''Beatles '65'' is an album by the English rock band
the Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
that was issued in the United States and Canada in December 1964. Released as the North American alternative to ''
Beatles for Sale
''Beatles for Sale'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 4 December 1964 in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label. The album marked a departure from the upbeat tone that had characterised ...
'', it was the band's fifth studio album culled by
Capitol Records in the US from the Beatles'
EMI
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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 the ''
Capitol Albums, Volume 1'' box set. In 2014, the album was reissued on CD, both individually and as part of the box set ''The US Albums'', using the UK mixes as remastered in 2009.
Music
''Beatles '65'' includes eight of the fourteen songs from ''
Beatles for Sale
''Beatles for Sale'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 4 December 1964 in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label. The album marked a departure from the upbeat tone that had characterised ...
''. 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 "
duophonic
Duophonic sound was a trade name for a type of audio signal processing used by Capitol Records on certain releases and re-releases of mono recordings issued during the 1960s and 1970s. In this process monaural recordings were reprocessed into a ...
" stereo and included added
reverb
Reverberation (also known as reverb), in acoustics, is a persistence of sound, after a sound is produced. Reverberation is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is abs ...
by Capitol Records' executive
Dave Dexter, Jr. to cover up the use of the mono mixes sent from the UK.
Two of the three songs written by
Carl Perkins and recorded by the Beatles appear on this album. The six ''Beatles for Sale'' tracks omitted from the album were issued by Capitol on ''
Beatles VI
''Beatles VI'' is the seventh Capitol Records studio album by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States and Canada (including ''The Beatles' Story''). It was the ninth album released into that market in less than one and a half ye ...
'' 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 ''
The Rolling Stone Record Guide
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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
Frank Sinatra and ''
Ellington '65'' by
Duke Ellington on
Reprise Records, and ''
Brasil '65'' by
Sérgio Mendes
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on the Beatles' own Capitol label.
Track listing
All tracks written by
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
Note: The Capitol 8-track tape (8XT-2228) adds "You Can't Do That" to the end of Program 4 for programming purposes. The complete 8-track running order is as follows:
# Program 1: "No Reply" – "I'm A Loser" – "Rock And Roll Music"
# Program 2: "I'll Follow The Sun" – "Mr. Moonlight" – "Honey Don't"
# Program 3: "Baby's in Black" – "I'll Be Back" – "She's A Woman"
# Program 4: "I Feel Fine" – "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" – "You Can't Do That"
Personnel
The Beatles
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John Lennon
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– rhythm guitar,
harmonica (on "I'm a Loser"), vocals, lead guitar (on "I Feel Fine"),
tambourine
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(on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby")
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Paul McCartney
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– bass guitar, vocals, piano (on "She's a Woman"),
Hammond organ (on "Mr. Moonlight")
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George Harrison – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"),
African drum
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(on "Mr. Moonlight")
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Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, lead vocals (on "Honey Don't")
Production
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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 ...
– producer, piano
(on "No Reply" and "Rock and Roll Music")
Charts
Chart performance
Certifications
Notes
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References
External links
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1964 albums
Albums produced by George Martin
The Beatles albums
Capitol Records albums