The first of two Beatles EPs released by Capitol Records was issued on this day. Four By The Beatles had the serial number Capitol EAP 1-2121, and was released only in mono.
The four songs had previously been issued in the United States on Meet The Beatles! or The Beatles’ Second Album. They were ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘This Boy’, and ‘Please Mister Postman’.
A subsequent EP, the similarly-titled 4 By The Beatles, was released by Capitol on 1 February 1965. The format wasn’t a hit with US record-buyers, and no further official EPs followed.
Last updated: 28 November 2022
Also on this day...
- 2011: Paul McCartney live: Estadio Nacional, Santiago
- 2003: Paul McCartney live: Piazza del Colosseo, Rome
- 1997: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: State Theatre, Minneapolis
- 1973: Wings live: Hippodrome, Bristol
- 1970: US single release: The Long And Winding Road
- 1969: George Harrison performs on a Jack Bruce session
- 1968: Lennon and McCartney promote Apple in New York
- 1967: Recording, mixing: Baby You’re A Rich Man
- 1965: Filming: Help!
- 1963: The Beatles live: Imperial Ballroom, Nelson
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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