![]() The next official Beatles album was A Hard Day’s Night in June of 1964. Of course Capitol was trying to increase their Capital, but if they hadn’t released albums like this, it could have been years before we heard these songs. The Beatles really rocked these songs, and it’s a solid album even though it’s light on Lennon-McCartney originals. Six of the tracks were songs by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and the songwriters from Motown. The Beatles’ Second Album was released April 10th, 1964, and in two weeks it replaced Meet The Beatles at #1…at which point The Beatles had three of the top four albums. Then, Capitol added four songs from non-album singles, and a couple of new recordings from a British EP (extended play 45 rpm record). To start putting together The Beatles’ Second Album (second Capitol album), they used those five album tracks. Capitol had added three singles to Meet The Beatles, but they also removed five songs. Plus, The Beatles didn’t put most of their singles on their U.K. ![]() It was mostly possible because British albums normally had 14 songs, and American albums usually had 10 to 12. That month, Capitol executives figured out how to release a third album, even though The Beatles had only released two. By March, the two albums were at #1 & #2 on the Billboard chart, and Beatlemania was raging. In January of 1964, Capitol released Meet The Beatles ( With The Beatles in England), and VeeJay Records released Introducing The Beatles ( Please Please Me in England). Those albums don’t match-up with the albums The Beatles themselves planned and recorded. Five of The Beatles’ albums during the 1960’s were assembled by Capitol Records, and were not released in England. Capitol Records was heavily criticized for their handling of Beatles albums, but let’s take a fresh look to see if it was actually bad for American Beatles fans.
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