4.1.7 "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party".In 2000, it was voted number 204 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums. One of the songs omitted from the US version of the album, " Eight Days a Week", became the Beatles' seventh number one in the US when issued as a single there in February 1965. The album was similarly successful in Australia, where the band's cover of Berry's " Rock and Roll Music" also topped the singles chart. The original songs introduced darker musical moods and more introspective lyrics, with John Lennon adopting an autobiographical perspective in " I'm a Loser" and " No Reply".īeatles for Sale received favourable reviews in the UK musical press, where it held the number one spot for 11 of the 46 weeks that it spent in the top 20. Partly as a result of the group's hectic schedule, only eight of the tracks are original compositions, with cover versions of songs by artists such as Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Little Richard being used to complete the album. The album reflects the twin influences of country music and Bob Dylan, whom the Beatles met in New York in August 1964. During the sessions, the band ventured into studio experimentation, such as employing a fade-in and incorporating guitar feedback, and supplemented the basic recordings with percussion instruments such as timpani, African hand drums and chocalho. The sessions for Beatles for Sale also produced a non-album single, " I Feel Fine" backed by " She's a Woman". Instead, eight of the album's fourteen tracks appeared on Capitol Records' concurrent release, Beatles '65, issued in North America only. Beatles for Sale was not widely available in the US until 1987, when the Beatles' catalogue was standardised for release on CD.
BLACK BEATLES COVER ROCK SERIES
The album marked a departure from the upbeat tone that had characterised the Beatles' previous work, partly due to the band's exhaustion after a series of tours that had established them as a worldwide phenomenon in 1964. It was released on 4 December 1964 in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label. It’s better heard than described.Beatles for Sale is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Most of the covers of this song are total cheesy popcorn fare, but I stumbled on this gem on YouTube by The Black Lips. This is a hook-laden number that Paul McCartney claims was based on an idea that John Lennon had to use the double-meaning of “be long” and “belong”: “It won’t be long… ‘til I belong to you”. Also check out Part 1: Songs from Please Please Me (1963). This is the second article of the series. Songs from With the Beatles and other singles (1963) No members of the Beatles can be in the performance. No covers of other artists or solo Beatles material are included. My Rules: Songs must have been written and recorded by the Beatles and released as singles or on an album during their career. (Don’t get excited, purists, about which singles should belong where this is just a convenience.) Note: This is a 12-part series, broken out roughly by studio album (UK release) with songs released only as singles included in the general timeframe of a close album release.
The following is my list of the ones that really stand out as being well-done, unique, or in some way interesting and worth hearing. As a lifelong fan, I’ve heard thousands upon thousands of good, mediocre, and terrible versions of the Fab Four’s output. Artists of all levels cover the Beatles’ music in nearly every genre, but my favorites are the ones that truly bring something of value to the song.