As a 51-yr-old I got this at 8-yrs old in 1981 ON CASSETTE (and I bought most of my records on LPs in those days). Thanks fellow American for giving me the truth on this deal!
Thank you for sharing this over looked unique Beatles album, Beatles VI. I think you got the message correct. Just read the back of the cover and you can count to six, the number of Beatles albums on Capitol Records. I liked the Early Beatles Stereo version at that time to get the early songs like Love Me Do and Twist and Shout in Stereo ! For me, Beatles VI was vital to Beatles fans, because the back cover gives the new Beatles fans the key to the vocals, who is actually singing the song, George or John or Paul or Ringo. That was so important. Otherwise, most fans would not have known who sang the songs for over a decade ! Once we got the vocals on that one, it lead the way to Help and then easier with the later albums, because their voice was changing on every album. I find the order of songs on the original is quite interesting. Many albums did feature a more random selection of songs and the listener had to find the correct order of songs comparing the record. I find the album unique because this album featured more electric piano, timpani and other instruments not so harsh or similar beats to each song. There was so much variety and an easy listening tone, probably on purpose, by George Martin to smooth out the rough edges of the "Beatles Sound". This evolved into a more stunning album, Rubber Soul with the smooth as glass performances like Michelle, In My Life and new harmonies such as Nowhere Man and Yes It Is, which songs are some of their best works on the earlier albums and continue to stun new listeners in our generation. Beatles VI was a favorite, for the reasons I have given here on your channel, and to your point, the very rare song "Bad Boy", another Larry Williams cover that John had fun, along with the fab four giving some more funky sound. The George Harrison track, "You Like Me Too Much" was my favorite back upon release, and still is my favorite, because George's talent hasn't changed too much !!! That same sound is heard here, on Revolver, White Album and Let it Be, much the same style as here on Beatles VI. Most of the Beatles writing skills evolved in transformation proportions with Ringo, and mostly John and Paul. Not so much with George. He kept steady as she goes, with voice, guitar, sitar and keyboard to very intimate performances as if he sat in your living room playing a uke !! I enjoyed your talk on Beatles VI very much. As you can tell, it really turned me on to the Beatles music perhaps as much as Help or maybe even more. Thank you. Take care.
I only had two Beatles albums in the 60's, Beatles 65 and Beatles VI. I loved both of them. Now I don't have any Beatles in my collection. Oh well. Times change.
Given that The Early Beatles wasn't on the back cover, I'm wondering if perhaps the original plan was to release TEB *later* but after the back covers of Beatles VI were printed, they changed the schedule?? I'll have to check the Bruce Spizer book; if the information about that is anywhere, it's in his book about the Capitol albums. I won a copy of this album (green label) in a radio contest in 1990; "Bob's Beatles Brunch" starring UK expat Bob Barnes-Watts (RIP). Every day he'd play a listener's ten favorite Beatles songs, and whoever he'd pick would win ten Beatles albums, and this one was in my prize package. I was happy to have it because 1) I was 15 years old and didn't yet have a job and ergo didn't have money to buy the albums, 2) amassed my Beatles collection mainly by recording songs off the radio from shows like Bob's Beatles Brunch on WFYR and Breakfast With The Beatles on WCKG, and 3) I just could NOT land a stereo version of "Every Little Thing"! (That's why I included it on my list -- Bob would play the American albums, while WCKG was CD-only, so The Beatles' pre-1965 stuff on that station was mono-only.) But my copy of Beatles VI sounded really good. In my 20s I parted with it after I got a back-in-the-day pressing, because I thought it was more authentic than having that green label thing. I'm kind of regretting that now -- the green label version had good sound, but my '60s copy has obviously been played to hell and back!
Beatles VI was pressed with the black/rainbow labels in the mid 1980s. The cover and labels, of course, say stereo, but if the matrix number ends with G-28 on both sides, the record is in mono.
I dont believe that Beatles 6 was ever a pressing in Australia.....we followed the U.K pressings on the Parlaphone label.....Capitol pressings dont have any relevance here...unless your a collector of thier American catalouges
As a 51-yr-old I got this at 8-yrs old in 1981 ON CASSETTE (and I bought most of my records on LPs in those days). Thanks fellow American for giving me the truth on this deal!
I wish the Capitol albums got more love and official re-releases. I especially loved Beatles VI.
My first Beatles album! I played the snot out of it. One of my favorites!
Thank you for sharing this over looked unique Beatles album, Beatles VI. I think you got the message correct. Just read the back of the cover and you can count to six, the number of Beatles albums on Capitol Records. I liked the Early Beatles Stereo version at that time to get the early songs like Love Me Do and Twist and Shout in Stereo ! For me, Beatles VI was vital to Beatles fans, because the back cover gives the new Beatles fans the key to the vocals, who is actually singing the song, George or John or Paul or Ringo. That was so important. Otherwise, most fans would not have known who sang the songs for over a decade ! Once we got the vocals on that one, it lead the way to Help and then easier with the later albums, because their voice was changing on every album. I find the order of songs on the original is quite interesting. Many albums did feature a more random selection of songs and the listener had to find the correct order of songs comparing the record. I find the album unique because this album featured more electric piano, timpani and other instruments not so harsh or similar beats to each song. There was so much variety and an easy listening tone, probably on purpose, by George Martin to smooth out the rough edges of the "Beatles Sound". This evolved into a more stunning album, Rubber Soul with the smooth as glass performances like Michelle, In My Life and new harmonies such as Nowhere Man and Yes It Is, which songs are some of their best works on the earlier albums and continue to stun new listeners in our generation. Beatles VI was a favorite, for the reasons I have given here on your channel, and to your point, the very rare song "Bad Boy", another Larry Williams cover that John had fun, along with the fab four giving some more funky sound. The George Harrison track, "You Like Me Too Much" was my favorite back upon release, and still is my favorite, because George's talent hasn't changed too much !!! That same sound is heard here, on Revolver, White Album and Let it Be, much the same style as here on Beatles VI. Most of the Beatles writing skills evolved in transformation proportions with Ringo, and mostly John and Paul. Not so much with George. He kept steady as she goes, with voice, guitar, sitar and keyboard to very intimate performances as if he sat in your living room playing a uke !! I enjoyed your talk on Beatles VI very much. As you can tell, it really turned me on to the Beatles music perhaps as much as Help or maybe even more. Thank you. Take care.
I frown upon covers most times, but 'Bad Boy' nails it!
@@CharlesBukowski-m1o Still a very rare track of the Beatles as of 2024. Hidden gem !
It's a unique listen.....my favorite of the Capitol dinosaurs and I have too many copies.
I only had two Beatles albums in the 60's, Beatles 65 and Beatles VI. I loved both of them. Now I don't have any Beatles in my collection. Oh well. Times change.
Given that The Early Beatles wasn't on the back cover, I'm wondering if perhaps the original plan was to release TEB *later* but after the back covers of Beatles VI were printed, they changed the schedule?? I'll have to check the Bruce Spizer book; if the information about that is anywhere, it's in his book about the Capitol albums.
I won a copy of this album (green label) in a radio contest in 1990; "Bob's Beatles Brunch" starring UK expat Bob Barnes-Watts (RIP). Every day he'd play a listener's ten favorite Beatles songs, and whoever he'd pick would win ten Beatles albums, and this one was in my prize package. I was happy to have it because 1) I was 15 years old and didn't yet have a job and ergo didn't have money to buy the albums, 2) amassed my Beatles collection mainly by recording songs off the radio from shows like Bob's Beatles Brunch on WFYR and Breakfast With The Beatles on WCKG, and 3) I just could NOT land a stereo version of "Every Little Thing"! (That's why I included it on my list -- Bob would play the American albums, while WCKG was CD-only, so The Beatles' pre-1965 stuff on that station was mono-only.) But my copy of Beatles VI sounded really good. In my 20s I parted with it after I got a back-in-the-day pressing, because I thought it was more authentic than having that green label thing. I'm kind of regretting that now -- the green label version had good sound, but my '60s copy has obviously been played to hell and back!
Beatles VI was pressed with the black/rainbow labels in the mid 1980s. The cover and labels, of course, say stereo, but if the matrix number ends with G-28 on both sides, the record is in mono.
Capitol didn't count The Beatles Story is what I've always heard.
They probably counted The Early Beatles as an official album.
I think so!
This isn't that hard. The Beatles Story was not a music album per se, thus not counted in the lineup of The Beatles' Capitol music albums.
Same cover as the Australian compilation The Beatles Greatest Hits Volume 1.
Past Masters 1 and 2
I dont believe that Beatles 6 was ever a pressing in Australia.....we followed the U.K pressings on the Parlaphone label.....Capitol pressings dont have any relevance here...unless your a collector of thier American catalouges