The Beatles may have broken up over half a century ago but now Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr and the estates of the late great John Lennon and George Harrison have made a huge announcement 60 years in the making.

For the first time in decades, the Fab Four are bringing their 1964 US albums together for a new mono vinyl box set to celebrate six decades of Beatlesmania.

Originally compiled for US release between January 1964 and March 1965, seven iconic Beatles albums have been analogue…