| Product Summary | | Label: Capitol Records | | UPC: 00094638241324 | | Release Date: 9/9/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 210982158 | | Item#: M4MKHG | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Hard Day's Night [From the Film "a Hard Day's Night"], A ~ The Beatles |  | | 2. I Should Have Known Better [From the Film "a Hard Day's Night"] ~ The Beatles | | | 3. If I Fell [From the Film "a Hard Day's Night"] ~ The Beatles | | | 4. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You [From the Film "a Hard Day's Night"] ~ The Beatles | | | 5. And I Love Her [From the Film "a Hard Day's Night"] ~ The Beatles | | | 6. Tell Me Why [From the Film "a Hard Day's Night"] ~ The Beatles | | | 7. Can't Buy Me Love [From the Film "a Hard Day's Night"] ~ The Beatles | | | 8. Any Time at All ~ The Beatles | | | 9. I'll Cry Instead ~ The Beatles | | | 10. Things We Said Today ~ The Beatles | | | 11. When I Get You Home ~ The Beatles | | | 12. You Can't Do That ~ The Beatles | | | 13. I'll Be Back ~ The Beatles | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, harmonica); George Harrison (vocals, 6- & 12-string guitars); Paul McCartney (vocals, bass); Ringo Starr (drums). | | Additional personnel: George Martin (piano). | | Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England and EMI Pathe Studios, Paris, France. | | The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, piano); George Harrison (vocals, guitar, African drum); Paul McCartney (vocals, piano, Hammond organ, bass); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, timpani, percussion). | | Additional personnel: George Martin (piano). | | Includes liner notes by Derek Taylor. | | This reissue of A HARD DAY'S NIGHT has been digitally re-mastered. It comes packaged with replicated original U.K. album art, an expanded booklet containing original and newly written liner notes, and rare photos. Limited quantities of the CD are embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Audio Remasterers: Sam Okell; Sean Magee; Steve Rooke; Guy Massey; Paul Hicks. | | Liner Note Authors: Mike Heatley; Tony Barrow; Kevin Howlett. | | Photographer: Bruce a. Karsh. | | A Hard Day's Night not only was the de facto soundtrack for their movie, not only was it filled with nothing but Lennon-McCartney originals, but it found the Beatles truly coming into their own as a band. All of the disparate influences on their first two albums had coalesced into a bright, joyous, original sound, filled with ringing guitars and irresistible melodies. A Hard Day's Night is where the Beatles became mythical, but this is the sound of Beatlemania in all of its giddy glory. Decades after its original release, its punchy blend of propulsive rhythms, jangly guitars, and infectious, singalong melodies is remarkably fresh. There's something intrinsically exciting in the sound of the album itself, something to keep the record vital years after it was recorded. Even more impressive are the songs themselves. Not only are the melodies forceful and memorable, but Lennon and McCartney have found a number of variations to their basic Merseybeat style, from the brash "Can't Buy Me Love" and "Any Time at All" through the gentle "If I Fell" to the tough folk-rock of "I'll Cry Instead." It's possible to hear both songwriters develop their own distinctive voices on the album, but, overall, A Hard Day's Night stands as a testament to their collaborative powers -- never again did they write together so well or so easily, choosing to pursue their own routes. John and Paul must have known how strong the material is -- they threw the pleasant trifle "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" to George and didn't give anything to Ringo to sing. That may have been a little selfish, but it hardly hurts the album, since everything on the record is performed with genuine glee and excitement. It's the pinnacle of their early years. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | It was inevitable that the constant grind of touring, writing, promoting, and recording would grate on the Beatles, but the weariness of Beatles for Sale comes as something of a shock. Only five months before, the group released the joyous A Hard Day's Night. Now, they sound beaten, worn, and, in Lennon's case, bitter and self-loathing. His opening trilogy ("No Reply," "I'm a Loser," "Baby's in Black") is the darkest sequence on any Beatles record, setting the tone for the album. Moments of joy pop up now and again, mainly in the forms of covers and the dynamic "Eight Days a Week," but the very presence of six covers after the triumphant all-original A Hard Day's Night feels like an admission of defeat or at least a regression. (It doesn't help that Lennon's cover of his beloved obscurity "Mr. Moonlight" winds up as arguably the worst thing the group ever recorded.) Beneath those surface suspicions, however, there are some important changes on Beatles for Sale, most notably Lennon's discovery of Bob Dylan and folk-rock. The opening three songs, along with "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party," are implicitly confessional and all quite bleak, which is a new development. This spirit winds up overshadowing McCartney's cheery "I'll Follow the Sun" or the thundering covers of "Rock & Roll Music," "Honey Don't," and "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!," and the weariness creeps up in unexpected places -- "Every Little Thing," "What You're Doing," even George's cover of Carl Perkins' "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" -- leaving the impression that Beatlemania may have been fun but now the group is exhausted. That exhaustion results in the group's most uneven album, but its best moments find them moving from Merseybeat to the sophisticated pop/rock they developed in mid-career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | A HARD DAY'S NIGHT was the first Beatles album of all-original material, and the first to feature George Harrison playing his Rickenbacker electric 12-string guitar (on the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night," for instance). The distinctive sound of the 12-string inspired countless guitarists including Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of the Byrds. | | The film from which these songs hail remains a classic combination of happy 1960s naivete and nascent hipster wit. Many of the most important rock bands to emerge in the latter half of the '60s came into being because of A HARD DAY'S NIGHT's irresistible vibrancy. The tunes flow like the finest red wine, as the title track leads to the glorious harmonica of "I Should Have Known Better" and the powerfully poignant "If I Fell." | | A testament to the abundance of perseverance and talent within the Beatles' ranks, their fourth album was recorded in and around a busy North American and British tour schedule. BEATLES FOR SALE also marked their last full-length release loaded with cover songs, as the Fab Four moved towards writing more of their own material. Interspersed between Beatles classics such as "Eight Days a Week" and the Dylan-inspired "I'm a Loser" are faithful renditions of songs by Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins (featuring the only lead vocals by Ringo Starr and George Harrison on this album). The frenetic, inspired take on Chuck Berry's "Rock And Roll Music" is only superseded by a tremendous medley of "Kansas City" and "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey," that finds Paul McCartney's exuberant vocals comparing admirably to his hero Little Richard, providing a vibrant centerpiece on BEATLES FOR SALE. | | A HARD DAY'S NIGHT was the first Beatles album of all-original material, and the first to feature George Harrison playing his Rickenbacker electric 12-string guitar (on the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night," for instance). The distinctive sound of the 12-string inspired countless guitarists including Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of the Byrds. | | The film from which these songs hail remains a classic combination of happy 1960s naivete and nascent hipster wit. Many of the most important rock bands to emerge in the latter half of the '60s came into being because of A HARD DAY'S NIGHT's irresistible vibrancy. The tunes flow like the finest red wine, as the title track leads to the glorious harmonica of "I Should Have Known Better" and the powerfully poignant "If I Fell." |
Producer: George Martin |
Engineer: Norman Smith |
Musical Guests | | George Martin |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | 101 Strings | | 101 Strings Orchestra | | Best of the Beatles ~ 101 Strings Orchestra | | 12 Cellists Of Berlin Philharmo | | 12 Cellists Of Berlin... | | Come Together: Guitar Tribute To The Beatles ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | The Blues "White Album" ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Take It Easy: The Fab Four Go Loungecore ~ Artists, Various | | Beach Boys (The) | | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | | Here Comes The Sun: An Instrumental Tribute... ~ Calo, Peter | | Charles River Valley Boys | | Beatle Country ~ Charles River Valley Boys | | Ebony Steelband | | Ebony Steelband | | Evingson, Connie | | Fab Four (Beatles Tribute) (The | | Fab Four (The) | | Lost Songs: Songs The Beatles Wrote But Never Reco ~ Fazzari, Vinny | | Firefall | | Four, London Jazz | | Gratz, Wayne | | Gratz, Wayne | | Harmon, Sally | | Harmon, Sally | | Imagine ~ Harnoy, Ofra | | Harnoy, Ofra | | Imagine ~ Harnoy, Ofra | | Karaoke | | Let It Be ~ Laibach | | Live From The Pound | | Live From The Pound | | London String Orchestra | | London Symphony Orchestra | | Looney Tunes (Kids) | | Looney Tunes (Kids) | | On, Pickin' | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be: Naked ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Help! [UK] [Digipak] ~ Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be [Digipak] ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Pickin' On | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days (With Book) ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days [Limited] ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Ticket to Ride -- A Beatles Tribute ~ Swingle Singers (The) | | The Charles River Valley Boys | | Beatle Country [Collectors' Choice] ~ The Charles River Valley Boys | | The London Jazz Four | | The London String Orchestra | | Various | | Guitar Tribute to the Beatles: Come Together ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Lost Songs: Songs the Beatles Wrote But Never Reco ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The Blues White Album ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Take It Easy: The Fab Four Go Loungecore [Castle] ~ Various Artists | | Guitar Tribute to 40 Years of the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Guitar Tribute to the Beatles: Abbey Road ~ Various Artists | | The Greatest Hits of the Beatles: Classical Style ~ Various Artists | | Fried Glass Onions: Memphis Meets The Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Evocando a the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Buddha Lounge Tribute to the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Beatles Blues [Indigo] [Remaster] ~ Various Artists | | Hello, Goodbye: Songs The Beatles Gave Away ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Stax Does the Beatles [PA] ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Baby Road: The Beatles Lovely Songs ~ Various Artists | | The Greatest Hits of the Beatles: Classical Style ~ Various Artists | | The Love Songs Of The Beatles Instrumentals ~ Yoyo International Orchestra |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/09/2009 | | Original Release Date : 1964 | | Catalog ID : 82413 | | Label : Capitol Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00094638241324 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.28)
- Ranked #1 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...A blitzkrieg of black-and-white imagery that changed the way we see the world. We can't think of a better definition of a great soundtrack."Q (6/00, p.89)
- Ranked #5 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Q (9/99, p.136)
- Included in Q Magazine's Best Happy Albums of All Time - "...the sound of young men almost astonished by their fecundity and melodic gifts....they never sounded happier." Q (9/99, p.136)
- Included in Q Magazine's Best Happy Albums of All Time - "...the sound of young men almost astonished by their fecundity and melodic gifts....they never sounded happier." Paste (magazine)
(p.59)
- "[T]he caliber of songwriting on the few originals remains high. Lennon continues his confessional-folk bent..." Paste (magazine)
(p.59)
- "[Lennon] delivers songs with a depth and confessional quality the band had not yet displayed..." |
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| | Bio | | | The Beatles "I have never seen anything like it. Nor heard any noise to approximate the ceaseless, frantic, hysterical scream which met the Beatles when they took the stage after what seemed a hundred years of earlier acts. All very good, all marking time, because no one had come for anything other than the Beatles... Then the theatre went wild. First aid men and police -- men in the stalls, women mainly in the balcony -- taut and anxious, patrolled the aisles, one to every three rows. Many girls fainted. Thirty were gently carried out, protesting in their hysteria, forlorn and wretched in an unrequited love for four lads who might have lived next door. The stalls were like a nightmare March Fair. No one could remain seated. Clutching each other, hurling jelly babies at the stage, beating their brows, the youth of Britain's second city surrendered themselves totally." - Derek Taylor (From his book Fifty Years Adrift)
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