Beatles

* (Not now convinced these were cut from tape). The Beatles just announced The Beatles: The Singles Collection, a limited edition, collectible box set containing 23 180-gram vinyl singles cut by Sean Magee from the original mono and stereo singles mix tapes. Between 1962 and 1970 The Beatles released 22 singles. Of the 44 A and B sides, 29 were not included on the group's British albums—singles were usually omitted in Britain, though the released albums contained more tracks than were issued per album in The United States (you probably already knew that!).

The "twist" here is that the picture sleeves are not the drab original, non-illustrated British ones (British singles rarely came in picture sleeves), but instead are faithful reproductions of more colorful and creative international picture sleeves used in other countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, U.K., USA and West Germany) There's also an exclusive new double A-side single for "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love"..

The set also includes a Kevin Howlett penned 40 page booklet that includes photos and ephemera.

The "short and winding road" from 1962's "Love Me Do" to 1967's "Strawberry Fields Forever" to the group's somewhat bizarre 1970 singles finale that paired "Let It Be" with "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" and everything in between demonstrates the quartet's still difficult to comprehend creativity.

Here's the trailer (A splendid....etc.):