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1	No Reply
2	I'm A Loser
3	Baby's In Black
4	Rock And Roll Music
5	I'll Follow The Sun
6	Mr. Moonlight
7	Kansas City : Hey - Hey
8	Eight Days A Week
9	Words Of Love
10	Honey Don\'t
11	Every Little Thing
12	I Don\'t Want To Spoil The Party
13	What You're Doing
14	Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

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Limited 180gm, audiophile vinyl LP pressing of this album from the Fab Four comes housed in replicated artwork, This vinyl pressing contains the 2009 digital remaster of the album, making it sound more vibrant and electrifying than ever before.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.36 x 12.36 x 0.31 inches; 8.32 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 28931418
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2012
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 23, 2011
Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0041KW076
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Cristina B.

Beautiful pressing. Sounds v good.

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2023

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Jacket is nice quality. Gatefold. I’m enjoying it a lot. The music is cool even though you can totally tell that they’re just a Matchbox Twenty ripoff. But maybe they’ll be big someday.

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More for your money

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023

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This is the British version of “Beatles 65”,the American Capitol Beatles album. This British version has more songs on it than Capitol’s version does.The Beatles absolutely hated Capitol for chopping up their albums and reducing the number of songs on their Beatle albums.All the songs on “Beatles 65” are on this cd.It’s a great cd of their early material.

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Tired-looking Beatles...still a decent disk

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2002

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"Beatles For Sale" is often criticized, and probably rightfully so, for not being as good as "Hard Day's Night." Well, these guys had produced a hit record or original music, starred in a feature film, toured the world and been hounded by screaming fans. You would have been a little burned out, too.
For Sale was also released around the same time as the single "I Feel Fine/She's a Woman" so the energy is still there.
With all the touring and hands on their time, The Beatles reached into their bag of covers on "For Sale" and many of these outshine the original Lennon/McCartney tunes here. The performances remain professional and the energy pulls the listener through the entire disk. Still, John Lennon remained in a very productive mode and his voice was in fine form.
"No Reply" moves from the puppy dog romance to a jealous lover dealing with a two-timing girlfriend. There's a nice, strummy rhythm and harmony vocals. Grade: B-
"I'm a Loser" is a more complex love song, with Lennon displaying different emotions in his lyrics. There is regret over losing the special woman. I like Lennon's vocal performance and there are some nice lyrical couplets. We also have a countryish feel, some nice guitar work by George and harmonica by John. Vince Guaraldi of Charlie Brown jazz piano fame once covered this tune. Grade: A-
"Baby's in Black" is a girl-jilted tune, and the twangy guitar line doesn\'t quite work for me. The harmonies are nice but the song is just average. Grade: C
"Rock and Roll Music" is a Chuck Berry tune sung by John Lennon with great energy that I think improves on the original. This is a classic college dance song. Nice chord changes and cool boogie-woogie piano lines. Super R&B. Grade: A
"I'll Follow the Sun" is a folkier acoustic number with Paul on lead vocals. I like the simple lyric "but tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun." The harmonies are more interesting here than many of the tunes on For Sale. Grade: A-
"Mr. Moonlight," another cover,is often reviled as one of the worst Beatle covers ever, but it\'s delightfully cheesy in the vein of "A Taste of Honey" or "Besame Mucho." Lennon and the boys sing their hearts out. Check out the organ solo. This is a tune that parents of Beatlemaniacs back in the day could like. I once saw a Japanese Beatle's cover band perform this tune. Hilarious. Grade: C+
The "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley is a double-cover, another classic college R&B dance tune, with call and response lyrics and the aura of smoky basement bars. Grade: B
"Eight Days a Week" is the gem of the record. The cool guitar intro, nice melodic roll, "hold me, love me" lyric and a phrase coined into the vernacular. It\'s a puppy dog love song, but Lennon is back to his cheeful exuberance here. Grade: A
"Words of Love" is a dead-on cover of a Buddy Holly tune with nice guitar lines by George. Except, in this case, the original is better than this version. Grade: B
"Honey Don\'t" is a Carl Perkins rockabilly tune, and Ringo's vocal contribution to the album. I like the guitar lines, the stop and start rhythm, and the chord tricks. Grade: B
"Every Little Thing" is an overlooked nugget of a love song. Not Lennon's best lead performance and lacking some energy, but a nice melody and harmony. Cool low drum roll by Ringo and good guitar work by George. Check out the cover version by Yes on YesYears. Grade: B-
"I Don\'t Want to Spoil the Party" is another countryish, twangy tune with nice harmonies but otherwise forgettable lyrics. Grade: C+
When you hear "What You're Doing" the first thing that comes to mind is The Byrds. That shimmering twelve-string Rickenbacker inspired Roger McGuinn and a thousand imitators. While I like the instruments and Ringo's drum rolls, I don\'t care for the vocal melody and Paul's vocal in particular is kind of irritating. Grade: C
The finale is another Carl Perkins' tune "Everybody's Trying to be my Baby," sung by George. You can only imagine him smirking while singing, "took some honey, from a tree, dressed it up and called it me." This is a great rockabilly classic, with excellent guitar work by George. Grade: B+

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Johnqc

Incredible 3D warm pure analog sound from master tapes that I've waited 35 years for Apple/EMI to deliver. Finally it\'s here...

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2014

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This review applies to Sept 9, 2104 vinyl mono releases only. I've waited 35 years or more for new issues of pure analog Beatles on vinyl. No digital manipulation, or any manipulation, just music from original analog tapes to LP's. After years and years of disappointing digital releases and digitally modified vinyl, I thought this day would never come. I actually gave up buying music for a 20 year span. Based on listening to these new all analog mono LP's, I have found these Lp's have very little noise, if any, sound fantastic, and the pure analog sound is as good or better sounding than original Capital/EMI/Apple releases, in my opinion. No harsh compressed sound, no 2 dimensional sound, no digitally remastered sound transferred to vinyl, and no more dashed hopes in DVD Audio and SACD. These LP's sound fantastic.

Like many Beatles fans, I grew up listening to them in the 60's. They made a violent and polarizing time in America more bearable. In the 60's, I bought and played their LP's until they were damaged beyond repair. I bought into digital music in the 80's only to find that it paled in comparison to pure analog. I should have bought more pure analog LP's while I had the chance, but, thought the medium was gone, whether I liked it or not. Finally I found vintage equipment (Sansui 6700 Receiver, Marantz Model 6300 Turntable, and JBL S312BE Speakers) and set out to spend mega money on EBAY for sealed analog LP's from the 60's and 70's. Unfortunately, many albums made in the 70's were made of cheap thin vinyl and were often warped or had defects/noise when new and right out of the package, but, I persevered and have a good collection of Beatles and other pure Analog LP's and some 45's.

You don\'t have to spend Mega money, however, as these mono releases are superb in quality and sound. There is very little noise, often none between songs. The LP's are flat as they are 180 grams, and most importantly these LP's sound warm and beautiful. I just sat back, closed my eyes and let the music and harmonizing soothe my soul. I did not buy the box set for $375. I bought each individually. This along with a $40 reduction for applying for a credit card brought the total to about $250, and if you get a defective album, you can send it back instead of the whole box.

Remember though, "Let it Be" and "Abbey Road" are not included in the box set as they were only made in stereo. Capital US releases like "The Beatles Again" and "Beatles 65" won\'t be there either, but, you will find those songs in these mono releases anyway.

Thank you Apple/EMI/Optimal Media (Germany) for giving audiophiles what they've wanted for so many years. You did good.

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Harry Lenz

Das vierte Album der Beatles löste deren drittes Album A Hard Day's Night als Nr. 1-LP in GB ab

Reviewed in Germany on December 3, 2021

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Am 27.111964 wurde die Single "I Feel Fine" / "She's A Woman" in Großbritannien veröffentlicht, genau eine Woche vor Veröffentlichung der vierten LP "Beatles For Sale". Die Single sprang sofort auf Nummer 1 der britischen Charts, wo sie 6 Wochen lang verblieb. Bevor John Lennon seinen Song "I Feel Fine" mit dem eingängigen Riff präsentierte, waren die drei Songs "No Reply", "I'm A Loser" und "Eight Days A Week" potentielle Single-Favoriten. Auf "I Feel Fine", von dem Lennon behauptete, es sei die erste Schallplattenaufnahme eines Gitarrenfeedbacks, spielen Lennon und George Harrison zu großen Teilen das Gitarrenriff unisono. Die B-Seite der Single, "She's A Woman", ist ein treibender Rocksong von Paul McCartney. Die Beatles freuten sich diebisch, dass sie mit einem Song durchkamen, der die Zeile "turns me on" (macht mich an – sexuell bzw. auf Drogen bezogen) beinhaltete. Tatsächlich hatte Bob Dylan ihnen den ersten Joint verabreicht.

Bei der Bewertung des Albums tue ich mich schwer. Auffallend ist bereits das Coverfoto, das im Hydepark aufgenommen wurde. Es zeigt müde, ja abgekämpfte Gesichter, kein Lächeln weit und breit. Das Album verblieb 7 Wochen am Stück auf der Nummer eins und wurde zweimal von der zweiten Platte der Rolling Stones abgelöst. Insgesamt blieb es 46 Wochen lang in den UK-Charts.

Das erste Album war 29 Wochen, das zweite 21 Wochen und das dritte ebenfalls 21 Wochen Nummer 1 in GB. Die Konkurrenz schlief nicht, die härtesten Rivalen wurden die Rolling Stones und Bob Dylan.

Die ersten Aufnahmen für "Beatles For Sale" fanden im August, einige weitere Ende September und der Großteil im Oktober 1964 statt. Wie bei den ersten beiden LP's finden sich auf diesem neben 8 Originalen 6 Coverversionen.

SEITE 1:
Eröffnet wird das Album durch John Lennons NO REPLY. Hier wird die Geschichte eines jungen Mannes (Lennon) erzählt, dessen Freundin sich verleugnen lässt. Sie sei nicht zu Hause, wird ihm gesagt. Er aber sieht ihre Silhouette hinter ihrem Fenster. Er fühlt sich dermaßen gedemütigt, dass er laut "I nearly died!" schreit.
In I'M A LOSER (ebenfalls Lennon) liefert Lennons Text den üblichen Sermon von Liebe als Krieg (Besitz und Betrug), allerdings gibt er zum ersten Mal in einem Songtext zu, sein Leiden hinter einer lächelnden Maske zu verstecken. Beide Songs zeigen, dass Lennons textliche Fortschritte gemacht hat. Bob Dylan hatte ihm zuvor gesagt, er solle mehr auf die Texte achten.
BABY'S IN BLACK (Lennon-McCartney) ist bereits das dritte schwermütige Lied des Albums in Folge. Im Gegensatz zu den ersten beiden ist dieser Song kein Meisterstück. Lennon und McCartney singen ihn gemeinsam.
Lennon singt als Nächstes ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC von Chuck Berry, einen Song, den die Beatles seit Jahren in ihrem Bühnenprogramm hatten. Die Energie dieser Aufnahme übertrifft dabei das Original bei Weitem.
I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN ist ein Stück, das Paul McCartney bereits im Alter von 16 Jahren komponierte. Die Gruppe hielt es für zu schlecht, um es für das erste Album aufzunehmen. Mir gefällt diese Ballade.
Warum MISTER MOONLIGHT auf die LP kam, ist ein Rätsel. Es handelt sich hierbei um ein derart schauerliches Stück Musik, dass man sich fast schämen muss, dass diese Band es aufgenommen hat. Getoppt wird das Ganze durch eine schlampige Aufnahme einer Art Orgel gegen Ende des Liedes. Als Alternative stand "Leave My Kitten Alone" zur Disposition. Warum es letztendlich nicht auf die LP kam, ist nicht überliefert.
Beendet wird die erste Seite durch die grandiose stimmliche Darbietung des Medleys KANSAS CITY / HEY HEY HEY HEY (Leiber-Stoller / Penniman) durch Paul McCartney.

SEITE 2:
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK verdankt seinen Titel einer Bemerkung von Ringo Starr (wie A Hard Day's Night). Der Song stammt von Paul McCartney und war lange Zeit der Favorit für die neue Single, bevor Lennon "I Feel Fine" präsentierte. "Eight Days A Week" ist der erste Popsong, der mit einer Aufblende beginnt.
WORDS OF LOVE ist ein Song von Buddy Holly. Die Beatles verehrten den Musiker, der 1959 bei einem Flugzugabsturz ums Leben kam. Lennon und McCartney singen den Song gemeinsam in einer für die Beatles ungewohnt tiefen Tonlage.
Ringo Starr singt HONEY DON'T. Der Song wurde als letzter für das Album aufgenommen. Komponiert hat ihn Carl Perkins. Starr löst seine Aufgabe gut, die Interpretation erzeugt gute Laune.
EVERY LITTLE THING ist höchstwahrscheinlich Paul McCartneys Werk, obwohl John Lennon die Leadstimme singt. Es ist ein eher mittelprächtiger Song, der durch Lennons und McCartneys Stimmen aufgewertet wird.
I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY ist ein Song von John Lennon im Country & Western-Stil. Es wird erneut das Cliché des Betrugs bedient, da das Mädchen nicht zur Party erscheint. Auch dieser Song wird vor allem durch Lennons und McCartneys Stimmen aufgewertet.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING hört sich nach einem Experiment an. Piano, Bass und Schlagzeug erzeugen einen ungewöhnlichen Rhythmus. Paul McCartney präsentiert einen für ihn bislang ungewöhnlich düsteren Song. Auf dem übernächsten Album "Rubber Soul" folgen mit "You Won\'t See Me" und "I'm Looking Through You" sowie der begleitenden Single "We Can Work It Out" ähnliche Thematiken. McCartney richtet sich mit diesen Songs wohl an seine damalige Lebensgefährtin Jane Asher.
Den Abschluss bildet George Harrisons nicht überzeugende Version des Carl-Perkins-Klassikers EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO BE MY BABY.

Zusammenfassend ist zu sagen, dass die Beatles zu wenig gutes Material hatten. Ihr Produzent George Martin folgte dem Credo, dass das erste und das letzte Stück jeder Plattenseite starke Songs sein mussten. Dazwischen streute er auf BEATLES FOR SALE die weniger guten Songs. Im Beatles-Katalog ist dieses Album im Rückblick eher ein schwaches, allerdings war es im Jahr 1964 – verglichen mit anderen – wahrscheinlich eher eines der besseren Veröffentlichungen. Man stelle sich vor, die Songs der begleitenden Single "I Feel Fine" / "She's A Woman" wären auf der LP gelandet.

Man merkt dem Album einfach an, dass es unter Zeitdruck und mit teils eher mittelmäßigem Material entstanden ist. Ich vergebe drei Sterne.

Im Folgejahr 1965 ging es weiter mit den Singles "A Ticket To Ride" / "Yes It Is" und "Help!" / "I'm Down", dem Album und dem gleichnamigen Kinofilm "Help!". Zum kommenden Weihnachtsfest konnten sich die Fans auf das großartige Album "Rubber Soul" und die ebenfalls großartige und das Album flankierende Doppel-A-Single "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" freuen. Die Beatles sollten ab 1965 mehr und mehr das Studio übernehmen. Ihr Produzent George Martin übernahm nach und nach die Rolle des Umsetzers ihrer übersprudelnden Ideen.

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Reviewed in Germany on August 13, 2023

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Artikel wie beschrieben erhalten. Danke!

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Reviewed in Spain on July 10, 2023

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Reviewed in France on June 21, 2023

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Produit conforme à la description. Expédition dans le temps prévu. Je recommande ????.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2022

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Despite what one might read in the audiophile diaries regarding the Beatles 2009 Remasters I disagree with comments like the 2012 issues of the Beatles albums on vinyl don’t sound as good as the original pressings.

My reasons are simple. These remasters were surgically remastered and only slight ‘limiting’ was carried out so yes there is a slight lessening of bass impact compared to the Mono versions but I refuse to get all dewey eyed on those old Mono, and in my experience, worn out mono or stereo versions because here I have a digital remaster of a classic Beatles LP which sounds superb on my Rega P8 turntable which I suspect most people won’t own but nevertheless the music sounds largely uncompressed but certainly not digitally ‘brick-walled’ like some modern remastered LP’s. The Beatles albums were remastered at at least 24/96khz which is good enough to retain the warmth of the analogue tapes in my opinion so if you’re bothered about the sound quality of these remastered Beatles, stop reading the negative reviews and get the albums before they piss around with the albums again and ruin the sound like the latest Sgt.Pepper LP.. Oh dear they really cocked up with that album????. This version of BFS sounds fab just like the Beatles always did and for £24.00 it’s a steal so just buy it and get your feet tapping to real music on glorious vinyl. Oh and it sounds great on CD to but the vinyl is sooo much better..

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1	No Reply
2	I"m A Loser
3	Baby"s In Black
4	Rock And Roll Music
5	I"ll Follow The Sun
6	Mr. Moonlight
7	Kansas City : Hey - Hey
8	Eight Days A Week
9	Words Of Love
10	Honey Don"t
11	Every Little Thing
12	I Don"t Want To Spoil The Party
13	What You"re Doing
14	Everybody"s Trying To Be My Baby

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