Going on the theory that there can never be enough Beatles music in stores, Capitol Records will follow up their 2004 collection of the first four U.S. Beatles albums with their four 1965 American releases. To be released on April 11, Capitol Albums Volume 2 will consist of The Early Beatles, Beatles VI, Help and the American version of Rubber Soul. As with Volume 1, the tracks will be offered in both stereo and mono mixes, with 82 of the 92 tracks appearing in versions previously unreleased on CD.

When the Beatles albums were originally released on CD, only the British versions were made available. While the music remained the same as that eventually contained on their U.S. counterparts, American audiences were deprived of digital quality collections of their cherished albums that introduced them to the Fab 4. The Capitol Albums series attempts to fill that void for American consumers.

Trivia buffs will take note that the Volume 2's release will coincide with the 41st anniversary of the Beatles' occupation of the top 5 songs on Billboard's singles chart with "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Please Please Me."

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