Beatles '65

Beatles '65
Studio album by The Beatles
Released	15 December 1964
Recorded	June–October 1964 EMI Studios, London
Genre	Rock, rock and roll
Length	26:10
Label	Capitol
Producer	George Martin
The Beatles North American chronology
The Beatles' Story (1964) Beatles '65 (1964) The Early Beatles (1965)
Singles from Beatles '65
"I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman" Released: 23 November 1964

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Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[2]

Beatles '65 is the Beatles' fifth Capitol release, but seventh American album. It was released in mono and stereo versions. The album was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label.

In 2004, this album was released on Compact Disc for the first time as part of The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 box set (catalogue number CDP 7243 8 66874 2 5).

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 on Beatles VI). It also includes "I'll Be Back" from A Hard Day's Night and the single "I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman". These latter two songs were remixed into "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.^[3]

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.

The stereo mix of "Mr. Moonlight" has a longer fadeout than the mono version.

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, starting on 9 January 1965. Beatles '65 was the top selling non-soundtrack album based on Billboard's year end chart for 1965.^[4]

In what may be testament to the overwhelming market appeal of the Beatles^{[citation needed]}, 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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• John Lennon – rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Paul McCartney – bass guitar, vocals, Hammond organ (on "Mr. Moonlight")
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
• George Martin – piano

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