4-By The Beatles - 1965 Capitol EP 45

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The Beatles

4-By The Beatles

Capitol EP with Picture Cover

Capitol R-5365 – 1965

4-By The Beatles was the second of two Beatles’ Extended Play 45s released by Capitol Records. Though the first Beatles' EP released by Capitol did not succeed as much as the label would have hoped, it did well on the singles chart, which enabled Capitol to create a new series called the "4-By" series, which acted like a "super single." The idea was to market a set of four songs to "complement the artist's singles and albums, and not compete with the performer's current hit single." Accordingly, the series name is a reference to the limited success of that first Capitol Beatles’ EP,  Four By The Beatles.

Although initially intended to appear as a single by releasing the "4-By" in a soft sleeve, and thus "distinguish the '4-By' product from EP's," the Beatles "4-By" was released in a hard cardboard sleeve, similar to regular EP releases.  Billboard did not chart this "4-By" as a single, but as an EP, with it charting as high as Number 68 on the Hot 100. Capitol deleted 4-By The Beatles on December 31, 1965, less than a year after it was released.

Track Listing:

Side one

1. "Honey Don't" (2:56)
2. "I'm A Loser" (2:31)

Side two

3. "Mr. Moonlight" (2:27)
4. "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" (2:38)

This auction is for the Capitol Extended Play 45, 4-By By The Beatles.  The Record is in Very Good+ condition, with clean, unblemished labels, and glossy vinyl. The Picture Cover is in Very Good+ condition, with no writing or seam splits, but showing some signs of wear along the spine and a crushed lower right corner.

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