Beatles VI

Infobox Album
Name = Beatles VI
Type = studio
Artist = The Beatles


Released = June 14 1965
Recorded = Abbey Road - September 29–30, October 6, 18, 26, 1964; February 16–18, May 10, 1965
Genre = Rock and roll
Length = 28:03
Label = Capitol
T 2358 (mono)
ST 2358 (stereo)
CDP 0946 3 57499 2 2
Producer = George Martin
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cxom96bo3epf link]
Chronology = The Beatles U.S.
Last album = "The Early Beatles"
(1965)
This album = "Beatles VI"
(1965)
Next album = "Help!"
(1965)

"Beatles VI" is the The Beatles' sixth (or seventh, counting "The Beatles' Story") American release on Capitol Records, although it was ninth album released into that market in less than one and a half years (Vee-Jay Records and United Artists Records also released albums during that period).cite book |first=Mark |last=Lewisohn |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |pages=201 |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |isbn=0-517-57066-1]

"Beatles VI" includes two tracks recorded specifically for the North American market:cite book |first=Mark |last=Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |pages=58] "Bad Boy" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", both covers of Larry Williams songs,and both recorded on Williams' birthday (May 10th 1965) marking perhaps the only time that the Beatles recorded material especially for the U.S. market. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" was eventually included on the British release of the "Help!" album, but "Bad Boy" was not released in the U.K. until the 1966 "A Collection of Beatles Oldies".

"Beatles VI" also included:
*the remaining six tracks left off "Beatles '65" from "Beatles for Sale"
*"Yes It Is", the B-side to the single "Ticket to Ride". This is a "duophonic" stereo remix from the original mono track.
*two tracks from the forthcoming British release of "Help!": "You Like Me Too Much" and "Tell Me What You See"

As on "Beatles for Sale", the "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley was originally listed only as "Kansas City". After attorneys for Venice Music notified Capitol of its error, the record label was corrected, although the album cover was not.

This album is available on CD as part of "The Capitol Albums, Volume 2" box set in both stereo and mono mixes.

Track listing

ide one

#Medley:
#*"Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
#*"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" (Richard Penniman)
#"Eight Days a Week" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
#"You Like Me Too Much" (George Harrison)
#"Bad Boy" (Larry Williams)
#"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (Lennon, McCartney)
#"Words of Love" (Buddy Holly)

ide two

#"What You're Doing" (Lennon, McCartney)
#"Yes It Is" (Lennon, McCartney)
#"Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Williams)
#"Tell Me What You See" (Lennon, McCartney)
#"Every Little Thing" (Lennon, McCartney)

Notes

succession box
before = "Goldfinger (soundtrack)" by John Barry
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = July 10 1965 – August 20 1965
after = "Out of Our Heads" by The Rolling Stones