| The Beatles' Story | ||||
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| Released | 23 November 1964 | |||
| Venue | Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles | |||
| Studio | Capitol Records Building | |||
| Genre | Documentary, interview | |||
| Length | 49:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Gary Usher, Roger Christian | |||
| The Beatles North American chronology | ||||
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The Beatles' Story is the sixth album by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States, issued on 23 November 1964 by Capitol Records. It is a documentary double album featuring interviews, press conferences, and snippets of original or orchestral versions of Beatles songs, with voice-over narration. The album's original liner notes described it as a "narrative and musical biography" of Beatlemania.[1] It was produced by Los Angeles–based songwriter and producer Gary Usher and disc jockey and lyricist Roger Christian, and narrated by John Babcock, Al Wiman and Christian.
Capitol issued the album in response to the Vee-Jay Records LP Hear the Beatles Tell All, a compilation of radio interviews with the band carried out by Los Angeles disc jockeys.[2] The company also sought to compete with unauthorised Beatles interview records issued by the Radio Pulse Beat label, which released three such LPs hosted by Ed Rudy.[3] The Beatles' Story peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 2014, Capitol reissued the album as part of the Beatles' The U.S. Albums box set.
- ^ Womack 2014, p. 130.
- ^ Womack 2014, p. 129.
- ^ Schaffner 1978, p. 18.