I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
By:
The Beatles
Lead vocals:
John Lennon
Songwriter(s):
Lennon/McCartney
First released on:
Beatles for Sale
U.S. release date:
February 15, 1965
U.K. release date:
December 4, 1964
Length (≈):
2:33
Label:
Capitol
Label:
Parlophone
Produced by:
George Martin
Recording date(s):
September 29, 1964
Recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios (EMI)
Musicians :
- John Lennon – vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass
- George Harrison – vocal, lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine
This song was taken out of the US version of Beatles for Sale because it was judged too moody. As the b-side to Eight Days a Week, it made the US top 40, proving once more how out of touch the suits at Capitol Records really were. This Lennon composition is one of several in which he deals with the frustrations and isolations that fame had brought him. The harmonies and the Harrison guitar solo have a distinct country-western flavor, presaging a shift of focus for the Beatles as they entered their "middle period."
Recording
September 29, 1964 in 19 takes.
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