The Beatles albums discography

Worldwide, the English rock band the Beatles have released 12 studio albums, 5 live albums, 52 compilation albums, 36 extended plays (EPs), and 37 box sets. Their output also includes vault items, remixed mash-ups and anniversary box-sets. In their native United Kingdom, during their active existence as a band, they released 12 studio albums, 1 compilation album, and 13 EPs. The band's first eight albums were released on Parlophone, a subsidiary label of EMI. From 1968, in both the UK and the US, starting with the single "Hey Jude" and the album The Beatles, new releases appeared on the Beatles' own Apple label, although Parlophone and Capitol catalogue numbers continued to be used for contractual reasons. The Beatles' international discography is complicated due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries, particularly during their early years on Capitol in North America. Prior to 1967, it was common practice for British releases to be reconfigured for the American market. The first seven British Beatles albums were converted into ten LPs for the American market, adding material from singles and the UK EPs; the band were unhappy with these reconfigurations. With the exception of Magical Mystery Tour, studio releases from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967 forward were uniform in both the UK and the US. Magical Mystery Tour was expanded from an EP to an LP as there was no market for EPs in the US at the time.