This is the fourth complete box set collection of original Beatles albums after The Beatles Collection, The Collection and The Beatles Box Set.

The album was originally released as part of The Beatles Collection, a box set featuring all other Beatles records, but was later released individually.

The album was released 2 November 1978 in Britain, as part of the British edition of The Beatles Collection boxed set.

The album was inspired by an earlier compilation of the same name which was released as part of The Beatles Collection box set.

It was also included on the American promotional version of the Rarities album, issued as the bonus disc in the limited edition boxed set The Beatles Collection, in November 1978.

It was not released on album in the UK until the Rarities release as part of the set The Beatles Collection.

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In the UK, the first album release was on the 1978 compilation LP Rarities in mono in the box set The Beatles Collection and later released separately.

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