4-by the Beatles
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4-By The Beatles was the third of three released in US, but second of two Beatles'
EP
s released by Capitol Records
(catalogue number R-5365) in the United States
.
.
Although initially intended to appear as a single by releasing the "4-By" in a soft sleeve and thus "distinguish the '4-By' product from EP's," The Beatles "4-By" was released in a hard cardboard sleeve, similar to regular EP releases. Billboard did not chart this "4-By" as a single either, instead as an EP, with it charting as high as 68 on the Hot 100
, the highest it reached in the Cash Box
chart as well.
Capitol deleted this release from its catalog on 31 December 1965, less than a year after it was released.
Side one
Side two
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
(catalogue number R-5365) in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
Though the first Beatles' EP released by Capitol did not succeed as much as the label would have hoped, it did well on the singles chart, which enabled Capitol to create a new series called the "4-By" series, which acted like a "super single." The idea was to market a set of four songs to "complement the artist's singles and albums and not compete with the performer's current hit single." Accordingly, the series name is a reference to the limited success of that first EP by The Beatles that Capitol had released: Four by The BeatlesFour by the Beatles
Four by The Beatles was the second of three Beatles EPs released in the United States, and the first of two by Capitol Records . The album featured four songs that had previously been heavily imported into the US as Canadian singles...
.
Although initially intended to appear as a single by releasing the "4-By" in a soft sleeve and thus "distinguish the '4-By' product from EP's," The Beatles "4-By" was released in a hard cardboard sleeve, similar to regular EP releases. Billboard did not chart this "4-By" as a single either, instead as an EP, with it charting as high as 68 on the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, the highest it reached in the Cash Box
Cash Box magazine
Cashbox magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries in the USA which was published from July 1942 to November 16, 1996...
chart as well.
Capitol deleted this release from its catalog on 31 December 1965, less than a year after it was released.
Track listing
- The "4-By" featured four songs that were previously released on Beatles '65Beatles '65Beatles '65 is The Beatles' fifth Capitol release, but seventh American album. It was released in mono and stereo versions. The album was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label....
in December 1964.
Side one
- "Honey Don'tHoney Don't"Honey Don't" is a song written by Carl Perkins, originally released on January 1, 1956 as the B-side of the "Blue Suede Shoes" single. Both songs became rockabilly classics...
" (Carl PerkinsCarl PerkinsCarl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
) - "I'm a LoserI'm a Loser"I'm a Loser" is a song by The Beatles, originally released on Beatles for Sale in the United Kingdom, later released on Beatles '65 in the United States...
" (Lennon/McCartneyLennon/McCartneyThe Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...
)
Side two
- "Mr. MoonlightMr. Moonlight (song)"Mr. Moonlight" is a song written by Roy Lee Johnson, best known for being covered by The Beatles on the 1964 albums Beatles for Sale in the United Kingdom and Beatles '65 in the United States.-Different versions:...
" (Johnson) - "Everybody's Trying to Be My BabyEverybody's Trying to Be My Baby"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" is a 1957 song written by Carl Perkins and originally released on the Sun Dance Album of ... Carl Perkins. A song with the same title was written in the mid-1930s by Alabama-born country songwriter Rex Griffin. Griffin recorded the song for Decca Records in 1936...
" (Perkins)