The Japan Box

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The Japan Box
Compilation album by The Beatles

Publication
(s)

July 11, 2014

Label (s) Apple Records / Universal Music Group

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Rock , pop

Title (number)

69

running time

2 h 45 min 0 s

occupation

production

George Martin

chronology
The US Albums
(2014) 		The Japan Box -

The Japan Box is a compilation of five Japanese compilation albums by the British musical group The Beatles . The box was released on July 11, 2014 in Germany, July 14 in Great Britain and July 22, 2014 in the USA .

prehistory

Japanese flag
Record pressed on red vinyl

In Japan, the Beatles' vinyl albums were pressed on red and black vinyl, and all albums had a strip of paper around the record sleeves, a so-called " obi " (a belt that is worn with a kimono ). The records, pressed on red vinyl, were based on the Japanese national flag .

The first album Meet the Beatles! (Catalog number: Odeon OR-7041), was released on April 5, 1964 exclusively in mono and was not identical to the US album of the same name.

Japanese version

page 1

  1. I want to hold your hand
  2. She loves you
  3. From me to you
  4. Twist and Shout
  5. Love me do
  6. Baby it's you
  7. Don't bother me

Page 2

  1. Please Please Me
  2. I saw her standing there
  3. PS I love you
  4. Little Child
  5. All my loving
  6. Hold me tight
  7. Please Mister Postman

US version

page 1

  1. I want to hold your hand
  2. I saw her standing there
  3. This boy
  4. It won't be long
  5. All I've Got to Do
  6. All my loving

Page 2

  1. Don't bother me
  2. Little Child
  3. Till There Was You
  4. Hold me tight
  5. I want to be your man
  6. Not a second time

Just two months later, on June 5, 1964, The Beatles' Second Album (catalog number: Odeon OR-7058), another album exclusively in mono, was released in Japan , which again had the same name as the American album would have. The track list was different again.

Japanese version

page 1

  1. Can't Buy Me Love
  2. Do you want to know a secret
  3. Thank you girl
  4. A taste of honey
  5. It won't be long
  6. I want to be your man
  7. There's a place

Page 2

  1. Roll over Beethoven
  2. Misery
  3. Boys
  4. Devil in Her Heart
  5. Not a second time
  6. Money (That's What I Want)
  7. Till There Was You

US version

page 1

  1. Roll over Beethoven
  2. Thank you girl
  3. You Really Got a Hold on Me
  4. Devil in Her Heart
  5. Money (That's What I Want)
  6. You Can't Do That

Page 2

  1. Long Tall Sally
  2. I call your name
  3. Please Mr. Postman
  4. I'll get you
  5. She loves you

On September 5, 1964, two months after the British album was released, A Hard Day's Night (catalog number: Odeon OR-7123) followed, which had a completely different cover, showing the Beatles during the filming of their first feature film of the same name . The album was released in Japan exclusively in stereo .

On March 15, 1965, the British studio album Beatles for Sale (catalog number: Odeon OP-7179) was released in Japan, the original was released on December 4, 1964 in Great Britain.

With the album Beatles No. 5 (catalog number: Odeon OR-7103) was released on May 5, 1965, a separate compilation album , which in turn was only released in mono and for that the cover of the US album Beatles '65 was taken over. Beatles No. 5 is the first Beatles LP that contains the two German songs Sie liebe dich and Komm, gib mir dich dichotum together on one album. It wasn't until October 1979 that both songs reappeared on the album Rarities .

On September 15, 1965, a month later than the British original, the stereo album Help! (Catalog number: Odeon OP-7387), which has its own flip cover.

On March 15, 1966, the British version of Rubber Soul (catalog number: Odeon OP-7450) was published and two months later on May 25, 1966, Please Please Me (catalog number: Odeon OP-7548) and on May 30, 1966 With the Beatles (catalog number: Odeon OP-7449). Both albums had a completely different cover design than the original British albums and were only released in stereo.

The main entrance of the Nippon Budōkan in Tokyo

Between June 30 and July 2, 1966, the Beatles gave five concerts in the Nippon Budōkan in Tokyo .

Other albums that were released in Japan by June 1970 were:

Emergence

On July 11th, 2014 the box The Japan Box was released, which contains the following five Japanese albums:

The mastering of the CDs was done by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios . The project was coordinated by Michiko Fujimura.

The box contains 69 songs, of which the song Can't Buy Me Love is double, as it is on the album A Hard Day's Night and also on The Beatles' Second Album . The album Help! Like the Japanese original publication, it has a gatefold cover.

The cover design of the CDs is based on the original LP versions , while the CD cardboard covers have reproduced inner sleeves. The CDs were printed with the labels of the respective Japanese LP first pressings.

The Japanese submasters were not used for the songs on the albums, but the remastered 2009 versions. For the album Help! the original stereo mixes from 1965 were used, which are also on the 2009 CD mono version, and not the 1986 mixes.

Cover design

The design of the box comes from Shuma Saito from T&M Creative . The CDs are in a cardboard box on the front of which the cover of the album Meet the Beatles! is printed. The albums and their covers are listed on the back, along with a list of titles. The five CDs are in a slipcase.

The box contains an illustrated 96-page booklet with explanations in Japanese characters about the albums and the lyrics of the songs in English and Japanese . The original pressings of the five included Japanese albums on red vinyl as well as the Japanese singles and EPs are also listed. The compilation of the book was done by Kunihiko Fujimoto.

Playlists

Meet the Beatles!

number song author Lead vocals length First published in Europe
01 I Want to Hold Your Hand (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon and McCartney 2:27 Single A-side
02 She Loves You (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon and McCartney 2:21 Single A-side
03 From Me to You (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon / McCartney 1:57 Single A-side
04th Twist and Shout (Mono) Medley / Russell Lennon 2:34 from the album Please Please Me
05 Love Me Do (Mono) McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 2:20 from the album Please Please Me
06th Baby It's You (Mono) David / Bacharach / Williams Lennon 2:42 from the album Please Please Me
07th Don't Bother Me (Mono) Harrison Harrison 2:31 from the album With the Beatles
08th Please Please Me (Mono) McCartney / Lennon Lennon 2:06 from the album Please Please Me
09 I Saw Her Standing There (Mono) McCartney / Lennon McCartney 2:57 from the album Please Please Me
10 PS I Love You (Mono) McCartney / Lennon McCartney 2:08 from the album Please Please Me
11 Little Child (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon 1:50 from the album With the Beatles
12 All My Loving (Mono) Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:13 from the album With the Beatles
13 Hold Me Tight (Mono) Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:35 from the album With the Beatles
14th Please Mr. Postman (Mono) Garrett / Dobbins / Brian
Holland / Gorman / Bateman		 Lennon 2:41 from the album With the Beatles

The Beatles' Second Album

number song author Lead vocals length First published in Europe
01 Can't Buy Me Love (Mono) Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:18 from the album A Hard Day's Night
02 Do You Want to Know a Secret (Mono) McCartney / Lennon Harrison 2:01 from the album Please Please Me
03 Thank You Girl (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:04 Single B-side of From Me to You
04th A Taste of Honey (Mono) Ric Marlow / Bobby Scott McCartney 2:06 from the album Please Please Me
05 It Won't Be Long (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:15 from the album With the Beatles
06th I Wanna Be Your Man (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Rigid 2:01 from the album With the Beatles
07th There's a Place (Mono) McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 1:54 from the album Please Please Me
08th Roll Over Beethoven (Mono) Chuck Berry Harrison 2:49 from the album With the Beatles
09 Misery (mono) McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 1:53 from the album Please Please Me
10 Boys (Mono) Dixon / Farrell Rigid 2:29 from the album Please Please Me
11 Devil in Her Heart (Mono) Richard P. Drapkin Harrison 2:30 from the album With the Beatles
12 Not a Second Time (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:12 from the album With the Beatles
13 Money (That's What I Want) (Mono) Janie Bradford / Berry Gordy Lennon 2:47 from the album With the Beatles
14th Till There Was You (Mono) Meredith Willson McCartney 2:21 from the album With the Beatles

Beatles No. 5

number song author Lead vocals length First published in Europe
01 Long Tall Sally (Mono) Enotris Johnson , Robert Blackwell , Richard Penniman McCartney 2:04 from the EP Long Tall Sally
02 She loves you (mono) Lennon / McCartney, Camillo rims Lennon / McCartney 2:19 Single B-side in Germany from Come, give me your hand
03 Anna (Go to Him) (Mono) Arthur Alexander Lennon 3:00 from the album Please Please Me
04th Matchbox (mono) Carl Perkins Rigid 1:59 from the EP Long Tall Sally
05 You Really Got a Hold on Me (Mono) Smokey Robinson Lennon 3:04 from the album With the Beatles
06th She's a Woman (Mono) Lennon / McCartney McCartney 3:04 Single B-side from I Feel Fine
07th Ask Me Why (Mono) McCartney / Lennon Lennon 2:30 from the album Please Please Me
08th I Feel Fine (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:23 Single A-side
09 Come give me your hand (mono) Lennon / McCartney, Nicolas / Hellmer Lennon / McCartney 2:26 Single A side in Germany
10 Chains (mono) Gerry Goffin / Carole King Harrison 2:29 from the album Please Please Me
11 Slow Down (Mono) Larry Williams Lennon 2:57 from the EP Long Tall Sally
12 All I've Got to Do (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:06 from the album With the Beatles
13 I Call Your Name (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:11 from the EP Long Tall Sally
14th This Boy (Mono) Lennon / McCartney Lennon / McCartney 2:18 Single B-side of I Want to Hold Your Hand

A hard day's night

No. song author Lead vocals length
01 A hard day's night Lennon / McCartney Lennon and
McCartney 		2:34
02 I should have known better Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:43
03 If I fell Lennon / McCartney Lennon and
McCartney 		2:19
04th I'm happy just to dance with you Lennon / McCartney Harrison 1:56
05 And I Love Her Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:30
06th Tell Me Why Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:09
07th Can't Buy Me Love Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:12
08th Any time at all Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:11
09 I'll Cry Instead Lennon / McCartney Lennon 1:46
10 Things We Said Today Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:35
11 When I get home Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:17
12 You Can't Do That Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:35
13 I'll be back Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:26

Help! (1965 stereo mix)

No. song author Lead vocals length
01 Help! Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:20
02 The Night Before Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:35
03 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:09
04th I need you Harrison Harrison 2:29
05 Another girl Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:05
06th You're Going to Lose That Girl Lennon / McCartney Lennon 2:19
07th Ticket to Ride Lennon / McCartney Lennon 3:10
08th Act Naturally Morrison / Russell Rigid 2:30
09 It's only love Lennon / McCartney Lennon 1:56
10 You Like Me Too Much Harrison Harrison 2:37
11 Tell Me What You See Lennon / McCartney Lennon and
McCartney 		2:38
12 I've just seen a face Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:05
13 Yesterday Lennon / McCartney McCartney 2:06
14th Dizzy Miss Lizzy Williams Lennon 2:58

Chart placement of the box

album Release Date Best placement in the charts Label catalog no.
Type title GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany
box The Japan Box July 14, 2014 July 22, 2014 July 11, 2014 - - 83 Apple / Capitol / Universal
UICY-76429/33 		Apple / Capitol / Universal
UICY-76429/33 		Apple / Capitol / Universal
UICY-76429/33

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Meet the Beatles!
  2. ^ The Beatles' Second Album
  3. ↑ A Hard Day's Night
  4. ↑ Beatles No. 5
  5. ↑ Help!