Album · 1964

Meet The Beatles!

by The Beatles

Meet The Beatles! is a 1964 rock album by The Beatles. It runs 12 tracks across 28 minutes on EMI.

Rock · Rock And Roll · Classic Rock

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3 critics: 12
Tracks: 28 min
Runtime: 132 bpm
Tempo: E major
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The Rolling Stone Record Guide5/5
AllMusic4.5/5
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5

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Meet The Beatles! album cover

The Meet The Beatles! cover was photographed by Robert Freeman.

Photography: Robert Freeman

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About

Meet the Beatles! is the first Beatles' album to be issued in the United States by Capitol Records. Released on 20 January 1964, in both mono and stereo formats, it topped the popular album chart on 15 February 1964 and remained at number one for an impressive eleven weeks. It was then supplanted by The Beatles' Second Album, the first time that an act had replaced itself at the peak album position. The cover featured Robert Freeman's portrait used for the UK With the Beatles release, with a blue tint added to the original stark black-and-white photograph.

In brief

When was Meet The Beatles! released?: Meet The Beatles! was released in 1964 on EMI.
How many tracks are on Meet The Beatles!?: Meet The Beatles! has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 28 minutes.
What genre is Meet The Beatles!?: Meet The Beatles! is catalogued under Rock, Rock And Roll, Classic Rock.
What BPM is Meet The Beatles!?: Meet The Beatles! runs at a median tempo of 132 BPM across its tracks, most often in E major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Meet The Beatles!?: Listeners of Meet The Beatles! also rate Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, Imagine by John Lennon.

Meet The Beatles! at a glance

Label: Capitol Records
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
Produced by: George Martin

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