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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 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. "
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 |
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1 | No reply | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:16 | 2:21 |
2 | I'm a loser | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:30 | 2:38 |
3 | Baby's in Black | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | 2:05 | 2:12 |
4th | Rock and roll music | Chuck Berry | Lennon | 2:31 | 2:38 |
5 | I'll follow the sun | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 1:49 | 1:55 |
6th | Mr. Moonlight | Johnson | Lennon | 2:39 | 2:41 |
7th |
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 |
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8th | Eight Days a Week | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon and McCartney |
2:44 | 2:50 |
9 | 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) |
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1 | Baby's in Black | Aug 11, 1964 |
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2 | I'm a loser | Aug 14, 1964 |
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3 | Mr. Moonlight | Aug 14, 1964, Oct 18, 1964 |
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4th | Leave My Kitten Alone | Aug 14, 1964 |
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5 | Every Little Thing | Sep 29 + 30 1964 |
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6th | I don't want to spoil the party | 29 Sep 1964 |
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7th | What you're doing | Sep 29 + 30 1964, Oct. 26, 1964 |
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8th | No reply | Sep 30 1964 |
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9 | Eight Days a Week | Oct 6-18, 1964 |
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10 | She's a woman | Oct 8, 1964 |
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11 | Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey | Oct 18, 1964 |
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12 | I feel fine | Oct 18, 1964 |
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13 | I'll follow the sun | Oct 18, 1964 |
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14th | Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby | Oct 18, 1964 |
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15th | Rock and roll music | Oct 18, 1964 |
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16 | Words of Love | Oct 18, 1964 |
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17th | Honey don't | Oct 26, 1964 |
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18th | Another Beatles Christmas Record | Oct 26, 1964 |
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Flexi-Disk for Beatles fan club members |
Chart positions of the album
album | Release Date | Best placement in the charts | Label catalog no. | |||||||
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Type | title | GB | US | DE | GB | US | DE | GB | US | DE |
Studio album | Beatles for Sale | Dec. 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 | Sep 9 2009 | Sep 9 2009 | Sep 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. | ||||||
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A side / B side | GB | US | DE | GB | US | DE | GB | US | DE |
No Reply / Eight Days a Week | - | - | Feb 10, 1965 | nv | nv | S4 | 5- | - | Odeon O 22 893 |
Rock 'n' Roll Music / I'm a Loser | - | - | Feb 22, 1965 | nv | nv | 2 | - | - | Odeon O 22 915 |
Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | - | - | June 8, 1965 | nv | nv | 18th | - | - | Odeon O 22 999 |
Extended Plays (EPs)
EP | Release Date | Best placement in the charts | Label catalog no. | |||||||
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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 | Apr 6, 1965 | - | - | - | nv | nv | Parlophone GEP8931 |
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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 | June 4, 1965 | - | - | - | nv | nv | Parlophone GEP8938 |
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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
- ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 159
- ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 158
- ↑ I'll Follow the Sun
- ↑ Platinum award
- ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film. ISBN 0-87930-892-3 , p. 168
- ↑ Differences in the mixes of Beatles songs
- ↑ British cover of the album Beatles for Sale ( Memento from April 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ German cover of the album Beatles for Sale
- ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 160
- ↑ Download the Beatles songs
- ↑ Streaming the Beatles songs
- ^ French album version: Les Beatles 1965
- ^ Australian album version: Beatles for Sale
- ↑ Brazilian album version: Beatles for Sale
- ↑ Colombian album version: Vol. 5
- ↑ Mexican album version: Vol. 5
- ↑ Japanese album version: Beatles for Sale