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Beatles for Sale (EP)

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Released
  
6 April 1965

Artist
  
The Beatles

Producer
  
George Martin

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

Length
  
9:31

Release date
  
6 April 1965

Label
  
Parlophone

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Recorded
  
1964, EMI Studios, London

Beatles for Sale (1965)
  
Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (1965)

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Beatles for Sale is an EP released 6 April 1965 by the Beatles. It was the group's eighth official EP and contains four tracks from the parent LP of the same name. The EP was only released in mono. Its catalogue number is Parlophone GEP 8931. It was also released in Australia and India.

Contents

Beatles for Sale' entered the EP chart on 10 April and reached the top spot on 24 April. It remained there for five weeks, and spent another week at number one from 12 June.

As with previous releases, it featured sleeve notes by the group's publicist Tony Barrow. The parent LP (also called Beatles for Sale) was issued in December, 1964. In the weeks before Christmas copies passed over the disc-store counters at such a remarkable rate that Beatles for Sale became one of the world's fastest-selling albums.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "No Reply" - 2:15
  2. "I'm a Loser" - 2:30
Side B
  1. "Rock and Roll Music" - 2:32
  2. "Eight Days a Week" - 2:43

Personnel

  • John Lennon - vocals, guitars, harmonica on 'I'm a Loser'
  • Paul McCartney - bass guitar, vocals
  • George Harrison - guitars
  • Ringo Starr - drums, percussion
  • Songs

    1No Reply2:18
    2I’m a Loser2:34
    3Rock and Roll Music2:34

    References

    Beatles for Sale (EP) Wikipedia