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Finally, after 22 years, the first 4 British albums from The Beatles are avaialble on CD in real, true Stereo, for the very first time ever! By the time that their fourth album, "Beatles For Sale", was released in the fall of 1964, it was clear that The Beatles had become a worldwide phenomenon, rising to new heights that no other group had ever been to before. Just like their first 2 albums, this release contains 8 original Beatles tunes along with 6 cover songs. The original Beatles tracks are "No Reply", "I'm A Loser", "Baby's In Black", "I'll Follow The Sun", "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and "What You're Doing". The song "Eight Days A Week" is one the album's best moments and was also a number one hit in America. Cover tunes featured are "Rock And Roll Music", "Mr. Moonlight", "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey", "Words Of Love", "Honey Don't" and "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby". This album would also be eventually issued in the U.S., albeit divided into 2 seperate releases with 8 of the songs on "Beatles '65" and the other 6 songs on "Beatles VI". Aside from the fact that three of their first albums contained 6 cover tunes each, The Beatles were always innovative and very skilled at songwriting and musical ability. The remastering job done at EMI perfectly showcases the remarkable sound quality of these songs, giving them more depth and clarity when presented in stereo. This far surpasses the original mono relese. "Beatles For Sale" contains some great moments from the lads, showing why they are still so popular.Read full review
The fourth album by the Fabs is, yes, kind of subdued, but not by much. There are upbeat numbers like "Rock And Roll Music," the US #1 single "Eight Days A Week," Ringo's cover of Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't," and the Little Richard medley to speed things up. Gee, I've listed the bright spots of the album already! However, songs like "I'm A Loser," "Baby's In Black," and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" reflect a kind of weariness creeping in that later evolved into the introspective Rubber Soul. I mean, check out the sombre mugs on the album cover! There aren't that many cover songs here than there were on their first two albums, but the ones they cover are beauts. The best of these is Chuck Berry's "Rock And Roll Music" with that immortal chorus, "give me that rock and roll music/if you wanna dance with me." That being said, the Beatles have expressed that melancholy in upbeat songs such as "No Reply." That is about a girl who dates someone else and has her family covering for her. The poignancy expressed with the "I nearly died" refrain. And "I'm A Loser," in the same uppity vein, has lyrics such as "Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown." is it for her or for myself that I cry?" The mid-paced "Baby's In Black" has shades of Dylan, hard to tell since all four of them are singing in contrast to Dylan's stark solo vocal. Love that lyric: "Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue." Paul sings a nice slow ditty "I'll Follow The Sun", which happened to be one of his earliest compositions dating back to the late 1950's. In contrast, he wildly covers the engaging Little Richard medley, "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey." Wonder how it sounds compared to the original. Despite being Buddy Holly fans, "Words Of Love" is the only Holly song done, and it's lovingly done on this album, with Ringo's percussive instrument being a packing case of all things! George's only song here is the Carl Perkins number "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby." Ironically, Ringo's song here is also a Carl Perkins number. Both do their admirably best here. For Sale is still a superior Beatles album despite the sobriety of many of the songs....................Read full review
I've been listening to this album since I was a little kid, thanks to my parents. They raised myself and my brother on The Beatles, which turned into a foundation for the appreciation of the music of the 60's & 70's era. But no other band in the world has had such an influence that even 40 years after they were big, their music still is played everywhere in some form, which is something that no band in this era can even hope to achieve.
My 12 yr old son is interested in , all types of music, He loves the Beatles, and wants to start a collection of their music,Its nice for my son and I to like the same music. Of course the Beatles are classic and this CD will be getting a lot of play at this house, The cd you find on e Bay are good quality and A decent poice
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE BEATLE ALBUMS. I HAD FAMILY STATIONED OVERSEAS IN THE NAVY AND STATIONED IN ENGLAND AT THE TIME IT WAS RELEASED. I HAD THE ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE RECORD. I LOST IT SOMETIME AFTER THAT.JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CD, ITS EXCELLENT, THE ADDITION OF STEREO IS FANTASTIC! THE BEATLES VOICES CAN BE APPRECIATED, CLEAR, CRISP, JUST LIKE IT WAS RECORDED A FEW HOURS AGO. I CANNOT SAY I DISLIKE ANY OF THE TRACKS, SINCE THEY WERE PROBABLY THE BEST THAT THE BEATLES HAVE PRODUCED. BASIC BAND INSTRUMENTS WITH A SUPER SOUND. I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND PET CLARK, MY LOVE, WHICH I WOULD SAY ALL TRACKS ARE EXCELLENT. AND MORE RECENT AL STEWART YEAR OF THE CAT ALBUM. YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS PURCHSASE.
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