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1964 - Beatles Begin Recording 'Beatles For Sale'
1964 - Beatles Begin Recording 'Beatles For Sale'

The Beatles began recording their fourth studio album on August 11, 1964.

The effort, which would eventually be titled "Beatles For Sale," would be released in December. Featuring Lennon/McCartney classics like "Eight Days a Week," "No Reply," "I'm a Loser" and "I'll Follow the Sun," the album also included a number of covers of Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins and Buddy Holly. Most notably, the album showcased John Lennon's version of Berry's "Rock And Roll Music."

The band, which had spent the year stoking the Beatlemania that had ignited in the U.K. and in America, came off a major tour in September and quickly went into the studio. The majority of the recording took place during a three-day stretch in August, with some additional work done in September and October.

The record would be repackaged in the U.S. as "Beatles '65."