' ''Beatles '65'' is an album by the English rock band

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that was issued in the United States and Canada in December 1964. Released as the North American alternative to ''

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'', it was the band's fifth studio album culled by

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in the US from the Beatles'

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releases. The LP was also issued in West Germany on the Odeon label. In 2004, ''Beatles '65'' was released on CD for the first time as part of ''

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'' box set. In 2014, the album was reissued on CD, both individually and as part of the box set ''

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'', using the UK mixes as remastered in 2009.

Music

''Beatles '65'' includes eight of the fourteen songs from ''

''. It also includes " I'll Be Back", which was cut from the US version of the '' Hard Day's Night'' album, and both sides of the single "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman". The latter two songs were issued in "

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" stereo and included added

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by Capitol Records' executive Dave Dexter, Jr. to cover up the use of the mono mixes sent from the UK. Other than "I'll Be Back", which was recorded on , the Beatles recorded all of its songs between 11August and at EMI Studios (now

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) in London. Two of the three songs written by

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and recorded by the Beatles appear on this album. The six ''Beatles for Sale'' tracks omitted from the album were issued by Capitol on ''

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'' in June 1965.

Reception

In the United States, ''Beatles '65'' jumped from number 98 straight to number 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 1 for nine straight weeks from 9 January 1965. The album was the top selling non-soundtrack LP based on ''Billboard''s year-end chart for 1965. By 31 December 1964, the album had sold 1,967,261 copies in the US; by the end of the 1960s, sales there were up to 2,327,186. Writing in ''

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'' (1983), John Swenson described ''Beatles '65'' as the first of the band's "classic 'concept' albums". He said that the LP "worked as a musical whole" rather than merely serving as a collection of "the latest bunch of songs that could be assembled into a record in any order". Several albums were released and promoted in America during 1965 sporting a similar title to ''Beatles '65''. These included '' Sinatra '65'' by

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and ''

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'' by

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, and '' Brasil '65'' by

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on the Beatles' own Capitol label.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

Personnel

The Beatles *

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

– rhythm guitar,

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(on "I'm a Loser"), vocals, lead guitar (on "I Feel Fine"),

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, thoug ...

(on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby") *

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

– bass guitar, vocals, piano (on "She's a Woman"),

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created ...

(on "Mr. Moonlight") *

George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"),

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(on "Mr. Moonlight") *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, us ...

– drums, percussion, lead vocals (on "Honey Don't") Production *

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the Beatle ...

– producer, piano (on "No Reply" and "Rock and Roll Music")

Charts

Certifications

References

Sources

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External links

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