Many people see the album cover of Beatles For Sale and think that the group look haggard and ravaged by the pressures of fame. I rather suspect it was an early morning shoot in a forest at six in the morning that made them appear so tired!! This is not the best offering the Beatles gave us due to a Christmas deadline and a shortage of original material but anybody who dismisses it as a filler album will miss out on some really good tracks. Let`s remember the Beatles deserve great credit for their integrity during these heady times as they could have sung the phone book and fans would have bought it. The album kicks off with what was regarded as the ...  Read the complete review

As a Beatles fan - and completist - I had to own this early Beatles work in my collection, but soon came to the conclusion that it is a work of genuine quality in its own right. Often underrated as a Beatles album, Beatles For Sale nevertheless contains some very punchy pop songs, some of which were considered for single release until John Lennon wrote 'I Feel Fine'. One of these, 'No Reply', has a superbly crashing Bridge section - 'I saw the light' - held together with some wonderful Lennon and McCartney harmonies. And just listen to that lovely chord that finishes the song (C6 added 9 is my best guess!). There's a strong Country feel to many of the tracks, ...  Read the complete review

Beatles for Sale was The Beatles' fourth album, released in 1964. It is 34 minutes long, originally recorded in Mono, but later re-released on CD in stereo in 1987 and digitally re-mastered stereo in 2009. It was recorded at the famous Abbey Road studios, in six days from August 11th - October 26th 1964. ---The History--- The album was recorded during the hectic early days of Beatlemania, in a year that saw the Beatles undertake a mammoth world tour, taking in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong in matter of weeks. It has been said that the tiredness of the Beatles can be seen on their weary faces on the album cover. As the band's ...  Read the complete review

** Beatles For Sale ** I love the Beatles and bought this CD for £12.58 from Amazon to replace my worn out cassette of the album that I was using in my car. Released in 1964 this is a classic bit of early Beatles nostalga. I Love mosdt of the songs, even the cover versions - 1. No Reply As sdoon as I hear the opining line 'This happened once before' I'm singing along in my car and getting funny looks from other motorists. 2. I'm A Loser This track reminds me a little bit of Bob Dylan, it's vewry catch in a meloncholy kind of way. 3. Baby's In Black I love this weird waltz withstrange harmonies, ...  Read the complete review

I often feel that this is the forgotten Beatles album for many people, and it would be extremely harsh if this album was to be judged against only other Beatles releases rather than other music in general. Coming only five months after the huge success of A Hard Day's Night album (which was their third album in 16 months and was comprised solely of Lennon-McCartney numbers) on Beatles for Sale you can see that the fab four are being pushed right to the limit (a quick look at their expressions on the front cover says this). However, such was the skill of the band the majority of the music manages to live up to expectations. Songs like "No Reply", "Eight ..  Read the complete review