The album that nobody wanted to make

[@theloniuszephyr4057]

"What You're Doing" has always been one of my favorite Beatles' deep cuts. The song deserves more praise.

[@alkitzman9179]

Couldn't agree more I play this one on Guitar all the time. Very catchy riff

[@jatodd3746]

"What You're Doing" by Rush is also very good. :)

[@dougdoesall]

I absolutely do not understand the controversy of this album. The tracks are super. No reply. I'm a loser. 8 days a week. Baby's in black. The best version of Rock and Roll music ever recorded. Scorching. A concert favorite. Words of Love. I mean, those are all winners. What am I missing? Let me see. Oh...I don't want to spoil the party. Every little thing. I mean, as concerns ringo's songs, I think Honey dont is just the best. ( I do not care if some are covers. Means nothing to me. )

[@delmofritz3964]

Your right. I guess For Sale probably suffers a bit because it's sandwiched between - A Hard Day's Night and Rubber Soul. But the first half in particular is excellent. And I love Baby's in Black.

[@SimonFoster23111971]

"Rock n Roll Music" might have been better issued as part of a UK EP and as a US B-Side. Replacing it with "Leave My Kitten Alone" would have strengthened the album even more.

[@williamgiesen4910]

It was considered a step back since A Hard Days Night was all original songs while Beatles for Sale went back to relying on covers for half the album

[@michaelnieradka1261]

It’s a favorite of mine

[@andrewkemp1882]

I agree. I think the songwriting, engineering and production on here represent a considerable step - or several considerable steps - from A Hard Day’s Night. The covers are well done and I have never understood the complaints about Mr Moonlight. It’s another excellent Lennon vocal on a cover and it extended the band’s stylistic territory. It’s true that the number of covers is indicative of fatigue and a lack of time but we can also consider the brilliant single that was recorded at the same time. For their fourth album in a year and two thirds, it’s impressive.

[@Homecastlefoundation]

This is definitely the best Beatles for Sale youtube documentary. Thank you

My friend can relate to Pauls 7 levels, he had to write an essay for English degree and couldn't think if a thing to write. After saying this to beatnick friend he suggested he try this, a little LSD. It worked words flew off the pen, he said he thought he'd written the greatest essay ever. And went to bed thinking that, woke up thinking that, handled it in thinking that. Next day his tutor at the lecture simply said "Mark, I want you to come up and read your essay to the whole class"! He genuinely went up there thinking, this man can spot genius went he sees it. He read out the first two words and said "Ah"! Its was three pages of complete and total twaddle, not one coherent sentence. His tutor knew what happened, but to this day he still remembers that feeling of genius

[@mikmcmee9387]

Trump 101.

[@TomLaios]

@@mikmcmee9387 are you fucked in the head mate? Or is the orange man late with the rent in your head? This is a music video.

[@TheJayson8899]

You make by far the best Beatles album documentaries that I've seen on here. Thank you.

[@ricknbacker5626]

The feedback intro for I Feel Fine actually occurred during the recording of Eight Days A Week. The harmonic note of the feedback is in the key of A. As it so happened the original key of I Feel Fine was recorded in the key of A but John had difficulty singing it. So the key was dropped a whole step to G. This made the opening guitar lick a D major chord. Thus making the feedback note of A the perfect 5th note to Johns opening D chord. Such was the charmed life of the Beatles in the Autumn of 1964. In 1959, Ray Charles had a huge hit with his song, 'What'd I Say, driven by Milt Turners unorthodox tom tom drum pattern. The song was the "go to song" for the young Beatles during their 5 grueling stints over 3 years in Hamburg Germany. The song is important in Beatles lore because drummer Pete Best hadn't mastered the tom tom drum beat. On those nights in Hamburg when Pete was ill, Ringo Starr would fill in. Ringo had mastered the beat and the other 4 Beatles took notice. Pete was fired before the Beatles final stint in Hamburg in Dec 1962. That unorthodox tom tom beat is what Ringo plays on the verses of I Feel Fine. RNB

[@MakingoftheBeatles]

I need you to make the next video lol. really good stuff

[@silentm999]

English, please.

[@satorified1612]

"I Feel Fine" is an absolute banger. And an underrated lyric. (Written from the perspective of a rich boy whose girlfriend is using him for his money.)

[@ricknbacker5626]

@@MakingoftheBeatles Thank you and thanks for the forum to add to the conversation. You have a great channel. These final Beatles for Sale sessions had long term implications. George had some pretty uninspiring solos on I'll Follow the Sun, Mr. Moonlight and glaringly on Leave My Kitten Alone. John and particularly Paul took notice. When the Beatles returned to EMI to record Ticket to Ride, it was Paul on lead guitar. From here forth, George would be sharing the role of "Lead" guitarist within the Beatles. Happy New Year, RNB

[@DonRamiro1]

This is an absolutely great post. That's some serious knowledge-dropping.

[@dablonz6852]

Your channel is great. Even hardened Beatles youtube snobs like myself can learn something new :P

[@haywoodjablomi2526]

Indeed!

[@davemac9563]

Despite the tracks being mostly covers, musically this represents a shift in their sound. No Reply, I’m a Loser, Baby’s in Black, I don’t wanna spoil the party, what you’re doing, these tracks represent a more cynical and honest take on love and the down sides of it.

[@jamesfetherston1190]

Mostly originals (8), with six covers, though following A Hard Day’s Night, which were all originals, does seem like a step back.

[@TheJayson8899]

It's not mostly covers. Just like Please Please Me and With the Beatles, it's 8 originals to 6 covers.

[@lonnietoth5765]

" Baby's in Black " was the best harmonization they ever did ! The bridge was incredible ! " Oh how long will it take " !

[@TheoButKindaNot]

i binge watched all of your videos yesterday after finding your channel, this stuff is incredible!!! this has quickly become one of my favorite beatles channels, keep up the great work dawg

[@charlesbronson4282]

The album cover is one of their best.

[@sandyfike841]

Love this cover!

[@tubularbill]

Every Little Thing is a real gem. One of my favs.

[@perrybarton]

I like your take on this. Subscribed. 😎

[@watertech011]

I have only recently found so many videos detailing the Beatles touring and recording schedule. Their story is incredibly fascinating and captures my attention to the end regardless of who narrates or created the content. They had that magic quality from the beginning. There seems to be something of interest for the casual pop culture fan as well as for the more technically minded with the studio recoding process being most fascinating to me. The Beatles probably are the greatest band in the world ever!!

[@HornetKingOfficial]

10:49 is Pete, not Ringo ;-)

[@peterallman8474]

I can usually pick holes in Beatles documentaries, but not here. Well done.

[@denniswinters3096]

I've always suspected Baby's In Black may have been about Astrid Kircherr and Stuart Sutcliffe. I had a hunch that John might've also been in love with her, even though she preferred Stuart ( she seemed like John's type - arty, and intellectual ) Of course, Stuart died of a brain hemorrhage, and Astrid spent virtually the rest of her life in mourning. It was even suggested in the highly controversial Albert Goldman biography that John caused Stuart's death, ( John was prone to very violent outbursts at the time ) and that John had a guilt complex about it for the rest of his life. We'll probably never know the whole truth, but John, Astrid and Stuart did have a very complicated relationship. The style of the song suggests the main inspiration came from John, and may even have been started first in Hamburg. The fact that they were pushed for material on this album lends credence to the idea.

[@DonRamiro1]

Plus, Astrid was quite busty.

[@richeymeister]

No Reply is one of my favorite album openers and I'll Follow the Sun is a favorite of mine.

[@magneto7930]

Beatles For Sale is a great album. There's a lot of great songs on there. I don't know why people want to refer to it as a lesser effort album. I grew up loving the album, or should I say the American counterpart, when I was a child. I mean, one album would have to rank somewhere along the bottom out of all their albums, but most people would choose the original Yellow Submarine album as being at the bottom of the list.

[@navasaband]

George’s “acorn” haircut on the cover is classic.

[@perrybarton]

In "Anthology," Paul refers to it as a "turnip" shape, and says that he thought it looked very cool.

[@keithbaker3412]

I am so happy to know that there are others that feel the same as I about the my favorite band thank you❤😊

[@kzinful]

Thank you, thank you. This album has always been one my favorites, I love it. I have commented over the years that this album was a postcard sent from them that they were moving on. Even given their work ethic, its mindblowing that they were able to even record tracks for this album from all of the chaos. I was there from the start, when they hit it was a musical tsunami / pop culture wave. From popular comedy shows such as The Munsters to many others they would have some band drop in and play their music... It was a riot. And of course the second British invasion burst with many other bands and British TV shows such as The Avengers, and of course the 007 / James Bond movies.

[@natemendsen1629]

I dont care what anyone says, Mr Moonlight was awesome .The Beatles took all that came before and tied it up nice and then added to it all. And schmaltzy numbers like Mr were all over before .The cheese organ, the lone big beat drum, its all great.

[@jmartin1774]

yeah I don't get all the hate for it. That intro from John is perfect.

[@perrybarton]

Thank you! Lennon sings the hell out of it.

[@timshipp1145]

The most complete and detailed explanation of Beatles For Sale. This explains why it always sounded a bit disjointed to me. Now I get it. Great job!

[@owlnswan4016]

Paul was speaking of levels of consciousness, even if he/they didn't realize it after. Excellent documentary. Thank you.

[@neilforbes416]

27:00 Norman Smith, recording engineer, would later cut a few singles on EMI's Columbia label, "Oh Babe, What Would You Say" and the Gilbert O'Sullivan-penned "Who Was It" in the early 1970s.

[@perrybarton]

Yes, as "Hurricane Smith." I was in 8th grade when that came out, and only learned of the Beatles connection when I was well into adulthood.

[@heiser610]

You feature a ton of awesome footage in your videos!

[@666AbbeyRoad]

It's my 3rd favorite album of The Beatles discography!

[@illmatic9096]

Very underrated album, has some catchy tunes on there not a msterpiece but its still a good album in fact all of the early beatles records are great. Fun, upbeat pop rock tunes with interesting chords and great melody. I find a lot of their early work to be underrated , people love to put it down, of course its not in the same level as their later work and the songwriting is not that complex or amazing but its not bad at all

[@nicholassands9903]

Great video and commentary... I am hard-core Beatles and this taught me a few things... kudos!

[@_Nonplussed]

Been watching all your videos, absolutely great!

[@blakkat4126]

I've read the book "The Complete Beatles Chronicles" that listed basically every concert and studio work they've ever done. The Beatles really did pay their dues. They worked hard for years to get where they were. It was non-stop. Like George Martin said, "they basically lived out of each other's pockets" for years.

[@magneto7930]

That's basically the source, sometimes word for word, for this whole video.

[@hiroehayes593]

Ringo also coined the phrase It's been "A Hard Days Night" 🎶

[@boilinabag]

brian thought they only had 2 years, and wanted to milk it. the touring road sucks and then it was worse. amazing.

[@commodoor6549]

@23:00 That looks like Triump "the Insult Comic" Dog's dad.

[@SharonMacVicar-o9g]

The "Chaos" photo that says "(this is Ringo)", it is actually Pete Best behind the hand. The picture was taken in Hamburg and shows the band with tubes containing phenmetrazine, a diet pill. Jelly Babies were not jelly beans; they were like a gummy and in the shape of a baby. They came in different colours, Richard B. ~

[@DianeRuszczyk]

Every Little Thing is one of my favorite songs ever ❤️

[@paulgentile1024]

one of my favorite albums.. phenomenal

[@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897]

I have never looked down on this album. Considering the circumstances that it was recorded under I think the results was quite good and the album deserves its place in Beatles history.

[@sandyfike841]

Agree!

[@mr.snicker-doodles7081]

I LOVE this album. I had never heard it in it's entirety till a few years ago, it's awesome! I too do a lot of my best work when I am exhausted & burned out haha..

[@DonRamiro1]

The cover of the album is a snapshot of the exhaustion the Beatles were suffering from nonstop touring and recording. Their faces say "I want to go sleep for a week."

[@JamesMcGuy]

"Im A Loser" is the best song on the album. "John's first introspective song. Every Little Thing" is gem written by Paul. "No Reply" is another great John song.

[@Fordham1969]

What You're Doing is I believe the only song I can say I have a memory of hearing for the first time, most all the others just seemed to be floating around my head from my very early childhood days growing up in a Beatle fan household. But the one American album we didn't own until I was about 10 years old was Beatles VI, and I have the specific memory of hearing the lines "Look what you're doing. I'm feeling blue and...." and for a split second I thought to myself, "is he actually going to rhyme "Doin' " with "Blue in"? But then I heard the full line (blue and lonely) and it made sense.

[@louisbonilla6780]

Great job - One error - Ringo was hospitalized for tonsilitis in June 1964 with Jimmy Nicol subbing him on drums during the tour of Denmark and Australia 1964

[@Bigeazy87]

Another great video. I always say only the Beatles can have a "worst" album with fantastic songs like No Reply, I'm a Loser, Baby's in Black, and for the single I Feel Fine inventing feedback on records. In contrast, the Stones were still essentially a cover band at this point in time, with their top songs of the period being It's All Over Now, Little Red Rooster, and Time is on My Side.

[@yes_head]

Good job. I agree that the touring schedule -- right on the heels of making 'A Hard Day's Night' -- simply left no time for writing new material, hence the return to the covers cabinet to fill out the grooves. In some ways that wasn't such a bad thing, since we all know now that they could have recorded another *two albums* worth of covers if they wanted to, and as we also know sometimes a Beatles cover can become the definitive version of a song. But 'A Hard Day's Night' had created the precedent of NO MORE COVERS, so to have to resort to using them again on BFS must have stung a bit. Plus the choice of covers was sometimes... regrettable. I often think this is the first album where John decided "F-it -- you take what I give you and be happy." The introduction to pot and Bob Dylan certainly kick started their collective move toward independence, and from the constraints of always fitting into the 'lovable mop-tops' image. John certainly became more acerbic, which IMO helped his songwriting. Although it wouldn't be until the next album that the fruits of these changes would really show.

[@williamwade2674]

OMG i’m so glad that you’re making a video on this album and their earlier period in general!! When I first started listening to the Beatles, Beatles for Sale was one of my least favorite Beatles albums but as time has gone on it’s grown on me a lot. This and Revolver are the only 2 albums of theirs where every track Is great, every other Beatles album has its dud in my opinion. All classics.

[@alkitzman9179]

I would add Rubber Soul to your list just saying. Revolver the English Album version was the best one they ever did by far to me

[@williamwade2674]

@@alkitzman9179I love Rubber Soul and it’s one of my favorite beatles albums but I feel like “What Goes On” is an outlier

[@smoothwaveproudctions6678]

Cool video I hope you will make a video about the beatles touring years and all the crazy stuff that happened

[@zappasmustache]

One cannot simply pretend that mustaches are not there.

[@MakingoftheBeatles]

Shhh

[@archerastrology]

It was a fake mustache 🤫😅

[@perrybarton]

😆

[@markbarrera6807]

I love this record. All of it. I liked this doc better than Disney's "'64". Nice job.

[@litlustre]

Love ur content bro keep it up :^)

[@valery454]

there are 7 levels

[@garretdean7689]

I live by the seven levels theory

[@johnurban7333]

Love this album. Not a bad song on it. But then again, I love everything The Beatles did.

[@MarkEsquivel-w3g]

The album no one wanted to buy.....60 years and only 5 million sold....what a time it is one of my all time faves

[@ColtraneTaylor]

This is like The Beatles' Diver Down. Van Halen wanted a break but they went back in the studio and turned out a fairly great album.

[@RobertGraziose]

Every Little Thing was covered brilliantly by YES, on their first album.

[@donaldroberts7055]

Love love this LP

[@ministerofdarkness]

Another Beatles documentary !! 🙀 This is not a bad thing! Actually it's quite good. 😸 Cheers mate🍻

[@Greaterthan-n7g]

It's the most underrated Beatles album!

[@randyzeitman1354]

“50% of their days have been spent forming live.” I think you mean that they performed live on 50% of their days. The way you phrase that they perform 12 hours a day.

[@warren52nz]

Nice. It's a pity that something written 60 years ago still can't be played more than in snippets because of copywrite restrictions.

[@8avexp]

Those look like hand-tuned timpani at 21:56. I'm a timpanist myself and played once on a pair of Ludwig and Ludwig hand-tuned drums - with skin heads, no less!

[@Ralphieboy]

My older sister was a total Beatlemaniac at the time and then lost interest in them after Rubber Soul. So I still heard them on the radio off and on but did not catch up with them until years later after they had broken up.

[@TheJayson8899]

After Rubber Soul!!! What an extraordinary album.

[@randyzeitman1354]

“ This is a very divisive song.” Since when. And you don’t even say what’s the visible about it? I have no idea. It’s just a regular good song.

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

That reminds me of when I was in a rock group and having everyone throwing things at us .

[@hankwedelmusic9965]

Wonderful production very informative Thanks! Consider this: By 1964, the floodgates they had opened in The UK and The USA had unleashed much competition In The UK, The Stones, The Animals, The Who, The Yardbirds and The Kinks we’re all kicking into gear… each one of those bands were, by and large, playing covers of blues and R&B paying homage to their roots… The Beatles roots were Buddy, Chuck, Carl and Richard and each one of them got a shout… “Beatles For Sale” is their last real Rock’n’Roll album until The White Album in 1968 with which it shares a certain raw feeling… ha! Thanks to Bob it’s the first “stoner” rock album! 😂

[@gaizkasalazarrodriguez5054]

Love this álbum!!!!!

[@andrewweatherhead4127]

Great album like all the other Beatles albums.❤

[@AaronShomo]

I'm pretty sure I have this album, but I don't remember let my kitten alone. And it wasn't Beatles for Sale. What was it called in USA?

[@neilforbes416]

34::00 Wrong! *"Beatles For Sale"* (Parlophone PCS-3062) was issued on 4th December, 1964.

[@Me97202]

I think _What You’re Doing_ is a fantastic song.

[@randymillhouse791]

Montreal. I work in HR and have been amazed by just how angry and stupid straightforward Montreal candidates can be to their own detriment. What is up with those people? I've been told that Winter is a B and shuts down roads and bridges making people angry. Then Summer comes and roads and bridges are shut down for construction. Definitely a very pissed off populace.

[@JeffreyStock]

Ok but Paul never uttered the non-word “anyways.”

[@paulj0557tonehead]

@Making of the Beatles - So let me get this straight, all you people who do documentaries of Licensed Music, you can use the moniker of "critiquing'' it correct? That said, you are allowed to play the song for that purpose, correct? However your quandary is that you also wish to make a monetary gain on the views, correct? Well how about you simply make a parallel video with all of the music tracks in their correct spots, then simply put a link below the documentary labeled " THE MUSIC TRACK" - PLAY SIMULTANIOUSLY WITH TODAYS VIDEO. IT WILL MAKE A COUNTDOWN SO YOU CAN BEGIN THE VIDEO AT THE APPROPRIATE SPOT. In the event there is an interruption on either video, the Music Track video has the counter of the main video on the screen.

[@russelljdj]

Back then bands had to work. Although the Beatles did it 3 fold. Imagine if bands these days had to do half the work the Beatles did from 63 through 65? I'm sure its been pointed out that some of your dates are incorrect. As the 64 tour ended 20 September.

[@DonCampbell-o2j]

Nobody could accuse them of being lazy.

[@mikeevans4585]

The local Cleveland radio station KYW in Philadelphia? I think there were much closer stations in Ohio, heh.

[@fasillimerick7394]

George really hated playing live.

[@Gary.S]

Good LP

[@UntitledProductionCompany]

I consider myself an average youtube viewer watching Mr Beast and David Dobrick but this has quickly became my favorite youtube channel

[@justinmj6586]

The channel is good but who on earth is John Linen?

[@valery454]

that guy from the beatles

[@kajuiceboi3592]

of course a show was stopped in Ohio 😭

[@jonasvm]

what video editing software does he use? i love the font and color of the titles

[@SimonFoster23111971]

"Rock n Roll Music" might have been better issued as part of a UK EP and as a US B-Side. Replacing it with "Leave My Kitten Alone" would have strengthened the album even more. The band enjoyed recording Mr Moonlight. Listen to the outtakes on Anthology 1.

[@donna25871]

Still a flash in the pan after 60 years? 😂😂

[@DianeRuszczyk]

The AI voice is so annoying on this documentary, especially the phrasing and mistakes

[@AndrewLoukidis-jr2bp]

A supposedly weak album by them was still miles ahead of their contemporaries

[@jagathon777]

What a shame "Leave My Kitten Alone" wasn't completed and replaced "Mr. Moonlight".

[@SimonFoster23111971]

"Rock n Roll Music" might have been better issued as part of a UK EP and as a US B-Side. Replacing it with "Leave My Kitten Alone" would have strengthened the album even more. The band enjoyed recording Mr Moonlight. Listen to the outtakes on Anthology 1.

[@satorified1612]

Only The Beatles could release a "bad album" that still contains 6 really good songs.

[@paulgentile1024]

6 fantastic songs

[@liuzhou]

Your mathematics is not your strong point. In what way was Mr. Moonlight everyone's favourite song? Nonsense.

[@perrybarton]

Methinks that that statement was intended as irony. 🤓

[@liuzhou]

@@perrybarton I hope so.

[@alkitzman9179]

There are about 10 Beatle songs I can go without hearing again. Mr. moonlight is one of them its horrible the organ solo is terrible. Leave my kitten alone should have replaced it. Way better and Johns voice is great on that track.

[@JoeScottish]

Mr Moonlight? Everyone's favourite........ ? Are you sure about that? 😅

[@perrybarton]

#irony 🤓

[@markwriter2698]

Me moonlight is my least favorite Beatle song.

[@AsWellYouShould]

This is great but take that crap effect off your narration, it's distracting and amatuer. We just want the information, we don't need you with the "Ambiance" on Garageband turned way up, nor reverb nor echo. Just the Beatles, please!

[@MakingoftheBeatles]

It’s just my house I have a high ceiling lol

[@delmofritz3964]

Thank you Geoff Emerick.

[@danoloideain4155]

​@@MakingoftheBeatles you & Brian both I guess.

[@duckbrew]

Yea I dunno. The album is great but mr moonlight to me is weak sauce.