''Reel Music'' is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by

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that were featured in their films, as the title suggests. The album was released on 22 March 1982 in the United States and the following day in the United Kingdom – almost simultaneously with the theatrical re-release of the film, '' A Hard Day's Night'', which had been "cleaned" and re-edited with stereo Dolby sound. In the US, ''Reel Music'' peaked at number 19 on '' Billboard''s albums chart. The album was released by Capitol Records in the United States (catalogue number SV 12199) and

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in the United Kingdom (PCS 7218). In the US and Canada, the album was issued simultaneously in limited edition gold vinyl pressings. In New Zealand, the LP was released on the Parlophone label (PCS 7218), and the inner sleeve and booklet were imported from the US. Aside from box-set collections, it was the first Beatles album released after

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's death. ''Reel Music'' was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album cover illustrations are a painting by David McMacken.

Unique mixes

The album features stereo mixes that were rare to the US or previously unavailable at the time: *The first US release of the British stereo mix of "

I Am the Walrus "I Am the Walrus" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 television film ''Magical Mystery Tour''. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released as the B-side to the single "Hello, Goodbye" a ...

". Previous American releases of the song had the intro edited like the mono mix, although an edit of the British version appeared on '' Rarities'' two years before; *The official American debut of the songs " A Hard Day's Night" and " Ticket to Ride" in true stereo; *A unique stereo edit of "

I Should Have Known Better "I Should Have Known Better" is a song by English rock band the Beatles composed by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and originally issued on '' A Hard Day's Night'', their soundtrack for the film of the same name released on 10 J ...

", with the harmonica error in the intro fixed. This version was issued only on the Capitol pressing and has never appeared on any other record.

Single

*The album was accompanied by the single " The Beatles' Movie Medley" b/w " I'm Happy Just to Dance with You", which came with a picture sleeve featuring the same artwork as the album cover. The A-side of the single featured an artificial medley, in which excerpts from seven songs from ''Reel Music'' ("

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All You Need Is Love "All You Need Is Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in July 1967. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was Britain's contribution t ...

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You've Got to Hide Your Love Away "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written and sung by John Lennon (though credited to Lennon–McCartney) and released on the album ''Help!'' in August 1965. Composition and recording Len ...

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", " A Hard Day's Night", " Ticket to Ride" and "

Get Back "Get Back" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Beatles and Billy Preston, and written by Paul McCartney though credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to ...

") were edited together to make a single track. * Originally, the single's B-side was to be an interview with the group dubbed "Fab Four on Film", which was recorded during the filming of '' A Hard Day's Night'' in 1964. Capitol/EMI Records, however, could not obtain the necessary permission to utilise the interview on the single, and " I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" (which appeared in the ''A Hard Day's Night'' film but which was not included on the ''Reel Music'' album) was substituted as the B-side shortly before the single was released, although promotional copies of the single featured the interview.

Track listing

All songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Albums produced by George Martin Albums produced by Phil Spector The Beatles compilation albums Compilation albums published posthumously 1982 compilation albums Soundtrack compilation albums Capitol Records compilation albums Parlophone compilation albums Albums arranged by George Martin