US Release date : Tuesday, December 15, 1964
By The Beatles • LP • Part of the collection “The Beatles • The original US LPs”
Last updated on January 24, 2016
Album Dec 04, 1964 • "Beatles For Sale (Stereo)" by The Beatles released in the UK
Article Dec 09, 1964 • Paul McCartney and Jane Asher attend a performance of "Son Of Oblomov"
Album Dec 15, 1964 • "Beatles '65 (Mono)" by The Beatles released in the US
Album Dec 15, 1964 • "Beatles '65 (Stereo)" by The Beatles released in the US
Single Dec 18, 1964 • "Another Beatles Christmas Record" by The Beatles released in the UK
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
2:15 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Handclaps, Vocals George Harrison : Handclaps, Rhythm guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Sep 30, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 16, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:31 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmonica, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Aug 14, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:02 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Aug 11, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by Chuck Berry
2:32 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Piano, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
1:46 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Percussion John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmony vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Oct 21, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
Written by Roy Lee Johnson
2:35 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Hammond organ, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Percussion John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : African drum, Harmony vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Aug 14, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by Carl Perkins
2:56 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Vocals John Lennon : Acoustic 12-string guitar, Tambourine George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:22 • Studio version • B • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Lead vocals George Harrison : Harmony vocals, Lead acoustic guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Jun 01, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 22, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
2:57 • Studio version • C • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Vocal Ringo Starr : Chocalho, Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Oct 08, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 21, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
2:20 • Studio version • B • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 21, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
Written by Carl Perkins
2:24 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Tambourine George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 21, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
From Wikipedia:
Released in December 1964, Beatles ’65 is the Beatles’ fifth album issued by Capitol Records, but their seventh American album. The LP was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label.
In 2004, Beatles ’65 was issued on CD for the first time as part of The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 box set (catalogue number CDP 7243 8 66874 2 5). In 2014, the album was released on CD again, individually and included in the Beatles boxed set The U.S. Albums.
Music
Beatles ’65 includes eight of the fourteen songs from Beatles for Sale (omitting “Eight Days a Week”, “Words of Love”, “Every Little Thing”, “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party”, “What You’re Doing”, and the “Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey” medley, all of which were issued later on Beatles VI). It also includes “I’ll Be Back” from the UK A Hard Day’s Night album and the single “I Feel Fine”/”She’s a Woman”. These latter two songs were issued in “duophonic” stereo and included added reverb by Capitol Records’ executive Dave Dexter, Jr. to cover up the use of the mono mixes sent from England.
The mono versions of both “I Feel Fine” and “She’s A Woman” were also remixed with added echo and reverb for the single and mono album release.
Two of the three songs written by Carl Perkins and recorded by the Beatles appear on this album.
Reception
In the US the album was a blockbuster hit, and jumped from No. 98 straight to No. 1, making the biggest jump to the top position in the history of the Billboard Album Charts up to that time. It remained at number one for nine straight weeks from 9 January 1965. Beatles ’65 was the top selling non-soundtrack album based on Billboard’s year end chart for 1965.
In what may be testament to the market appeal of the Beatles, several albums were released and promoted in America during 1965 sporting a similar title. These included Sinatra ’65 by Frank Sinatra and Ellington ’65 by Duke Ellington on Reprise Records, Trio ’65 by jazz pianist Bill Evans on Verve Records, and Brasil ’65 by Sérgio Mendes on the Beatles’ own Capitol label. […]
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