Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night

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

Publication
(s)

4th November 1964

admission

1964

Label (s) Parlophone

Format (s)

EP on vinyl and CD

Genre (s)

Rock, pop

Title (number)

4th

running time

9 min 48 s

occupation

production

George Martin

Studio (s)

EMI Studios , London

chronology
Long Tall Sally
(1964) 		Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night
(1964)

Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night ( English selection from the film A Hard Day's Night ) is an EP released on November 4, 1964 by the British rock band The Beatles . It was the sixth EP by the Beatles to be released on Parlophone (catalog number GEP 8920). All four tracks on the EP come from the album A Hard Day's Night . The EP was only released in mono .

background

The EP Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night was released a little less than four months after the album A Hard Day's Night was released in July 1964.

On November 12, 1964, the EP entered the EP charts at number 11, followed by three weeks at number 2, before moving to number 1 for the first time on December 10, 1964. In total, Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night stayed in the EP charts for 30 weeks, including six weeks at number 1 and seven at number 2. In the singles charts, the EP came to number 34 in Melody Maker .

Cover design

The cover was identical to that of the album A Hard Day's Night with the exception of the lettering . On the back of the cover is an accompanying text from Tony Barrow, the Beatles' press officer.

Track list

After buyers only received new songs on the previous EP, the record company reverted to the previous practice of offering material that had already been released on Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night . As the name of the EP reveals, there are four songs that were used in the first feature film, A Hard Day's Night (German title Yeah Yeah Yeah ). Each page starts with a faster piece followed by a ballad . All compositions are by John Lennon and Paul McCartney .

page 1

  1. I Should Have Known Better ( Lennon / McCartney ) - 2:03
    • Recorded on February 25th and 26th, 1964. Sung by John Lennon. In the film, the second song played during a scene in which the Beatles can be seen playing cards in the baggage car of a train.
  2. If I Fell (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:22
    • Recorded February 27, 1964. Sung as a duet by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The third song, used for a scene in which John Lennon sang this ballad to Ringo Starr .

Page 2

  1. Tell Me Why (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:10
    • Recorded on February 27, 1964. Sung by John Lennon. Used in the film towards the end during the concert scene.
  2. And I Love Her (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:31
    • Recorded on February 27, 1964. Sung by Paul McCartney. Used in film as an appearance for a television show.

Re-releases

The EP Extracts from the Film 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. 373 f.