A Hard Day’s Night (UK mono, recording first published, sold in U.K.)

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 80 available)

Annotation

Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.” printed at the start of the rim text. “RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964″ and “SOLD IN U.K.…” text on labels.
Matrix numbers: Side 1: XEX 481-3N; Side 2: XEX 482-3N.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-11 20:34 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	A Hard Day’s Night assistant engineer: Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-04-16) and David Lloyd (UK engineer) (on 1964-04-23) engineer: Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-04-16, on 1964-04-23) producer: George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-04-16, on 1964-04-23) 12 string guitar [lead guitar]: George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16) acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16) bongos, cowbell and drums (drum set): Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16) electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]: Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16) upright piano: George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-04-16) lead vocals: John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1964) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964) recorded at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-04-16) mixed at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-04-23) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 153) recording of: A Hard Day’s Night (on 1964-04-16) writer: John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14) publisher: Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.	4.65	?:??
A2	I Should Have Known Better assistant engineer: Richard Langham (on 1964-02-26) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1964-03-03) engineer: Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-02-26, on 1964-03-03) producer: George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-26, on 1964-03-03) 12 string guitar [lead guitar]: George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica and lead vocals: John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) drums (drum set): Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) electric bass guitar: Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26) phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964) recorded at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-26) mixed at and edited at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-03-03) recording of: I Should Have Known Better (on 1964-02-26) writer: John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) publisher: Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Unart Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 written at: George V Hotel in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-01 until 1964-02)	3.8	?:??
A3	If I Fell assistant engineer: Richard Langham (on 1964-02-27) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1964-03-03) engineer: Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-03-03) producer: George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-03-03) 12 string guitar [lead guitar]: George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals: John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) drums (drum set): Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]: Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964) recorded at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-27) mixed at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-03-03) recording of: If I Fell (on 1964-02-27) writer: John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) publisher: ATV (publisher), ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.	4	?:??
A4	I’m Happy Just to Dance With You assistant engineer: Richard Langham (on 1964-03-01) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1964-03-03) engineer: Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-03-01, on 1964-03-03) producer: George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-03-01, on 1964-03-03) 12 string guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals: George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-03-01) bongos [Arabian drum] and drums (drum set): Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-03-01) electric bass guitar: Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-03-01) electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-03-01) background vocals: John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-03-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-03-01) recorded at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-03-01) mixed at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-03-03) recording of: I’m Happy Just to Dance With You (on 1964-03-01) writer: John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) publisher: Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Unart Music Corp.	3.5	?:??
A5	And I Love Her assistant engineer: Richard Langham (on 1964-02-27) and Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-06-22) engineer: Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-06-22) producer: George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-06-22) acoustic guitar [1962 Gibson J-160E]: John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) bongos and claves: Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) classical guitar [1964 José Ramírez Guitarra de Estudio]: George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27)