Release date : Monday, October 13, 1980
The Beatles Ballads
By The Beatles • LP • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
Last updated on February 2, 2025
Release date : Monday, October 13, 1980
By The Beatles • LP • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
Last updated on February 2, 2025
Previous album May 22, 1980 • "McCartney II" by Paul McCartney released in the US
Interview Oct 01, 1980 • Paul McCartney interview for Club Sandwich
Session October 2-25, 1980 • Pugin Hall rehearsals
Album Oct 13, 1980 • "The Beatles Ballads" by The Beatles released globally
Session Oct 18, 1980 • Pugin Hall rehearsal #1
Session Oct 30, 1980 • Pugin Hall rehearsal #2
Next album Dec 04, 1980 • "The McCartney Interview" by Paul McCartney released in the US
From Wikipedia:
The Beatles Ballads is a compilation album featuring a selection of ballad songs by the English rock band the Beatles. The album was not released in the United States, but in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Japan, South Korea and Australia. In Australia, the album was a big success, spending seven weeks at number one. It reached number 17 in the UK. [..]
The album was released in 1985 on LP and cassette under the EMI-ODEON label in Brazil using identical front and back cover art. It has never been officially released on compact disc.
Track listing
Despite a running time of almost one hour, the vinyl edition of this release has only ever been available as a single LP, rather than as a double set as sometimes presumed. “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” is the 1977 mix first used on the Love Songs compilation. The rest of the songs appear in their original stereo mixes, although four of these – “Yesterday“, “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away“, “She’s Leaving Home” and “Here, There and Everywhere” – had the left and right channels reversed, as on Love Songs.
In South Korea, “Norwegian Wood” was censored until 1993, so it was replaced with “Girl”. […]
In 1968, shortly after beginning the recording sessions for the Beatles’ White Album, John Lennon suggested “A Doll’s House” as the album title, inspired by a 19th century’s famous play by Henrik Ibsen. However, this idea was abandoned when the English progressive rock band Family released their debut album “Music In A Doll’s House” on July 19, 1968.
Contrary to some belief, the Beatles did not commission artist-writer John Patrick Byrne to create a cover for “A Doll’s House“. Instead, his artwork was originally intended for Alan Aldridge’s 1969 book “The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics“, and was subsequently used for “The Beatles Ballads” compilation.
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hi • 20 days ago
Despite popular belief the album art was not made in 1968 to support A Doll's House, however, it was originally created for Alan Aldridge's The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics.
The PaulMcCartney Project • 20 days ago
Hi "hi", you're perfectly right, I need to update this Wikipedia entry ! Thanks for letting me know.