Beatles VI
Beatles VI is the Beatles' seventh studio album for Capitol Records in the United States and Canada, counting The Beatles' Story. It came out on 14 June 1965 in both mono and stereo. It was the ninth Beatles album to reach that market in less than a year and a half, a pace that shows how the band's records were being packaged for North American buyers. Vee-Jay and United Artists had each put out one of those albums too.
It was a hit. Beatles VI reached number one on the Billboard chart on 10 July 1965 and stayed there for six weeks. It's worth hearing as part of the American Capitol run that sits between Beatles '65 and Rubber Soul. Its CD life includes The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 box set, and a separate reissue in 2014 alongside The U.S. Albums set. A New Zealand stereo pressing from Christmas 1966 mistakenly labels it Beatles IV.
Beatles VI: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 27:24Tracklist
- 1Kansas CityStoller, Richard, Leiber2:30
- 2Eight Days a WeekJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:43
- 3You Like Me Too MuchGeorge Harrison2:34
- 4Bad BoyLarry Williams2:17
- 5I Don’t Want to Spoil the PartyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:33
- 6Words of LoveBuddy Holly2:10
- 7What You’re DoingJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:30
- 8Yes It IsJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:40
- 9Dizzy Miss LizzieLarry Williams2:51
- 10Tell Me What You SeeJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:35
- 11Every Little ThingJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:01
- Produced by
- George Martin
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, EMI, London, Abbey Road Studios
- Recorded
- 29 September 1964 – 10 May 1965
- Mixed at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2
- Engineered by
- Tony Clark, Geoff Emerick, A. B. Lincoln, Norman Smith, Ken Scott, Mike Stone, Malcolm Davies, Jerry Boys
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol
- Length
- 27:24
Line-up
- George Harrison · electric guitar, handclaps, background vocals, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, claves, güiro
- John Lennon · electric guitar, handclaps, background vocals, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, electric piano, tambourine, Hammond organ, 12 string guitar
- George Martin · piano, electronic organ
- Paul McCartney · electric bass guitar, handclaps, lead vocals, background vocals, piano, electric piano, drums (drum set)
- Ringo Starr · drums (drum set), handclaps, background vocals, tambourine, percussion, cowbell, timpani
Singles
- “Eight Days a Week” · 15 February 1965
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Gold |
| United States | Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
Released the same week
Also released on 14 June
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 June 1965 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 June 1965 | |
| Wikidata | 14 June 1965 | |
| US release | 14 June 1965 | earliest US date |
23 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 14 June 1965 | US | Capitol Records | original | |
| 14 June 1965 | US | Capitol Records | original | |
| 14 June 1965 | US | Capitol Records | original | |
| 14 June 1965 | US | Capitol Records | original | |
| 14 June 1965 | US | Capitol Records | original | |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records | other | |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records | other | |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records | other | |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records | 0077779044511 | other |
| 21 January 2014 | US | Apple Records | 602537643684 | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 768×771 | upscaled |