Being a Beatles fan in America in 1964 was life-fulfillingly thrilling for his or her thousands and thousands of recent followers. However when it comes to their launch schedule, it was additionally a bit complicated. Particularly for these new converts lapping up all the knowledge coming from throughout the ocean about their UK singles and albums.
Capitol’s US launch of the lower than poetically-titled The Beatles’ Second Album hit document shops on April 10, 1964. It was the follow-up to Meet The Beatles!, launched lower than three months earlier, however was really their third American LP, for those who embrace Vee-Jay’s opportunistic Introducing…The Beatles. That appeared in two pressings with differing monitor listings within the early months of that momentous yr.
As Capitol performed catch-up with the group’s current success throughout the Atlantic, The Beatles’ Second Album was one other hybrid launch, simply as Meet The Beatles! had been. The latter launch was sitting fairly at No.1 within the US, the place it reigned for 11 weeks, because the second album made its look.
Now, American followers may get their palms on the 5 remaining tracks from With The Beatles — their second British album — that had not been used on the primary US launch. These had been augmented with numerous UK b-sides similar to “Thank You Girl” and “You Can’t Do That.” The hit “She Loves You” and its flip facet, “I’ll Get You,” had been additionally included.
One other nice attraction was the inclusion of two songs from the Lengthy Tall Sally EP which was not but out even within the UK. They had been the Little Richard title monitor and “I Call Your Name,” the Lennon–McCartney track later lined by the Mamas and the Papas. One explicit speaking level, from the second album’s launch day onwards, was Capitol’s choice to remix all of the tracks with added echo and reverb for the American market.
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No matter the professionals and cons of the gathering, The Beatles’ Second Album was an prompt smash. It changed Meet The Beatles! on the high of the Billboard survey in early Could. It spent 5 weeks at No.1 and 55 on the chart as a complete. Inside two months of its reign starting, the soundtrack of A Onerous Day’s Evening would proceed the quartet’s American takeover. Its 14-week run on the high lasted till late October.
Purchase or stream The Beatles’ second British album, With The Beatles.
