The Beatles require almost no introduction, it is hard to imagine a corner of the globe where their punchy sounds have not been heard in the almost 60 years they have achieved mainstream success.'1962 – 1966' is a compilation album released by the Beatles in 1973. Due to the background colour of the album cover it is sometimes referred to as the 'Red Album'.

As a compilation, the album features some of the most iconic Beatles songs released between 1962 and 1966. In the same year the Beatles released '1967 – 1970', a second such compilation album covering the years mentioned in the title, with a background colour providing the nickname the Blue Album.