting at number 4

 in the 

United Kingdom.

The album was

 instigated by 

Apple Records manager

 Allen Klein 

during his final months

 before being dismissed 

from that position. 

As with 

1962–1966, 

the compilation was created 

by

 Apple and

 EMI/Capitol Records

 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"

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