50TH! FAB (FOUR) SONGS THAT DEFINED BEATLEMANIA

MEET THE BEATLES!

MEET THE BEATLES (No. 2) * The Beatles * IT WONT BE LONG * (January 20, 1964)

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A LOOK BACK: IMAGES OF BEATLEMANIA! ’64 (click image 2x for large detailed view).

Meet The Beatles (Cover)“Meet The Beatles” was released in the U.S. by Capitol Records, January 20, 1964 (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).



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AMERICA’S HOT 100 HITS: BILLBOARD DECEMBER 1967!

 

BILLBOARD HOT 100 DECEMBER-30-1967

BILLBOARD No. 1 SONG IN AMERICA * The Beatles * WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, 1967

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A LOOK BACK: BEATLES BEGIN NEW BRITISH ARTIST PUSH . . . FEBRUARY 15, 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1964

‘U.S. ROCKS AND REELS FROM BEATLES’ INVASION’

 

 

 

 


BEATLEMANIA! Billboard, February 15, 1964
BEATLEMANIA! Billboard, February 15, 1964
The Beatles on Vee-Jay Records, 1964
The Beatles on Vee-Jay Records, 1964 (click image for largest view).

NEW YORK — Great Britain hasn’t been as influential in American affairs since 1775. The sensational impact of the Beatles on England’s former colonies has had the explosive effect of sending major and independent firms scrambling here for more and more British product. The bidding has been hard and heavy for hit English product, with the greatest emphasis going on the Liverpool sound trend, of course, but a good many other artists who have been in the upper end of the English charts have also come in for their share of attention.

The Beatles’ success has been significant on two levels, U.S. manufacturers note, with satisfaction, that not only is the current British Beatles hit, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” selling, but earlier material leased to other labels than Capitol, on Vee-Jay and Swan, is selling at a torrid pace as well. The single and album on MGM are a different case because that material was cut in Germany by DGG for its Polydor pop label.

The fact that the Swan and Vee-Jay records are selling now, after having been released with little or no impact on the market some months ago, indicates to many industry observers that Liverpool is ready to break as a full-fledged trend.

For this reason, labels that have been unsuccessful originally with Liverpool material are ready to go again with newer material, hoping that the public is ready to accept that sound. They are also hoping that the same retroactive Beatles effect sets in, and that records that originally bombed by these artists will become hits once the artists are established here.

"Hippy Hippy Shake," Swinging Blue Jeans, Imperial (1964). (Click on image for largest view).
“Hippy Hippy Shake,” Swinging Blue Jeans (Imperial Records 1964). (Click on image for largest view).

A quick check of the British charts show that a large percentage of hit British material has been picked up and issued here. Besides the Beatles on Capitol, Gerry and the Pacemakers have been issued on the Laurie label, the Dave Clark Five has appeared on Epic and the Searchers’ hit, “Needles And Pins” came out this past week on Kapp. The Fourmost’s new one, “I’m In Love,” also came out last week on the Atco label. The Shadows have appeared on the Atlantic label, and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas have popped up on the Liberty label. Liberty is also preparing to release another big British hit,“Hippy Hippy Shake,” by the Swinging Blue Jeans. Other hit British artists like Cliff Richard (Epic), Kathy Kirby (London), Dusty Springfield (Philips), The Caravelles (Philips), Frank Ifield (Capitol and Vee-Jay) and many more has been issued in this country. Freddie and the Dreamers have been issued in this country on Capitol. 

But the accent is on Liverpool sound, and there are some new British climbers that have not yet been issued here. Some of these are the Hollies (who record for EMI’s Parlophone), the Rolling Stones (who record for British’s Decca), and the Merseybeats (who records for the Philips subsidiary Fontana label). END

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(Information and news source: Billboard; February 15, 1964)


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“NEEDLES AND PINS” * The Searchers * KAPP Records (January 7, 1964) 

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50TH! FAB (FOUR) SONGS THAT DEFINED BEATLEMANIA

MEET THE BEATLES!

MEET THE BEATLES (No. 3) * The Beatles * DON’T BOTHER ME * (January 20, 1964)

BEATLEMANIA! ’64 (click image 2x for large detailed view).
A LOOK BACK: IMAGES OF BEATLEMANIA! ’64 (click image 2x for large detailed view).

Meet The Beatles (Cover)“Meet The Beatles” was released in the U.S. by Capitol Records, January 20, 1964 (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).



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A LOOK BACK: LBJ IGNORED AS NEW YORK CROWDS CHASES BEATLES . . . FEBRUARY 15, 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1964

‘U. S. ROCKS AND REELS FROM BEATLES’ INVASION’

 

 

 

 

 

BEATLEMANIA! Billboard, February 15, 1964
BEATLEMANIA! Billboard, February 15, 1964

NEW YORK — President Lyndon B. Johnson visited here late last week but his arrival was overshadowed by the Beatles’ invasion. Few were aware of the President’s visit in their midst, but no one could miss the fact that Britain’s Beatles have descended upon the city. Radio, TV and all other communication media were filled with Beatle clamor. At Kennedy Airport here, Beatle greeters here began lining up at 4 a.m. Friday to await the group’s arrival that afternoon.

LBJ arrives in New York, February, 1964
LBJ in a visit to New York, 1964

For the first time in disk history, a single attraction had five sides in the Hot 100 — all going up — plus three albums in the Top LP’s chart. RIAA already has certified the Capitol single already has a million seller, and the Capitol album as having sold more than 500,000 copies. The group, which was first introduced to U.S. television audiences on the Jack Parr Show via film a month ago, arrived here for its live TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show, February 9. END

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(Information and news source: Billboard; February 15, 1964)


BEATLES FANS awaits to get a glimpse of the Liverpool group following their arrival at JFK Airport, New York City, February 7, 1964.

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THE BEATLES HITS BIG AGAIN ON CHARTS . . . DECEMBER 26, 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1964

Two Albums, Single, Moves 1,000,000 Sales Mark

 

 

 


The Beatles Story 2 LP - Capitol Records - released November 23, 1963NEW YORK — The Beatles are hitting are hitting the gold disk route — again. Late last week Capitol Records asked the Record Industry Association of America for gold records award certifications on two albums, “Beatles ’65” and “The Beatles’ Story”  and a single, “I Fell Fine.”

“The Beatles’ Story,” a two-disk LP, was released late-November and hit the 1,000,000 sales mark within the first week. “Beatles ’65” was released a week ago and has already scored over 1,000,000  copies in sales. The single,  “I Feel Fine,” was released November 23 and Capitol reports 1,000,000 copies were sold immediately thereafter. END

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(Information and news source: Billboard; December 26, 1964)


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BEATLES ’65 * Great New Hits By John, Paul, George, Ringo * CAPITOL (12/15/1964)

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50TH! FAB (FOUR) SONGS THAT DEFINED BEATLEMANIA

MEET THE BEATLES!

MEET THE BEATLES! (No. 4) * The Beatles * NOT A SECOND TIME * (January 20, 1964)

BEATLEMANIA! ’64 (click image for large detailed view).
A LOOK BACK: IMAGES OF BEATLEMANIA! ’64 (click image for large detailed view).

Meet The Beatles (Cover)“Meet The Beatles” was released in the U.S. by Capitol Records, January 20, 1964 (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).



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