Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night

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Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night
Extended Play by The Beatles

Publication
(s)

November 6, 1964
(possibly not until the end of December 1964)

admission

June 1st and 2nd, 1964

Label (s) Parlophone

Format (s)

EP on vinyl and CD

Genre (s)

Rock, pop

Title (number)

4th

running time

9 min 17 s

occupation

production

George Martin

chronology
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night
(1964) 		Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night Beatles for Sale (EP)
(1965)

Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night ( English selection from the album A Hard Day's Night ) is an EP released in late 1964 by the British rock band The Beatles . It was the seventh EP by the Beatles to be released on Parlophone (catalog number GEP 8924). All four tracks on the EP come from the album A Hard Day's Night . The EP was only released in mono .

background

The exact date of the EP Extracts from the album A Hard Day's Night release is unclear. Many older sources mention November 6, 1964, just two days after the release of the previous EP Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night , which from the record company's point of view would have been economically awkward as the two EPs competed with each other would have. Beatles discography writer and expert Bruce Spizer believes Extracts from the album A Hard Day's Night wasn't actually released until late December 1964. This is also supported by the fact that it was first listed on the British EP charts on January 7, 1965. The EP entered the EP charts at number 11, the best ranking was at number 7. In total, Extracts from the album A Hard Day's Night stayed in the EP charts for 17 weeks, five of them in the top 10. It was the Beatles' lowest-selling EP in the UK to date. In contrast to its predecessors, it was not listed in the British singles charts.

Cover design

The cover was a variation of the cover of the album A Hard Day's Night .

Track list

For the second time, the record company used the album A Hard Day's Night to fill an EP. The tracks were all from page 2 of the album, where the songs were that were not used for the film Yeah Yeah Yeah . All compositions are by John Lennon and Paul McCartney .

page 1

  1. Any Time at All ( Lennon / McCartney ) - 2:14
    • Recorded June 2nd, 1964. Sung by John Lennon.
  2. I'll Cry Instead (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:06
    • Recorded June 1st, 1964. Sung by John Lennon. This Lennon composition was originally intended for the "breakout scene" of the feature film. With director Richard Lester , however, can not buy me love preferred for the scene, found I'll Cry Instead no use in the film and was placed on the side 2 of the album.

Page 2

  1. Things We Said Today (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:10
  2. When I Get Home (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:31
    • Recorded June 2nd, 1964. Sung by John Lennon.

Re-releases

The EP Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night was pressed until the 1970s. In December 1981, the EP was released as part of the The Beatles EPs Collection box set , which included all UK EPs. On May 26, 1992, this set was released with the slightly changed title The Beatles Compact Disc EP. Collection as CD edition.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bruce Spizer: Beatles for Sale on Parlophone Records . 498 Productions LLC, New Orleans LA 2011, ISBN 978-0-9832957-0-9 . P. 377.