The Beatles' Million Sellers
EP by The Beatles • 6 December 1965 • Parlophone GEP 8946
Beatlemania (1962–1964) — Mod sharpness — sharp suits, sharper hooks.
About this release
The Beatles' Million Sellers is a UK extended play on Parlophone (catalogue GEP 8946), released 6 December 1965. Compilation of four No.1 singles for Christmas 1965.
The recording context is the band's Beatlemania (1962–1964) period, produced by George Martin with Norman Smith engineering. The track(s) were committed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road on Twin-track BTR-2 (1962); Studer J37 four-track from late-1963 via the REDD.37 / REDD.51 valve consoles.
What's distinctive
4 tracks; average length 2:18. Lennon dominates the lead vocals (3/4). Lead writing credit: Lennon–McCartney (3 of 4). 2 marquee song(s) on this release have hand-crafted extended essays.Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Pattern analysis
Lennon 3
McCartney 1
Era technical context
| Microphones | Neumann U47, U48; AKG D19 (drums); STC 4038 (overheads) |
|---|---|
| Outboard | EMI RS124 compressor (Altec 436B mod), EMT 140 plate reverb, STEED tape echo |
| Guitars | Rickenbacker 325 (Lennon), Gretsch Country Gent / Tennessean (Harrison), Höfner 500/1 violin bass (McCartney), Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl kit (Starr) |
| Amplifiers | Vox AC30 (TB & non-Top-Boost variants) |
References & external databases
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