The BEATLES Illustrated: With The Beatles

With The Beatles - The Beatles

Vinyl L.P · Mono · Parlophone Records · PMC 1206.
1963 · U.K.

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with the beatles

GEORGE HARRISON (lead guitar) JOHN LENNON (rhythm guitar)

PAUL McCARTNEY (bass guitar) RINGO STARR (drums)

Side One

1 IT WON'T BE LONG (Lennon-McCartney)

2 ALL I'VE GOT TO DO (Lennon-McCartney)

3 ALL MY LOVING (Lennon-McCartney)

4 DON'T BOTHER ME (Harrison)

5 LITTLE CHILD (Lennon-McCartney)

6 TILL THERE WAS YOU (Willson)

7 PLEASE MISTER POSTMAN (Holland)

Side Two

1 ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN (Berry)

2 HOLD ME TIGHT (Lennon-McCartney)

3 YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME (Robinson)

4 I WANNA BE YOUR MAN (Lennon-McCartney)

5 DEVIL IN HER HEART (Drapkin)

6 NOT A SECOND TIME (Lennon-McCartney)

7 MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) (Bradford-Gordy)

Recording produced by GEORGE MARTIN

Front cover photography: Robert Freeman

Recording first published 1963

Fourteen freshly recorded titles---including many sure-fire stage-show favourites---are featured on the two generously filled sides of this record. The Beatles have repeated the successful formula which made their first 'Please Please Me' LP into the fastest-selling album of 1963. Again they have set eight of their own original compositions alongside a batch of 'personal choice' pieces selected from the recorded repertoires of the American R.&B. artists they admire most.

The first half of the sessions gets away to a rip-roarin' start with John's powerful treatment of IT WON'T BE LONG NOW. Two more Lennon/McCartney compositions follow with these two remarkably talented tunesmiths handling their own lyrics on ALL I'VE GOT TO DO and ALL MY LOVING. On the first slower number John takes the vocal lead with Paul supplying the harmony. On ALL MY LOVING Paul stands in the vocal spotlight with John and George chanting in the background. Listen to George's superb, slightly Country and Western guitar solo, an intriguing feature of ALL MY LOVING.

DON'T BOTHER ME marks the disc debut of George Harrison as composer. It is a fairly fast number with a haunting theme tune. Behind George's double-tracked voice the rest of the fabulous foursome create some unusual instrumental effects. Paul beats out a lean, hollow-boned rhythm from the claves, John uses a tambourine and Ringo hits out at a loose-skinned Arabian bongo (don't ask me where he picked that up!) to pound out the on-beat percussive drive.

On a fair number of previous recordings by The Beatles produce George Martin has joined the group to add suitable piano sounds to their instrumental arrangements. His keyboartd contributions come a little later in this new programme but on LITTLE CHILD it is Paul McCartney who plays piano. John and Paul join forces for the vocal on this rocker and, whilst Paul was over-dubbing the piano bits, John was standing beside another microphone adding in some neatly-timed mouth-organ phrases.

Those who considered Paul's interpretation of A taste of honey to be a stand-out attraction of The Beatles' first LP will be more than pleased to hear him assume the role of romantic balladeer again on TILL THERE WAS YOU, the near-standard hit from the show 'The Music Man'.

Ringo plays the bongos behind Paul's solo performance. George and john switch to acoustic guitars for this track---only Paul's pulsating bass uses electricity.

If you have read a great deal in the musical press about Merseyside's beat basement, The Cavern, you might imagine that the cellar stompers of Liverpool would demand an all-up-tempo programme. Curiously Paul's persuasive handling of TILL THERE WAS YOU used to go down extremely well at the club long before the Love me do days when The Beatles were frequent bill-toppers at this now-famous venue.

The first half closes with another number which dates back to The Beatles' Cavern Club period. Once an American chart-topper for a recording group called The Marvelettes, PLEASE MR. POSTMAN features a double-tracked John Lennon with George and Paul in vocal support.

Chuck Berry's ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN has been one of the most requested items at recent concert performances by The Beatles. George duets with himself on this one; the boys add to the atmosphere of excitement by their hand-clapping.

Paul issues forth with the invitation HOLD ME TIGHT on the fairly brisk second track of Side Two. More handclapping and energetic vocal support from John and George.

The boys have an immense admiration for America's rhythmic group The Miracles, to whom they pay tribute via their interpretation of YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME. John and George tackle the wild, relentless vocal with Paul joining them for the chorus lines. Incidentally that IS George Martin on piano this time!

Observing the tremendous audience response that Ringo has been getting whenever he sings Boys, John and Paul put their heads together to pen a special new number for their fierce-voiced drumming man. The result is a real raver entitled I WANNA BE YOUR MAN. The Hammond organ in the background is played by John Lennon.

Though they are lesser known on our side of the Atlantic than The Crystals of The Shirelles, the American all-girl group The Donays have always commanded plenty of professional respect from The Beatles. Therefore they switched around the lyrics of DEVIL IN HER HEART and handed the medium-paced beat offering to George Harrison. John and Paul provide the harmony with Ringo using his maraccas.

The final Lennon/McCartney composition of this session features a double-tracked John Lennon singing NOT A SECOND TIME. George Martin's piano work is featured on this number and again upon the programme's closing track MONEY. Paul describes MONEY as 'a really big screamer' and he recalls the numerous Cavern Club occasions when this item brought forth the same type of overwhelming response given to Twists and Shout. Much recorded by American blues merchants, MONEY has John shouting the raw lyrics with tremendous force and feeling whilst George and Paul supply the answers.

MONEY makes a completely worthy climax to this knock-out programme. Hope it doesn't leave you too breathless to flip back to Side One for a repeat-plat session WITH THE BEATLES.

TONY BARROW

The Beatles:

John Lennon: Lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; handclaps; harmonica on (Little Child); nylon-string acoustic guitar on (Till There Was You); tambourine (Don't Bother Me).

Paul McCartney: Lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar and handclaps; piano (Little Child), claves (Don't Bother Me).

George Harrison: Lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar (Till There Was You).

Ringo Starr: Drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps; lead vocals (I Wanna Be Your Man), Arabian loose-skin bongo (Till There Was You, Don't Bother Me).

Other musicians:

George Martin: Arrangement; organ (I Wanna Be Your Man), piano (You Really Got a Hold on Me, Not a Second Time, Money).

Credits:

Producer: George Martin.

Engineering and mixing: Norman Smith.

Recorded: 18 July – 23 October 1963

Studio: EMI Studios, London, U.K.

Cover photograph: Robert Freeman.

Released: 22 November, 1963.

Lyrics:

It Won't Be Long.

(Lennon / McCartney)

Ev'ry night when ev'rybody has fun,

Here am I sitting all on my own,

It won't be long yeh, yeh,

Till I belong to you.

Since you left me I'm so alone,

Now you're coming, you're coming home,

I'll be good like I know I should,

You're coming home, you're coming home.

Ev'ry night the tears come down from my eyes,

Ev'ry day I've done nothing but cry.

It won't be long yeh, yeh.

Since you left me I'm so alone,

Now you're coming, you're coming home,

I'll be good like I know I should,

You're coming home, you're coming home.

Ev'ry day we'll be happy, I know,

Now I know that you won't leave me no more.

It won't be long yeh, yeh.

All I've Got To Do.

(Lennon / McCartney)

Whenever I want you around, yeah.

All I gotta do,

Is call you on the phone,

And you'll come running home,

Yeah, that's all I gotta do.

And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah.

All I gotta do,

Is whisper in your ear

The words you long to hear,

And I'll be kissin' you.

And the same goes for me,

Whenever you want me at all.

I'll be here, yes I will, whenever you call.

You just gotta call on me, yeah,

You just gotta call on me.

And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah.

All I gotta do,

Is call you on the phone,

And you'll come running home,

Yeah, that's all I gotta do.

And the same goes for me,

Whenever you want me at all.

I'll be here, yes I will, whenever you call.

You just gotta call on me, yeah,

You just gotta call on me.

All My Loving.

(Lennon / McCartney)

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you,

Tomorrow I'll miss you;

Remember I'll always be true.

And then while I'm away,

I'll write home ev'ry day,

And I'll send all my loving to you.

I'll pretend That I'm kissing

the lips I am missing

And hope that my draems will come true.

And then while I'm away,

I'll write home ev'ry day,

And I'll send all my loving to you.

All my loving I will send to you.

All my loving, darling I'll be true.

Don't Bother Me.

(Harrison)

Since she's been gone I want no one to talk to me.

It's not the same but I'm to blame, it's plain to see.

So go away, leave me alone, don't bother me.

I can't believe that she would leave me on my own.

It's just not right when every night I'm all alone.

I've got no time for you right now, don't bother me.

I know I'll never be the same if I don't get her back again.

Because I know she'll always be the only girl for me.

But 'till she's here please don't come near, just stay away.

I'll let you know when she's come home. Until that day,

Don't come around, leave me alone, don't bother me.

I've got no time for you right now, don't bother me.

I know I'll never be the same if I don't get her back again.

Because I know she'll always be the only girl for me.

But 'till she's here please don't come near, just stay away.

I'll let you know when she's come home. Until that day,

Don't come around, leave me alone, don't bother me.

Don't bother me.

Little Child.

(Lennon / McCartney)

Little child, little child,

Little child, won't you dance with me?

I'm so sad and lonely,

Baby take a chance with me.

If you want someone

To make you feel so fine,

Then we'll have some fun

When you're mine, all mine,

So come, come on, come on.

Little child, little child,

Little child, won't you dance with me?

I'm so sad and lonely,

Baby take a chance with me.

When you're by my side,

You're the only one,

Don't run and hide,

Just come on, come on,

So come on, come on, come on.

Till There Was You.

(Meredith Wilson)

There were bells on a hill

But I never heard them ringing

No I never heard them at all

Till there was you

There were birds in the sky

But I never saw them winging

No I never saw them at all

Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses

They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and you

There was love all around

But I never heard it singing

No I never heard it at all

Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses

They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and you

There was love all around

But I never heard it singing

No I never heard it at all

Till there was you

Till there was you.

Please Mister Postman.

(Brian Holland / Robert Bateman / Berry Gordy jr.)

Wait, oh yes wait a minute mister postman

Wait, wait mister postman

Mister postman look and see

You got a letter in your bag for me

I been waiting such a long time

Since I heard from that girl of mine

There must be some word today

From my girlfriend so far away

Please mister postman look and see

If there's a letter, a letter for me

I been standing here waiting mister postman

So patiently

For just a card or just a letter

Saying she's returning home to me

So many days you passed me by

See the tear standing in my eye

You didn't stop to make me feel better

By leaving me a card or a letter

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute

You gotta check it and see, one more time for me

Wait Wait Wait

Deliver the letter, the sooner the better

Wait.

Roll Over Beethoven.

(Chuck Berry)

Well gonna write a little letter

Gonna mail it to my local D.J.

It's a rockin' little record

I want my jockey to play

Roll over Beethoven

I gotta hear it again today

You know my temperature's risin'

And the jukebox's blowin' a fuse

My hearts beatin' rhythm

And my soul keeps singing the blues

Roll over Beethoven

And tell Tchaikovsky the news

I got a rockin' pneumonia

I need a shot of rhythm and blues

I think I got it off the writer

Sittin' down by the rhythm review

Roll over Beethoven

We're rockin' in two by two

Well if you fell you like it

Well get your lover and reel and rock it

Roll it over and move on up

Just jump around and reel and rock it

Roll it over

Roll over Beethoven

A rockin' in two by two , oh

Well early in the mornin'

I'm a givin' you the warnin'

Don't you step on my blue suede showes

Hey little little

Gonna play my fiddle

Ain't got nothing to lost

Roll over Beethoven

And tell Tchaikovsky the news

You know she winks like a glow worm

Dance like a spinnin' top

She got a crazy partner

Oughta see 'em reel an rock

Long as she's got a dime

The music will never stop

Roll over Beethoven

And dig these rhythm and blues.

Hold Me Tight.

(Lennon / McCartney)

It feels so right now, hold me tight,

Tell me I'm the only one,

And then I might,

Never be the lonely one.

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you, you you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

Hold me tight,

Let me go on loving you,

To-night to-night,

Making love to only you,

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you, you you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

Don't know what it means to hold you tight,

Being here alone tonight with you,

It feels so right now, feels so right now.

Hold me tight,

Tell me I'm the only one,

And then I might,

Never be the only one,

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you, you you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

Don't know what it means to hold you tight,

Being here alone tonight with you,

It feels so right now, feels so right now.

Hold me tight,

Let me go on loving you,

To-night, to-night,

Making love to only you,

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you, you you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

You Really Got A Hold on Me.

(Wiliam Robinson)

I don't like you

But I love you

See that I'm always

Thinking of you

Oh, oh, oh,

You treat me badly

I love you madly

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

I don't want you,

But I need you

Don't want to kiss you

But I need you

Oh, oh, oh

You do me wring now

My love is strong now

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

I love you and all I want you to do

Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

I want to leave you

Don't want to stay here

Don't want to spend

Another day here

Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now

I just can quit now

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

I love you and all I want you to do

Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

You've really got a hold on me

I Wanna Be Your Man.

(Lennon / McCartney)

I wanna be your lover baby,

I wanna be your man,

I wanna be your lover baby,

I wanna be your man.

Tell me that you love me baby,

Like no other can,

Love you like no other baby,

Like no other can.

I wanna be your man,

I wanna be your man.

Tell me that you love me baby,

Tell me you understand,

Tell me that you love me baby,

I wanna be your man.

I wanna be your lover baby,

I wanna be your man,

I wanna be your lover baby,

I wanna be your man.

I wanna be your man,

I wanna be your man.

I wanna be your lover baby,

I wanna be your man,

I wanna be your lover baby,

I wanna be your man.

Tell me that you love me baby,

Like no other can,

Love you like no other baby,

Like no other can.

I wanna be your man,

I wanna be your man.

Devil In Her Heart.

(Richard B.Drapkin)

She's got the devil in her heart

But her eyes they tantalize

She's gonna tear your heart apart

Oh her lips are really thrilling

I'll take my chances

for romance is

So important to me

She'll never hurt me

She won't desert me

She's an angel sent to me

She's got the devil in her heart

No, no, this I can't believe

She's gonna tear your heart apart

No, no nay will she deceive

I can't believe that she'll ever ever go

Not when she hugs and says she loves me so

She'll never hurt em

She won't desert me

Listen can't you see

She's got the devil in her heart

Oh, no, no, no, this I can't believe

She's gonna tear your heart apart

No no nay will she deceive

Don't take chances if your romance is

So important to you

She'll never hurt me

She won't desert me

She's an angel sent to me

She's got the devil in her heart

Oh, no, no, no, no this I can't believe

She's gonna tear your heart apart

No, no nay will she deceive

She's got the devil in her heart

No she's an angel sent to me

She's got the devil in her heart

No she's an angel sent to me.

Not A Second Time.

(Lennon / McCartney)

You know you made me cry,

I see no use in wond'ring why,

I cried for you.

And now, you've changed your mind,

I see no reason to change mine,

I cried, it's through, oh.

Oh, you're giving me the same old line,

I'm wond'ring why,

You hurt me then, you're back again,

No, no, not a second time.

Money (That's What I Want).

(Jenny Bradford / Berry Cordy jr.)

The best things in life are free

But you can keep 'em for the birds and bees.

Now gimme money (that's what I want)

That's what I want (that's what I want)

That's what I want, ye-ye-yeh,

That's what I want.

Money don't get everything it's true.

What it don't get I can't use.

So gimme money (that's what I want)

A little money (that's what I want)

That's what I want, ye-ye-yeh,

That's what I want.

Yeh gimme money (that's what I want)

A little money (that's what I want)

That's what I want (that's what I want)

So gimme money (that's what I want)

That's what I want, ye-ye-yeh,

That's what I want.

Your lovin' give me a thrill

But your lovin' don't pay my bill.

Now gimme money (that's what I want)

That's what I want (that's what I want)

That's what I want, ye-ye-yeh,

That's what I want.

Money don't get everything it's true.

What it don't get I can't use.

So gimme money (that's what I want)

A little money (that's what I want)

That's what I want, ye-ye-yeh,

That's what I want.

Yeh gimme money (that's what I want)

A little money (that's what I want)

That's what I want (that's what I want)

So gimme money (that's what I want)

That's what I want, ye-ye-yeh,

That's what I want.

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