Critical Success
The record was well received by Beatles lovers. An article in the November 27, 1965, issue of Billboard reported that station WMCA received "hundreds" of favorable calls after playing selections from the LP. A week later, the magazine reviewed it as "good chamber music and good Beatles music." The record debuted at #126 on Billboard's Top LP's chart on December 11, 1965. It slowly gained favor, staying on the charts into the new year. After gradually creeping into the Top 100, album sales receded, and Billboard authors labeled it successful for its niche, so that when the label released "Beatle Country" in December 1966, the introductory article recalled the "chart-busting" nature of this earlier Elektra release.
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