And, the Let It Be sessions included вЂњDonвЂ™t Let Me DownвЂќ.ДЄs great as those five albums are, wouldnвЂ™t they have been even more amazing if those singles could have been included? Of course we can include them with our playlists.ДЇor Rubber SoulвЂ¦ RevolverвЂ¦В and Sgt. The White Album sessions included вЂњHey JudeвЂќ and вЂњRevolutionвЂќ. Pepper sessions included вЂњPenny LaneвЂќ and вЂњStrawberry Fields ForeverвЂќ. The Revolver sessions included вЂњPaperback WriterвЂќ and вЂњRainвЂќ. The Rubber Soul recording sessions included вЂњWe Can Work It OutвЂќ and вЂњDay TripperвЂќ, which were released as a double A-side single on the same day as the album. These were songs intentionally left offвЂ¦ by The Beatles. But, letвЂ™s take a look at some of the albums that were missing singles, before and after Sgt. PepperвЂ™s Lonely Hearts Club Band, British and American albums would contain exactly the same songs. The Beatles decided that beginning with Sgt. Instead of starting the album with a rocker, вЂњDrive My CarвЂќ, Capitol started the album with the acoustic-based вЂњIвЂ™ve Just Seen A FaceвЂќ (on Help in Britain). ItвЂ™s generally thought that by taking those songs off Rubber Soul, Capitol made the album fit in better with the popular Folk Rock trend of 1965. Plus, there are four songs from Rubber SoulвЂ¦вЂќDrive My CarвЂќ, вЂњNowhere ManвЂќ, вЂњIf I Needed SomeoneвЂќ, and вЂњWhat Goes OnвЂќ. Two songs from HelpвЂ¦вЂќYesterdayвЂќ & вЂњAct NaturallyвЂќ. Three songs from the yet-to-be-released RevolverвЂ¦вЂќIвЂ™m Only SleepingвЂќ, вЂњDoctor RobertвЂќ, & вЂњAnd Your Bird Can SingвЂќ. It hasВ the singles вЂњWe Can Work It OutвЂќ & вЂњDay TripperвЂќ.

Musically, the album has a lot of good songs, but itвЂ™s a real FrankensteinвЂ™s monster, pieced together from many parts. Negative reaction to it from radio stations and reviewers caused Capitol to recall the album and change the cover to a harmless photo of The Beatles and a steamer trunk. Above is my 1995 promo CD that actually features a version of the infamous вЂњbutcher coverвЂќ, which was the original cover for the album. ThatвЂ™s how we got American albums that didnвЂ™t even exist in England, especiallyвЂ¦ The BeatlesвЂ™ Second Album, Something New and Beatles VI. Capitol used this as an opportunity to вЂњsaveвЂќ some album tracks, and then make new albums by combining them with singles that hadnвЂ™t been placed on previous albums. That was the real draw.Д«ritish albums normally had 14 songs, and U.S. It didnвЂ™t simply give American fans a chance to enjoy the albums as we knew them, but for the first time it gave us remastered STEREO versions of many songs that had previously only been available in mono. These 1964 & 1965 albums were made available in this form in 2004 & 2006. The single вЂњFrom Me To YouвЂќ didnвЂ™t appear on a British or American album, until laterВ collections.ДЄbove are the two sides of my CDвЂ™s (with cardboard sleeves) of the American releases by Capitol records (click to enlarge). Other major early singles that were not on British Beatles albums, but were on American versions includeвЂ¦вЂњShe Loves YouвЂќ (on The BeatlesвЂ™ Second Album), вЂњI Feel FineвЂќ and вЂњSheвЂ™s A WomanвЂќ (both on Beatles вЂ™65). Those three important songs lead off the American album, which was The BeatlesвЂ™ introduction to most Americans. The American version is far superior, because it has three excellent songs that were not on the British albumвЂ¦вЂќI Want To Hold Your HandвЂќ, вЂњI Saw Her Standing ThereвЂќ, and вЂњThis BoyвЂќ.

The British version of AmericaвЂ™s first Capitol album, Meet The Beatles, is called With The Beatles. Despite all the criticism Capitol Records has received over how they put the albums together, sometimes their choices were good. That policy on singles didnвЂ™t hold in America, and there were major differences between British and American albums. Normally, during each albumвЂ™s recording sessions, they recorded about 14 songs for an album, and two songs for a single. The reason given by The Beatles and producer George Martin was that they didnвЂ™t want fans who bought the single to have to pay for those songs again on an album. They didnвЂ™t include many of their singles on their albums, even when they came from the same recording sessions.

The Beatles were different than other groups.

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