The Beatles – Beatles '65 (Used)

Title: The Beatles - Beatles '65
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1964, Beat Music, Pop Rock, Merseybeat, Liverpool, England 9/26
Matrix #: T 2228
Condition: VG, sounds ok, very scuffed up (CC) | Members: John L (40' - 80'), Paul M (42' - ), George H (43' - 01'), Ringo S (40' - ) | Producer: George Martin
Cultural Facts:

1. Ringo Left Behind: In June 1964, Ringo Starr was hospitalized with tonsillitis and pharyngitis just before a major tour. Session drummer Jimmy Nicol was rushed in as his replacement and went from relative obscurity to playing with the world's biggest band almost overnight.
2. American Album Surgery: Beatles '65 did not exist in Britain. Capitol assembled it from songs on Beatles for Sale, singles and other material, part of the American label's habit of reshaping the Beatles' UK catalog into shorter, more frequent LP releases for U.S. buyers.
3. Working Through Exhaustion: Much of the material came from one of the Beatles' most relentless periods, when touring, films, radio appearances and recording sessions barely stopped. John Lennon later remembered Beatles for Sale as a period when the band was visibly tired, making the darker tone of songs like "I'm a Loser" feel less accidental than the cheerful Beatlemania image suggested.