Off the Beatle Track
| Off the Beatle Track | ||||
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| Released | 10 July 1964 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1964 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 26:17 | |||
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| Producer | George Martin | |||
| George Martin & His Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Off the Beatle Track is a 1964 album by George Martin & His Orchestra, released 10 July by United Artists Records in the United States and 3 August by Parlophone in the United Kingdom.
It is the first of a series of albums by Martin featuring instrumental arrangements of songs by The Beatles, for whom he served as producer, arranger, and occasional accompanying musician. It is also the first LP Martin released under his own name. This album was later issued on CD by One Way Records. Later that same year, four of these recordings were reused for the album By Popular Demand, A Hard Day's Night.[2]
Despite its "Beatles" association (the liner notes are even written by John Lennon) and being released at the height of Beatlemania in both the UK and USA, the album did not sell in large quantities. As a result, it is now a collectors item, with copies selling for in excess of £100.[3]
Track listing
Tracks 1, 3, 6 and 8 are included on Martin's soundtrack album By Popular Demand, A Hard Day's Night.
All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Loves You" | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Can't Buy Me Love" | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Don't Bother Me" (George Harrison) | 2:58 |
| 4. | "All I've Got to Do" | 2:08 |
| 5. | "I Saw Her Standing There" | 2:11 |
| 6. | "All My Loving" | 2:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Please Please Me" | 2:00 |
| 8. | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | 2:17 |
| 9. | "From Me to You" | 1:48 |
| 10. | "Little Child" | 1:50 |
| 11. | "This Boy" | 2:17 |
| 12. | "There's a Place" | 2:00 |
References
- ^ Eder, Bruce. Off the Beatle Track at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "The Beatles U.S. LPs/United Artists Records". Yokono.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "popsike.com - G MARTIN " OFF THE BEATLE TRACK "SUPERB UK Y/B earliest mid sized STEREO 1G 1G - auction details". Popsike.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "George Martin & His Orchestra - Off The Beatle Track". Discogs.com. 10 July 1964. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
