The Beatles Beat
The Beatles Beat is a compilation album issued in Germany on the Odeon label on 14 April 1964. It belongs to the run of country-specific Beatles releases from that year, when the group's records were being assembled and sold in different forms in different markets.
It sits in the early part of the band's story, in the same year as Beatles for Sale and a string of other albums put together for particular territories. For anyone curious about how the Beatles reached listeners outside Britain, this is a neat example of the German side of that picture, with rock as its sound and Odeon as the name on the label.
The Beatles Beat: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 28:29Tracklist
- 1She Loves YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:22
- 2Thank You GirlJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:04
- 3From Me to YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:56
- 4I’ll Get YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:07
- 5I Want to Hold Your HandJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:24
- 6Hold Me TightJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:29
- 7Can’t Buy Me LoveJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:12
- 8You Can’t Do ThatJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:37
- 9Roll Over BeethovenChuck Berry2:46
- 10Till There Was YouMeredith Willson2:13
- 11Money (That’s What I Want)Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy2:47
- 12Please Mister PostmanBateman, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland2:32
- Produced by
- George Martin
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Studios Pathé-Marconi EMI, Abbey Road Studios
- Recorded
- March 1963 – February 1964
- Mixed at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3
- Engineered by
- Norman Smith, Richard Langham, Geoff Emerick
- Label
- Odeon
- Length
- 28:29
Line-up
- George Harrison · electric guitar, background vocals, handclaps, 12 string guitar, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Lennon · acoustic guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar, harmonica, handclaps, background vocals
- Paul McCartney · electric bass guitar, lead vocals, handclaps, background vocals, cowbell
- Ringo Starr · drums (drum set), handclaps, cymbal, bongos
- George Martin · piano · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 1964 | 6 |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
Released the same week
Also released on 14 April
Every year →More from The Beatles
Full discography →The best of 1964
All of 1964 →More on Odeon
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikidata only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | April 1964 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1964 | |
| Wikidata | 14 April 1964 |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1964 | DE | Odeon | original | |
| 1966 | DE | Odeon | other | |
| 1969 | DE | Odeon | 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 | 394×342 | rejected |