Beatles For Sale
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Banged out in a hurry for the 1964 Christmas market, Beatles for Sale sometimes sounds it, loaded with ill-conceived covers and some of John Lennon's most self-loathing lyrics. On the other hand, the people doing the banging-out were the Beatles, whose instincts for what worked musically were so strong that they could basically do no wrong--any record that has "Baby's in Black", "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" and the delectable "Eight Days a Week" on it is only "minor" in the most relative sense. And, though their voices had been frazzled a bit by constant touring, they revved them up for some joyous shouting, and indulged their fondness for American country in subtle, playful ways. --Douglas Wolk
Reviews
A Simple Honest Reaction
Review date: 2010-01-22 Rating: 10 out of 10
For no particular reason I can put my finger on, this is my favourite Beatles album from the 'Beatlemania' earlier part of their career. It even starts with two, rather downbeat songs, 'No Reply' and 'I'm A Loser,' and yet it's still just simply fun.
Maybe Lennon's belting out speaker-busting "Rock'n'Roll Music' - nearly a religious statement for him - is the key.
Have a listen - you might agree.
Beatlemania had tired them out......
Review date: 2009-12-29 Rating: 6 out of 10
You can definitely hear the progression of The Beatles music through the first 3 albums. Beatles For Sale, their 4th album, was the first indication of tiredness. The most surprising thing about this album was the amount of cover versions on here, especially as the previous album A Hard Days Night consisted totally of Lennon-McCartney originals, although, apparently, The Beatles timescales for producing albums/singles was extremely punishing. Because of this, the album seems to follow a similar path to the 2nd album (With The Beatles). The cover versions are especially disappointing, but the originals are very impressive - Lennon's No Reply, Baby's In Black, I'm A Loser, Eight Days A Week, Every Little Thing.....McCartney's I'll Follow The Sun, What You're Doing. So in summary, the original compositions were beginning to get interesting, but the album as a whole has the feel of a stopgap. After this came the transitional Help, then came the superb Rubber Soul.....
A gem in stereo
Review date: 2009-11-09 Rating: 10 out of 10
In the 1990s when I started replacing my collection of Beatle LPs with CDs, I was most disappointed to find that their first 4 albums (including "Beatles For Sale") were only available in mono. So when the remastered versions were released in stereo, I just had to buy "Beatles for Sale". Was I disappointed? Definitely not. The songs are still terrific, but sound even better. The only duff track is "Mr Moonlight" - and no amount of tinkering can make that into a good track. Perhaps "Leave My Kitten Alone" (now on Anthology2)should have been put on the original album instead. In fact, on this remastered version perhaps "Leave My Kitten Alone" could have been included as a bonus track together with "I Feel Fine" and "She's A Woman" the a and b side of the single that was released the same time as the original LP for Christmas 1964.
The stand out tracks for me are "No Reply", "I'm A Loser" and "Eight Days A Week",all of which were considered as singles before John came up with "I Feel Fine". In fact they are all outstanding tracks - including the covers (apart from "Mr Moonlight"). My favourites of the covers are "Words of Love", "Rock and Roll Music" and "Kansas City".
This album is rated by many as the worst Beatles LP. But it is still a Beatles album, and that means that if it had been released by any other group of the time it would have been regarded as their best.
Or am I just listening through rose tinted ears?
excellent
Review date: 2009-11-06 Rating: 10 out of 10
Great I really enjoy listening to this as itwas my favourite of all the Beatles LP's
Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
The Beatles
Recording label: EMI
Manufacturer: EMI
EAN: 0094638241423
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Original recording remastered,
Release date: 2009-09-09
Universal product code (UPC): 094638241423
Number of discs: 1
Disc 1 Tracks:
1. No Reply
2. I'm A Loser
3. Baby's In Black
4. Rock 'n' Roll Music
5. I'll Follow The Sun
6. Mr Moonlight
7. Kansas City/Hey Hey 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
15. Beatles For Sale Documentary
Publishers: EMI
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