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The Beatles A Hard Day's Night U.S Mono Pressing Vinyl Rip Flac
Soundtrack by The Beatles and George Martin
Released 26 June 1964
Recorded 29 January, 25–27 February, 1 March & 1–4 June 1964,
EMI Studios, London and Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris
Genre Rock, rock and roll
Length 29:29
Language English
Label United Artists
Producer George Martin
Professional reviews

* Allmusic 5/5 stars link

Singles from A Hard Day's Night

1. "A Hard Day's Night"/"I Should Have Known Better"
Released: 13 July 1964
2. "And I Love Her"/"If I Fell"
Released: 20 July 1964
3. "I'll Cry Instead"/"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
Released: 20 August 1964

The American version of the album was released on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records in mono (UAL-3366) and stereo (UAS-6366) and contained the seven songs from the film: "A Hard Day's Night", "Tell Me Why", "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", "I Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "And I Love Her", and "Can't Buy Me Love". It also features "I'll Cry Instead", which, although written for the film, was cut from it at the last minute. The American version also included four easy listening-styled instrumental versions of Lennon and McCartney songs by George Martin: "I Should Have Known Better", "And I Love Her", "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)", and "A Hard Day's Night", each of which later appeared on George Martin's own instrumental albums released by United Artists and Parlophone. As with the Vee-Jay and Capitol albums issued during 1964, there are different label variations of the United Artists album, as well. Some of the labels misspell the titles of two of the songs: "Tell Me Why" appears as "Tell Me Who", and "I'll Cry Instead" as "I Cry Instead".

The album went to number one on the Billboard album chart, spending 14 weeks there, the longest run of any album that year.[9]

After EMI acquired United Artists Records, this album was reissued on 17 August 1980 on the Capitol label (SW-11921).

While the stereo version of the album included the instrumental tracks in true stereo, the Beatles' own recordings appeared as electronically rechannelled stereo recordings made from the mono releases. The 1980 Capitol Records release used the same master tape as the original United Artists stereo release, despite the availability of several tracks with official stereo remixes by that time. True stereo versions of most of the songs appeared on the Capitol Records album Something New, released in July 1964. "Can't Buy Me Love" and "I Should Have Known Better" finally appeared in stereo versions on the Apple Records compilation Hey Jude in 1970. The song "A Hard Day's Night" did not appear in a stereo version in the US until the LP Reel Music in March 1982. The American version has yet to be released officially on CD.

All tracks credited to Lennon/McCartney.
Side one
No. Title Notes Length
1. "A Hard Day's Night" 2:33
2. "Tell Me Why" 2:10
3. "I'll Cry Instead" 2:06
4. "I Should Have Known Better" Instrumental, George Martin & His Orchestra 2:10
5. "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" 1:59
6. "And I Love Her" Instrumental, George Martin & His Orchestra 3:46
Side two
No. Title Notes Length
1. "I Should Have Known Better" 2:44
2. "If I Fell" 2:22
3. "And I Love Her" 2:29
4. "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" Instrumental, George Martin & His Orchestra 3:10
5. "Can't Buy Me Love" 2:12
6. "A Hard Day's Night" Instrumental, George Martin & His Orchestra 2:06
Personnel

According to Mark Lewisohn[10]

The Beatles

* George Harrison – lead guitar (six- and 12-string); acoustic and Spanish guitars; background vocals; lead vocals on "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"; harmony vocal on "Things We Said Today" and claves on "And I Love Her"
* John Lennon – lead, harmony, and background vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica; lead guitar on "You Can't Do That"; piano on "Things We Said Today" and tambourine
* Paul McCartney – lead, harmony, and background vocals; bass guitar and piano; acoustic guitar on "I'll Be Back"
* Ringo Starr – drums, cowbell, maracas and tambourine

Additional musicians

* George Martin – piano

Cultural influence

According to music critic Richie Unterberger, "George Harrison's resonant 12-string electric guitar leads were hugely influential; the movie helped persuade The Byrds, then folksingers, to plunge all out into rock & roll, and the Beatles would be hugely influential on the folk-rock explosion of 1965. The Beatles' success, too, had begun to open the US market for fellow Brits like the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Kinks, and inspired young American groups like the Beau Brummels, Lovin' Spoonful, and others to mount a challenge of their own with self-penned material that owed a great debt to Lennon-McCartney."[11]

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