Terribly underrated album. But it's always been one of my favorites. What an opening from John with "No reply". Some amazing covers in there too.

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I agree. An underated album, and one of my favoriete Beatles albums. The stereo version sounds amazing.

One of my favorite albums

At least someone else thinks it's so overlooked. The Beatles always sounded very tired and calm on the album, but it was peaceful and I loved it. It was always the album that I listened to during long car rides. Even if Mr. Moonlight is hard to listen to, I feel like Words of Love is one of the most underrated Beatle's songs as well! I always enjoyed it and it was always my favorite. Also, the stereo mix for this album is actually pretty good, I always enjoyed the stereo version more

Awesome Brian! Thanks for all your hard work. Very informative!

You and Paul (FitToBe TieDyed) have taught me so much about Beatles albums. He also says the blue box albums sound amazing. Great discussion and I love checking out the new stuff on your website. Take care.

I agree 100%. Great album with marvelous folk-rock elements and some of their greatest covers also. When I reviewed this album several months ago, I said some similar things as you've said, Brian - very very underrated album! I never could quite understand why, even when Beatles fans try to explain it to me, haha!

Beatles For Sale is probably one of my all-time favorite Beatle records, and I've never understood why it gets overlooked by other fans. Also, the album cover (and other photo's from the shoot) are my favorite pix of the boys. I hope I can get my hand on an original someday.

Australian version had a different cover. Yellow B.Ground, live shot on cover.

Very interesting discussion Brian. Very cool website too.

The one you listed on the website appears to have a laminated sleeve so you know its no later than 1976. The very very first pressings of all these albums were pressed using all tube equipment. Then a few later stampers were made on solid state equipment. These stampers were all used at random and continued to be used through the 1980s. The reason the one you listed sounded "warmer" and had more bass was probably because it used the stampers from the tube equipment aka very first press. The real secret is you can get a pressing from the 80s that sounds IDENTICAL to an original Yellow Parlophone press. You just have to know the stampers. The label doesn't always mean better sound when it comes to Parlophone Beatle records.

I just bought the copy on your website. I was on the fence about it for the last week. But this video seal the deal. I have two copies of Beatles 65. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe those are the American version of that album. But I'm trying to collect the British versions and the Americans so I needed a copy thanks love your videos. And the website is great

I am with you. That is one of the most listened to Beatles albums that I have. My favorite album is "The Beatles" but my usual go-too records are Please Please Me, With The Beatles, and Beatles For Sale.

Just got my hands on one 🤩original and in absolutely mint condition.

Great vid. I'm a BFS appreciator. Definitely more introspective than earlier material. Just a different vibe than the rock a long stuff of PPM, WTB and HDN.

Coming off the first busy year of Beatlemania, by the time they got in the studio to record this album they did not have time to write an album of original songs so they had to rely on covers. The playing is very tight and the original songs are Beatle catchy and the lyrics content more mature and yes darker. A knob to rockabilly, country and pop.

I used to play the American version, Beatles ‘65 a whole lot.

Yes yes! Couldn’t agree more I just got into the Beatles at 29 years old and I’m like why doesn’t anyone like the album? The reality is no one listens to it... it’s so good not 1 bad song

I wonder if you might list the first and second place sounding versions as well maybe with a lower rating and of course cheaper price, that way those of us who weren’t able to grab the best version can still buy the other available options. Just an idea, keep up the good work!