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The Beatles released their fourth studio album on the 4th of December 1964 in the United Kingdom. This record marked a sharp departure from the upbeat tone that had characterized their previous work.
American folk singer Bob Dylan influenced the introspective lyrics on the Beatles for Sale album after the band met him in New York in August 1964. John Lennon wrote more introspective lyrics than before through Dylan's example and exposure to US country radio stations.
The sessions for Beatles for Sale began at EMI Studios on the 11th of August. The majority of recording took place during a three-week period beginning on the 29th of September while the band toured the UK.
Robert Freeman took an image showing unsmiling, weary-looking Beatles in an autumn scene in London's Hyde Park which he described as the very antithesis of early-60s pop stars. The cover carried no band logo or artist credit and used minuscule type for the title.
The album features eight Lennon-McCartney compositions alongside six cover versions for a total of fourteen tracks. Capitol Records split these fourteen tracks into two separate albums for the American market known as Beatles '65 and Beatles VI.