The Beatles - The Beatles' Second Album FLAC

Not sure about the main artist on these releases. It does not appear that "The Beatles" (non-possessive form) shows anywhere on any of these releases. These should correctly be added with ANV "Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison And Ringo Starr" as is shown on both the front cover and the labels. "The Beatles'" (possessive form) is simply part of the Title.

My stereo capitol copy had a 3 on the rear bottom right of the sleeve, and on the label there’s a misprint - “I call you name” and no timing for that track. All BMI. Any thought for which version this is?

I was twelve when The Beatles’ Second Album hit the streets ... just twelve, my birthday was on the eleventh, the record was released on the 10th of April, and I begged to my parents, “You don’t understand, I haaaave to have that record.” I was bouncing in the car on the way to Jerry's Record Store, a full five dollars of precious baby sitting money, all quarters, totally determined and prepared to spend it all, if that’s what it took to own this Beatles’ album. Having skipped both the fourth and seventh grades, I forever felt awkward and under an awful lot of pressure with everyone in my classes being a full two years older than I was. They had the looks, or at least I thought they did, they had the clothes I wished for ... or perhaps the girls just filled them out better than I. Nevertheless, what I did have, for that entire year was The Beatles Second Album clutched before me, cover facing out, like a shield, fending off the glances, the remarks and the attitudes. I may have been a little kid to my classmates, but “I” had a Beatles album and I was more than willing to skip lunch, slip into the Music Room to give it a spin, mostly to impress my classmates, yet all the while I was actually being drawn into the magic that was The Beatles and what they were showing me. I remember finding the original 45 rpm versions for several of the songs that The Beatles covered here, then playing them for my mates, where no one had any idea that all of these songs were not original to the Fab Four, and though I loved the way The Beatles sang the numbers, I was drawn to the originals, I was discovering a parallel universe, where I was not only into The Beatles, I was into music.But to this release ... there is nothing special here, the music is unsophisticated and shallow for the most part. What the music did have going for it, was that it was charged with an energy never felt on this planet before, it was fun, it belonged to the kids. There was a sea change happening that I couldn’t yet see, not to mention that the phrase “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” would morph its way into the lexicon of hipster language, symbolizing anything and everything that cast a shadow between our parents and ourselves. For us, at the time, this music was punk without the anger, but the power was there nonetheless and I felt stronger with John, Paul, George and Ringo at my side.The record never pretends to be any more than it was, and at that moment in 1964 it was more than enough. The record itself was heavy and the cardboard sleeve was thick, all designed to support something tangible, understandable and real. I was very happy at this moment in time, and even when the album was stolen I wasn’t sad, because I had jumped light years into the grooves. For this young girl, this was the spot to which I can bite my lip half-laughing, point and say, “This for me is where it all went sideways.”Review by Jenell Kesler

Is this official Beatles album ? For me, official second album is "With the Beatles". Can someone gives explanation ? If it's not official, it should go into Unofficial section.

It was the "official' second album by Capitol Records. Before they released "Meet The Beatles" in January 1964, the group already had two albums in the UK: "Please, Please Me" and 'With The Beatles." Capitol (the American arm of EMI) didn't get on to the Beatles' bandwagon until "I Want To Hold Your Hand,: as they felt that the group wasn't suited for the American market. Of course, after "I Want To Hold Your Hand" selling million of copies, they finally obliged. So, Meet the Beatles has the 'meat' of With the Beatles (as well as the same album cover), but American LP's only contained 11 or 12 songs on an album, whereas the UK versions usually contained 14. So, after Meet the Beatles came "The Beatles Second Album" came out a few months later, and contained songs from With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, the Long Tall Sally EP and a few singles! Thus began an American tradition of butchering! From Sgt.Pepper onward, all of the group's releases came across the Atlantic intact!

The Beatles LP's where released completely different in the USA, for the American market this was Infact there 3rd release (2nd on the capitol label), the previous 2 being "introducing the Beatles" (released on vee jay records) which is nearly identical to the UK "Please Please Me" except it drops 2 tracks to make a 12 Track LP, the 2nd album (first on capitol) being "meet the Beatles" which has a very similar cover to the uk "with the Beatles".. this is not unoffficial :)

Hi, i picked up an unopened copy - is there a way of identifying what colour label its likely to have inside without opening ?!? the rear cover has a '18' printed just to the left of the rear RIAA logo

Mine has an "18" printed in the same location. What does it mean?

anyone know where i can find the version i have?st-1-2080-j23also has a maroonish brownish label??Please help!

My Cover is stamped "Property of Capital Records Inc." This album is on loan for PROMOTIONAL USES ONLY. Holder agrees to return it on demand. Attempted sales are void and in violation of law.

I have the Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl stamped like that. In gold on the right corner!

I hope it really says "Property of Capitol Records Inc."

"The Beatles' Second Album" is a great mix of some wonderful Lennon-McCartney songs and excellent covers of some of their favorite american tunes."Thank You Girl", "I Call Your Name" are the minor Lennon-McCartney songs on this lp. Otherwise, you have the classic "She Loves You", the underplayed lovely "I'll Get You", and Lennon's bitter rock "You Can't Do That".The cover songs are exemplary. McCartney almost steals Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally". Lennon's vocal on "Money" is almost insane, as George Martin's piano beats madly, and McCartney's backing vocals mimic Motown girl groups uncannily well. I much prefer this remake to Barrett Strong's original.Their great love of the Motown sound is reinforced in a spirited remake of the Marvelette's "Please Mr. Postman" and a sincere, commited version of Smokey Robinson's "You Really Got A Hold On Me"."Roll Over Beethoven" is an inspired cover version of Chuck Berry's classic. Harrison's vocals never have the presence of John or Paul's, but his guitar work, especially in the manic break, is inventive.The less said about the fab four's cover of the Donay's "Devil In Her Heart", the better. Like their later cover of "Mr. Moonlight", these songs must have sounded dated when they were first released.I suppose I prefer the group's previous "Meet the Beatles" in that it had such a wealth of Lennon-McCartney compositions. But "The Beatles' Second Album" holds up pretty well after all of these years.