Editing George Martin (section)

====1964====
On 29 January 1964, Martin and Smith travelled to Paris, where the Beatles were performing a residency, to have them record German-language versions of "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" for the West German market. The Beatles initially refused to record these versions, forcing Martin to barge into their hotel room and insist they come to the studio.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=158–159}} They meekly complied, recording "[[Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich]]". They also recorded what was to be their next no. 1 single, "[[Can't Buy Me Love]]",{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=38}} which was the British year-end no. 1.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lane |first=Dan |title=The biggest selling singles of every year revealed! (1952–2011) |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=18 November 2012 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-biggest-song-of-every-year-revealed__13409/ |access-date=28 August 2014}}</ref> Martin tweaked the arrangement by having part of the chorus open the song as an intro, so "it grabbed people".{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=160}}

Martin travelled to New York with the Beatles on 7 February, as the band embarked on their first visit to America—including [[The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show|landmark performances]] on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=167}} Martin and Capitol Records planned to record a live album of one of the Beatles' appearances at [[Carnegie Hall]], but they were stymied by the [[American Federation of Musicians]]' refusal to allow Martin, a non-union member, to participate in the recording.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=173}}

In late February, the band re-entered the studio and began recording the soundtrack album to the Beatles' upcoming untitled feature film.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=39}} The [[A Hard Day's Night (film)|film]], [[A Hard Day's Night (album)|album]], and [[A Hard Day's Night (song)|lead single]] were all titled "A Hard Day's Night". Martin and [[George Harrison]] played piano and guitar, respectively, at half-speed for the song's solo, which was then played back at normal speed on the record.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=192}} In addition to producing the Beatles' original songs for the album—the first and only to exclusively feature Lennon–McCartney songs—Martin orchestrated several instrumental numbers for the film.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=195}} The film was a success, and the album and single both reached no. 1 in the UK and US when all three were released in July.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=209, 212}} Martin received an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|best film score]].{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=207}}
[[File:Beatles and George Martin in studio 1966.JPG|thumb|right|Martin working with the Beatles in EMI's Studio Two during ''[[Beatles for Sale]]'' sessions, 1964]]
When [[Ringo Starr]] fell ill with [[laryngitis]] just before [[the Beatles' 1964 world tour]] began in early June, Martin recruited session drummer [[Jimmie Nicol]] as a temporary replacement.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=201}} Martin joined them for part of their [[The Beatles' 1964 North American tour|August/September North American tour]], recording their performance at [[the Hollywood Bowl]].{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=209}} (Overwhelming crowd noise made the recording unsuitable for release until, in 1977, Martin spliced some of the performances with others from their 1965 visit to the Hollywood Bowl;<ref>{{cite book |last1=Friede |first1=Goldie |last2=Titone |first2=Robin |last3=Weiner |first3=Sue |title=The Beatles A to Z |date=1980 |publisher=Methuen |isbn=978-0-416-00781-7 |page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i8siAQAAIAAJ |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref> this was issued as ''[[The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl]]'', which made no. 2 in the US and no. 1 in the UK.<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web |title=The Beatles > Artists > Official Charts |date=17 October 1962 |publisher=[[UK Albums Chart]] |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10363/beatles/ |access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="USchart">{{cite magazine |title=The Beatles – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/383540/beatles/chart?page=5&f=305&sort=date |access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref>)

The Beatles began recording their next studio album, ''[[Beatles for Sale]]'' in August, though the sessions continued intermittently through late October and the record was released on 4 December.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=47–51}} Martin observed that the Beatles were "war weary" during many of these sessions, and the album included six covers because Lennon and McCartney had not written enough songs to fill out the record.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=231}} The album included a February 1965 US no. 1 single, "[[Eight Days a Week]]" (which was not released in the UK). These sessions also produced a December 1964 single, "[[I Feel Fine]]", that reached no. 1 in the UK and US and was among the first pop records to feature [[audio feedback|feedback]].<ref>[[Richie Unterberger|Unterberger, Richie]]. "[https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-feel-fine-mt0003926435 'I Feel Fine' song review]", AllMusic.</ref> ''Beatles for Sale'' also featured new percussion sounds on several tracks, such as [[timpani]] and [[chocalho]].{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=49}} Martin contributed piano on their cover of "[[Rock and Roll Music (song)|Rock and Roll Music]]".{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=241}} ''Beatles for Sale'' was the first album for which the Beatles were present for [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]].{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=236}} The album reached no. 1 in the UK but was not released in the US.<ref name="UKchart"/>