EP · Compilation
4-By the Beatles
4 by the Beatles is an EP from the Beatles, put out in the United States by Capitol Records on 1 February 1965. It was the third of three Beatles EPs issued in America, and the second of the two that came from Capitol.
It belongs to the run of American-specific Beatles releases from the mid-1960s, when Capitol packaged the band's music in formats that often differed from their British counterparts. For anyone tracing how the group reached US listeners in those early years, or collecting the records that made up that story, this small release is a neat piece of the puzzle.
4-By the Beatles: tracklist and credits
4 tracks · 10:26Tracklist
- 1Honey Don'tCarl Perkins2:56
- 2I'm a LoserJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:31
- 3Mr. MoonlightRoy Lee Johnson2:35
- 4Everybody's Trying to Be My BabyRex Griffin and Carl Perkins2:24
- Produced by
- George Martin
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, EMI, London
- Recorded
- August 1964 – October 1964
- Mixed at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios: Room 65
- Engineered by
- A. B. Lincoln, Ken Scott, Norman Smith, Ron Pender, Geoff Emerick
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol
- Length
- 10:26
Line-up
- George Harrison · electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals
- John Lennon · acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead vocals
- Paul McCartney · electric bass guitar, background vocals, Hammond organ
- Ringo Starr · drums (drum set), tambourine, lead vocals, percussion
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1 February 1965 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1 February 1965 | |
| Wikidata | 1 February 1965 | |
| US release | 1 February 1965 | earliest US date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 1965 | US | Capitol Records | original | |
| 1 February 1965 | US | Capitol Records | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 785x800, upscaled to 1500 (x1.91)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 785×800 | upscaled: major: best source 785x800, upscaled to 1500 (x1.91) |