“With the Beatles” is the second studio album by the
English rock band The Beatles. It was released on 22 November 1963, on
Parlophone, and was recorded four months after the band's debut “Please Please
Me”. The album features eight original compositions (seven by Lennon–McCartney
and "Don't Bother Me", George Harrison's first recorded solo
composition and his first released on a Beatles album) and six covers (mostly
of Motown, rock and roll, and R&B hits). The cover photograph was taken by
the fashion photographer Robert Freeman, and it has been mimicked by several
music groups over the years.
The album became the first Beatles album released in North America when it was released in Canada on 25 November under the augmented title “Beatlemania! With the Beatles”, with additional text on the album cover, and issued only in mono at the time, catalogue number T 6051 (a stereo Canadian release would come in 1968, catalogue number ST 6051). “With the Beatles” was unevenly "split" over the group's first two Capitol albums in the United States; nine tracks were issued on “Meet the Beatles!” (the eight original compositions plus "Till There Was You"), and the remaining five, all "covers", were placed on “The Beatles' Second Album”.
The LP had advance orders of a half million and sold another half million by September 1965, making it the second album to sell a million copies in the United Kingdom, after the soundtrack to the 1958 film “South Pacific”. “With the Beatles” remained at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, displacing “Please Please Me”, so that the Beatles occupied the top spot for 51 consecutive weeks. It even reached number 11 in the "singles charts" (because at the time UK charts counted all records sold, regardless of format). EMI Australia did not receive the cover art, and used different shots of the band in a similar style to the black-and-white photograph on other releases. The Beatles were unaware of this until fans showed them the cover during their only Australian tour, and informed the EMI publicity staff that they were not pleased with the substitution.
On 26 February 1987, “With the Beatles” was officially released on compact disc (in mono only, catalogue number CDP 7 46436 2). Having been available only as an import in the US in the past, the album was also issued domestically in the US on LP and cassette on 21 July 1987. Along with the rest of the Beatles' canon, it was re-released on CD in newly re-mastered stereo and mono versions on 9 September 2009.
The album was ranked number 420 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
The album became the first Beatles album released in North America when it was released in Canada on 25 November under the augmented title “Beatlemania! With the Beatles”, with additional text on the album cover, and issued only in mono at the time, catalogue number T 6051 (a stereo Canadian release would come in 1968, catalogue number ST 6051). “With the Beatles” was unevenly "split" over the group's first two Capitol albums in the United States; nine tracks were issued on “Meet the Beatles!” (the eight original compositions plus "Till There Was You"), and the remaining five, all "covers", were placed on “The Beatles' Second Album”.
The LP had advance orders of a half million and sold another half million by September 1965, making it the second album to sell a million copies in the United Kingdom, after the soundtrack to the 1958 film “South Pacific”. “With the Beatles” remained at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, displacing “Please Please Me”, so that the Beatles occupied the top spot for 51 consecutive weeks. It even reached number 11 in the "singles charts" (because at the time UK charts counted all records sold, regardless of format). EMI Australia did not receive the cover art, and used different shots of the band in a similar style to the black-and-white photograph on other releases. The Beatles were unaware of this until fans showed them the cover during their only Australian tour, and informed the EMI publicity staff that they were not pleased with the substitution.
On 26 February 1987, “With the Beatles” was officially released on compact disc (in mono only, catalogue number CDP 7 46436 2). Having been available only as an import in the US in the past, the album was also issued domestically in the US on LP and cassette on 21 July 1987. Along with the rest of the Beatles' canon, it was re-released on CD in newly re-mastered stereo and mono versions on 9 September 2009.
The album was ranked number 420 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
“With the Beatles” este al doilea album de studio al trupei
engleze de rock The Beatles. A fost lansat pe 22 noiembrie 1963, de catre
Parlaphone si a fost inregistrat la 4 luni de la debutul cu “Please Please Me”.
Albumul contine opt compozitii originale ( 7 ale lui Lennon-McCartney si "Don't
Bother Me" prima inregistrare a unei compozitii solo a lui George Harrison
si prima lui lansare pe un album Beatles) si sase cover-uri ( mai ales Motowns
si hit-uri rock’n roll si R&B). Fotografia de coperta a fost facuta de
catre fotograful de moda Robert Freeman si a fost imitate de catre cateva trupe
musicale peste ani.
Albumul devine primul lansat de catre Beatles in America de Nord cand pe 25 noiembrie este lansat in Canada cu titlul extins de “Beatlemania! With the Beatles”, cu un text additional pe coperta si in variant mono la acea vreme, cu numarul de catalog T 6051 (o lansare canadiana stereo este in 1968, cu numarul de catalog ST 6051). “With the Beatles” a fost impartit in mod inegal pe primele doua lansari ale grupului prin Capitol, in Statele Unite; noua melodii au aparut pe “Meet the Beatles!” (opt compozitii originale plus "Till There Was You") si restul de cinci, toate cover-uri, au fost plasate pe “The Beatles' Second Album”.
LP-ul a avut comenzi anticipate de jumatate de million si a mai vandut jumatate de million pana in septembrie 1965, facandu-l al doilea album vandut intr-un million de copii in Marea Britanie, dupa muzica din filmul “Pacificul de sud” din 1958. “With the Beatles” a ramas in fruntea clasamentelor pentru 21 de saptamani, inlocuind “Please Please Me”, astfel incat Beatles au stat pe primul loc in clasamente 51 de saptamani consecutiv. A obtinut chiar locul 11 in clasamentul single-urilor (deoarece la acea vreme in Marea Britanie clasamentele nu tineau cont de format, ci de vanzari). EMI Australia nu a primit coperta originala, folosind insa tot poze alb-negru similar pe diferite lansari. Beatles nu au stiut despre acest lucru pana la singurul lor turneu Australian, cand fanii le-au aratat albumele cumparate. Trupa a anuntat echipa de publicitate dela EMI ca ei nu sunt multumiti de aceasta inlocuire.
Pe 26 februarie 1987 “With the Beatles” a fost lansat official pe CD (numai mono, numar de catalog CDP 7 46436 2). Fiind disponibil doar ca import in Statele Unite in trecut, albumul a fost de asemenea publicat pe plan local ca LP sip e caseta pe 21 iulie 1987. Tinand cont de celelalte reguli ale trupei a fost re-relansat pe CD in noile variante stereo so mono, pe 9 septembrie 2009.
Albumul a fost clasat pe locul 420 in 2003 de catre revista Rolling Stone, in lista celor mai bune 500 de albume ale tuturor timpurilor si a fost inclus in lista lui Robert Dimery cu “1001 albume pe care trebuie sa le asculti inainte sa mori”.
Albumul devine primul lansat de catre Beatles in America de Nord cand pe 25 noiembrie este lansat in Canada cu titlul extins de “Beatlemania! With the Beatles”, cu un text additional pe coperta si in variant mono la acea vreme, cu numarul de catalog T 6051 (o lansare canadiana stereo este in 1968, cu numarul de catalog ST 6051). “With the Beatles” a fost impartit in mod inegal pe primele doua lansari ale grupului prin Capitol, in Statele Unite; noua melodii au aparut pe “Meet the Beatles!” (opt compozitii originale plus "Till There Was You") si restul de cinci, toate cover-uri, au fost plasate pe “The Beatles' Second Album”.
LP-ul a avut comenzi anticipate de jumatate de million si a mai vandut jumatate de million pana in septembrie 1965, facandu-l al doilea album vandut intr-un million de copii in Marea Britanie, dupa muzica din filmul “Pacificul de sud” din 1958. “With the Beatles” a ramas in fruntea clasamentelor pentru 21 de saptamani, inlocuind “Please Please Me”, astfel incat Beatles au stat pe primul loc in clasamente 51 de saptamani consecutiv. A obtinut chiar locul 11 in clasamentul single-urilor (deoarece la acea vreme in Marea Britanie clasamentele nu tineau cont de format, ci de vanzari). EMI Australia nu a primit coperta originala, folosind insa tot poze alb-negru similar pe diferite lansari. Beatles nu au stiut despre acest lucru pana la singurul lor turneu Australian, cand fanii le-au aratat albumele cumparate. Trupa a anuntat echipa de publicitate dela EMI ca ei nu sunt multumiti de aceasta inlocuire.
Pe 26 februarie 1987 “With the Beatles” a fost lansat official pe CD (numai mono, numar de catalog CDP 7 46436 2). Fiind disponibil doar ca import in Statele Unite in trecut, albumul a fost de asemenea publicat pe plan local ca LP sip e caseta pe 21 iulie 1987. Tinand cont de celelalte reguli ale trupei a fost re-relansat pe CD in noile variante stereo so mono, pe 9 septembrie 2009.
Albumul a fost clasat pe locul 420 in 2003 de catre revista Rolling Stone, in lista celor mai bune 500 de albume ale tuturor timpurilor si a fost inclus in lista lui Robert Dimery cu “1001 albume pe care trebuie sa le asculti inainte sa mori”.
List of tracks
Side One
1 - It Won't Be Long
2 - All I've Got to Do
3 - All My Loving
4 - Don't Bother Me
5 - Little Child
6 - Till There Was You
7 - Please Mister Postman
Side Two
1 - Roll Over Beethoven
2 - Hold Me Tight
3 - You Really Got a Hold on Me
4 - I Wanna Be Your Man
5 - Devil in Her Heart
6 - Not a Second Time
7 - Money (That's What I Want)
Personnel
The Beatles
John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm
and acoustic guitars; handclaps; harmonica on “Little Child”; nylon-string
acoustic guitar on "Till There Was You"; tambourine on "Don't
Bother Me"
Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass
guitar and handclaps; piano on "Little Child", claves on "Don't
Bother Me"
George Harrison – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead
and acoustic guitars; handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar on "Till
There Was You"
Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps; lead
vocals on "I Wanna Be Your Man", Arabian loose-skin bongo on
"Till There Was You" and "Don't Bother Me"
Production
Robert Freeman – cover photograph
George Martin – arrangement, production and mixing; organ
on I Wanna Be Your Man, piano on "You Really Got a Hold on Me",
"Not a Second Time" and "Money"
Norman Smith – engineering and mixing
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