As with The Capitol Albums, Volume 1, the CDs did not contain the original George Martin mixes released in Britain in the 1960s.

The official release date of 11 April 2006 was the 42nd anniversary of the Beatles holding a record 14 positions in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The box set debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 29 April 2006, at number 46, with approximate sales of 27,000 copies.

Box sets and sampler discs made available prior to the 11 April release date have incorrect mono versions of Beatles VI and Rubber Soul.

Beatles author Bruce Spizer, who also wrote the set's in-depth liner notes, told the Beatles fan website What Goes On that a "third party mastering facility incorrectly sent stereo-to-mono mixdowns" to be pressed, rather than the vintage mono mixes.