Beatles VI
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June 14, 1965 |
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| Label (s) | Capitol Records , EMI , Universal Music | |||
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11 |
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28 min 3 s |
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Beatles VI is the ninth album released in the US by the British band The Beatles . It was released on June 14, 1965. It is the seventh album by the Beatles, which was distributed by Capitol Records .
Emergence
The album Beatles VI was the sixth studio album released in the USA by Capitol Records ( Introducing… The Beatles was released by Vee-Jay Records and A Hard Day's Night was released by United Artists , The Beatles' Story is a documentary album ) and reached number one the US Billboard 200 , where it stayed for six weeks, making it their fifth number 1 album. In January 1997, the album went platinum in the United States for one million copies sold.
The Beatles VI album contains the six songs from the British album Beatles for Sale that did not appear on the Beatles '65 album . The album also contains the following three songs from the British album Help! which was not due to appear in Great Britain until August 6, 1965: You Like Me Too Much , Dizzy Miss Lizzy and Tell Me What You See . The track Yes It Is is the B-side of the single Ticket to Ride and the song Bad Boy was only released in Great Britain on December 10, 1966 on the compilation album A Collection of Beatles Oldies .
The single Eight Days a Week became the seventh number 1 hit in the US charts.
The album was released in a mono and a stereo version. No changes have been made to the mono version, it contains the British mono mixes. Yes It Is was mixed in a duophonic version ( fake stereo) for the stereo version of the album .
The album was also released in Canada on June 14, 1965 and in Japan on September 25, 1970 .
In the UK, the album was made for export in late 1965 (catalog number: CPCS-104).
Cover design
The album cover was designed by Bill Francis. The full picture shows the Beatles cutting a cake.
Track list
The titles in bold are on the album Beatles for Sale .
page 1
| No. | song | author | Lead vocals | length |
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| 1 |
Medley: a) Kansas City , b) Hey Hey Hey Hey |
Leiber / Stoller ; Richard Penniman |
McCartney | 2:33 |
| 2 | Eight Days a Week | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon and McCartney |
2:44 |
| 3 | You Like Me Too Much | Harrison | Harrison | 2:36 |
| 4th | Bad boy | Larry Williams | Lennon | 2:17 |
| 5 | I don't want to spoil the party | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon and McCartney |
2:33 |
| 6th | Words of Love | Buddy Holly | Lennon and McCartney |
2:12 |
Page 2
| No. | song | author | Lead vocals | length |
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| 7th | What you're doing | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:30 |
| 8th | Yes It Is | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:40 |
| 9 | Dizzy Miss Lizzy | Williams | Lennon | 2:54 |
| 10 | Tell Me What You See | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon and McCartney |
2:37 |
| 11 | Every Little Thing | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon and McCartney |
2:01 |
Republication
The album Beatles VI was first released on CD in April 2006 as part of the box The Capitol Albums Vol. 2 . The CD contains the mono and the stereo version of the album. In January 2014, the Beatles VI was re-released as part of the CD box The US Albums . It was also released separately and again contains the mono and stereo versions of the album. While the original submasters from Capitol Records and not the original masters from Abbey Road Studios were used in the boxes The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 , the albums in The US Albums Box were essentially remastered from the British in September 2009 Mono and stereo tapes used. The album has been available as a download from iTunes since January 17, 2014 .
Chart positions of the album
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| compilation | Beatles VI | - | June 14, 1965 | - | nv | 1 | nv | - | Capitol T 2358 (mono) ST 2358 (stereo) |
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Singles release
| single | Release Date | Best placement in the charts | Label catalog no. | ||||||
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| Eight Days a Week / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | - | Feb 15, 1965 | - | nv | 1 /39 | nv | - | Capitol 5371 | - |
literature
- 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Platinum award
- ↑ Mixing the songs
- ↑ Canadian version: Beatles VI
- ↑ Japanese version: Beatles VI
- ↑ British export album Beatles VI
- ^ Cover of the album Beatles VI
- ↑ The complete cover picture of the Beatles VI album
Band members:
John Lennon • Paul McCartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr
Studio albums / core catalog:
Please Please Me (1963) |
With the Beatles (1963) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1964) |
Help! (1965) |
Rubber Soul (1965) |
Revolver (1966) |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
The Beatles (1968) |
Yellow Submarine (1969) |
Abbey Road (1969) |
Let It Be (1970)
Live albums:
Live! at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) |
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Albums with unreleased material:
The Beatles' First (1964) |
The Beatles Christmas Album (1970) |
Sessions (originally planned: 1985) |
Live at the BBC (1994) |
Anthology 1 (1995) |
Anthology 2 (1996) |
Anthology 3 (1996) |
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013) |
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 (2013)
Remix albums / alternate versions:
Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) |
Let It Be… Naked (2003) |
Love (2006)
International compilations:
1962–1966 (1973) |
1967-1970 (1973) |
Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) |
Love Songs (1977) |
Rarities (1979) |
Reel Music (1982) |
20 Greatest Hits (1982) |
Past Masters (1988) |
1 (2000) |
Anthology Highlights (2011) |
Tomorrow Never Knows (2012)
British Compilations:
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) |
The Beatles Ballads (1980) |
The Beatles Box (1980)
American compilations:
Introducing… The Beatles (1964) |
Meet the Beatles! (1964) |
The Beatles' Second Album (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) (1964) |
Something New (1964) |
The Beatles' Story (1964) |
Beatles '65 (1964) |
The Early Beatles (1965) |
Beatles VI (1965) |
Help! (Soundtrack) (1965) |
Rubber Soul (US version) (1965) |
Yesterday and Today (1966) |
Revolver (US version) (1966) |
Hey Jude (1970) |
Rarities (US version) (1980)
German compilations:
The Beatles Beat (1964) |
The Beatles' Greatest (1965) |
The Beatles GDR album (1965)
Box sets:
The Singles Collection 1962–1970 (1976/77/82) |
The Beatles Collection (1978) |
The Beatles EPs Collection (1981) |
The Beatles Box Set (1988) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 (2004) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 2 (2006) |
The Beatles Stereo Box Set (2009) |
The Beatles in Mono (2009) |
The US Albums (2014) |
The Japan Box (2014) |
The Singles Collection Box (2019)
British EPs:
Twist and Shout (1963) |
The Beatles' Hits (1963) |
The Beatles (No. 1) (1963) |
All My Loving (1964) |
Long Tall Sally (1964) |
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1965) |
Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (1965) |
The Beatles' Million Sellers (1965) |
Yesterday (1966) |
Nowhere Man (1966) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
Baby It's You (1995) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)
British Singles:
Love Me Do (1962) |
Please Please Me (1963) |
From Me to You (1963) |
She Loves You (1963) |
I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) |
Can't Buy Me Love (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
I Feel Fine (1964) |
Ticket to Ride (1965) |
Help! (1965) |
We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965) |
Paperback Writer (1966) |
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (1966) |
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967) |
All You Need Is Love (1967) |
Hello, Goodbye (1967) |
Lady Madonna (1968) |
Hey Jew / Revolution (1968) |
Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (1969) |
The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) |
Something / Come Together (1969) |
Let It Be (1970) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)