Beatles VI
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| Studio album by The Beatles | |||||
| Released | June 14, 1965 | ||||
| Recorded | Abbey Road - September 29-30, October 6, 18, 26, 1964; February 16-18, May 10, 1965 | ||||
| Genre | Rock and roll | ||||
| Length | 28:03 | ||||
| Label | Capitol T 2358 (mono) ST 2358 (stereo) CDP 0946 3 57499 2 2 |
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| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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Beatles VI is the The Beatles' sixth (or seventh, counting The Beatles' Story) American release on Capitol Records, although it was ninth album released into that market in less than one and a half years (Vee-Jay Records and United Artists Records also released albums during that period).[1]
Beatles VI includes two tracks recorded specifically for the North American market:[2] "Bad Boy" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", both covers of Larry Williams songs,and both recorded on Williams' birthday (May 10th 1965) marking perhaps the only time that the Beatles recorded material especially for the U.S. market. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" was eventually included on the British release of the Help! album, but "Bad Boy" was not released in the U.K. until the 1966 A Collection of Beatles Oldies.
Beatles VI also included:
- the remaining six tracks left off Beatles '65 from Beatles for Sale
- "Yes It Is", the B-side to the single "Ticket to Ride". This is a "duophonic" stereo remix from the original mono track.
- two tracks from the forthcoming British release of Help!: "You Like Me Too Much" and "Tell Me What You See"
As on Beatles for Sale, the "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley was originally listed only as "Kansas City". After attorneys for Venice Music notified Capitol of its error, the record label was corrected, although the album cover was not.
This album is available on CD as part of The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 box set in both stereo and mono mixes.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- Medley:
- "Eight Days a Week" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "You Like Me Too Much" (George Harrison)
- "Bad Boy" (Larry Williams)
- "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (Lennon, McCartney)
- "Words of Love" (Buddy Holly)
[edit] Side two
- "What You're Doing" (Lennon, McCartney)
- "Yes It Is" (Lennon, McCartney)
- "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Williams)
- "Tell Me What You See" (Lennon, McCartney)
- "Every Little Thing" (Lennon, McCartney)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 201. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions, 58.
| Preceded by Goldfinger (soundtrack) by John Barry |
Billboard 200 number-one album July 10 - August 20, 1965 |
Succeeded by Out of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones |
