The Beatles' Second Album – THE BEATLES***

Roll Over Beethoven/Thank You Girl/You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me/Devil In Her Heart/Money/You Can’t Do That/Long Tall Sally/I Call Your Name/Please Mr Postman/I’ll Get You/She Loves You Released only in the US, the The Beatles' Second Album contains five tracks from the British album With The Beatles, four from previously released singles, and two new tracks Long Tall Sally and I Call Your Name. She Loves You topped both the UK and US singles charts. (US:1)

"Contains exclusively uptempo numbers, and for this reason is a favourite of some Beatles aficionados and rock critics."

"This album cracks along at a break-neck pace, enabling the listener to really enjoy what the boys were known for at this time in their career. Even for a 1964 release, it still holds up very well, retaining a freshness and a spark of fun that is undeniable." "Second Album is a good, representative collection of the material that The Beatles were doing at the beginning of their careers. George Harrison offers up an energetic, earnest version of Chuck Berry's Roll Over Beethoven, a song he performed up into the twilight of his career, while Paul McCartney's interpretation of Little Richard's Long Tall Sally is nothing short of explosive."

"What really makes this 'second' album stand out from the other early Fab Four efforts is that it has so many covers of songs by black American artists and songwriters."

"You Can't Do That is the Fab Four's strongest hard-edged R & B-style original ever. There's a raw twelve-bar blues verse and melodic bridge with minor chords."

"Unlike every other Beatles album released by Capitol during the 60s, this one truly rocks out from start to finish, with all eleven tracks included having a cheerful, up-tempo feel to them."

"It contains more covers than original songs."