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{{Short description|1973 compilation album by the Beatles}}
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="225" align="right"
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!align="center" bgcolor="darkseagreen" colspan="3"|''1967-1970''
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{{Infobox album
| name = 1967–1970
| type = compilation
| artist = [[the Beatles]]
| cover = Beatles19671970.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2 April 1973<ref name="haber">{{cite web|url=http://www.beatlesagain.com/btlps.html|title=Beatles LP and CD Discography|first=Dave|last=Haber|date=21 November 2006|publisher=The Internet Beatles Album|access-date=20 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514174043/http://www.beatlesagain.com/btlps.html|archive-date=14 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded = 28 November 1966&nbsp;– 1 April 1970
| studio = [[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], [[Olympic Studios|Olympic]], [[Apple Studios (recording studio)|Apple]] and [[Trident Studios|Trident]], London
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[psychedelic music|psychedelic]]<ref name="amg">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1529|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review]</ref>}}
| length = 99:40
| label = [[Apple Records|Apple]]
| producer = [[George Martin]], [[Phil Spector]]
| compiler = [[Allen Klein]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[The Beatles]]
| type = compilation
| prev_title = [[1962–1966]]
| prev_year = 1973
| title = 1967–1970
| year = 1973
| next_title = [[The Singles Collection 1962–1970]]
| next_year = 1976
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="amg" />
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2958 ''Blender'' Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203101410/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2958 |date=3 February 2009}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC ''Rolling Stone'' Review]</ref>
}}

'''''1967–1970''''', also known as the '''Blue Album''', is a [[compilation album]] of songs by the English rock band [[the Beatles]], spanning the years indicated in the title. A double LP, it was released with ''[[1962–1966]]'' (the "Red Album") in April 1973. ''1967–1970'' topped the ''Billboard'' albums chart in the United States and peaked at number 2 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. It was re-released in September 1993 on [[compact disc|CD]], charting at number 4 in the United Kingdom.

The album was instigated by [[Apple Records]] manager [[Allen Klein]] during his final months before being dismissed from that position.<ref>{{cite book|last=Badman|first=Keith|title=The Beatles: Off the Record|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2002|page=99|isbn=0-7119-9199-5}}</ref> As with ''1962–1966'', the compilation was created by Apple and [[EMI]]/[[Capitol Records]] in response to a [[bootleg recording|bootleg]] collection titled ''Alpha Omega'', which had been sold on television the previous year. Print advertising for the two records made a point of declaring them "the only {{as written|authorized}} collection of the Beatles".<ref name="RS #133">{{cite magazine|date=26 April 1973|title=''1962–1966'' and ''1967–1970''|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|issue=133|page=29}}</ref> The success of the two official double LP compilations inspired Capitol's repackaging of [[the Beach Boys]]' 1960s hits, starting with the 1974 album ''[[Endless Summer (Beach Boys album)|Endless Summer]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rodriguez|first=Robert|title=Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980|publisher=Backbeat Books|location=Milwaukee, WI|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4165-9093-4|page=117|url=https://archive.org/details/missodellmyhardd00odel}}</ref>

A deluxe expanded version of the album was released on 10 November 2023, featuring the previously unreleased song "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]", the final original single by the group. The deluxe edition features the album anniversary remix versions of the songs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcement {{!}} The Beatles |url=https://www.thebeatles.com/announcement |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=www.thebeatles.com}}</ref>

== Album covers ==
For the group's 1963 debut [[LP album|LP]] ''[[Please Please Me]]'', photographer [[Angus McBean]] took the distinctive colour photograph of the group looking down over the stairwell inside EMI House ([[EMI]]'s London headquarters in [[Manchester Square]], demolished in 1995).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stairwell-to-pop-history-heaven-1596031.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stairwell-to-pop-history-heaven-1596031.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Stairwell to pop history heaven |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=17 May 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1969, the Beatles asked McBean to recreate this shot. Although a photograph from the 1969 photo shoot was originally intended for the then-planned ''Get Back'' album, it was not used when that project saw eventual release in 1970 as ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]''. Instead, another photograph from the 1969 shoot, along with an unused photograph from the 1963 photo shoot, was used for both this LP and ''[[1962–1966]]''.

The inner gatefold photo for both LPs has been attributed to both [[Stephen Goldblatt]] and [[Don McCullin]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Hannah |last2=Booth |first2=Interview: Hannah |date=2017-08-18 |title=‘We were just knocking about in the park. Then the Beatles turned up’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/aug/18/beatles-photographed-by-don-mccullin-1968-me-in-the-picture |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref> and is from the "Mad Day Out" photo session in London on Sunday 28 July 1968.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thebeatles.com/photo-album/mad-day-out-photo-session| title = The Mad Day Out Photo Session| date = 10 January 2013| access-date = 17 May 2018| publisher = The Beatles| archive-date = 14 March 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210314183112/https://www.thebeatles.com/photo-album/mad-day-out-photo-session| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="MadDayOut">{{cite web|title="Mad Day Out" website|url=http://beatlesmadday.110mb.com/english.html|access-date=20 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327030335/http://beatlesmadday.110mb.com/english.html|archive-date=27 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The album cover was designed by [[Tom Wilkes]].<ref>His credit appears in the left bottom corner of the [http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1409/5156969181_375770567e_b.jpg paper sleeve (side 4)], but only on the US version of the album.</ref>

==International versions==
Unlike the ''1962–1966'' collection, the Blue Album was largely the same in the U.S. and the UK, although there were some variations.

The U.S. edition had "[[Strawberry Fields Forever]]" in its original 1966 stereo mix, while "[[Penny Lane]]" and "[[Hello, Goodbye]]" were presented in mono, and "I Am the Walrus" with a four-beat electric piano introduction; the UK version had the more common six-beat beginning.

The albums had several other variants and anomalies. "[[Get Back]]" was described as the album version in the U.S. liner notes, although it was in fact the single version. In both countries, "[[Hey Jude]]" was around nine seconds shorter than it had been on the original single, although the full length was restored for the 1993 compact disc edition.

The original vinyl version faded in during the crowd noise at the beginning of "[[A Day in the Life]]". The fade in was different on both the UK and U.S. versions. The original compact disc edition, meanwhile, featured a clean version previously heard on the ''[[Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack)|Imagine: John Lennon]]'' soundtrack album in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-10-18|title=1967-1970 (Blue Album)|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/albums/1967-1970-blue-album/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=The Beatles Bible|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On the Spanish edition, "[[One After 909]]" replaced "[[The Ballad of John and Yoko]]", a song that had been banned from the airwaves shortly after being released as a single in 1969, for its allusions to "Christ" and "Gibraltar" in the lyrics.

== Release variations ==
* Original 1973 UK release: Apple PCSP 7181-2
* Original 1973 US release: Apple SKBO-3404 (whole and sliced apples in blue background)
* Second 1976 US pressing: Capitol SKBO-3404 (Capitol target label on back of album cover, blue label with "Capitol" in light blue letters at bottom)
* 1978 first US blue vinyl release: Capitol SEBX-11843 (Capitol dome label on back of album cover, large dome logo at top of light blue labels)
* 1980 East German release. Amiga 8 55 742. One disc only with 14 tracks, mostly from disc 1 of the original version.
* 1993 CD release. Apple 0777 7 97039 2 0 (whole and sliced apples in blue background)
* 2010 remastered CD release. Apple 5099990674723 (whole and sliced apples in blue background)

=== 2023 remixed editions ===
The compilation, along with its counterpart, was rereleased with an expanded track listing on 10 November 2023.

The nine additional tracks are: "[[Within You Without You]]", "[[Dear Prudence]]", "[[Glass Onion (song)|Glass Onion]]", "[[Blackbird (Beatles song)|Blackbird]]", "[[Hey Bulldog]]", "[[Oh! Darling]]", "[[I Want You (She's So Heavy)]]", "[[I Me Mine]]", and "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]".

Six tracks ("I Am the Walrus", "The Fool on the Hill", "Magical Mystery Tour", "Revolution", "Hey Bulldog", and "Old Brown Shoe") received new stereo mixes for this release. The stereo mixes for the remaining tracks were sourced from those created for the following previously released album reissues: ''[[1 (Beatles album)|1]]'' (2015), ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2017), ''[[The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2018), ''[[Abbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2019), and ''[[Let It Be: Special Edition]]'' (2021). The album is also available in [[Dolby Atmos]] surround sound. On the CD and digital editions, the additional tracks are inserted into the track list in chronological order of each track's original issue, while on the vinyl edition, the first two LPs retain the track list of the 1973 release, with the additional tracks placed on a third LP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2023-10-26 |title=The Beatles’ ‘Last Song,’ ‘Now and Then,’ Is Set for Release, Along With Expanded, Remix-Filled ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ Hits Collections |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/beatles-now-then-final-song-release-red-blue-hits-albums-expanded-editions-1235768825/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The vinyl edition come in both standard and coloured vinyl with each compilation's respective colours.

Of note, both "A Day in the Life" and "Dear Prudence" feature clean openings on the 2023 release, as opposed to their album counterparts, which are crossfaded with their respective preceding tracks.

== Track listing ==
* The singles "[[Strawberry Fields Forever]]", "[[Penny Lane]]", "[[Hello, Goodbye]]", "[[Lady Madonna]]", "[[Hey Jude]]" and "[[The Ballad of John and Yoko]]", the B-sides "[[I Am the Walrus]]", "[[Revolution (Beatles song)|Revolution]]", "[[Don't Let Me Down (Beatles song)|Don't Let Me Down]]" and "[[Old Brown Shoe]]", and the single versions of "[[Get Back]]" and "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]" make their global album debut in this compilation.

{{track listing
| all_writing = [[Lennon–McCartney]], except where noted.
| headline = Disc 1, side 1
| title1 = [[Strawberry Fields Forever]]
| note1 = non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''[[Magical Mystery Tour]]'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = [[Penny Lane]]
| note2 = non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)
| length2 = 3:01
| title3 = [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]
| note3 = from ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', 1967
| length3 = 2:02
| title4 = [[With a Little Help from My Friends]]
| note4 = from ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', 1967
| length4 = 2:44
| title5 = [[Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]]
| note5 = from ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', 1967
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = [[A Day in the Life]]
| note6 = from ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', 1967
| length6 = 5:07
| title7 = [[All You Need Is Love]]
| note7 = non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)
| length7 = 3:48
| total_length = 24:19
}}
{{track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Disc 1, side 2
| title1 = [[I Am the Walrus]]
| note1 = B-side, 1967; included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and LP, 1967
| length1 = 4:35
| title2 = [[Hello, Goodbye]]
| note2 = non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = [[The Fool on the Hill]]
| note3 = from ''Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and LP, 1967
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = [[Magical Mystery Tour (song)|Magical Mystery Tour]]
| note4 = from ''Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and LP, 1967
| length4 = 2:49
| title5 = [[Lady Madonna]]
| note5 = non-album single, 1968
| length5 = 2:18
| title6 = [[Hey Jude]]
| note6 = non-album single, 1968
| length6 = 7:11
| title7 = [[Revolution (Beatles song)|Revolution]]
| note7 = non-album B-side, 1968
| length7 = 3:25
| total_length = 26:47
}}

{{track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Disc 2, side 1
| title1 = [[Back in the U.S.S.R.]]
| note1 = from ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]'', 1968
| length1 = 2:46
| title2 = [[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]]
| note2 = [[George Harrison]]; from ''The Beatles'', 1968
| length2 = 4:46
| title3 = [[Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da]]
| note3 = from ''The Beatles'', 1968
| length3 = 3:11
| title4 = [[Get Back#Single version|Get Back]]
| note4 = non-album single, 1969
| length4 = 3:12
| title5 = [[Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles song)|Don't Let Me Down]]
| note5 = non-album B-side, 1969
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = [[The Ballad of John and Yoko]]
| note6 = non-album single, 1969
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = [[Old Brown Shoe]]
| note7 = Harrison; non-album B-side, 1969
| length7 = 3:21
| total_length = 23:52
}}
{{track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Disc 2, side 2
| title1 = [[Here Comes the Sun]]
| note1 = Harrison; from ''[[Abbey Road]]'', 1969
| length1 = 3:07
| title2 = [[Come Together]]
| note2 = from ''Abbey Road'', 1969
| length2 = 4:19
| title3 = [[Something (Beatles song)|Something]]
| note3 = Harrison; from ''Abbey Road'', 1969
| length3 = 3:03
| title4 = [[Octopus's Garden]]
| note4 = [[Ringo Starr|Richard Starkey]]; from ''Abbey Road'', 1969
| length4 = 2:52
| title5 = [[Let It Be (song)#Single version|Let It Be]]
| note5 = non-album single, 1970
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = [[Across the Universe]]
| note6 = from ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'', 1970
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = [[The Long and Winding Road]]
| note7 = from ''Let It Be'', 1970
| length7 = 3:40
| total_length = 24:42
}}

{{Collapse top|title=2023 edition}}
All tracks are written by [[Lennon-McCartney]], except where noted.

{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 1
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title1 = Strawberry Fields Forever (2015 Mix)
| note1 = <small>non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''[[Magical Mystery Tour]]'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)</small>
| extra1 = Lennon
| length1 = 4:12
| title2 = Penny Lane (2017 Mix)
| note2 = <small>non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)</small>
| extra2 = McCartney
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017 Mix)
| note3 = <small>from ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', 1967</small>
| extra3 = McCartney
| length3 = 2:02
| title4 = With a Little Help from My Friends (2017 Mix)
| note4 = <small>from ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', 1967</small>
| extra4 = Starr
| length4 = 2:44
| title5 = Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (2017 Mix)
| note5 = <small>from ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', 1967</small>
| extra5 = Lennon
| length5 = 3:30
| title6 = [[Within You Without You]] (2017 Mix)
| note6 = <small>[[George Harrison]]; from ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', 1967</small>
| extra6 = Harrison
| length6 = 5:11
| title7 = A Day in the Life (2017 Mix)
| note7 = <small>from ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', 1967</small>
| extra7 = Lennon with McCartney
| length7 = 5:07
| title8 = All You Need Is Love (2015 Mix)
| note8 = <small>non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)</small>
| extra8 = Lennon
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = I Am the Walrus (2023 Mix)
| note9 = <small>non-album B-side, 1967; included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and LP, 1967</small>
| extra9 = Lennon
| length9 = 4:35
| title10 = Hello, Goodbye (2015 Mix)
| note10 = <small>non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' LP, 1967 (U.S.)</small>
| extra10 = McCartney
| length10 = 3:29
| title11 = The Fool on the Hill (2023 Mix)
| note11 = <small>''Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and LP, 1967</small>
| extra11 = McCartney
| length11 = 3:00
| title12 = Magical Mystery Tour (2023 Mix)
| note12 = <small>''Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and LP, 1967</small>
| extra12 = McCartney
| length12 = 2:49
| title13 = Lady Madonna (2015 Mix)
| note13 = <small>non-album single, 1968</small>
| extra13 = McCartney
| length13 = 2:18
| title14 = Hey Jude (2015 Mix)
| note14 = <small>non-album single, 1968</small>
| extra14 = McCartney
| length14 = 7:11
| title15 = Revolution (2023 Mix)
| note15 = <small>non-album B-side, 1968</small>
| extra15 = Lennon
| length15 = 3:21
| total_length = 56:18
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 2
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title1 = Back in the U.S.S.R. (2018 Mix)
| note1 = <small>from ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]'', 1968</small>
| length1 = 2:45
| extra1 = McCartney
| title2 = [[Dear Prudence]] (2018 Mix)
| note2 = <small>from ''The Beatles'', 1968</small>
| extra2 = Lennon
| length2 = 3:59
| title3 = While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2018 Mix)
| note3 = <small>Harrison; from ''The Beatles'', 1968</small>
| extra3 = Harrison
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (2018 Mix)
| note4 = <small>from ''The Beatles'', 1968</small>
| extra4 = McCartney
| length4 = 3:11
| title5 = [[Glass Onion (song)|Glass Onion]] (2018 Mix)
| note5 = <small>from ''The Beatles'', 1968</small>
| extra5 = Lennon
| length5 = 2:19
| title6 = [[Blackbird (Beatles song)|Blackbird]] (2018 Mix)
| note6 = <small>from ''The Beatles'', 1968</small>
| extra6 = McCartney
| length6 = 2:21
| title7 = [[Hey Bulldog]] (2023 Mix)
| note7 = <small>from ''[[Yellow Submarine (album)|Yellow Submarine]]'', 1969</small>
| extra7 = Lennon with McCartney
| length7 = 3:11
| title8 = Get Back (2015 Mix)
| note8 = <small>non-album single, 1969</small>
| extra8 = McCartney
| length8 = 3:12
| title9 = Don't Let Me Down (2021 Mix)
| note9 = <small>non-album B-side, 1969</small>
| extra9 = Lennon
| length9 = 3:34
| title10 = The Ballad of John and Yoko (2015 Mix)
| note10 = <small>non-album single, 1969</small>
| extra10 = Lennon
| length10 = 3:00
| title11 = Old Brown Shoe (2023 Mix)
| note11 = <small>Harrison; non-album B-side, 1969</small>
| extra11 = Harrison
| length11 = 3:18
| title12 = Here Comes the Sun (2019 Mix)
| note12 = <small>Harrison; from ''[[Abbey Road]]'', 1969</small>
| extra12 = Harrison
| length12 = 3:07
| title13 = Come Together (2019 Mix)
| note13 = <small>from ''Abbey Road'', 1969</small>
| extra13 = Lennon
| length13 = 4:19
| title14 = Something (2019 Mix)
| note14 = <small>Harrison; from ''Abbey Road'', 1969</small>
| extra14 = Harrison
| length14 = 3:03
| title15 = Octopus's Garden (2019 Mix)
| note15 = <small>[[Ringo Starr|Richard Starkey]]; from ''Abbey Road'', 1969</small>
| extra15 = Starr
| length15 = 2:52
| title16 = [[Oh! Darling]] (2019 Mix)
| note16 = <small>from ''Abbey Road'', 1969</small>
| extra16 = McCartney
| length16 = 3:28
| title17 = [[I Want You (She's So Heavy)]] (2019 Mix)
| note17 = <small>from ''Abbey Road'', 1969</small>
| extra17 = Lennon
| length17 = 7:47
| title18 = Let It Be (2021 Mix)
| note18 = <small>non-album single, 1970</small>
| extra18 = McCartney
| length18 = 3:51
| title19 = Across the Universe (2021 Mix)
| note19 = <small>from ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'', 1970</small>
| extra19 = Lennon
| length19 = 3:49
| title20 = [[I Me Mine]] (2021 Mix)
| note20 = <small>Harrison; from ''Let It Be'', 1970</small>
| extra20 = Harrison
| length20 = 2:28
| title21 = The Long and Winding Road (2021 Mix)
| note21 = <small>from ''Let It Be'', 1970</small>
| extra21 = McCartney
| length21 = 3:37
| title22 = [[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]
| note22 = <small>non-album single, 2023</small>
| extra22 = Lennon with McCartney
| length22 = 4:08
| total_length = 79:20
}}
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== Charts ==

===Weekly charts===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''Original release'''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''1967–1970'' original release
!scope="col"|Chart (1973)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australian [[Kent Music Report]]<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
!align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Beatles19671970.jpg|200px|1967-1970]]
|11
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref name="atchart">{{cite web|title= The Beatles – ''1967–1970'' - austriancharts.at|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a|access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref>
!align="center" bgcolor="darkseagreen" colspan="3"|[[vinyl record|Double LP]] by [[The Beatles]]
|1
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[RPM (magazine)|Canadian ''RPM'' Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4833&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=tflvluuu3gmgse7n7epkm834m4|title=RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 19, No. 17|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=9 June 1973|access-date=3 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321035332/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4833&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=tflvluuu3gmgse7n7epkm834m4|archive-date=21 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!align="left" valign="top"|Released
|3
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[April 19]] [[1973]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Mega Albums Chart]]<ref name="nlchart">{{cite web|title=dutchcharts.nl The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a|language=nl|work=Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl|access-date=3 May 2013|format=ASP}}</ref>
!align="left" valign="top"|Recorded
|2
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[1967]] - [[1970]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Finnish Albums ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name=Finland>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Musical genre|Genre]]
|align="center"|4
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Musica e dischi|Italian ''M&D'' Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=31 May 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "1967/1970".</ref>
!align="left" valign="top"|Length
|10
|colspan="2" valign="top"|99 [[minute|min]] 34 [[second|s]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Oricon|Japanese Oricon LPs Chart]]<ref name="Jachart1">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=[[Roppongi]], [[Tokyo]]|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}</ref>
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record label|Label]]
|2
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Apple Records|Apple]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Norway|Norwegian]] [[VG-lista]] Albums Chart<ref name="nochart">{{cite web| title = norwegiancharts.com The Beatles – ''1967–1970'' | url = http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a| access-date=3 May 2013|format=ASP}}</ref>
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record producer|Producer]]
|2
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[George Martin]]
|-
|-align="center"
!scope="row"|[[Spanish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
!bgcolor="darkseagreen" colspan="3"|Professional reviews
|1
|-align="center"
|-
!valign="top"|<small>[[All Music Guide|AMG]]</small>
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Beatles| title= The Beatles > Artists > Official Charts|publisher=[[UK Albums Chart]]|access-date=1 May 2013}}</ref>
|valign="top"|4.5/5
|2
|valign="top"|<small>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47F19D349AE7120D6963B56C0A276E029D64CEE831F29461BDFBA3C54952B25C30BE6D1AEFDF36AB57FB0FD2EA45E43D2C8E452FBD6663A2DED93&sql=10:42jc7i2jg78r link]</small>
|-
|-align="center"
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape]]<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beatles/chart-history/tlp/|title=The Beatles – Chart history|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref>
!bgcolor="darkseagreen" colspan="3"|The Beatles Chronology
|1
|-align="center"
|-
|valign="top"|<small>''[[The Beatles 1962-1966|1962-1966]]''<br />([[1973]])</small>
!scope="row"|[[Media Control|West German Media Control Albums Chart]]<ref name="dechart">{{cite web|url = http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=The+Beatles&title=1967-1970&cat=a&country=de|title = Album Search: The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|language = de|publisher= Media Control| access-date=3 May 2013|format=ASP}} {{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|valign="top"|<small>'''''1967-1970'''''<br />([[1973]])</small>
|2
|valign="top"|<small>''[[Rock 'n' Roll Music]]''<br />([[1976]])</small>
|}
|}
'''''1967-1970''''' (or the "Blue Album") is a compilation of [[The Beatles]]' greatest hits from [[1967]] to [[1970]]. It was released with ''[[The Beatles 1962-1966|1962-1966]]'' (or the "Red Album"), a compilation of their greatest hits from [[1962]] to [[1966]].


'''1993 reissue'''
==Track listing for the [[CD|CD Album]] release==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
===Disc 1===
|+Weekly chart performance for ''1967–1970'' 1993 reissue
#"[[Strawberry Fields Forever]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
!scope="col"|Chart (1993–2008)
#"[[Penny Lane]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
#"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|-
#"[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
!scope="row"|[[Australian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web| title = australian-charts.com The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|publisher= [[Australian Recording Industry Association]]| url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a|format=ASP| access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>
#"[[Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|8
#"[[A Day in the Life]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|-
#"[[All You Need Is Love]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
!scope="row"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref name="atchart"/>
#"[[I Am the Walrus]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|3
#"[[Hello Goodbye]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|-
#"The Fool On The Hill" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
!scope="row"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)]]<ref name="bewachart">{{cite web|title= ultratop.be The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/69a/The-Beatles-1967-1970|language=nl|work= Hung Medien|format=ASP|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>
#"Magical Mystery Tour" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|46
#"Lady Madonna" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|-
#"[[Hey Jude]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
!scope="row"|Canadian ''RPM'' Albums Chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2283&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=tflvluuu3gmgse7n7epkm834m4|title=RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 58, No. 16|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=30 October 1993|access-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321030717/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2283&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=tflvluuu3gmgse7n7epkm834m4|archive-date=21 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
#"[[Revolution (The Beatles)|Revolution]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
|11
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Albums Chart<ref name="nlchart"/>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Musica e dischi|Italian ''M&D'' Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=31 May 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Beatles 67/70".</ref>
|18
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums Chart<ref name="jachart2">{{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/81380/full/|title=ビートルズ、青盤・赤盤で17年ぶり2作同時TOP5入り| trans-title=The Beatles' 'Red' and 'Blue' Albums Re-Enter the Top-Five Simultaneously for the First Time in 17 Years| language=ja|work=oricon.co.jp|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Style]]
| access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref>
|5
|-
!scope="row"|[[New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=charts.nz The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a|access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref>
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Norwegian Albums Chart<ref name="nochart"/>
|8
|-
!scope="row"|Swedish Albums Chart<ref name="sechart">{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a|access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref>
|23
|-
!scope="row"|[[Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref name="chchart">{{cite web|title= The Beatles – ''1967–1970'' – hitparade.ch|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a|format=ASP|access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums Chart<ref name="ukchart"/>
|4
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Top Pop Catalog Albums|''Billboard'' Top Pop Catalog]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/catalog-albums/1993-10-23|title=Catalog Albums Chart (23 October 1993)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref>
|1
|}
{{col-2}}
'''2010 reissue'''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''1967–1970'' 2010 reissue
!scope="col"|Chart (2010)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref name="atchart"/>
|65
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)<ref name="beVlchart">{{cite web|title= ultratop.be The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/69a/The-Beatles-1967-1970|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>
|30
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)<ref name="bewachart"/>
|56
|-
!scope="row"|[[Danish Albums Chart]]<ref name="dkchart">{{cite web|title=danishcharts.dk The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|work=danishcharts.dk|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=1967-1970&cat=a|format=ASP|access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>
|23
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Mega Albums Chart<ref name="nlchart"/>
|55
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|publisher=hitparade.ch|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Starr,Ringo/24271/?type=longplay|title=musicline.de chartverfolgung|access-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321043924/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Starr%2CRingo/24271/?type=longplay|archive-date=21 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|71
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums Chart<ref name="jachart2"/>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Spanish Albums Chart<ref name="spanishchart">{{cite web |title=The Beatles – ''1967–1970''|work=spanishcharts.com |url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beatles&titel=Abbey+Road&cat=a|format=ASP |access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>
|19
|-
!scope="row"|Swedish Albums Chart<ref name="sechart"/>
|17
|-
!scope="row"|Swiss Albums Chart<ref name="chchart"/>
|47
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums Chart<ref name="ukchart"/>
|4
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="BB200"/>
|29
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Catalog Albums Chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/catalog-albums/2010-11-06|title=Catalog Albums Chart (6 November 2010)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref>
|1
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''1967–1970'' in the 2020s
!scope="col"|Chart (2021–2024)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2023-11-20|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=20 November 2023|access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
| 8
|-
{{album chart|Austria|4|M|url=http://www.austriatop40.at/longplay.php|title=Hitparade der KW 46-2023|publisher=[[Ö3 Austria Top 40]]|artist=The Beatles|album=1967-1970|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|13|artist=The Beatles|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2023/46/|title=Albumit 46/2023|publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat]]|language=fi|access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
| 50
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|5|id=1690|artist=The Beatles|album=1967-1970|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2023}}
|-
!scope="row"|Greek Albums ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beatles/chart-history/gra/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=22 December 2021|title=The Beatles Chart History (Greece Albums)|language=en|date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
| 4
|-
! scope="row"| Hungarian Physical Albums ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 46. hét |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista-fizikai-hanghordozok/2023/46 |publisher=[[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]] |access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref>
| 31
|-
! scope="row"| Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2023/46|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 10.11.2023 al 16.11.2023)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
| 18
|-
{{album chart|Oricon|6|date=2023<!-- please keep YYYY-MM-DD -->-11-20|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-11-20 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/enwiki/w/2023-11-20/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 17, 2023 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117041206/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/enwiki/w/2023-11-20/ |archive-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>
| 6
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=11&day=20|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of November 15, 2023|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref>
| 6
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2023-11-17|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=20 November 2023|access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
| 12
|-
{{album chart|Norway|22|M|url=https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2024-w04/|title=Album 2024 uke 04|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|artist=The Beatles|album=1967 - 1970|rowheader=true|access-date=27 January 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Poland2|13|date=10.11.2023–16.11.2023|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|38|artist=The Beatles|album=1967 - 1970|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|10|M|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2023/46|title=100 Albums weekly|publisher=[[PROMUSICAE]]|artist=The Beatles|album=1967-1970|rowheader=true|access-date=19 November 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2023&dspp=46|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 46|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
| 48
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=The Beatles|album=1967-1970|rowheader=true|access-date=19 November 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|2|date=20231117|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2023}}
|}
{{col-end}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''1967–1970''
!scope="col"|Chart
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/1973_album.asp |title=Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1973|language=de|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>
|rowspan="5"|1973
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1973&cat=a |title=Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1973|format=ASP|language=nl|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>
|10
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1973 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
|28
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entamedata.web.fc2.com/music/music_a1973.html|script-title=ja:年間アルバムヒットチャート 1973年（昭和48年）|trans-title=Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1973|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=2 May 2012|archive-date=21 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321035047/http://entamedata.web.fc2.com/music/music_a1973.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"|[[Billboard Year-End|US ''Billboard'' Pop Albums]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855834?imw=Y|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204135943/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855834?imw=Y|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2012|title=Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1973
|publisher=billboard.biz|access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
|24
|-
!scope="row"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/1974_album.asp |title=Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1974|language=de|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"|1974
|4
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1974 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
|2
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Discs of '74 (BRMB)|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|date=11 January 1975|page=6}}</ref>
|23
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Pop Albums<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855864?imw=Y|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231123035/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855864?imw=Y|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2012|title=Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1974
|publisher=billboard.biz|access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
|70
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1975 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
|1975
|2
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1976 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
|1976
|4
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1977 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
|1977
|21
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1978 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
|1978
|23
|-
!scope="row"|[[RPM Year-End|Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2332&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=RPM Top 100 Albums of 1993|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=18 December 1993|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>
|rowspan="6"|1993
|82
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=a |title=Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1993|format=ASP|language=nl|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>
|54
|-
!scope="row"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="itye93">{{cite web | url =http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1993a.htm| title = Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1993: Altri Albums |language=it|work=hitparadeitalia.it|access-date=3 June 2011}}</ref>
|106
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1993a.html| title=1993年 アルバム年間TOP100| trans-title=Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 1993| language=ja| access-date=1 January 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163727/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1993a.html| archive-date=4 November 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref>
|94
|-
!scope="row"| Spanish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818120257/http://www.anuariossgae.com/1999/pdfs/grabada/grabada%20anexos.pdf#page=3|archive-date=18 August 2012|url=http://www.anuariossgae.com/1999/pdfs/grabada/grabada%20anexos.pdf#page=3|title=LOS 50 TÍTULOS CON MAYORES VENTAS EN LAS LISTAS DE VENTAS DE AFYVE EN 1993|language=es|publisher=Anuarios SGAE|access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref>
| 12
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf#page=39|title=Top 100 Albums 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=15 January 1994|page=25|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>
|76
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20230101/37502/|title=End of Year Albums Chart – 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>
|2023
|89
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref>
|2024
|182
|}

== Certifications and sales ==
In the US, the album sold 1,294,896 LPs by 31 December 1973 and 5,850,026 LPs by the end of the decade.<ref name="How many records did the Beatles actually sell?">{{cite web |url=http://deconstructingpopculture.com/2009/04/how-many-records-did-the-beatles-actually-sell |title=How Many Records did the Beatles actually sell? |publisher=Deconstructing Pop Culture by David Kronemyer |date=29 April 2009 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306054326/http://deconstructingpopculture.com/2009/04/how-many-records-did-the-beatles-actually-sell/ |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Outline of the Beatles]]
* [[The Beatles timeline]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051105131952/http://www.norwegianwood.org/beatles/disko/uklp/blue.htm Notes on releases]


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#"[[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]]" ([[George Harrison|Harrison]])
#"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
#"[[Get Back]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
#"[[Don't Let Me Down]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
#"The Ballad of John And Yoko" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
#"Old Brown Shoe" ([[George Harrison|Harrison]])
#"[[Here Comes the Sun]]" ([[George Harrison|Harrison]])
#"[[Come Together]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
#"[[Something]]" ([[George Harrison|Harrison]])
#"Octopus's Garden" ([[Ringo Starr|Starr]])
#"[[Let It Be]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
#"[[Across the Universe]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])
#"[[The Long and Winding Road]]" ([[John Lennon|Lennon]]-[[Paul McCartney|McCartney]])


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Latest revision as of 14:35, 30 December 2024

1967–1970
Compilation album by
the Beatles
Released2 April 1973[1]
Recorded28 November 1966 – 1 April 1970
StudioEMI, Olympic, Apple and Trident, London
Genre
Length99:40
LabelApple
ProducerGeorge Martin, Phil Spector
CompilerAllen Klein
The Beatles chronology
1962–1966
(1973) 		1967–1970
(1973) 		The Singles Collection 1962–1970
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

1967–1970, also known as the Blue Album, is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band the Beatles, spanning the years indicated in the title. A double LP, it was released with 1962–1966 (the "Red Album") in April 1973. 1967–1970 topped the Billboard albums chart in the United States and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. It was re-released in September 1993 on CD, charting at number 4 in the United Kingdom.

The album was instigated by Apple Records manager Allen Klein during his final months before being dismissed from that position.[6] As with 1962–1966, the compilation was created by Apple and EMI/Capitol Records in response to a bootleg collection titled Alpha Omega, which had been sold on television the previous year. Print advertising for the two records made a point of declaring them "the only authorized collection of the Beatles".[7] The success of the two official double LP compilations inspired Capitol's repackaging of the Beach Boys' 1960s hits, starting with the 1974 album Endless Summer.[8]

A deluxe expanded version of the album was released on 10 November 2023, featuring the previously unreleased song "Now and Then", the final original single by the group. The deluxe edition features the album anniversary remix versions of the songs.[9]

Album covers

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For the group's 1963 debut LP Please Please Me, photographer Angus McBean took the distinctive colour photograph of the group looking down over the stairwell inside EMI House (EMI's London headquarters in Manchester Square, demolished in 1995).[10]

In 1969, the Beatles asked McBean to recreate this shot. Although a photograph from the 1969 photo shoot was originally intended for the then-planned Get Back album, it was not used when that project saw eventual release in 1970 as Let It Be. Instead, another photograph from the 1969 shoot, along with an unused photograph from the 1963 photo shoot, was used for both this LP and 1962–1966.

The inner gatefold photo for both LPs has been attributed to both Stephen Goldblatt and Don McCullin,[11] and is from the "Mad Day Out" photo session in London on Sunday 28 July 1968.[12][13]

The album cover was designed by Tom Wilkes.[14]

International versions

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Unlike the 1962–1966 collection, the Blue Album was largely the same in the U.S. and the UK, although there were some variations.

The U.S. edition had "Strawberry Fields Forever" in its original 1966 stereo mix, while "Penny Lane" and "Hello, Goodbye" were presented in mono, and "I Am the Walrus" with a four-beat electric piano introduction; the UK version had the more common six-beat beginning.

The albums had several other variants and anomalies. "Get Back" was described as the album version in the U.S. liner notes, although it was in fact the single version. In both countries, "Hey Jude" was around nine seconds shorter than it had been on the original single, although the full length was restored for the 1993 compact disc edition.

The original vinyl version faded in during the crowd noise at the beginning of "A Day in the Life". The fade in was different on both the UK and U.S. versions. The original compact disc edition, meanwhile, featured a clean version previously heard on the Imagine: John Lennon soundtrack album in 1988.[15]

On the Spanish edition, "One After 909" replaced "The Ballad of John and Yoko", a song that had been banned from the airwaves shortly after being released as a single in 1969, for its allusions to "Christ" and "Gibraltar" in the lyrics.

Release variations

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  • Original 1973 UK release: Apple PCSP 7181-2
  • Original 1973 US release: Apple SKBO-3404 (whole and sliced apples in blue background)
  • Second 1976 US pressing: Capitol SKBO-3404 (Capitol target label on back of album cover, blue label with "Capitol" in light blue letters at bottom)
  • 1978 first US blue vinyl release: Capitol SEBX-11843 (Capitol dome label on back of album cover, large dome logo at top of light blue labels)
  • 1980 East German release. Amiga 8 55 742. One disc only with 14 tracks, mostly from disc 1 of the original version.
  • 1993 CD release. Apple 0777 7 97039 2 0 (whole and sliced apples in blue background)
  • 2010 remastered CD release. Apple 5099990674723 (whole and sliced apples in blue background)

2023 remixed editions

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The compilation, along with its counterpart, was rereleased with an expanded track listing on 10 November 2023.

The nine additional tracks are: "Within You Without You", "Dear Prudence", "Glass Onion", "Blackbird", "Hey Bulldog", "Oh! Darling", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", "I Me Mine", and "Now and Then".

Six tracks ("I Am the Walrus", "The Fool on the Hill", "Magical Mystery Tour", "Revolution", "Hey Bulldog", and "Old Brown Shoe") received new stereo mixes for this release. The stereo mixes for the remaining tracks were sourced from those created for the following previously released album reissues: 1 (2015), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition (2017), The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition (2018), Abbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition (2019), and Let It Be: Special Edition (2021). The album is also available in Dolby Atmos surround sound. On the CD and digital editions, the additional tracks are inserted into the track list in chronological order of each track's original issue, while on the vinyl edition, the first two LPs retain the track list of the 1973 release, with the additional tracks placed on a third LP.[16] The vinyl edition come in both standard and coloured vinyl with each compilation's respective colours.

Of note, both "A Day in the Life" and "Dear Prudence" feature clean openings on the 2023 release, as opposed to their album counterparts, which are crossfaded with their respective preceding tracks.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.

Disc 1, side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Strawberry Fields Forever" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))4:08
2."Penny Lane" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))3:01
3."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)2:02
4."With a Little Help from My Friends" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)2:44
5."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)3:29
6."A Day in the Life" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)5:07
7."All You Need Is Love" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))3:48
Total length:24:19
Disc 1, side 2
No.TitleLength
1."I Am the Walrus" (B-side, 1967; included on Magical Mystery Tour EP and LP, 1967)4:35
2."Hello, Goodbye" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))3:29
3."The Fool on the Hill" (from Magical Mystery Tour EP and LP, 1967)3:00
4."Magical Mystery Tour" (from Magical Mystery Tour EP and LP, 1967)2:49
5."Lady Madonna" (non-album single, 1968)2:18
6."Hey Jude" (non-album single, 1968)7:11
7."Revolution" (non-album B-side, 1968)3:25
Total length:26:47
Disc 2, side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Back in the U.S.S.R." (from The Beatles, 1968)2:46
2."While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison; from The Beatles, 1968)4:46
3."Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (from The Beatles, 1968)3:11
4."Get Back" (non-album single, 1969)3:12
5."Don't Let Me Down" (non-album B-side, 1969)3:35
6."The Ballad of John and Yoko" (non-album single, 1969)3:01
7."Old Brown Shoe" (Harrison; non-album B-side, 1969)3:21
Total length:23:52
Disc 2, side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison; from Abbey Road, 1969)3:07
2."Come Together" (from Abbey Road, 1969)4:19
3."Something" (Harrison; from Abbey Road, 1969)3:03
4."Octopus's Garden" (Richard Starkey; from Abbey Road, 1969)2:52
5."Let It Be" (non-album single, 1970)3:52
6."Across the Universe" (from Let It Be, 1970)3:50
7."The Long and Winding Road" (from Let It Be, 1970)3:40
Total length:24:42
2023 edition

All tracks are written by Lennon-McCartney, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Strawberry Fields Forever (2015 Mix)" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))Lennon4:12
2."Penny Lane (2017 Mix)" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))McCartney3:00
3."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017 Mix)" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)McCartney2:02
4."With a Little Help from My Friends (2017 Mix)" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)Starr2:44
5."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (2017 Mix)" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)Lennon3:30
6."Within You Without You (2017 Mix)" (George Harrison; from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)Harrison5:11
7."A Day in the Life (2017 Mix)" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)Lennon with McCartney5:07
8."All You Need Is Love (2015 Mix)" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))Lennon3:49
9."I Am the Walrus (2023 Mix)" (non-album B-side, 1967; included on Magical Mystery Tour EP and LP, 1967)Lennon4:35
10."Hello, Goodbye (2015 Mix)" (non-album single, 1967 (UK); later included on Magical Mystery Tour LP, 1967 (U.S.))McCartney3:29
11."The Fool on the Hill (2023 Mix)" (Magical Mystery Tour EP and LP, 1967)McCartney3:00
12."Magical Mystery Tour (2023 Mix)" (Magical Mystery Tour EP and LP, 1967)McCartney2:49
13."Lady Madonna (2015 Mix)" (non-album single, 1968)McCartney2:18
14."Hey Jude (2015 Mix)" (non-album single, 1968)McCartney7:11
15."Revolution (2023 Mix)" (non-album B-side, 1968)Lennon3:21
Total length:56:18
Disc 2
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Back in the U.S.S.R. (2018 Mix)" (from The Beatles, 1968)McCartney2:45
2."Dear Prudence (2018 Mix)" (from The Beatles, 1968)Lennon3:59
3."While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2018 Mix)" (Harrison; from The Beatles, 1968)Harrison4:46
4."Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (2018 Mix)" (from The Beatles, 1968)McCartney3:11
5."Glass Onion (2018 Mix)" (from The Beatles, 1968)Lennon2:19
6."Blackbird (2018 Mix)" (from The Beatles, 1968)McCartney2:21
7."Hey Bulldog (2023 Mix)" (from Yellow Submarine, 1969)Lennon with McCartney3:11
8."Get Back (2015 Mix)" (non-album single, 1969)McCartney3:12
9."Don't Let Me Down (2021 Mix)" (non-album B-side, 1969)Lennon3:34
10."The Ballad of John and Yoko (2015 Mix)" (non-album single, 1969)Lennon3:00
11."Old Brown Shoe (2023 Mix)" (Harrison; non-album B-side, 1969)Harrison3:18
12."Here Comes the Sun (2019 Mix)" (Harrison; from Abbey Road, 1969)Harrison3:07
13."Come Together (2019 Mix)" (from Abbey Road, 1969)Lennon4:19
14."Something (2019 Mix)" (Harrison; from Abbey Road, 1969)Harrison3:03
15."Octopus's Garden (2019 Mix)" (Richard Starkey; from Abbey Road, 1969)Starr2:52
16."Oh! Darling (2019 Mix)" (from Abbey Road, 1969)McCartney3:28
17."I Want You (She's So Heavy) (2019 Mix)" (from Abbey Road, 1969)Lennon7:47
18."Let It Be (2021 Mix)" (non-album single, 1970)McCartney3:51
19."Across the Universe (2021 Mix)" (from Let It Be, 1970)Lennon3:49
20."I Me Mine (2021 Mix)" (Harrison; from Let It Be, 1970)Harrison2:28
21."The Long and Winding Road (2021 Mix)" (from Let It Be, 1970)McCartney3:37
22."Now and Then" (non-album single, 2023)Lennon with McCartney4:08
Total length:79:20

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for 1967–1970
Chart Year Position
Austrian Albums Chart[62] 1973 3
Dutch Albums Chart[63] 10
German Albums Chart[64] 28
Japanese Albums Chart[65] 6
US Billboard Pop Albums[66] 24
Austrian Albums Chart[67] 1974 4
German Albums Chart[68] 2
UK Albums Chart[69] 23
US Billboard Pop Albums[70] 70
German Albums Chart[71] 1975 2
German Albums Chart[72] 1976 4
German Albums Chart[73] 1977 21
German Albums Chart[74] 1978 23
Canadian Albums Chart[75] 1993 82
Dutch Albums Chart[76] 54
Italian Albums Chart[77] 106
Japanese Albums Chart[78] 94
Spanish Albums Chart[79] 12
UK Albums Chart[80] 76
UK Albums (OCC)[81] 2023 89
US Billboard 200[82] 2024 182

Certifications and sales

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In the US, the album sold 1,294,896 LPs by 31 December 1973 and 5,850,026 LPs by the end of the decade.[83]

Certifications for 1967–1970
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[84] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[85] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[86] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Belgium (BEA)[87] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[88] Diamond 1,000,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[89] 3× Platinum 60,000‡
France (SNEP)[90] Platinum 400,000*
France (SNEP)[90]
1993 release 		2× Platinum 600,000*
France (SNEP)[91]
2010 remaster 		Gold 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[92] 3× Platinum 1,500,000^
Greece — 25,000[93]
Italy (FIMI)[94] Gold 25,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[95][96] 2× Platinum+Gold 807,000[23]
Netherlands (NVPI)[97] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[98] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[99] Gold 25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[100] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[101] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[102] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[103]
sales since 2010 		3× Platinum 900,000‡
United States (RIAA)[104] 17× Platinum 8,500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Haber, Dave (21 November 2006). "Beatles LP and CD Discography". The Internet Beatles Album. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b AllMusic Review
  3. ^ Blender Review Archived 3 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Rolling Stone Review
  6. ^ Badman, Keith (2002). The Beatles: Off the Record. Omnibus Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-7119-9199-5.
  7. ^ "1962–1966 and 1967–1970". Rolling Stone. No. 133. 26 April 1973. p. 29.
  8. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4165-9093-4.
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  10. ^ "Stairwell to pop history heaven". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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  13. ^ ""Mad Day Out" website". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  14. ^ His credit appears in the left bottom corner of the paper sleeve (side 4), but only on the US version of the album.
  15. ^ "1967-1970 (Blue Album)". The Beatles Bible. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. ^ Willman, Chris (26 October 2023). "The Beatles' 'Last Song,' 'Now and Then,' Is Set for Release, Along With Expanded, Remix-Filled 'Red' and 'Blue' Hits Collections". Variety. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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  21. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
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