The BEATLES

Beatles For Sale
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(1964 / 2009)

1. No Reply 2'16
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Double Tracked John. Occasionally Paul. George joins both on chorus.
Recorded: September 30, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
2. I'm A Loser 2'30
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Mainly John. Short passages by John and Paul.
Recorded: August 14, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
3. Baby's In Black 2'04
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Recorded: August 11, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
4. Rock And Roll Music 2'31
(Chuck Berry)
Recorded: October 18, 1964 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England
JEWEL MUSIC Publishing Co. Ltd.
5. I'll Follow The Sun 1'49
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Double Tracked here and there.
Recorded: October 8, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
6. Mr. Moonlight 2'39
(Roy Lee Johnson)
Recorded: October 8, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
BMG MUSIC Publishing Ltd.
7. Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey 2'38
(Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller / Richard Penniman)
Recorded: October 8, 1964 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England
PETER MAURICE MUSIC Co. Ltd., / EMI MUSIC Ltd. / SONY / ATV MUSIC Publishing (UK) Ltd,
8. Eight Days A Week 2'44
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Occasionally George.
Recorded: October 6, 1964 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
9. Words Of Love 2'04
(Buddy Holly)
Recorded: October 18, 1964 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England
PEERMUSIC (UK) Ltd.
10. Honey Don't 2'57
((Carl Perkins)
Recorded: October 26, 1964 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England
KNOX MUSIC Ltd.
11. Every Little Thing 2'04
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Recorded: September 29-30, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
12. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party 2'35
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Recorded: September 29, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
13. What You're Doing 2'30
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
String quartet Arranged by Martin in association with McCartney.
Recorded: September 30 and October 26, 1964 at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, London, England
SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
14. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 2'27
(Carl Perkins)
Recorded: October 18, 1964 at EMI STUDIOS, London, England
KNOX MUSIC Ltd.

Total Time: 33:48

  • John Lennon - Acoustic Rhythm Guitar (1-3, 5, 6, 10-12, 14), Rhythm Guitar (4, 7, 9), Acoustic Guitar (8), 8, 13), Harmonica (2)r, Tambourine (14), Handclaps (1), Double-Tracked Lead Vocal (1, 11), Lead Vocal (2-4, 6, 8, 9, 12), Harmony Vocal (5, 13), Background Vocal (7)
  • Paul McCartney - Bass Guitar (1-14), Acoustic Guitar (5), Hammond Organ (6), Piano (11), Handclaps (1), Lead Vocal (7), Double-Tracked Lead Vocal (13), Harmony Vocal (1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 12), Vocal (3, 5, 9)
  • George Harrison - Lead Guitar (2, 3, 5, 7-10, 12, 14), Double-Tracked Lead Guitar (11), 12-String Lead Guitar (13), Acoustic Rhythm Guitar (1), Electric Guitar (4), Handclaps (1), Vocal (9, 12, 14), Harmony Vocal (6, 13), Background Vocal (7)
  • Ringo Starr - Drums (1-4, 7-14), Tambourine (2, 12), Handclaps (1), Percussion (5, 6), Packing Case (9), Timpani (11), Lead Vocal (10)
  • George Martin – Piano (1, 4, 7, 13)

    Produced by George Martin
    Principal Engineer: Norman Smith
    This Remastered Album has been created from the original stereo analogue Master Tapes.
    Remastered by Guy Massey and Steve Rooke
    Project Co-ordinator: Allan Rouse
    Historical Notes: Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley
    Recording Notes: Allan Rouse and Kevin Howlett
    Project Management for EMI Records Ltd: Wendy Day and Guy Hayden
    Album Redesign: Drew Lorimer
    Photo Retouching: Gavin O'Neill
    Photo Editing and Research: Aaron Bremnerand Dorcas Lynn

    Thanks To Simon Gibson

    All Songs Published by SONY / ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
    except Tracks 4, JEWEL MUSIC Publishing Co. Ltd.,
    6, BMG MUSIC Publishing Ltd.,
    7, PETER MAURICE MUSIC Co. Ltd., / EMI MUSIC Ltd. / SONY / ATV MUSIC Publishing (UK) Ltd,
    9, PEERMUSIC (UK) Ltd.,
    10 & 14, KNOX MUSIC Ltd.

    Digital Remaster ©2009
    except Tracks 8, LARK MUSIC Ltd.
    Artwork ©2009 APPLE Corps Ltd.

    Remaster ©2009 by EMI RECORDS Ltd.
    ©2009 EMl RECORDS Ltd.

    APPLE and PARLOPHONE
    "BEATLES", "APPLE" and the APPLE Logos are Trademarks of APPLE Corps Ltd.

    This is the fourth by the four. 'Please Please Me', 'With The BEATLES', 'Hard day's Night'. That's three. Now .... 'Beatles For Sale'. The young men themselves aren't for sale. Money, noisy though it is, doesn't talk that loud. But you can buy this album — you probably have, unless you're just browsing, in which case don't leave any dirty thumbprints on the sleeve! It isn't all currency or current though. There's priceless history between these covers. None of us is getting any younger. When, in a generation or so, a radio-active, cigar-smoking child, picnicking on Saturn, asks you what the Beatle affair was all about—'Did you actually know them?'—don't try to explain all about the long hair and the screams! Just play the child a few tracks from this album and he'll probably understand what it was all about. The kids of AD 2000 will draw from the music much the same sense of well being and warmth as we do today. For the magic of the BEATLES is, I suspect, timeless and ageless. It has broken all frontiers and barriers. It has cut through differences of race, age and class. It is adored by the world. This album has some lovely samples of Beatle music. It has, for instance, eight new titles wrought by the incomparable John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and, mingling with the new, there are six numbers culled from the rhythmic wealth of the past extraordinary decade; pieces like Kansas City, and Rock and Roll Music. Marvellous.
    Many hours and hard day's nights of devoted industry went into the production of this album. It isn't a pot-boiling quick-sale any-old-thing-will-do-for-Christmas mixture. At least three of the Lennon-McCartney songs were seriously considered as single releases until John popped up with / Feel Fine. These three were Eight Days A Week, No Reply and I'm A Loser. Each would have topped the charts, but as it is they are an adornmenttothis LP, and a lesson toother artists. As on other albums, the BEATLES have tossed in far more value than the market usually demands. There are few gimmicks or recording tricks, though for effect, The BEATLES and their recording manager George Martin, have slipped in some novelties. Like Paul on Hammond organ to introduce drama into Mr, Moonlight, which also, and for the first time, has George Harrison applying a thump to an elderly African drum because Ringo was busy elsewhere in the studio, playing bongos. George's thump remains on the track. The bongos were later dropped. Ringo plays timpani in Every Little Thing, and on the Rock and Roll Music track George Martin joins John and Paul on one piano. On Words Of Love, Ringo plays a packing case. Beyond this, it is straightforward 1964 disc-making. Quite the best of its kind in the world. There is little or nothing on the album which cannot be reproduced on stage, which is, as students and critics of pop-music know, not always the case. Here it is then. The best album yet—quite definitely, says John, Paul, George and Ringo—full of everything which made the four the biggest attraction the world has ever known. Full of raw John and melodic Paul; a number from George, and a bonus from Ringo. For those who like to know who does precisely what, there are details alongside each title.

    ORIGINAL COVER NOTES
    by Derek Taylor

    Beatles For Sale - Historical Notes The BEATLES' fourth album was released on 4th December, 1964 - just in time for Christmas. The fourteen songs were recorded on seven days scattered between August and October. It had been only 21 weeks since A Hard Day's Night and during this time The BEATLES were immersed in a crammed schedule. They performed regularly on radio and TV, played several English concerts in the summer, visited Sweden for a second time, toured the US and Canada for 26 concert dates and appeared in 27 venues around the UK during the autumn. With scarcely a moment to spare it was hardly surprising that, after a previous album containing solely Lennon-McCartney songs, this LP reverted to the 1963 formula of eight originals and six cover versions. For the first time, the record was contained in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. When opened, it revealed the group standing in front of a photo montage of movie stars. The prophetic sleeve notes were written by Derek Taylor, who had worked with The BEATLES for a short time in 1964 and also helped their manager Brian Epstein write his book A Cellarful Of Noise. Following several years in the States, Derek returned to the fold in 1968 as the head of the Apple press office. Beatles For Sale reached the top of the UK album chart and was there for eleven of its 46 weeks in the Top Twenty. There was no album with this title in the USA but Beatles '65 is its American equivalent.
    Released on 15th December, 1964, it included eight songs from Beatles For Sale, 'I'll Be Back' from the British version of A Hard Day's Night and both sides of the single at the top of the US and UK Christmas charts - 'I Feel Fine'/'She's A Woman'. It started its nine week run at number one in January 1965 and stayed in the chart for 71 weeks. The remaining six songs from Beatles For Sale eventually appeared in America on Beatles VI released in June, 1965. This album stayed at number one for six of its 41 weeks in the US chart. With Beatles For Sale still ruling the album chart, the group kept up their incessant pace and began recording songs for their next album and second movie - Help! ...

    RECORDING NOTES

    Beatles For Sale was their second album to be recorded on four-track tape machines. While making A Hard Day's Night the group had been able to expand their arrangements through an overdubbing process that was much more convenient than the twin-track recording used on their first two albums in 1963. The Beatles For Sale sessions saw the group and George Martin take a new approach to time spent in the studio. Sessions were often used to rehearse and rearrange songs by recording a take, listening back and then making alterations until they were all satisfied. good example of this new attitude is revealed by the tapes for 'Eight Days A Week', which evolved through two sessions on 6th October, 1964. During the afternoon, the group experimented with different ideas until they were finally happy with the arrangement on take six. The first part of the evening was spent perfecting the instrumental backing and vocals recorded on tracks one and two until they decided take thirteen was the best. Using this take as the master, overdubs of handclaps, timpani and guitar were made on track three and the remaining track was used for double-tracked vocals. The closing guitar coda was added on another day and the distinctive fade-in was created when the song was mixed. The penultimate session for the album on 18*h October, 1964 was more hectic. On a 'day-off' from their British tour, the BEATLES recorded seven complete songs between 2.30 and 11.30pm. Five of them were familiar rock 'n' roll stage favourites including a remake of 'Mr. Moonlight', which they had first recorded but rejected two months earlier. As The BEATLES became more assured in the studio, re-recordings - or 'remakes' as they were called -became much more frequent. The other two recordings on this productive day were both originals: the early song 'I'll Follow The Sun' and the recently written 'I Feel Fine', which became their eighth Parlophone single. Although recording on four-track could have taken more time when mixing to stereo, mono was still the dominant format and took priority. So it was that during a three hour session, George Martin and engineer Norman Smith spent two and a half hours mixing five songs into mono and just half an hour mixing four of them to stereo.




    1. No Reply

      This happened once before,
      When I came to your door,
      No reply.
      They said it wasn't you,
      But I saw you peep through your window,
      I saw the light, I saw the light,
      I know that you saw me,
      'cause I looked up to your face.

      I tried to telephone,
      They said you were not home,
      That's a lie,
      'cause I know where you've been,
      I saw you walk in your door,
      I nearly died, I nearly died,
      'cause you walked hand in hand
      With another man in my place.

      If I were you'd realize that I
      Love you more than any other guy,
      And I'll forgive the lies that I
      Heard before when you gave me no reply.

      I've tried to telephone,
      They said you were not home,
      That's a lie,
      'cause I know where you've been,
      I saw you walk in your door,
      I nearly died, I nearly died,
      'cause you walked hand in hand
      With another man in my place.

      No reply, no reply.

    2. I'm a Loser


      I'm a loser
      I'm a loser
      And I'm not what I appear to be

      Of all the love I have won or have lost
      there is one love I should never have crossed
      She was a girl in a million, my friend
      I should have known she would win in the end

      I'm a loser
      And I lost someone who's near to me
      I'm a loser
      And I'm not what I appear to be

      Although I laugh and I act like a clown
      Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
      My tears are falling like rain from the sky
      Is it for her or myself that I cry

      I'm a loser
      And I lost someone who's near to me
      I'm a loser
      And I'm not what I appear to be

      What have I done to deserve such a fate
      I realize I have left it too late
      And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
      I'm telling you so that you won't lose all

      I'm a loser
      And I lost someone who's near to me
      I'm a loser
      And I'm not what I appear to be

    3. Baby's In Black

      Oh dear, what can I do?
      Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue,
      Tell me, oh what can I do?
      She thinks of him and so she dresses in black,
      And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black.
      Oh dear, what can I do?
      Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue,
      Tell me, oh what can I do?
      I think of her, but she only thinks of him,
      And though it's only a whim, she thinks of him.
      Oh how long will it take,
      Till she sees the mistake she has made?
      Dear what can I do?
      Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue,
      Tell me, oh what can I do?
      Oh how long it will take,
      Till she sees the mistake she has made?
      Dear what can I do?
      Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue,
      Tell me, oh what can I do?
      She thinks of him and so she dresses in black,
      And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black.
      Oh dear, what can I do?
      Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue,
      Tell me, oh what can I do?

    4. Rock And Roll Music

      Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music
      Any old way you choose it
      It's got a back beat, you can't lost it,
      Any old time you use it
      It's gotta be rock roll music
      If you wanna dance with me
      If you wanna dance with me

      I've got no kick against modern jazz
      Unless they try to play it too darn fast
      And change the beauty of the melody
      Until they sound just like a symphony

      That's why I go for that that rock and roll music
      Any old way you choose it
      It's got a back beat, you can't lost it,
      Any old time you use it
      It's gotta be rock roll music
      If you wanna dance with me
      If you wanna dance with me

      I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks
      So she can hear my man awail a sax
      I must admit they have a rockin' band
      Man, they were goin' like a hurrican'

      That's why I go for that that rock and roll music
      Any old way you choose it
      It's got a back beat, you can't lost it,
      Any old time you use it
      It's gotta be rock roll music
      If you wanna dance with me
      If you wanna dance with me

      Way down South they gave a jubilee
      The jokey folks they had a jamboree
      They're drinkin' home brew from a water cup
      The folks dancin' got all shook up

      And started playin' that that rock and roll music
      Any old way you choose it
      It's got a back beat, you can't lost it,
      Any old time you use it
      It's gotta be rock roll music
      If you wanna dance with me
      If you wanna dance with me

      Don't care to hear 'em play a tango
      I'm in the mood to gear a mambo
      It's way to early for a congo
      So keep a rockin' that piano
      So I can gear some of that

      Rock and roll music
      Any old way you choose it
      It's got a back beat, you can't lost it,
      Any old time you use it
      It's gotta be rock roll music
      If you wanna dance with me
      If you wanna dance with me

    5. I'll Follow the Sun



      One day you'll look to see I've gone.
      For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun.
      Some day you'll know I was the one.
      But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun.
      And now the time has come
      And so my love I must go.
      And though I lose a friend,
      In the end you'll know, oooh.
      One day you'll find that I have gone.
      For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun.
      Yes, tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun.
      And now the time has come
      And so my love I must go.
      And though I lose a friend,
      In the end you'll know, oooh.
      One day you'll find that I have gone.
      For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun.

      6. Mr. Moonlight


      Mr. Moonlight
      You came to me one summernight and from your beam you made my dream,
      And from the world you sent my girl and from above you sent us love,
      And now she's mine.
      I think you're fine 'cause we love you, Mr. Moonlight.

      Mr. Moonlight, come again please, here I am on my knees,
      Begging if you please, and the nights you don't come my way.
      I'll pray and pray more each day, 'cause we love you, Mr. Moonlight,
      Mr. Moonlight.

    7. Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey

      Ah Kansas City
      Going to get my baby back home
      I'm going to Kansas City
      Going to get my baby back home
      Well its a long long time too
      My baby's been gone

      Ah, Kansas City
      Going get my baby one time
      I'm going to Kansas City
      Going get my baby one time
      Its a just a 1-2-3-4,
      5-6-7-8-9


      Hey hey hey hey
      (hey hey hey hey)
      Hey, baby
      (hey, baby)
      Ooh now girl
      (yeah, yeah)
      I said yeah now, huh
      (girl, girl)
      Now now now now tell me baby
      What's been wrong with you

      Hey hey hey hey
      (hey hey hey hey)
      Hey now baby
      (hey baby)
      Ooh now girl
      (yeah, yeah)
      I said yeah now, huh
      (girl, girl)
      Now now now now tell me baby
      What's been wrong with you

      I said bye
      (bye bye bye bye)
      Bye bye baby bye bye
      (bye bye bye bye)
      So long (so long so long) Bye bye baby I'm gone (bye bye bye bye)
      I said bye bye baby
      Bye, bye, bye, bye

      Bye now bye
      (bye bye bye bye)
      Bye now baby bye
      (bye bye bye bye)

    8. Eight Days a Week

      Ooh I need your love babe,
      Guess you know it's true.
      Hope you need my love babe,
      Just like I need you.
      Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
      Ain't got nothin'but love babe,
      Eight days a week.

      Love you ev'ry day girl,
      Always on my mind.
      One thing I can say girl,
      Love you all the time.
      Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
      Ain't got nothin'but love babe,
      Eight days a week.

      Eight days a week
      I love you.
      Eight days a week
      Is not enough to show I care.

      Ooh I need your love babe, ...

      Eight days a week ...

      Love you ev'ry ...

      Eight days a week. Eight days a week. Eight days a week.

    9. Words of Love

      Hold me close and tell me how you feel
      Tell me love is real
      Words of love you whisper soft and true
      Darling I love you

      Let me hear you say the words I long to hear
      Darling when you're near
      Words of love you whisper soft and true
      Darling I love you

    10. Honey Don't

      Well how can you say you will when you won't,
      Say you do, baby, when you don't?

      Tell the truth now, is love real?

      But oh well honey don't, well honey don't,
      Honey don't, honey don't, honey don't
      I say you will when you won't, oh honey, don't.

      Well I love you, baby, and you ought to know
      I like the way you wear your clothes,
      Everything about you is so doggone sweet,
      You got that sand all over your feet.

      [Oh, rock on George, one time for me.]
      [I feel fine.]
      [I'm sad.]

      Well sometimes I love you on a Saturday night,
      Sunday morning you don't look right.
      You've been out painting the town,
      uh baby, been stepping around.

      [Oh, rock on George, for Ringo one time.]

    11. Every Little Thing

      When I'm walking beside her
      People tell me I'm lucky.
      Yes, I know I'm a lucky guy.
      I remember the first time
      I was lonely without her.
      Can't stop thinking about her now.
      Every little thing she does,
      She does for me, yeah.
      And you know the things she does,
      She does for me, oooh.
      When I'm with her I'm happy
      Just to know that she loves me.
      Yes, I know that she loves me now.
      There is one thing I'm sure of,
      I will love her forever.
      For I know love will never die.
      Every little thing she does,
      She does for me, yeah.
      And you know the things she does,
      She does for me, oooh.
      Every little thing she does,
      She does for me, yeah.
      And you know the things she does,
      She does for me, oooh.
      Every little thing.
      Every little thing.
      Every little ...

    12. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party

      I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
      I would hate my disappointment to show,
      There's nothing for me here so I will disappear,
      If she turns up while I'm gone please let me know.

      I've had a drink or two and I don't care,
      There's no fun in what I do if she's not there,
      I wonder what went wrong I've waited far too long,
      I think I'll take a walk and look for her.

      Though tonight she's made me sad,
      I still love her,
      If I find her I'll be glad,
      I still love her.

      I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
      I would hate my disappointment to show,
      There's nothing for me here so I will disappear,
      If she turns up while I'm gone please let me know.

      Though tonight she's made me sad,
      I still love her,
      If I find her I'll be glad,
      I still love her.

      I've had a drink or two and I don't care,
      There's no fun in what I do if she's not there,
      I wonder what went wrong I've waited far too long,
      I think I'll take a walk and look for her.

    13. What You're Doing

      Look what you're doing, I'm feeling blue and lonely,
      Would it be too much to ask you,
      What you're doing to me?

      You got me running and there's no fun in it,
      Why should it be so much to ask of you,
      What you're doing to me?

      I've been waiting here for you,
      Wond'ring what you're gonna do,
      Should you need a love that's true,
      It's me.

      Please stop your lying, you've got me crying, girl,
      Why should it be so much to ask of you,
      What you're doing to me?

      What you're doing to me.

    14. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

      Well they took some honey from the tree, dressed it up and they called it me.
      Everybody's trying to be my baby, everybody's trying to be my baby,
      Everybody's trying to be my baby now.

      Woke up last night, half past four,
      Wicked woman knocking at my door.

      Went out last night, I didn't stay late,
      Called her home, had a nice teen date.