1973年4月2日,廠牌 Apple Records / EMI Records 在 The Beatles 解散逾三年後,同日推出被暱稱為紅、藍專輯的 < 1962-1966 >、< 1967-1970 >,原意是為了打擊當時在電視上販售的盜版 < Alpha Omega >,沒想到竟成為極有可能是搖滾史上最好的兩張精選輯。
紅、藍專輯中的曲目皆由披頭四經紀人 Allen Klein 親自挑選,並排除了早期的翻唱暢銷曲,< 1962-1966 > 全數是 John Lennon 與 Paul McCartney 的創作,< 1967-1970 > 則有幾首 George Harrison 的歌,出自鼓手 Ringo Starr 的只有一首,全部合計達51首,尤為珍貴的是有許多是正規專輯中無法聽到的單曲版本,故而推出後大受歡迎,在美國 Billboard 排行榜分別拿下季軍和冠軍,英國則是冠、亞軍,累計銷售超過3000萬張。
A1 Love Me Do
A2 Please Please Me
A3 From Me To You
A4 She Loves You
A5 I Want To Hold Your Hand
A6 All My Loving
A7 Can't Buy Me Love
B1 A Hard Day's Night
B2 And I Love Her
B3 Eight Days A Week
B4 I Feel Fine
B5 Ticket To Ride
B6 Yesterday
C1 Help!
C2 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
C3 We Can Work It Out
C4 Day Tripper
C5 Drive My Car
C6 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
D1 Nowhere Man
D2 Michelle
D3 In My Life
D4 Girl
D5 Paperback Writer
D6 Eleanor Rigby
D7 Yellow Submarine
01 - Strawberry Fields Forever
02 - Penny Lane 04:07
03 - With A Little Help From My Friends 07:07
04 - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 09:51
05 - She's Leaving Home 13:21
06 - Being For The Benefit Of Mr.Kite! 16:53
07 - Getting Better 19:33
08 - Fixing A Hole 22:21
09 - Lovely Rita 24:58
10 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 27:41
11 - I Am The Walrus 29:00
12 - Blue Jay Way 33:45
13 - Baby You're A Rich Man 37:38
14 - Dear Prudence 40:41
15 - Happiness Is A Warm Gun 44:36
16 - Martha My Dear 47:20
17 - I'm So Tired 49:50
18 - Piggies 51:52
19 - I Will 53:58
20 - Julia 55:43
21 - Birthday 58:40
22 - Mother Nature's Son 01:01:23
23 - Sexy Sadie 01:04:11
24 - Revolution 01:07:26
25 - Honey Pie 01:10:51
26 - Cry Baby Cry 01:13:33
27 - Good Night 01:16:37
28 - Maxwell's Silver Hammer 01:19:49
29 - Something 01:23:17
30 - Here Comes The Sun 01:26:21
31 - Because 01:29:26
32 - Let It Be 01:32:12
33 - The Long And Winding Road 01:36:16
34 - Real Love 01:39:54
35 - Now and Then 01:43:43