The Beatles Every Little Thing, The Police Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic and Jeff Lynne's Every Little Thing, is one of my favourite Spotify playlists. I added Every Little Thing, by Peach Pit this year.
It's a wonderful song. All of the originals on the album are great. If the record company wasn't so greedy they would have had more time to write more songs and they wouldn't have sounded so tired and cranky in the performances.
I've never thought of it as a very strong song. But then Yes covered it on their first album (long before 'Roundabout' etc). And made it a showcase for their guitar player, Peter Banks. Might not be to everyone's taste, but does prove that Lennon/McCartney could be counted on for a strong foundation, no matter what the finished product sounded like.
My personal favourite, it shows how far they had developed in the studio to produce a sublime recording, could have easily been their next single back then
Yes indeed , Agree on it's greatness and how it is overlooked or dismissed. They used innovative recording methods such as the Timpani/kettle drums and the piano combination to make a cool percussion effect during the chorus along with the tasteful 12 string guitar accent parts. It shows their advancement as songwriter recording artists utilizing new ideas.
My girlfriend of that time gave me Beatles For Sale on 9/12/64 as an early Christmas present, she wrote and dated a message to me on it. It remains one of my favourites. Brings back happy memories!
It's one of those rewards waiting for casual Beatles fans transitioning into hardcore Beatles fans...you overlook it for years and then one day you start playing it and you discover it is among the most pleasant, homey, chilled out records...a perfect party record too. Beyond the nice vibes, you discover how wonderful all the vocal performances are. What You're Doing is one of my favorite songs, I find myself replaying it over and over.
Great video! But it wasnt Paul who made the remark about 8 days a week to the driver; it was the driver who made the expression to Paul. Paul asked: "how you been? You been busy?" and the driver replied "Oh yeah mate, ive been working eight days a week".
@_creighton I can't. Andrew doesn't allow links in his comments. But you can avail yourself with the volume #4 of Beatles Anthology, or if you search for: "Beatles For Sale Mini documentary" Paul says it at 2 min and 35 sec into the mini documentary.
"Beatles for Sale" is definitely in my top five favorite Beatles albums. The vocals are raw and emotive, capturing the band's weariness during this transitional phase. Each member brought something unique to the table, and their harmonies blend together beautifully. The instrumentation, those jangly guitars and driving rhythms, just adds to the overall vibe. I can really feel the emotion in every note, reflecting both the thrill of fame and the fatigue that comes with it. It has this perfect mix of passion and authenticity that makes me love this album even more!
This album is a slow burner,I had it my collection for years,then out of the blue,I gave it a listen on a car journey,& I was hooked,it’s now one of my favourite albums,just think one year on its rubber soul
I'm sure the story about "eight days a week" went that it was Pauls Driver who coined the phrase. I've definitely heard Paul confirm that in an interview.
You're right. I also heard Paul say in the interview that it was the driver who said the phrase "working eight days a week." He then went into John's house and told him that the driver had said that to him, so they started working on the song.
I have said it before, but it’s worth saying every time The quality of content, presentation and editing style on these videos is incredible, Andrew I’m watching these more than anything nowadays on UA-cam! Thank you
Unapologetically, this is my 3rd favorite Beatles album.This is my favorite "guitar" album in the catalog. The original songs are mature, without being too mature and the covers tracks were very influential to my own musical evolution. Kansas City remains my favorite track on the album! And lastly, A+ to the album cover, which really does say 1,000 words).
I totally agree with you. This has always been my favourite pre Rubber Soul album and to throw another spanner into the works, I really like Mister Moonlight!
As an American I never knew this album until the 1970s. I bought Beatles ‘65 and Beatles VI in the sixties. Hey, I always liked “Mr. Moonlight”! Paul’s “What You’re Doing” and “Every Little Thing” are among the best shorter songs he ever wrote. "Kansas City" was very popular in the USA, it worked well as their lead-off song on an American television performance. I could go on about these albums, but my goodness you already have more than 600 comments. Thanks and congrats on the growth of your channel!
Great overview Andrew. As an American, I was “gobsmacked” when I found and brought home a UK copy of Rubber Soul as a 14-year old, in 1974. I was just so impressed at how much better everything seemed - the quality, the extra tracks, everything. So I took a chance at taking the “address” for EMI on the rear panel (EMI Records Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex, England) and sent a letter requesting a list of Beatles LPs in print, prices and shipping costs (I also asked for a Beach Boys and Hollies list, for good measure). Despite the overwhelming odds of my not getting any reply, what do you know? The kind people at EMI handed off my letter to an HMV shop in London who sent me a list! I collected up my summer job money, went to the post office to get an international money order in pounds sterling and sent it off. Getting that box of brand new UK Beatles records (and a blue label German Odeon of “The Beatles Beat”) just had me ecstatic. And it was “Beatles For Sale” that impressed me most on those first listens. In fact, I remember the first play - No Reply somehow sounded incredible to me, unlike the way I’d always heard it before. So much better (stereo mix, of course). In the decades since, I think Beatles For Sale is probably my second most played Beatles album, after Rubber Soul. I’ve always associated it with Rubber Soul as it sounds like its precursor with the variety of styles you hear on it. The highs on Help! are higher, sure, but I think Beatles For Sale is a better album to my ears. I think I have more copies of Beatles For Sale than their other albums: a UK Parlophone Y&B stereo, a UK EMI one-box, a stereo from the UK blue box that’s still sealed, a still sealed Australian stereo (probably a 70s or 80s orange label), a Japan 1986 Odeon mono, a 2014 mono, the American cousin in the form of the new US Beatles ’65 mono and, still, if a new all analog remaster ever comes out I’ll likely get that too. Love it. Guess that’s obvious.
The way this album opens up with “no reply” and John’s one the verge… , incredible song writing . “I don’t want to spoil the party” hauntingly beautiful, well rounded perfect song. John’s vocals have so much despair and George’s perfect well rounded exulted guitar solo fits so well within the melody and theme of the song. Most people don’t fully digest this album to begin with.
I really love Mr. Moonlight. I was surprised it wasn’t thought highly of. Also, I thought Paul’s driver said he was busy working eight days a week and Paul loved that and got his inspiration from him for the song.
I sang it at him. The intro. Top of my lungs from 100 feet away one sunny ny afternoon. He stopped. Turned and waved the a ok sign at me.. everyone fucking heard it. And i nailed it... Confidence of youth.... No one can take that from me
I don’t get why this album is still not a favorite among Beatles fans. It sure is one of my favorites. So much energy. Such great songwriting and guitar playing. Beatles For Sale is still FaB in my book!
It’s one of my favorite albums too I think it’s a fantastic album because it shows the Beatles transitioning from the lovable mob tops to the mature songwriters that they would become pushing boundaries musically which I think is great
😎👍 "Baby's In Black," "Eight Days A Week," "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and especially "Every Little Thing" all feature parallel 5th harmonies that are pretty much unique to this album. Those four songs are largely the reason that a lot of people think that The Bee Gees' "New York Mining Disaster" sounds like The Beatles. 🥸
I actually have to point out the excellent taste of this channel's graphic designers in terms of fonts. Not only do they provide nice period typefaces to go with the stylized jingles, they actually do find the correct fonts like the one used for the BFS album title. As a designer myself, respect.
I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. I started collecting and listening to music seriously around 1988. The Beatles were well known to me because of the radio always on at my house and also my mother who is a first generation fan. I didn’t pay much attention to them early on. I thought they were weak. Fast forward to the cold and endless winter of 1994. Every other day was either snow or rain which would then freeze and turn to ice. On one cold night I was out with a friend driving around to visit a girl I was sweet on. She had a boyfriend and we were just friends. We stopped at her house. She lived with her parents. Her car was there. Her parents let my friend and me in. She was upstairs with her boyfriend. Wouldn’t come downstairs. We left. We go to another friend of mine who was a Beatle fan. We go inside his house and he was listening to No Reply. It was at that moment that I got into the Beatles. The next day I found A Hard Day’s Night and Beatles for Sale on CD. They have been in rotation ever since. I remember trying to play along on the guitar to No Reply. I also remember my mother singing along to Honey Don’t. So the album doesn’t have Ticket To Ride or She Loves You. It is in my opinion a collection of deep tracks.
This is one of my favorite albums! Not all the songs are great, but the highlights on the album are some of the best songs ever. What you're doing is my favorite songs ever written
My favorite next to Rubber Soul. Actually it was Beatles '65 (and Beatles VI) for us. Our first Beatlemania Christmas in the states. What a fun time with those songs in one's head and made for a brighter January in the aftermath of the holiday break.
Fun Facts: The feedback occurred during the recording of Eight Days A Week. The harmonic note it creates is an A note. As it so happened, this A note is the '5th' note in Johns D major chord that starts I Feel Fine. This would not have worked if the Beatles didn't shift the original key of I Feel Fine from A major down to G major. This key shift down 1 whole step made I Feel Fine easier for John to sing AND made the edit of the feedback on the songs intro fit so seamlessly. Such was the charmed life of the Beatles in late 1964. I believe I Feel Fine was the crest of Beatlemania. Certainly, Shea Stadium was a massive cultural event. But 1965 saw the arrival of so many new bands competing with the Beatles for airplay and record sales. Lastly, had George not played such an unbelievably feeble guitar solo on Leave My Kitten Alone, I believe it would have made the final cut for Beatles for Sale. Instead of the much-maligned Mr. Moonlight. Excellent dissertation Andrew. I really enjoyed it. Cheers, RNB
@@BrianRoberson-k7g Point taken Brian. My view is LMKA is more in line with Twist and Shout and Money as an album closer. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby would have been a good fit with I'll Follow the Sun on Side 1. To me ETTBMB is not as strong a song for the coveted album closer slot (as a perfected LMKA with a better guitar solo potentially might have been). But that would never transpire. So, with all this in mind, it is my belief the Beatles for Sale did not quite reach its true potential. Only one man's opinion. Take care, RNB
@@ricknbacker5626 That's a good point. They could have had it as the album closer. I always thought "ETTBMB" was kind of a lame closer. They could have had that one where "Mr. Moonlight" was and "Mr. Moonlight" would have been on Anthology.
@@BrianRoberson-k7g Funny thing about Mr. Moonlight is George laid an egg on that guitar solo too!! It was so uninspiring we got Paul's maudlin Boris Karloff organ solo instead. Otherwise, Johns lead vocals on the back half of the verses were fantastic. Even the 3-part harmonies on the 1st half of the verses were pretty solid. But that solo...THAT SOLO!!!!...ugh. Cheers, RNB
I remember my dad hiring this album for a week from Jones music shop in Ashton under lyne in 1964. He would then record it with a mike onto a two reel tape, and we had to keep silent as he did. He would also have me at age 7 and 8,taping Pop goes the Beatles off the radio as his brother(my uncle) was the singer Lorne Gibson of the Lorne Gibson trio and was on a few programs. If only we'd kept the old reel to reel tapes.This is one of my top three Beatles albums and has me thinking back to those magical times.
An incredible amount of information. As enjoyable as the information is, it begins to become overwhelming. Seems anything any one of the four Beatles ever did or said during the 1960's was documented. I doubt any of them could even remember all of that information themselves. Thank you for all of your exhausting information.
Adding to what you said about George's excellent break on, "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party", a highly effective feature is the vocals lines swapping between verse and chorus. With Paul singing a dark-sounding lower part from the start, John's voice stands out so plaintively and - brilliantly - makes the chorus all the more defiant as Paul's upper line shines bravely over John's urgent underpinning. There can't be many three minute pop songs that are this simple in story line, while so accomplished in performance. It's also the best-recorded overall on the album, to my ears, having bite and immediacy that is lacking in some other tracks. Thanks for this chance to jump up and down about it Andrew, and keep up the great work!! 😁
George's Gretsch tone on Beatles For Sale was so inspirational to many players. The sealed body of the Tennessean guitar and HiLo Tron pickups gave it a unique, bright, plunky tone. Just wonderful 😊
This album was released the month I was born and was the first Beatles album I ever bought when I was about 10. I Feel Fine was the Christmas No 1 single on my birthday.
When my wife and I were first dating she pulled her red vinyl Japanese version of this album. I most remember the incredible sound and then the dancing and falling in love. We were married soon after. Cheers!
I knew this LP as the American versions, "Beatles '65" and "Beatles VI" which were my father's records. I first heard of "Beatles for Sale" when I heard the German version (without the gatefold cover) when I was living in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1977, (where I also discovered the "Beatles Beat" LP which has easily the best international cover that I'd ever seen). It was a revelation for me, there are other Beatles LPs all over the world? I was hooked on collecting Beatles LPs from that moment.
I enjoy the album. I like 'Mr. Moonlight' regardless how other listeners feel about the song. You are correct on 'Honey Don't', very lackluster performance by Ringo, although I find it humorous when Ringo tells George to rock on for him! And yes, John's version on the BBC is more energetic than Ringo's by a mile. I did read 'Rock and Roll Music' and 'Kansas City' was knocked out in one take. Being played since their Hamburg days, it was an easy recording for them to do. Having a world tour and traveling all over the world, I'm surprised they had time to even record an album, let alone having originals on the album.
Beatles For Sale is one of my favorite and most listened too albums. I always enjoy playing it at night. It's relaxing and has great sounds. I like the era of the Beatles when they were recording these particular tracks.
Baby’s in Black, think this is a beautiful track, lovely harmonies, more complex than you would think, try singing the middle eight….Follow the Sun also beautiful…..
Beatles 65 was given to me by my sister in law( along with Something New and Magical Mystery Tour around '69..my older siblings had given me their Beatle stash up until Revolver..65 was and still is a very exciting collection..my younger siblings and I used to get in big trouble for scream singing along with Babs in Black..what fun..! That said I finally copped Beatles for Sale sometime in the '80s when searching out the original song sequences for the Beatle albums..it was delightfully overwhelming, with more trax than our Capitol versions..and absolutely , the liner notes from one of my fave 5th Beatle are a total joy!!.. thank you for the excellent video!
Great video as always Andrew. Every Little Thing is one of my fav Beatles songs. I certainly would not put this album at the bottom of my list. Each to their own though. Thanks for all the fantastic videos this year again and look forward to many more to come.
I was a kid when the Beatles came to America in February of 64, 11 years old. I didn't think much about them ... and then I heard "Eight Days a Week," and from then on, I was hooked!! Thanks for the review of Beatles For Sale. The tunes they wrote for that album, were consistently good, very underrated ... along with I Feel Fine and She's a Woman.
Thanks Andrew for your video on Beatles for Sale. Although I would say my favourite Beatles lps are Rubber Soul and Revolver, the fact is, I play 'Beatles for Sale' most. The album has a great warmth to it and a lot of good songs. Most of the cover songs are great too. Love the autumnal atomospheric sleeve as well.
15:12 Isn't it the other way around? Paul asked the driver how things were going and the driver replied that he'd been busy - "working eight days a week".
I think that Beatles 65/Beatles VI were also equally under appreciated here in the US. Regardless, Beatles For Sale is a still very good album in spite of so many covers. While I’m sure your assessment of Mr. Moonlight is accurate as far as popularity (or lack thereof) in the catalog of songs, Lennon’s killer vocal opening is worth the price of admission on that track IMO. Keep the great videos coming !
This was never an album I put at the bottom…I first heard it as Beatles 65’ and bought it in 1987 when Capitol released on vinyl and CD. I love the original songs especially Baby’s in Black, No Reply and Every Little Thing and the covers of Rock n Roll Music and Words of Love. I love the mono version of Eight Days a Week. I do agree that Leave My Kitten Alone should have replaced Mr Moonlight although I do like John’s vocal on Moonlight it’s the organ that I don’t care for…..thanks for giving this album some love Andrew. Take care!
I always thought the organ was out of place, but maybe the Beatles were having a little fun poking at the crooners by using the organ for that exaggerated effect. John's vocals were incredible, though. The Hammond organ would play a role in other Beatles recordings, such as Paul's I'm Looking Through You and Get Back, which were much better suited.
Yes, I love John's vocals on Mr Moonlight and I seem to recall him singing it live or maybe just outtakes messing around, where he sings 'Here I am on my nose, begging if you please'.
a great album listen from beginning to end and particularly good on vinyl. It feels like you’re in the room with them and they’re playing it through as it goes along
Why was "Beatles for sale" ever maligned? The band at the time were the hardest working musicians in the World. Under constant scrutiny and having to record, play and appear at press conferences and concerts, their workload was relentless. In the light of that situation this album was an excellent achievement. I still enjoy the Lennon/ McCartney compositions to this day and can certainly forgive them for some of the cover versions. Thanks for your research and excellent presentation, Andrew. 👍🎸😁😎
It gets a bit maligned for a couple of reasons. For one, it contains more covers than on albums immediately before and after it. And one of those covers, Mr. Moonlight, is especially weak and dated. Of course, most acts would have loved to have an album at Beatles For Sale level, and it does contain some wonderful songs. But the album as a whole is not as sharp or inspired as the ones before and after it, hence its general pick as the least of their albums. It's not a bad album in any case.
It’s US counterpart Beatles ‘65 was my favourite album when I was 12. I am now 61 years old and it still is my favourite album as well as Beatles For Sale.
@@frederic-pierrepicard2741 "Beatles '65" was literally one of the first cassette tapes I ever bought in 1981 or '82 at 8-yrs old in the DC suburbs. Great memories!
Great vid (natch!) but at around 16:04 I think you might have meant 'Not Fade Away' Andrew, as 'Everyday' features only the sound of J.I. slapping his knees for percussion.
My first Beatles LP in the states was Beatles '65. Being a Very young fan of The Monkees. My Mother bought it thinking it WAS The Monkees! But after a few listens, I loved it! Even with the dreadful Dexter mix! The first import record I ever ordered was Beatles' For Sale in Stereo and since the cover didn't have a track listing, I was curious what happened to two of my favorites, I feel fine and she's a woman! I wasn't a fan of Kansas City/ Hey Hey Hey. But there was no mistaking the phenomenal sound coming out of my speakers! To this day it's always been one of my top five Beatles albums! Thanks Andrew,!
Good song, sounds good in mono on the 2024 Capitol re-release. That organ solo reminds me of our public ice skating rink in the early sixties, the organ music playing through a crackling speaker.
Beatles For Sale was a transitional album, filling in perfectly the gap between A Hard Days Night and Help.The single I Feel Fine was far ahead of the competition.
thank you for describing the cover shoot!!! the images from this cover shoot have given me so much inspiration in recent months and i've been wondering how they were done!
Great video, as always! I LOVE "Beatles For Sale". Such an underrated album. I dare anyone to find a better 1-2-3 punch than "No Reply", "I'm A Loser" and "Baby's In Black" on any other Beatles album. And they do it again on side 2 with "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and "What You're Doing". Immaculate. Yes, I would probably have preferred "Leave My Kitten Alone" over "Mr. Moonlight", but it doesn't diminish the impact of this fantastic album.
I always thought Mr. Moonlight was hilarious, a foreshadowing of You Know My Name, Look Up the Number. Showed the Beatles liked to have a little fun poking at their music. I still like the song a lot.
Easy. Their next album. The whole of the first side is classic, cool Beatles. Beatles for Sale is the sound of a band that are suffering from being viewed as children. Help is the sound of a group growing up. It's more autobiographical, better produced, more spacious and better written. It is catchy, has sunshine and depth. Babys in Black is a good song for example. Obviously it's a good song. But it isn't a You've Got to Hide Your Love Away. For me help is a step up. We all have an opinion. You dared me!
@@Zed08gjrkfn Totally and completely valid also. I always had "Help!" in my top 3 of Beatles albums, so I can't say I disagree. "Beatles For Sale" is just so underrated, I feel like giving it some extra love. :D
As there are 6 cover songs, the album doesn't get the high praise it deserves. The originals have a new musical sophistication, and the Beatles are performing these new songs like their life depended on it. The lyrics have a more mature edge. Beatles for Sale also had the first good stereo mix where later albums like Rubber Soul had the wide panning. Great and needed presentation!
Excellent show, Andrew! Here in the states, I acquired Beatles '65 and VI...I Feel Fine has always been my favorite song, for the very reason given here...the Boys shifted gears...Beatles For Sale/'65/VI definitely are some of my favorite Beatles albums.
If it’s the Beatles!! All records are excellent and must have to collectors!! The Beatles are the greatest band in history! Period! Mr moonlight was always a favorite back in the day when I was a kid! Andrew is the best!! 😘
I have always loved this album. It's raw & uniquely bookended by 2 film soundtracks. Great assessment as usual - dude you rock & have def found your calling in life!
Yes. Terribly underrated. 'I Don't Want to Spoil the Party', 'I'm a Loser', 'Every Little Thing '. A maturing, country-Dylanesque feel on several numbers. As with all Beatles' albums, revisiting it reveals new qualities each time. And if only they'd included 'Leave My Kitten Alone' on it. As ever, a perceptive and superb analysis. Thank you Andrew.
I still have my dad's mono copy of both Beatles for Sale and Hard Day's Night. On Beatles for Sale I remember seeing the names of the writers such as Holly and Perkins and wondered who they were. In time I found out!
So underrated. I fell deeply in love with Beatles For Sale the moment I first heard it 25 years ago. John's my favorite Beatle, and he has so many gems here. The biggest sin that Beatles For Sale commits is following up the greatness of A Hard Day's Night (my favorite Beatles album). But Beatles For Sale is really the first time they moved into a more lyrically mature and serious direction.
As a resident of the US, I actually became aware of this when I bought the BC-13 box in the early eighties. I loved it from the first listen. Mix of folk and rock and roll. It’s got a unique place in the Beatles’ history as you mentioned. I wouldn’t rate it low at all.
BFS was the first British version Beatles LP I ever bought… and it’s the stereo version. I love this album and I don’t regard any of the tracks as throwaways. Thanks for your work - I really enjoy watching these.
Beatles For Sale was one of the first Beatles album's I bought on CD in the early 90s . Hearing it always brings back memories of being a teenager in the 90s, so, I've always had a soft spot for it . I'll never get tired of hearing Eight Days A Week.
I can't believe people think this album is bad. I've always loved it! I think of it as their first grown-up album. I don't personally think there's a bad song on it.
The opening triple salvo of “No Reply”, “I’m a loser” and “Baby’s in black” is one of the greatest album openings.
@@arnesaknussemm2427 Nah, it's Sgt. Pepper's, with a little help and Lucy in the sky
Dont forget Rock and Roll Music, it’s an adrenaline rush
The first album side that escaped Capitol's tinkering (almost) unscathed.
Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping
100% agree. What a 1-2-3 punch!
I've been saying for years that Every Little Thing is one of their best lesser-known songs.
The Beatles Every Little Thing, The Police Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic and Jeff Lynne's Every Little Thing, is one of my favourite Spotify playlists. I added Every Little Thing, by Peach Pit this year.
It's a wonderful song. All of the originals on the album are great. If the record company wasn't so greedy they would have had more time to write more songs and they wouldn't have sounded so tired and cranky in the performances.
I've never thought of it as a very strong song. But then Yes covered it on their first album (long before 'Roundabout' etc). And made it a showcase for their guitar player, Peter Banks. Might not be to everyone's taste, but does prove that Lennon/McCartney could be counted on for a strong foundation, no matter what the finished product sounded like.
My personal favourite, it shows how far they had developed in the studio to produce a sublime recording, could have easily been their next single back then
Yes indeed , Agree on it's greatness and how it is overlooked or dismissed. They used innovative recording methods such as the Timpani/kettle drums and the piano combination to make a cool percussion effect during the chorus along with the tasteful 12 string guitar accent parts. It shows their advancement as songwriter recording artists utilizing new ideas.
My girlfriend of that time gave me Beatles For Sale on 9/12/64 as an early Christmas present, she wrote and dated a message to me on it. It remains one of my favourites. Brings back happy memories!
It's one of those rewards waiting for casual Beatles fans transitioning into hardcore Beatles fans...you overlook it for years and then one day you start playing it and you discover it is among the most pleasant, homey, chilled out records...a perfect party record too. Beyond the nice vibes, you discover how wonderful all the vocal performances are. What You're Doing is one of my favorite songs, I find myself replaying it over and over.
It was the first one I bought, still love it.
What your doing is a killer!
Great video! But it wasnt Paul who made the remark about 8 days a week to the driver; it was the driver who made the expression to Paul.
Paul asked: "how you been? You been busy?" and the driver replied "Oh yeah mate, ive been working eight days a week".
prove it?
@_creighton I can't. Andrew doesn't allow links in his comments.
But you can avail yourself with the volume #4 of Beatles Anthology, or if you search for: "Beatles For Sale Mini documentary" Paul says it at 2 min and 35 sec into the mini documentary.
@@HornetKingOfficial It's not Andrew who doesn't allow them. It's UA-cam itself, it only allows YT video links not external ones
@@_creighton I've heard that story too. The taxi driver said it. Not Paul. I can't prove it, but I do remember reading that somewhere.
@@HowardHello ya, but all these 'i heard x' stories, particularly about legends are so prone to bs, especially these anecdotal types. C'est la vie.
"Beatles for Sale" is definitely in my top five favorite Beatles albums. The vocals are raw and emotive, capturing the band's weariness during this transitional phase. Each member brought something unique to the table, and their harmonies blend together beautifully. The instrumentation, those jangly guitars and driving rhythms, just adds to the overall vibe. I can really feel the emotion in every note, reflecting both the thrill of fame and the fatigue that comes with it. It has this perfect mix of passion and authenticity that makes me love this album even more!
First album I bought upon its release to play on my Christmas present record player 🎅....aged 13👦
Now 73👴...i still love it ❤️
This album is a slow burner,I had it my collection for years,then out of the blue,I gave it a listen on a car journey,& I was hooked,it’s now one of my favourite albums,just think one year on its rubber soul
I'm sure the story about "eight days a week" went that it was Pauls Driver who coined the phrase. I've definitely heard Paul confirm that in an interview.
I've heard him mention it was a ringoism
You're correct, it was Paul's driver.
You're right. I also heard Paul say in the interview that it was the driver who said the phrase "working eight days a week." He then went into John's house and told him that the driver had said that to him, so they started working on the song.
"I Feel Fine" was recorded on 18 Oct. 1964, my 3rd birthday. One of my favorite Beatles' tunes, and a nice birthday gift. Thanks fellas!
I was in my mom's womb at that time and was therefore forced to wait a bit ❤
I have said it before, but it’s worth saying every time
The quality of content, presentation and editing style on these videos is incredible, Andrew
I’m watching these more than anything nowadays on UA-cam!
Thank you
Thank you! Much appreciated.
I’ll follow the Sun…..what a song.
Unapologetically, this is my 3rd favorite Beatles album.This is my favorite "guitar" album in the catalog. The original songs are mature, without being too mature and the covers tracks were very influential to my own musical evolution. Kansas City remains my favorite track on the album! And lastly, A+ to the album cover, which really does say 1,000 words).
I totally agree with you. This has always been my favourite pre Rubber Soul album and to throw another spanner into the works, I really like Mister Moonlight!
5th for me, just over Pepper. Criminally underappreciated.
@@stevebailey3406 I've never understood why Mr. Moonlight takes the beating it does. The Lennon vocal alone should be enough to give it some love
@@anironiccoolness Very well stated!
The moment I got Mr. Moonlight was when I listened to it at the park and looked out to the water under the crystal moonlight, so magical
As an American I never knew this album until the 1970s. I bought Beatles ‘65 and Beatles VI in the sixties.
Hey, I always liked “Mr. Moonlight”! Paul’s “What You’re Doing” and “Every Little Thing” are among the best shorter songs he ever wrote. "Kansas City" was very popular in the USA, it worked well as their lead-off song on an American television performance. I could go on about these albums, but my goodness you already have more than 600 comments. Thanks and congrats on the growth of your channel!
Great overview Andrew. As an American, I was “gobsmacked” when I found and brought home a UK copy of Rubber Soul as a 14-year old, in 1974. I was just so impressed at how much better everything seemed - the quality, the extra tracks, everything. So I took a chance at taking the “address” for EMI on the rear panel (EMI Records Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex, England) and sent a letter requesting a list of Beatles LPs in print, prices and shipping costs (I also asked for a Beach Boys and Hollies list, for good measure). Despite the overwhelming odds of my not getting any reply, what do you know? The kind people at EMI handed off my letter to an HMV shop in London who sent me a list! I collected up my summer job money, went to the post office to get an international money order in pounds sterling and sent it off. Getting that box of brand new UK Beatles records (and a blue label German Odeon of “The Beatles Beat”) just had me ecstatic. And it was “Beatles For Sale” that impressed me most on those first listens. In fact, I remember the first play - No Reply somehow sounded incredible to me, unlike the way I’d always heard it before. So much better (stereo mix, of course). In the decades since, I think Beatles For Sale is probably my second most played Beatles album, after Rubber Soul. I’ve always associated it with Rubber Soul as it sounds like its precursor with the variety of styles you hear on it. The highs on Help! are higher, sure, but I think Beatles For Sale is a better album to my ears. I think I have more copies of Beatles For Sale than their other albums: a UK Parlophone Y&B stereo, a UK EMI one-box, a stereo from the UK blue box that’s still sealed, a still sealed Australian stereo (probably a 70s or 80s orange label), a Japan 1986 Odeon mono, a 2014 mono, the American cousin in the form of the new US Beatles ’65 mono and, still, if a new all analog remaster ever comes out I’ll likely get that too. Love it. Guess that’s obvious.
Great story!
What a cool experience! You were truly a music enthusiast at an early age to go through all those channels. Wish I thought of that back in the day.
The way this album opens up with “no reply” and John’s one the verge… , incredible song writing . “I don’t want to spoil the party” hauntingly beautiful, well rounded perfect song. John’s vocals have so much despair and George’s perfect well rounded exulted guitar solo fits so well within the melody and theme of the song. Most people don’t fully digest this album to begin with.
I really love Mr. Moonlight. I was surprised it wasn’t thought highly of.
Also, I thought Paul’s driver said he was busy working eight days a week and Paul loved that and got his inspiration from him for the song.
Another thumbs up here for Mr Moonlight. Great cover IMO.
Mr Moonlight is a great little known track. From the intro vocal to the bossa nova beat.
I particularly like Lennon’s first attempt at the opening on the Anthology version.
“Nearly.” “Yes, not bad, that one.”
LOL. I just spent a bit of time bashign it, but hey if the Stones had put out a vocal effort that good it would be the best singing they ever did.
I have a strong emotional attachment to this album as I bought it age 10 , now 57 and still come back to it regularly. I know every note on it.
‘Mr Moonlight’ is still one of the album’s highlights for me. John’s vocals are incredible. Still sends a shiver down my spine ❤
I love that song also! 🎵
The song is easy to play on the guitar! So fun 😊❤
Indeed, I never understood the malignment of Mr. Moonlight.
I sang it at him. The intro. Top of my lungs from 100 feet away one sunny ny afternoon. He stopped. Turned and waved the a ok sign at me.. everyone fucking heard it. And i nailed it... Confidence of youth.... No one can take that from me
@chumbels that's awesome and a cool story! 😎
This was my only Beatles CD in the car growing up so I’m pretty biased but honestly this is one of my favs. Most underrated of their catalog.
LoL.... Mine too 🎶🎵
I don’t get why this album is still not a favorite among Beatles fans. It sure is one of my favorites. So much energy. Such great songwriting and guitar playing.
Beatles For Sale is still FaB in my book!
It’s one of my favorite albums too I think it’s a fantastic album because it shows the Beatles transitioning from the lovable mob tops to the mature songwriters that they would become pushing boundaries musically which I think is great
one of their albums has to be the least favourite and mystery tour and submarine arent proper albums so its this one
What you’re doing … was very good listen to it a lot during my time in California on the beach an amazing song
my absolute favorite picture of the boys, and my go to “play along with” album…
Although the boys look a little worse for the wear, its still a good album cover👍
@ exactumundo….they’re not the “moptops” anymore…
Agreed, one of their best covers.
😎👍 "Baby's In Black," "Eight Days A Week," "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and especially "Every Little Thing" all feature parallel 5th harmonies that are pretty much unique to this album. Those four songs are largely the reason that a lot of people think that The Bee Gees' "New York Mining Disaster" sounds like The Beatles. 🥸
I actually have to point out the excellent taste of this channel's graphic designers in terms of fonts. Not only do they provide nice period typefaces to go with the stylized jingles, they actually do find the correct fonts like the one used for the BFS album title. As a designer myself, respect.
These details are nice aren't they? They really add a good touch to the program.
I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. I started collecting and listening to music seriously around 1988. The Beatles were well known to me because of the radio always on at my house and also my mother who is a first generation fan. I didn’t pay much attention to them early on. I thought they were weak. Fast forward to the cold and endless winter of 1994. Every other day was either snow or rain which would then freeze and turn to ice. On one cold night I was out with a friend driving around to visit a girl I was sweet on. She had a boyfriend and we were just friends. We stopped at her house. She lived with her parents. Her car was there. Her parents let my friend and me in. She was upstairs with her boyfriend. Wouldn’t come downstairs. We left. We go to another friend of mine who was a Beatle fan. We go inside his house and he was listening to No Reply. It was at that moment that I got into the Beatles. The next day I found A Hard Day’s Night and Beatles for Sale on CD. They have been in rotation ever since. I remember trying to play along on the guitar to No Reply. I also remember my mother singing along to Honey Don’t. So the album doesn’t have Ticket To Ride or She Loves You. It is in my opinion a collection of deep tracks.
This is one of my favorite albums! Not all the songs are great, but the highlights on the album are some of the best songs ever. What you're doing is my favorite songs ever written
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I love BFS. One of my favourites. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I particularly like the sound on Beatles for sale. Can't believe mister moonlight had bad reviews. No reply a great beginning One of the best songs
I love this album. I don't have a lot of Beatles on vinyl but I have this one.
This is in my Top 4. I love this record, always have.
I'll follow the Sun and Mr. Moonlight are also unforgettable pieces from this album
My favorite next to Rubber Soul. Actually it was Beatles '65 (and Beatles VI) for us. Our first Beatlemania Christmas in the states. What a fun time with those songs in one's head and made for a brighter January in the aftermath of the holiday break.
Fun Facts: The feedback occurred during the recording of Eight Days A Week. The harmonic note it creates is an A note. As it so happened, this A note is the '5th' note in Johns D major chord that starts I Feel Fine. This would not have worked if the Beatles didn't shift the original key of I Feel Fine from A major down to G major. This key shift down 1 whole step made I Feel Fine easier for John to sing AND made the edit of the feedback on the songs intro fit so seamlessly. Such was the charmed life of the Beatles in late 1964. I believe I Feel Fine was the crest of Beatlemania. Certainly, Shea Stadium was a massive cultural event. But 1965 saw the arrival of so many new bands competing with the Beatles for airplay and record sales. Lastly, had George not played such an unbelievably feeble guitar solo on Leave My Kitten Alone, I believe it would have made the final cut for Beatles for Sale. Instead of the much-maligned Mr. Moonlight. Excellent dissertation Andrew. I really enjoyed it. Cheers, RNB
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it.
I don't think "LMKA" would have blended well into the album. It would have stuck out like a sore thumb.
@@BrianRoberson-k7g Point taken Brian. My view is LMKA is more in line with Twist and Shout and Money as an album closer. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby would have been a good fit with I'll Follow the Sun on Side 1. To me ETTBMB is not as strong a song for the coveted album closer slot (as a perfected LMKA with a better guitar solo potentially might have been). But that would never transpire. So, with all this in mind, it is my belief the Beatles for Sale did not quite reach its true potential. Only one man's opinion. Take care, RNB
@@ricknbacker5626 That's a good point. They could have had it as the album closer. I always thought "ETTBMB" was kind of a lame closer. They could have had that one where "Mr. Moonlight" was and "Mr. Moonlight" would have been on Anthology.
@@BrianRoberson-k7g Funny thing about Mr. Moonlight is George laid an egg on that guitar solo too!! It was so uninspiring we got Paul's maudlin Boris Karloff organ solo instead. Otherwise, Johns lead vocals on the back half of the verses were fantastic. Even the 3-part harmonies on the 1st half of the verses were pretty solid. But that solo...THAT SOLO!!!!...ugh. Cheers, RNB
I remember my dad hiring this album for a week from Jones music shop in Ashton under lyne in 1964. He would then record it with a mike onto a two reel tape, and we had to keep silent as he did. He would also have me at age 7 and 8,taping Pop goes the Beatles off the radio as his brother(my uncle) was the singer Lorne Gibson of the Lorne Gibson trio and was on a few programs. If only we'd kept the old reel to reel tapes.This is one of my top three Beatles albums and has me thinking back to those magical times.
Great memories!
You deserve the 100K for producing such well made and interesting videos every week.
Thank you kindly, Sir!
An incredible amount of information. As enjoyable as the information is, it begins to become overwhelming. Seems anything any one of the four Beatles ever did or said during the 1960's was documented. I doubt any of them could even remember all of that information themselves. Thank you for all of your exhausting information.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!
Adding to what you said about George's excellent break on, "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party", a highly effective feature is the vocals lines swapping between verse and chorus. With Paul singing a dark-sounding lower part from the start, John's voice stands out so plaintively and - brilliantly - makes the chorus all the more defiant as Paul's upper line shines bravely over John's urgent underpinning. There can't be many three minute pop songs that are this simple in story line, while so accomplished in performance. It's also the best-recorded overall on the album, to my ears, having bite and immediacy that is lacking in some other tracks.
Thanks for this chance to jump up and down about it Andrew, and keep up the great work!! 😁
Thanks Paul, will do!
George's Gretsch tone on Beatles For Sale was so inspirational to many players.
The sealed body of the Tennessean guitar and HiLo Tron pickups gave it a unique, bright, plunky tone. Just wonderful 😊
This album was released the month I was born and was the first Beatles album I ever bought when I was about 10. I Feel Fine was the Christmas No 1 single on my birthday.
When my wife and I were first dating she pulled her red vinyl Japanese version of this album. I most remember the incredible sound and then the dancing and falling in love. We were married soon after. Cheers!
A beautiful story! Thanks for sharing it.
I knew this LP as the American versions, "Beatles '65" and "Beatles VI" which were my father's records. I first heard of "Beatles for Sale" when I heard the German version (without the gatefold cover) when I was living in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1977, (where I also discovered the "Beatles Beat" LP which has easily the best international cover that I'd ever seen). It was a revelation for me, there are other Beatles LPs all over the world? I was hooked on collecting Beatles LPs from that moment.
Mr. Moonlight ROCKS! It’s a great song, sung by a great band on a great album!
Love the Beatles cartoon clips also.
Thank you for celebrating Beatles for Sale. It continues to be along with Revolver, my fav Beatles album.
I enjoy the album. I like 'Mr. Moonlight' regardless how other listeners feel about the song. You are correct on 'Honey Don't', very lackluster performance by Ringo, although I find it humorous when Ringo tells George to rock on for him! And yes, John's version on the BBC is more energetic than Ringo's by a mile. I did read 'Rock and Roll Music' and 'Kansas City' was knocked out in one take. Being played since their Hamburg days, it was an easy recording for them to do.
Having a world tour and traveling all over the world, I'm surprised they had time to even record an album, let alone having originals on the album.
"Baby's In Black" has been a favorite since I first heard it, I adore the harmonies and the dark story.
Beatles For Sale is one of my favorite and most listened too albums. I always enjoy playing it at night. It's relaxing and has great sounds. I like the era of the Beatles when they were recording these particular tracks.
Baby’s in Black, think this is a beautiful track, lovely harmonies, more complex than you would think, try singing the middle eight….Follow the Sun also beautiful…..
Beatles 65 was given to me by my sister in law( along with Something New and Magical Mystery Tour around '69..my older siblings had given me their Beatle stash up until Revolver..65 was and still is a very exciting collection..my younger siblings and I used to get in big trouble for scream singing along with Babs in Black..what fun..! That said I finally copped Beatles for Sale sometime in the '80s when searching out the original song sequences for the Beatle albums..it was delightfully overwhelming, with more trax than our Capitol versions..and absolutely , the liner notes from one of my fave 5th Beatle are a total joy!!.. thank you for the excellent video!
Great memories! Thanks for watching.
The album is so good
I love it. The jangle of Words of Love, the drum & bass at the end of Every Little Thing, John's songs, 8 Days a Week. Honestly, what's not to love?
Great video as always Andrew. Every Little Thing is one of my fav Beatles songs. I certainly would not put this album at the bottom of my list. Each to their own though. Thanks for all the fantastic videos this year again and look forward to many more to come.
Thanks Michael. Lots more to come!
I was a kid when the Beatles came to America in February of 64, 11 years old. I didn't think much about them ... and then I heard "Eight Days a Week," and from then on, I was hooked!! Thanks for the review of Beatles For Sale. The tunes they wrote for that album, were consistently good, very underrated ... along with I Feel Fine and She's a Woman.
Love it. No Reply is a stone cold classic.
Thanks Andrew for your video on Beatles for Sale. Although I would say my favourite Beatles lps are Rubber Soul and Revolver, the fact is, I play 'Beatles for Sale' most. The album has a great warmth to it and a lot of good songs. Most of the cover songs are great too. Love the autumnal atomospheric sleeve as well.
15:12 Isn't it the other way around?
Paul asked the driver how things were going and the driver replied that he'd been busy - "working eight days a week".
I think that Beatles 65/Beatles VI were also equally under appreciated here in the US. Regardless, Beatles For Sale is a still very good album in spite of so many covers.
While I’m sure your assessment of Mr. Moonlight is accurate as far as popularity (or lack thereof) in the catalog of songs, Lennon’s killer vocal opening is worth the price of admission on that track IMO. Keep the great videos coming !
This was never an album I put at the bottom…I first heard it as Beatles 65’ and bought it in 1987 when Capitol released on vinyl and CD. I love the original songs especially Baby’s in Black, No Reply and Every Little Thing and the covers of Rock n Roll Music and Words of Love. I love the mono version of Eight Days a Week. I do agree that Leave My Kitten Alone should have replaced Mr Moonlight although I do like John’s vocal on Moonlight it’s the organ that I don’t care for…..thanks for giving this album some love Andrew. Take care!
Cheers Bill, you too!
I always thought the organ was out of place, but maybe the Beatles were having a little fun poking at the crooners by using the organ for that exaggerated effect. John's vocals were incredible, though. The Hammond organ would play a role in other Beatles recordings, such as Paul's I'm Looking Through You and Get Back, which were much better suited.
Yes, I love John's vocals on Mr Moonlight and I seem to recall him singing it live or maybe just outtakes messing around, where he sings 'Here I am on my nose, begging if you please'.
@@tammylewis2408 I agree, the organ sounds like a spoof to me, kinda goofing around. Luv it.
a great album listen from beginning to end and particularly good on vinyl. It feels like you’re in the room with them and they’re playing it through as it goes along
Why was "Beatles for sale" ever maligned? The band at the time were the hardest working musicians in the World. Under constant scrutiny and having to record, play and appear at press conferences and concerts, their workload was relentless. In the light of that situation this album was an excellent achievement. I still enjoy the Lennon/ McCartney compositions to this day and can certainly forgive them for some of the cover versions. Thanks for your research and excellent presentation, Andrew. 👍🎸😁😎
Thanks Paul! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤟
I don't think it was maligned at all at the time. That tag has been placed on it over the last 3 or 4 decades.
It gets a bit maligned for a couple of reasons. For one, it contains more covers than on albums immediately before and after it. And one of those covers, Mr. Moonlight, is especially weak and dated.
Of course, most acts would have loved to have an album at Beatles For Sale level, and it does contain some wonderful songs. But the album as a whole is not as sharp or inspired as the ones before and after it, hence its general pick as the least of their albums. It's not a bad album in any case.
Most underrated LP! Love it! 🎶🎶
It’s US counterpart Beatles ‘65 was my favourite album when I was 12. I am now 61 years old and it still is my favourite album as well as Beatles For Sale.
@@frederic-pierrepicard2741 "Beatles '65" was literally one of the first cassette tapes I ever bought in 1981 or '82 at 8-yrs old in the DC suburbs. Great memories!
My uncle gave me 5 Beatles albums in 1983, i remember playing this one first and loving it .
I don't know why I'm surprised anymore that a half hour just flew by with Andrew at the helm. Totally absorbing as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@Parlogram You are not just "a little old Beatles channel," you are the best. Your channel is brilliant!
Great vid (natch!) but at around 16:04 I think you might have meant 'Not Fade Away' Andrew, as 'Everyday' features only the sound of J.I. slapping his knees for percussion.
This is, believe it or not, my favourite Beatles album.
Brilliant.. a masterpiece.. what damages it is all the cover songs.The original songs are spectacular!
My first Beatles LP in the states was Beatles '65. Being a Very young fan of The Monkees. My Mother bought it thinking it WAS The Monkees! But after a few listens, I loved it!
Even with the dreadful Dexter mix!
The first import record I ever ordered was Beatles' For Sale in Stereo and since the cover didn't have a track listing, I was curious what happened to two of my favorites, I feel fine and she's a woman! I wasn't a fan of Kansas City/ Hey Hey Hey. But there was no mistaking the phenomenal sound coming out of my speakers! To this day it's always been one of my top five Beatles albums! Thanks Andrew,!
What a great album thanks for making a video about
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Mr moonlight is underrated and the organ solo is the best part
Good song, sounds good in mono on the 2024 Capitol re-release. That organ solo reminds me of our public ice skating rink in the early sixties, the organ music playing through a crackling speaker.
Beatles For Sale was a transitional album, filling in perfectly the gap between A Hard Days Night and Help.The single I Feel Fine was far ahead of the competition.
thank you for describing the cover shoot!!! the images from this cover shoot have given me so much inspiration in recent months and i've been wondering how they were done!
Great video, as always! I LOVE "Beatles For Sale". Such an underrated album. I dare anyone to find a better 1-2-3 punch than "No Reply", "I'm A Loser" and "Baby's In Black" on any other Beatles album. And they do it again on side 2 with "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and "What You're Doing". Immaculate. Yes, I would probably have preferred "Leave My Kitten Alone" over "Mr. Moonlight", but it doesn't diminish the impact of this fantastic album.
I always thought Mr. Moonlight was hilarious, a foreshadowing of You Know My Name, Look Up the Number. Showed the Beatles liked to have a little fun poking at their music. I still like the song a lot.
Easy. Their next album.
The whole of the first side is classic, cool Beatles.
Beatles for Sale is the sound of a band that are suffering from being viewed as children. Help is the sound of a group growing up. It's more autobiographical, better produced, more spacious and better written. It is catchy, has sunshine and depth. Babys in Black is a good song for example. Obviously it's a good song. But it isn't a You've Got to Hide Your Love Away. For me help is a step up. We all have an opinion. You dared me!
@@Zed08gjrkfn Totally and completely valid also. I always had "Help!" in my top 3 of Beatles albums, so I can't say I disagree. "Beatles For Sale" is just so underrated, I feel like giving it some extra love. :D
I have always loved this record and the cover is amazing
As there are 6 cover songs, the album doesn't get the high praise it deserves. The originals have a new musical sophistication, and the Beatles are performing these new songs like their life depended on it. The lyrics have a more mature edge. Beatles for Sale also had the first good stereo mix where later albums like Rubber Soul had the wide panning. Great and needed presentation!
Their first two albums had six cover versions also but still don't get half the flack that this one gets.
Excellent show, Andrew! Here in the states, I acquired Beatles '65 and VI...I Feel Fine has always been my favorite song, for the very reason given here...the Boys shifted gears...Beatles For Sale/'65/VI definitely are some of my favorite Beatles albums.
If it’s the Beatles!! All records are excellent and must have to collectors!! The Beatles are the greatest band in history! Period! Mr moonlight was always a favorite back in the day when I was a kid! Andrew is the best!! 😘
Thanks Cleve!
Bought this in 1964 and my favourite album of that year. It's still one of my top albums today..
This album has always been one of my favorites
Extremely underrated and stellar album
"No Reply"
"I'm a loser"
Two of my all time favorite Beatles songs.❤❤
Never an album that was ranked high in the Beatles cannon, I’ve always liked it a lot.
Fantastic information as always. Thank you, Andrew.
Rock N' Roll Music is one of the fabs greatest covers. Full throttle!
Beatles for Sale has long been one of my absolute favorite albums of theirs, usually in the top 3. John's songs, in particular, are a cut above.
to this day I still enjoy listening to this album Beatles For Sale😃
I have always loved this album. It's raw & uniquely bookended by 2 film soundtracks. Great assessment as usual - dude you rock & have def found your calling in life!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes. Terribly underrated. 'I Don't Want to Spoil the Party', 'I'm a Loser', 'Every Little Thing '. A maturing, country-Dylanesque feel on several numbers. As with all Beatles' albums, revisiting it reveals new qualities each time. And if only they'd included 'Leave My Kitten Alone' on it. As ever, a perceptive and superb analysis. Thank you Andrew.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I still have my dad's mono copy of both Beatles for Sale and Hard Day's Night. On Beatles for Sale I remember seeing the names of the writers such as Holly and Perkins and wondered who they were. In time I found out!
No Reply is such a strong opener... love it x
So underrated. I fell deeply in love with Beatles For Sale the moment I first heard it 25 years ago. John's my favorite Beatle, and he has so many gems here. The biggest sin that Beatles For Sale commits is following up the greatness of A Hard Day's Night (my favorite Beatles album). But Beatles For Sale is really the first time they moved into a more lyrically mature and serious direction.
This album and RubberSoul my favourite albums from The Beatles
Great job as usual, Andrew! I have always loved this album and in its entirety. No problem ever IMHO. "Tired Beatles"? Nope. Not at all. 😊
As a resident of the US, I actually became aware of this when I bought the BC-13 box in the early eighties. I loved it from the first listen. Mix of folk and rock and roll. It’s got a unique place in the Beatles’ history as you mentioned. I wouldn’t rate it low at all.
Great video Andrew. I've always enjoyed this album and Words of Love is my favorite of all Beatles covers. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Tim - will do!
BFS was the first British version Beatles LP I ever bought… and it’s the stereo version. I love this album and I don’t regard any of the tracks as throwaways. Thanks for your work - I really enjoy watching these.
Glad you enjoy them!
Mister moonlight was always a favourite of mine from this album. Great instrumental sound
Beatles For Sale was one of the first Beatles album's I bought on CD in the early 90s .
Hearing it always brings back memories of being a teenager in the 90s,
so, I've always had a soft spot for it .
I'll never get tired of hearing Eight Days A Week.
I love “Mr. Moonlight”!
I can't believe people think this album is bad. I've always loved it! I think of it as their first grown-up album. I don't personally think there's a bad song on it.
Well... bad for a Beatles album... which means it's merely GREAT by any one else's standards. I'm with you on this.