A Hard Day's Night (Album)
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A Hard Day's Night ( English analogously: One night after a heavy day ) is the third studio album of the British group The Beatles , released in the UK on 10 July 1964th In Germany the album was released on July 9, 1964, here it had the title: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! A Hard Day's Night and was their fourth album including the compilation album. The A Hard Day's Night includes on the first page, the soundtrack of the eponymous Beatles film (German movie title: Yeah Yeah Yeah ).
In the United States , a modified version of the album, which contains only film music, was released by United Artists on June 26, 1964. The UK version of A Hard Day's Night was released on CD on July 21, 1987 in the USA .
Emergence
The album was preceded by the United Artists' wish to produce a feature film with the Beatles. Movies with musicians were common at the time and were usually produced on a shoestring to capitalize on the popularity of the respective artist. In the case of the Beatles, United Artists was less interested in the grossing of the feature film than in the marketing of the film music, because Capitol Records did not own the rights to possible film music of the Beatles in North America .
After an agreement was reached between the management of the Beatles and United Artists, it was time for John Lennon and Paul McCartney to compose new pieces for the feature film. For the British album, the songs that were to be used in the film had to be ready before filming began on March 2, 1964, if possible. The rest of the songs that made up the album were recorded after filming was over. The first recordings for the soundtrack began on February 25th at Abbey Road Studios . By March 1, 1964, nine songs had been completed, two of which, I Call Your Name and Long Tall Sally , were used for an EP . The remaining songs were recorded on June 1 and 2, 1964.
Can't Buy Me Love , the first song that found its way into the feature film, was released as a single on March 20, 1964. Most of the track was recorded on January 29, 1964 in thePathé Marconi Studiosin Paris . It was the first and only time the Beatles made recordings outside of the UK. Can't Buy Me Love was composed shortly before the recording by Paul McCartney at the Hôtel George V in Paris. The piece received the final touches on February 25, 1964 in Abbey Road Studios , where the rest of the music recordings for the album took place. Also on February 25, 1964, the Lennon composition You Can't Do That was recorded, which wasfirst publishedas the B-side of Can't Buy Me Love and was placed on the second side of the album.
On February 26, 1964, John Lennon's composition I Should Have Known Better was recorded. Lennon used a harmonica as a special element, as in some of the early Beatles' pieces . The song can be seen during a scene that shows the Beatles in the baggage car of a train.
The next day, another attempt to record the McCartney composition And I Love Her was on the program . The recordings that had previously been made on February 25 and 26, 1964, had not produced satisfactory results. The Beatles had initially tried a more rocky arrangement for the song, but then decided on a gentler instrumentation with acoustic guitars and bongos instead of drums. With this variant they were successful on February 27th and were then able to tackle two more songs, both of which came mostly from John Lennon: the fast Tell Me Why sung together by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison and the ballad If I Fell , die sung by Lennon and McCartney.
On March 1, 1964, I'm Happy Just to Dance with You , written by John Lennon for George Harrison, was recorded.
The feature film had no name until shortly before the end of filming. The film's weird original title supposedly came from Ringo Starr, who was known for his twisted comments. He is said to have groaned exhausted during the filming: “That's a hard day…”, when he looked out the window, he saw that it was already dark and added “… night”. Whether the sentence was really pronounced during the shooting is unclear, since John Lennon him already in his first book In his own writing used (, In His Own Write '). In any case, the statement seemed to perfectly describe the mood of the feature film, and on April 13, 1964, the title of the film was officially announced to the press. It was now up to Lennon and McCartney to write a suitable theme song. On April 16, 1964, the Beatles found themselves in the studio and began recording the song A Hard Day's Night . The vocals were shared by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The opening chord played by George Harrison on his twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar was particularly striking . After the recording, the soundtrack was complete.
Filming for the film lasted until April 24, 1964. After a brief vacation, the Beatles began to take care of the missing songs for the album. Lennon's I'll Cry Instead was recorded on June 1, 1964 . The next day, recordings for two more Lennon compositions, Any Time at All and When I Get Home, and McCartney's Things We Said Today, followed . On June 22, 1964, the album was stereo-mixed and four songs were mono-mixed; the rest of the mono mixes were made on March 3, April 23, June 9 and 10. The single Can't Buy Me Love was mixed on February 26th (mono) and March 10th (stereo).
George Martin said of the recording technology: “The recordings of the first few years were all made on only two tracks and live, like on radio broadcasts. Four-track tape recorders then had the great advantage of being able to transfer and mix second voices or guitar solos afterwards. When we did A Hard Day's Night , we were only able to mix the basic track and then transferred the voices later. "
The special thing about A Hard Day's Night is that for the first time on this album only original compositions by the songwriter team Lennon / McCartney can be found. In contrast to the Beatles' two previous albums, John Lennon was clearly the dominant partner. Ten of the thirteen tracks on the album - including the title track - were mainly composed by him. Another peculiarity is that Ringo Starr did not provide any singing. One element that shaped the sound of the album was George Harrison's twelve-string electric guitar, a Rickenbacker 360/12, which was used on most of the pieces and on which the concise opening chord of the title song was played.
The album was released in Germany at the same time as the British premiere of the film on July 6, 1964. Four days after the premiere of the feature film, the British album and the single A Hard Day's Night were released . Producer George Martin also released the LP Off the Beatle Track that same day , which contained orchestral versions of Beatles' pieces, including Can't Buy Me Love . Some of the orchestral pieces are also included on the film music released on June 26, 1964 in the USA.
The album A Hard Day's Night entered the UK charts at number one on July 15, 1964, where it remained for 21 weeks. It was the Beatles' third number one album in the UK. The album had over 250,000 pre-orders in the UK. It was ousted from number one position by the album Beatles for Sale . In Germany, after With the Beatles , it was the Beatles ' second album, which reached number one on the charts. The two single releases Can't Buy Me Love and A Hard Day's Night also reached number one in the UK and US charts and became the fourth and fifth number-one hits for the Beatles in Great Britain and the USA.
The album was released in a mono and a stereo version.
The mono version of the album includes other mixes of the songs I Should Have Known Better (different harmonica introduction), Tell Me Why (John Lennon's vocals were doubled in the stereo version, not so in the mono version) and If I Fell (partially different vocals by John Lennon and Paul McCartney).
Other - unused - recorded versions of the songs Can't Buy Me Love , You Can't Do That , And I Love Her , A Hard Day's Night and I'll Be Back can be found on the album Anthology 1 .
Cover design
The design and photos of the cover are from Robert Freeman . The cover shows four rows of pictures in each of which five pictures of each Beatles can be seen. The first row shows John Lennon, the second George Harrison, the third Paul McCartney, the fourth Ringo Starr.
Track list
| No. | song | author | Lead vocals | Length stereo version | Length mono version |
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| 1 | A hard day's night | Lennon / McCartney |
Lennon and McCartney |
2:34 | 2:35 |
| 2 | I should have known better | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:43 | 2:47 |
| 3 | If I fell | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon and McCartney |
2:19 | 2:24 |
| 4th | I'm happy just to dance with you | Lennon / McCartney | Harrison | 1:56 | 2:00 |
| 5 | And I Love Her | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:30 | 2:34 |
| 6th | Tell Me Why | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:09 | 2:13 |
| 7th | Can't Buy Me Love | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:12 | 2:17 |
| No. | song | author | Lead vocals | Length stereo version | Length mono version |
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| 8th | Any time at all | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:11 | 2:16 |
| 9 | I'll Cry Instead | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 1:46 | 1:50 |
| 10 | Things We Said Today | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:35 | 2:41 |
| 11 | When I get home | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:17 | 2:21 |
| 12 | You Can't Do That | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:35 | 2:39 |
| 13 | I'll be back | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:26 | 2:23 |
- The lengths of the songs are based on the 2009 CD versions.
Re-releases
- On February 26, 1987 the album A Hard Day's Night was first released as a CD in Europe (USA: July 21, 1987), exclusively in a mono mix. The mastering was next George Martin from the sound engineer of the Abbey Road Studios monitored Mike Jarrett. The CD comes with an eight-page booklet containing the original cover text by Tony Barrow.
- On September 9, 2009 the album was released remastered in a stereo mix on CD and as part of The Beatles Stereo Box Set . The remastered mono version became available as part of the box The Beatles in mono , also since September 9, 2009. The stereo version of the CD, which was re-released in 2009, was remastered by Guy Massey and Steve Rooke, the mono version by Paul Hicks, Sean Magee and Guy Massey. While the cover design of the mono CD was based on the original LP version, the fold-out CD cardboard cover of the stereo version was redesigned by Drew Lorimer. The stereo CD also contains a 24-page booklet that contains photos of the Beatles, the original cover text by Tony Barrow from 1964, information about the album by Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley and information about the recordings by Allan Rouse and Kevin Howlett contains. The CD contains documentation in QuickTime format, consisting of video clips and modified images from the studio sessions; Accompanied by played music tracks, outtakes or studio conversations from the album.
- The remastered stereo vinyl long-playing record was released in November 2012 with the The Beatles Remastered Vinyl Box Set , the remastered mono-vinyl long-playing record in September 2014 with the box The Beatles In Mono .
- The album was first published in download format on November 16, 2010 on iTunes , and from December 24, 2015, the album was also available from other providers and streaming services.
Recording dates
The recordings for the album took place between January 29 and June 4, 1964 almost exclusively in Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) under the production direction of George Martin . Only Can't Buy Me Love was partially recorded on January 29, 1964 in the EMI Pathé Marconi studios in Paris . On this day the German songs Come, give me your hand and she loves you were recorded in Paris . The recording engineer was Norman Smith , with assistants Richard Langham, Geoff Emerick , AB Lincoln, David Lloyd and Ken Scott.
George Martin played the piano on Long Tall Sally , A Hard Day's Night , Matchbox and Slow Down .
| No. | song | Recording dates | Cast / guest musician | Phonograms (European first release) |
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| 1 | Can't Buy Me Love | Jan. 29, 1964, Feb. 25, 1964 |
A hard day's night | |
| 2 | You Can't Do That | Feb 25, 1964, May 22, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 3 | And I Love Her | 25-27 Feb. 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 4th | I should have known better | 25-26 Feb 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 5 | Tell Me Why | Feb. 27, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 6th | If I fell | Feb. 27, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 7th | I'm happy just to dance with you | March 1, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 8th | Long Tall Sally | March 1, 1964 |
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Long Tall Sally -EP |
| 9 | I call your name | March 1, 1964 |
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Long Tall Sally -EP |
| 10 | A hard day's night | Apr 16, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 11 | Matchbox | June 1, 1964 |
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Long Tall Sally -EP |
| 12 | I'll Cry Instead | June 1, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 13 | Slow down | June 1, 1964 |
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Long Tall Sally -EP |
| 14th | I'll be back | June 1, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 15th | Any time at all | June 2, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 16 | Things We Said Today | June 2, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 17th | When I get home | June 2, 1964 |
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A hard day's night |
| 18th | You know what to do | 3rd June 1964 |
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American publication
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June 26, 1964 |
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| Label (s) | United Artists , Capitol Records , Universal Music | |||
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29 min 29 s |
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Emergence
An album of the same name was released in the USA on June 26, 1964. It only contains music from the film of the same name. Since United Artists had financed the Beatles' first film, the US film company also got the right to distribute the soundtrack , so the seven songs on page one of the original British album and the title I'll Cry Instead were used. I'll Cry Instead was released in the US in a version that was almost twenty seconds longer. The US edition was filled with four instrumental pieces composed by Lennon / McCartney and interpreted by George Martin with his orchestra. The British album A Hard Day's Night was only released in the USA on July 21, 1987.
United Artists did not have the right to remove Beatles singles from the album, Capitol Records reserved that. United Artists released two George Martin singles from the album: And I Love Her / Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (catalog number UA 745) and A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better (catalog number UA 750). The B-side of the first single, Ringo's Theme (This Boy) , reached # 53 (A-side # 105) on the Billboard Hot 100 . George Martin's second single was less successful (A-side number 122, B-side number 111). United Artists also sold an album by George Martin and his Orchestra entitled By Popular Demand, A Hard Day's Night, Instrumental Versions of the Motion Picture Score .
A Hard Day's Night was the fourth album released in the USA. It was number 1 on the Billboard 200 in the United States from July 25 to October 30, 1964 , making it the Beatles' third number one album. In October 2000, the album was multi-platinum in the US for four million copies sold.
The album was released in a mono and a stereo version. The mono version of the album is not identical to the original British mix. The song And I Love Her contains a different mix with no doubled vocals, Any Time at All (the piano has been mixed in the background) and When I Get Home (the piano has been mixed in the foreground) also have different mixes. The stereo mix of the song A Hard Day's Night is not identical to the original British mix .
The US version of the album was also released in mono in Canada on June 26, 1964 .
Republication
From August 1980 the album was distributed by Capitol Records. In January 2014, A Hard Day's Night was released as part of the boxed CD The US Albums , it was also released separately and contains the mono and stereo versions of the album. For the albums on Box The US Albums , the remastered British mono and stereo tapes released in September 2009 were essentially used. New mixes were made for the songs And I Love Her (Mono) and I'll Cry Instead (Mono / Stereo). The album has been available as a download from iTunes since January 17, 2014 .
Cover design
United Artists released the album with a unique design of the cover . The front of the album shows four pictures, each of which shows one of the Beatles, while the upper half of the face can be seen. On the back there are another 15 photos of the individual Beatles. The photos are from Robert Freeman.
Track list
| No. | song | author | Interpreter | length |
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| 1 | A hard day's night | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 2:33 |
| 2 | Tell Me Why | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 2:10 |
| 3 | I'll Cry Instead | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 2:06 |
| 4th |
I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental) |
Lennon / McCartney | George Martin & his Orchestra |
2:10 |
| 5 | I'm happy just to dance with you | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 1:59 |
| 6th |
And I Love Her (Instrumental) |
Lennon / McCartney | George Martin & his Orchestra |
3:46 |
| No. | song | author | Interpreter | length |
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| 7th | I should have known better | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 2:44 |
| 8th | If I fell | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 2:22 |
| 9 | And I Love Her | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 2:29 |
| 10 |
Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (Instrumental) |
Lennon / McCartney | George Martin & his Orchestra |
3:10 |
| 11 | Can't Buy Me Love | Lennon / McCartney | The Beatles | 2:12 |
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A Hard Day's Night (Instrumental) |
Lennon / McCartney | George Martin & his Orchestra |
2:06 |
Chart positions of the albums
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| Soundtrack | A hard day's night | - | June 26, 1964 | - | nv | 1 | nv | - | United Artists UAL 3366 (Mono) UAS 6366 (Stereo) |
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| Studio album | A Hard Day's Night in Germany as Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! A hard day's night |
July 10, 1964 | - | July 9, 1964 | 1 | nv | 1 | Parlophone PMC 1230 (mono) PCS 3058 (stereo) |
- | Odeon O 83739 (mono) STO and SMO 83739 (stereo) |
| Studio album CD first release |
A hard day's night | Feb. 26, 1987 | July 21, 1987 | Feb 1987 | 30th | - | - | Parlophone CDP 7 46437 2 |
Capitol CDP 7 46437 2 |
EMI CDP 7 46437 2 |
| Studio album remastered CD re-release |
A hard day's night | Sep 9 2009 | Sep 9 2009 | Sep 9 2009 | 37 | - | - | Apple / EMI 3824132 |
Apple / Capitol 3824132 |
Apple / EMI 3824132 |
Different publications in other countries
- In France , the album (British version) was released under the title Chansons Du Film 4 Garçons Dans Le Vent (songs from the film "Vier Jungs im Wind") with its own cover design in July 1964 in Mono.
- In Colombia , the album was released in stereo in September 1964 under the title Vol. 4 with its own cover design. The songs Can't Buy Me Love and You Can't Do That are missing , but the album was supplemented with the song Come, give me your hand .
- In Mexico , the album (British version) was also released under the title Vol. 4 with its own cover design (not identical to the Colombian version) in the summer of 1964 in mono on the Musart label. A re-release followed in the fall of 1965 by Capitol Records .
- In Peru the album (British version) was released under the title ¡Yeah Yeah Yeah, Paul, John, George Y Ringo! published in mono in September 1964 with its own cover design.
- In Japan , the album A Hard Day's Night (British version) with its own cover design was released in stereo in September 1964. The record was also pressed on red vinyl.
Outcouplings
Singles
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| Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That | March 20, 1964 | March 19, 1964 | March 9, 1964 | 1 | 1 / 48th | 24 / - | Parlophone R5114 | Capitol 5150 | Odeon O 22 697 |
| A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today | June 10, 1964 | - | June 1, 1964 | 1 | nv | 2 / - | Parlophone R5160 | - | Odeon O 22 760 |
| A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better | - | June 13, 1964 | - | nv | 1 /53 | nv | - | Capitol 5222 | - |
| I'll Cry Instead / A Taste of Honey | - | - | July 19, 1964 | nv | nv | - / - | - | - | Odeon O 22 789 |
| I'll Cry Instead / I'm Happy Just to Dance with You | - | July 20, 1964 | - | nv | 25/95 | nv | - | Capitol 5234 | - |
| And I Love Her / If I Fell | - | July 20, 1964 | - | nv | 12/53 | nv | - | Capitol 5235 | - |
| And I Love Her / I Should Have Known Better | - | - | Aug 4, 1964 | nv | nv | - / 6 S3 | - | - | Odeon O 22 792 |
| Tell Me Why / If I Fell | - | - | 3rd Sep 1964 | nv | nv | - / 25 | - | - | Odeon O 22 797 |
Extended Plays (EPs)
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| The Beatles' songs | A Hard Day's Night; I Should Have Known Better / If I Fell; Can't Buy Me Love | - | - | Sep 1964 | nv | nv | - | - | - | Odeon 41641 |
| The Beatles' Voice | I'm Happy Just to Dance With You; And I Love Her / Tell Me Why; Any time at all | - | - | Oct 1964 | nv | nv | - | - | - | Odeon 41647 |
| Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night | I Should Have Known Better; If I Fell / Tell Me Why; And I Love Her | Nov 4, 1964 | - | - | - | nv | nv | Parlophone GEP8920 |
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| Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night | Any time at all; I'll Cry Instead / Things We Said Today; When I get home | Nov 6, 1964 | - | - | - | nv | nv | Parlophone GEP8924 |
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literature
- Andy Babiuk: Beatles Gear. All the Fab Four's Instruments, from Stage to Studio . ISBN 0-87930-662-9 .
- The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 .
- Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years . ISBN 0-600-61207-4 .
- Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Chronicle . ISBN 0-600-61001-2 .
- Bruce Spizer: The Beatles' Story on Capitol Records, Part Two: The Albums . ISBN 0-9662649-2-4 .
- Neville Stannard: The Long & Winding Road. A History of the Beatles on Record . ISBN 0-907080-96-0 .
- Steve Turner: A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song . ISBN 0-06-084409-4
- Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head . ISBN 978-0-09-952679-7 .
- Christoph Maus: The Beatles Worldwide . ISBN 978-3-9809137-1-3 .
- Christoph Maus: The Beatles Worldwide II . ISBN 3-9809137-2-4 .
Web links
- About A Hard Day's Night (UK)
- Information about A Hard Day's Night (official site)
- Information on A Hard Day's Night soundtrack
- A Hard Day's Night on Allmusic (English) (British album)
- A Hard Day's Night at Allmusic (English) (United Artist Soundtrack)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruce Spizer: The Beatles' Story on Capitol Records, Part Two: The Albums , p. 37 f.
- ↑ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Chronicle , p. 147 f.
- ^ The Beatles Bible. A hard day's night.
- ^ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years , p. 43.
- ↑ Steve Turner: A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song , p. 46 f.
- ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 124.
- ↑ Andy Babiuk: Beatles Gear. All the Fab Four's Instruments, from Stage to Studio , p. 120 f.
- ↑ Moers, Meier u. a .: The Beatles - history and chronology . Hamburg 2000, pp. 256-264.
- ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film. ISBN 0-87930-892-3 , p. 168.
- ↑ Differences in the mixes of Beatles songs
- ↑ Cover of A Hard Day's Night ( Memento from February 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Download the Beatles songs
- ↑ Streaming the Beatles songs
- ^ Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head . ISBN 978-0-09-952679-7 . Page 122
- ↑ Cast of You Know What to Do according to Beatlesbible
- ↑ George Martin Single And I Love Her / Ringo's Theme (This Boy)
- ↑ George Martin Single A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better
- ↑ George Martin Album By Popular Demand, A Hard Day's Night, Instrumental Versions of the Motion Picture Score
- ↑ Multi-platinum award
- ↑ Mixing the songs
- ↑ Canadian version: A Hard Day's Night
- ↑ Information about the mixes of the Box The US albums
- ^ French album version: Chansons Du Film 4 Garçons Dans Le Vent
- ↑ Colombian album version: Vol. 4
- ↑ Mexican album version: Vol. 4
- ↑ Peruvian album version: ¡Yeah Yeah Yeah, Paul, John, George Y Ringo!
- ↑ Japanese album version: A Hard Day's Night
Band members:
John Lennon • Paul McCartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr
Studio albums / core catalog:
Please Please Me (1963) |
With the Beatles (1963) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1964) |
Help! (1965) |
Rubber Soul (1965) |
Revolver (1966) |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
The Beatles (1968) |
Yellow Submarine (1969) |
Abbey Road (1969) |
Let It Be (1970)
Live albums:
Live! at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) |
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Albums with unreleased material:
The Beatles' First (1964) |
The Beatles Christmas Album (1970) |
Sessions (originally planned: 1985) |
Live at the BBC (1994) |
Anthology 1 (1995) |
Anthology 2 (1996) |
Anthology 3 (1996) |
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013) |
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 (2013)
Remix albums / alternate versions:
Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) |
Let It Be… Naked (2003) |
Love (2006)
International compilations:
1962–1966 (1973) |
1967-1970 (1973) |
Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) |
Love Songs (1977) |
Rarities (1979) |
Reel Music (1982) |
20 Greatest Hits (1982) |
Past Masters (1988) |
1 (2000) |
Anthology Highlights (2011) |
Tomorrow Never Knows (2012)
British Compilations:
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) |
The Beatles Ballads (1980) |
The Beatles Box (1980)
American compilations:
Introducing… The Beatles (1964) |
Meet the Beatles! (1964) |
The Beatles' Second Album (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) (1964) |
Something New (1964) |
The Beatles' Story (1964) |
Beatles '65 (1964) |
The Early Beatles (1965) |
Beatles VI (1965) |
Help! (Soundtrack) (1965) |
Rubber Soul (US version) (1965) |
Yesterday and Today (1966) |
Revolver (US version) (1966) |
Hey Jude (1970) |
Rarities (US version) (1980)
German compilations:
The Beatles Beat (1964) |
The Beatles' Greatest (1965) |
The Beatles GDR album (1965)
Box sets:
The Singles Collection 1962–1970 (1976/77/82) |
The Beatles Collection (1978) |
The Beatles EPs Collection (1981) |
The Beatles Box Set (1988) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 (2004) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 2 (2006) |
The Beatles Stereo Box Set (2009) |
The Beatles in Mono (2009) |
The US Albums (2014) |
The Japan Box (2014) |
The Singles Collection Box (2019)
British EPs:
Twist and Shout (1963) |
The Beatles' Hits (1963) |
The Beatles (No. 1) (1963) |
All My Loving (1964) |
Long Tall Sally (1964) |
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1965) |
Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (1965) |
The Beatles' Million Sellers (1965) |
Yesterday (1966) |
Nowhere Man (1966) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
Baby It's You (1995) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)
British Singles:
Love Me Do (1962) |
Please Please Me (1963) |
From Me to You (1963) |
She Loves You (1963) |
I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) |
Can't Buy Me Love (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
I Feel Fine (1964) |
Ticket to Ride (1965) |
Help! (1965) |
We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965) |
Paperback Writer (1966) |
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (1966) |
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967) |
All You Need Is Love (1967) |
Hello, Goodbye (1967) |
Lady Madonna (1968) |
Hey Jew / Revolution (1968) |
Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (1969) |
The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) |
Something / Come Together (1969) |
Let It Be (1970) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)