Beatles for Sale

This article is about the fourth studio album by the Beatles. For the EPs of the same name see Beatles for Sale (EP) and Beatles for Sale (No. 2) .

Beatles for Sale
The Beatles' studio album
Publication (s)	November 13, 1964 ( D ) , 0December 4, 1964 ( UK )
Label (s)	Parlophone / EMI / Universal Music Group
Format (s)	LP , CD , MC , download
Genre (s)	Folk rock , rock 'n' roll
Title (number)	14th
running time	33 min 26 s
occupation	John Lennon : rhythm guitar , acoustic guitar , harmonica , tambourine , vocals Paul McCartney : bass , acoustic guitar, Hammond organ , piano , vocals George Harrison : lead guitar , acoustic guitar, African drum, vocals Ringo Starr : drums , tambourine, timpani , chocalho , vocals Other musician: George Martin : piano
production	George Martin
Studio (s)	Abbey Road Studios
chronology A Hard Day's Night (1964) Germany: Something New (1964) Beatles for Sale Help! (1965) Germany: Beatles '65 (1965)

Beatles for Sale ( English Beatles for sale ) is the fourth studio album by the British group The Beatles , which was released on December 4, 1964 in Great Britain. In Germany, the album was released on November 13, 1964, here it was their sixth album, including the compilation album. In the US , a modified version of the album was released on December 15, 1964 under the title Beatles '65 . The British version of Beatles for Sale was released on CD on July 21, 1987 in the USA .

Emergence

Beatles in Key West , Florida , September 10, 1964

Paul McCartney and George Harrison , 1964

John Lennon, 1964

Beatles for Sale was recorded around the time Beatlemania was peaking. The Beatles were busy touring, TV and radio appearances and therefore had little time to record their new album. Due to the time-consuming stress, the Beatles had not written enough songs in contrast to their previous album A Hard Day's Night to fill an entire album. With Beatles for Sale , the Beatles used six cover versions that they already had in their repertoire when they performed at the Cavern Club , so that they could record this new LP , which was planned for the Christmas business, in a relatively short time. This in turn meant that the Beatles recorded six songs on October 18, 1964 and completed two more.

Paul McCartney: “It didn't take us long to record Beatles for Sale . Basically that was our stage show with some new songs. "

Handwritten text of What You're Doing

For the third-party compositions, the Beatles opted for two Carl Perkins titles Honey Don't and Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby , a song by Buddy Holly : Words of Love , one by Chuck Berry : Rock and Roll Music , the Kansas City medley / Hey Hey Hey Hey composed by Leiber / Stoller and Richard Penniman , and for Mr. Moonlight by Roy Lee Johnson. The recording Leave My Kitten Alone , composed by Little Willie John, Titus Turner and James McDougal, was not used for the album and did not appear on the album Anthology 1 until November 1995 .

Beatles for Sale marked the end of the first phase of the Beatles' artistic development. What is striking is the multitude of original compositions, which are lyrically held in a somewhat gloomy mood such as No Reply , I Don't Want to Spoil the Party or especially I'm a Loser ; here the influence of Bob Dylan on John Lennon can be seen.

John Lennon on Bob Dylan: “When I met Dylan, I was completely speechless. […] Instead of putting myself in a situation, I tried to express my personal feelings about what I did in my books. I think Dylan helped me a lot with that - not with discussions or the like, but by listening to his pieces. "

In the previous tradition, however, are pieces such as Every Little Thing and Eight Days a Week , which reached number one in the USA as the seventh single by the Beatles.

The optimistic I'll Follow the Sun is an older composition that Paul McCartney composed when he was 16.

Baby's in Black was played at Beatles concerts up to and including 1966.

The last recordings were made on October 26, 1964, the mono mixes took place on October 21, 22, 26 and 27, and the stereo mixes on October 27 and November 4, 1964.

The album Beatles for Sale entered the UK charts at number one on December 9, 1964, where it remained for nine weeks. The album had over 750,000 pre-orders in the UK. It was the Beatles' fourth number one album in the UK. Beatles for Sale ousted the previous album A Hard Day's Night from number one position. In Germany, it was the Beatles' third album that reached number one on the charts. While no single releases from the album Beatles for Sale were made in Great Britain , the German record company Odeon decided to release the three singles No Reply / Eight Days a Week , Rock 'n' Roll Music / I'm a Loser and Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey / I Don't Want to Spoil Out the Party . The British version of Beatles for Sale was released in the US on July 21, 1987, and in July 2014 the album went platinum in the US for one million units sold.

A week before the album was released, on November 27, 1964, the single I Feel Fine / She's a Woman was released in Great Britain and became the sixth number one hit. The two songs on the single were also completed during the Beatles for Sale recording sessions .

The album Beatles for Sale was released in a mono and a stereo version. In Germany the album was only distributed in stereo mix.

In the mono version of the album, the song Words of Love fades out ten seconds later. The mono version of the album also includes other mixes of the songs I'm a Loser , I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (different mix of guitar), I'll Follow the Sun (use of less reverb) and What You're Doing (no clapping of hands at the beginning).

Other - unused - recorded versions of the songs Mr. Moonlight , No Reply , Eight Days a Week and Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! are on the album Anthology 1 .

Cover design

The cover photos are from Robert Freeman . It shows the four Beatles on October 24, 1964 in Hyde Park , London . In Great Britain, the album was sold with a gatefold cover, on the inside of which a photo of a live performance by the Beatles as well as a photo collage with the Beatles and a text by Derek Taylor are printed.

In Germany, the album was sold in a simple cover, on the back of which, in addition to the text by the Beatles' press spokesman, Derek Taylor, another image was printed that was not used for the British edition.

Paul McCartney said of the cover: “The cover of the album was pretty nice. Robert Freeman took the photos. It happened very quickly. We had a session of a couple of hours and a couple of decent and usable photos. We did them in Hyde Park at the Albert Memorial . 'Just come as you are' was the standard phrase of the photographers, as we were mostly all dressed the same way anyway - black jacket, white shirt, thick black scarves. "

Track list

page 1

No.	song	author	Lead vocals	Length stereo version	Length mono version
01	No reply	Lennon / McCartney	Lennon	2:16	2:21
02	I'm a loser	Lennon / McCartney	Lennon	2:30	2:38
03	Baby's in Black	Lennon / McCartney	Lennon and McCartney	2:05	2:12
04th	Rock and roll music	Chuck Berry	Lennon	2:31	2:38
05	I'll follow the sun	Lennon / McCartney	McCartney	1:49	1:55
06th	Mr. Moonlight	Johnson	Lennon	2:39	2:41
07th	Medley : a) Kansas City , b) Hey Hey Hey Hey	a) Leiber / Stoller b) Richard Penniman	McCartney	2:38	2:38

Page 2

No.	song	author	Lead vocals	Length stereo version	Length mono version
08th	Eight Days a Week	Lennon / McCartney	Lennon and McCartney	2:44	2:50
09	Words of Love	Buddy Holly	Lennon and McCartney	2:04	2:19
10	Honey don't	Carl Perkins	Rigid	2:57	3:04
11	Every Little Thing	Lennon / McCartney	Lennon and McCartney	2:04	2:08
12	I don't want to spoil the party	Lennon / McCartney	Lennon and McCartney	2:34	2:40
13	What you're doing	Lennon / McCartney	McCartney	2:30	2:38
14th	Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby	Carl Perkins	Harrison	2:28	2:27

The lengths of the songs are based on the 2009 CD versions.

Re-releases

• On February 26, 1987, the album Beatles for Sale was first released on CD in Europe (USA: July 21, 1987), exclusively in a mono mix. The mastering was next George Martin from the sound engineer of the Abbey Road Studios , Mike Jarrett, monitored. The CD is accompanied by an eight-page illustrated booklet containing the original cover text by Derek Taylor.
• On September 9, 2009 the album was released remastered in a stereo mix on CD and as part of The Beatles Stereo Box Set . The remastered mono version became available as part of the box The Beatles in mono , also since September 9, 2009. The stereo version of the CD, which was re-released in 2009, was remastered by Guy Massey and Steve Rooke and the mono version by Paul Hicks, Sean Magee and Guy Massey. While the cover design of the mono CD was based on the original LP version, the fold-out CD cardboard cover of the stereo version was redesigned by Drew Lorimer. The stereo CD also contains a 20-page booklet that contains photos of the Beatles, the original cover text by Derek Taylor from 1964, information about the album by Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley and information about the recordings by Allan Rouse and Kevin Howlett contains. The CD contains documentation in QuickTime format, consisting of video clips and modified images from the studio sessions; Accompanied by played music tracks, outtakes or studio conversations from the album.
• The remastered stereo vinyl long-playing record was released in November 2012 with the The Beatles Remastered Vinyl Box Set , the remastered mono-vinyl long-playing record in September 2014 with the box The Beatles In Mono .
• The album was first published in download format on November 16, 2010 on iTunes , and from December 24, 2015, the album was also available from other providers and streaming services.

Recording dates

The recordings for the album took place between August 11 and October 26, 1964 exclusively in Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) under the production direction of George Martin . The recording engineer was Norman Smith and his assistants were Ron Pender, Ken Scott, Mike Stone, AB Lincoln and Geoff Emerick .

George Martin played the piano on What You're Doing , No Reply , Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey, and Rock and Roll Music .

No.	song	Recording dates	Cast / guest musician	Sound carrier (European first release)
01	Baby's in Black	Aug 11, 1964	John Lennon : acoustic guitar , vocals Paul McCartney : bass , vocals George Harrison : lead guitar Ringo Starr : drums	Beatles for Sale
02	I'm a loser	Aug 14, 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, harmonica , vocals Paul McCartney: bass, backing vocals George Harrison: lead guitar Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine	Beatles for Sale
03	Mr. Moonlight	Aug 14, 1964, Oct 18, 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, harmonica, tambourine, vocals Paul McCartney: bass, Hammond organ , backing vocals George Harrison: lead guitar, African drum, backing vocals Ringo Starr: percussion	Beatles for Sale
04th	Leave My Kitten Alone	Aug 14, 1964	John Lennon: vocals Paul McCartney: bass, piano George Harrison: lead guitar Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine	Anthology 1
05	Every Little Thing	Sep 29 + 30 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, vocals Paul McCartney: bass, piano, backing vocals George Harrison: lead guitar Ringo Starr: drums, timpani	Beatles for Sale
06th	I don't want to spoil the party	29 Sep 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, vocals Paul McCartney: bass, backing vocals George Harrison: lead guitar, vocals Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine	Beatles for Sale
07th	What you're doing	Sep 29 + 30 1964, Oct. 26, 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, backing vocals Paul McCartney: bass, vocals George Harrison: lead guitar, backing vocals Ringo Starr: drums George Martin: piano	Beatles for Sale
08th	No reply	Sep 30 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, vocals Paul McCartney: bass, backing vocals George Harrison: acoustic guitar Ringo Starr: drums George Martin: piano	Beatles for Sale
09	Eight Days a Week	0Oct 6-18, 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, vocals Paul McCartney: bass, vocals George Harrison: lead guitar, vocals Ringo Starr: drums	Beatles for Sale
10	She's a woman	0Oct 8, 1964	John Lennon: rhythm guitar Paul McCartney: bass, piano, vocals George Harrison: lead guitar Ringo Starr: drums, chocalho	Single B-side from I Feel Fine
11	Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey	Oct 18, 1964	John Lennon: rhythm guitar, backing vocals Paul McCartney: bass, vocals George Harrison: lead guitar, backing vocals Ringo Starr: drums George Martin: piano	Beatles for Sale
12	I feel fine	Oct 18, 1964	John Lennon: rhythm guitar, vocals Paul McCartney: bass, backing vocals George Harrison: lead guitar, backing vocals Ringo Starr: drums	Single A-side
13	I'll follow the sun	Oct 18, 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, backing vocals Paul McCartney: acoustic guitar, vocals George Harrison: lead guitar Ringo Starr: percussion	Beatles for Sale
14th	Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby	Oct 18, 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar, tambourine Paul McCartney: Bass George Harrison: lead guitar, vocals Ringo Starr: drums	Beatles for Sale
15th	Rock and roll music	Oct 18, 1964	John Lennon: rhythm guitar, vocals Paul McCartney: Bass George Harrison: acoustic guitar Ringo Starr: drums George Martin: piano	Beatles for Sale
16	Words of Love	Oct 18, 1964	John Lennon: rhythm guitar, vocals Paul McCartney: bass, vocals George Harrison: lead guitar Ringo Starr: drums	Beatles for Sale
17th	Honey don't	Oct 26, 1964	John Lennon: acoustic guitar Paul McCartney: Bass George Harrison: lead guitar Ringo Starr: drums, vocals	Beatles for Sale
18th	Another Beatles Christmas Record	Oct 26, 1964	John Lennon: Language Paul McCartney: Language George Harrison: Language Ringo Starr: Language	Flexi-Disk for Beatles fan club members

Chart positions of the album

album		Release Date			Best placement in the charts			Label catalog no.
Type	title	GB	US	DE	GB	US	DE	GB	US	DE
Studio album	Beatles for Sale	0Dec. 4, 1964	-	Nov 13, 1964	1	nv	1	Parlophone PMC 1240 (mono) PCS 3062 (stereo)	-	Odeon SMO 83 790 (stereo)
Studio album CD first release	Beatles for Sale	Feb. 26, 1987	July 21, 1987	Feb 1987	45	-	-	Parlophone CDP 7 46438 2	Capitol CDP 7 46438 2	EMI CDP 7 46438 2
Studio album remastered CD re-release	Beatles for Sale	0Sep 9 2009	0Sep 9 2009	0Sep 9 2009	56	-	-	Apple / EMI 3824142	Apple / Capitol 3824142	Apple / EMI 3824142

Different publications in other countries

• In France , the album was released under the title Les Beatles 1965 with its own cover design in December 1964 in mono.
• In Australia , the album with its own cover design was released in February 1965 in mono and stereo.
• In Brazil , the album was released under the title The Beatles 65 with its own cover design in January 1965 in mono and stereo. The songs Baby's in Black and Every Little Thing are missing .
• In Colombia the album was released in January 1965 in mono and stereo under the title Vol. 5 with its own cover design. The songs Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby and the medley Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey are missing .
• In Mexico , the album was also released under the title Vol. 5 in early 1965 in Mono on the Musart label. A re-release followed in the summer of 1966 by Capitol Records
• In Japan , the album was released in stereo in March 1965. The record was also pressed on red vinyl.

Outcouplings

Singles

single	Release Date			Best placement in the charts			Label catalog no.
A side / B side	GB	US	DE	GB	US	DE	GB	US	DE
No Reply / Eight Days a Week	-	-	Feb 10, 1965	nv	nv	05 S4	-	-	Odeon O 22 893
Rock 'n' Roll Music / I'm a Loser	-	-	Feb 22, 1965	nv	nv	02	-	-	Odeon O 22 915
Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	-	-	0June 8, 1965	nv	nv	18th	-	-	Odeon O 22 999

Extended Plays (EPs)

EP		Release Date			Best placement in the charts			Label catalog no.
title	Songs A-Side / B-Side	GB	US	DE	GB	US	DE	GB	US	DE
The Beatles' Music	No reply; I'm a Loser / Rock and Roll Music; Eight Days a Week	-	-	March 1965	nv	nv	-	-	-	Odeon 41668
Beatles for Sale	No reply; I'm a Loser / Rock and Roll Music; Eight Days a Week	0Apr 6, 1965	-	-	-	nv	nv	Parlophone GEP8931	-	-
Beatles for Sale (No. 2)	I'll follow the sun; Baby's in Black / Words of Love; I don't want to spoil the party	0June 4, 1965	-	-	-	nv	nv	Parlophone GEP8938	-	-

literature

• Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years . ISBN 0-600-61207-4 .
• Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Chronicle. ISBN 0-600-61001-2 .
• Neville Stannard: The Long & Winding Road , ISBN 0-907-08096-0 .
• Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head , ISBN 978-0-099-52679-7 .
• Christoph Maus: The Beatles Worldwide , ISBN 978-3-9809137-1-3 .
• Christoph Maus: The Beatles Worldwide II , ISBN 3-9809137-2-4 .

Web links

• About Beatles for Sale (UK)
• Beatles for Sale information (official site)
• Lyrics and record covers in LyricWiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 159
2. ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 158
3. ↑ I'll Follow the Sun
4. ↑ Platinum award
5. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film. ISBN 0-87930-892-3 , p. 168
6. ↑ Differences in the mixes of Beatles songs
7. ↑ British cover of the album Beatles for Sale ( Memento from April 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ German cover of the album Beatles for Sale
9. ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 160
10. ↑ Download the Beatles songs
11. ↑ Streaming the Beatles songs
12. ^ French album version: Les Beatles 1965
13. ^ Australian album version: Beatles for Sale
14. ↑ Brazilian album version: Beatles for Sale
15. ↑ Colombian album version: Vol. 5
16. ↑ Mexican album version: Vol. 5
17. ↑ Japanese album version: Beatles for Sale