A Hard Day's Night (Mono - 2014 vinyl)

Track list

Side 1

1. A Hard Day's Night

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:33 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Bongos, Drums John Lennon : Electric and acoustic rhythm guitars, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Apr 16, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Apr 23, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

2. I Should Have Known Better

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:43 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmonica, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Feb 25, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionRecording : Feb 26, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

3. If I Fell

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:19 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Electric guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Feb 27, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

4. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   1:56 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Arabian drum, Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Mar 01, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

5. And I Love Her

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:29 • Studio version • B2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Congas John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar George Harrison : Acoustic lead guitar, Claves George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Feb 25, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionRecording : Feb 26, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionRecording : Feb 27, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Jun 22, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

6. Tell Me Why

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:08 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Harmony vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Feb 27, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

7. Can't Buy Me Love

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:11 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Second engineer Norman Smith : Hi-hat, Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Jan 29, 1964 • Studio : EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France

   SessionMixing : Feb 26, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Side 2

1. Any Time At All

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:11 • Studio version • B2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Jun 02, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Jun 22, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

2. I'll Cry Instead

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   1:45 • Studio version • B2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Tambourine, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Jun 01, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Jun 04, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

3. Things We Said Today

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:35 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Piano George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Jun 02, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Jun 09, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

4. When I Get Home

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:16 • Studio version • B2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Jun 02, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Jun 22, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

5. You Can't Do That

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:34 • Studio version • B2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Cowbell Ringo Starr : Conga, Drums John Lennon : Lead guitar, Vocals George Harrison : 12-string rhythm guitar, Backing vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Feb 25, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Feb 26, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

6. I'll Be Back

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:22 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Lead vocals George Harrison : Harmony vocals, Lead acoustic guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   SessionRecording : Jun 01, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   SessionMixing : Jun 22, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Available individually and part of the “The Beatles In Mono” vinyl boxset.

From the press release:

THE BEATLES’ ORIGINAL MONO STUDIO ALBUMS REMASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD DIRECTLY FROM THE ANALOGUE MASTERS FOR VINYL RELEASE

180-Gram LPs Available September 8, Individually and in a Limited 14-LP Boxed Edition with Hardbound Book 

London – June 12, 2014 – The Beatles in mono:  This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the predominant audio format.  Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary.  On September 8 (September 9 in North America), The Beatles’ nine U.K. albums, the American-compiled Magical Mystery Tour, and the Mono Masters collection of non-album tracks will be released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork.  Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each album will be available both individually and within a lavish, limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, which also includes a 108-page hardbound book. 

In an audiophile-minded undertaking, The Beatles’ acclaimed mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Sean Magee and GRAMMY®-winning mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz.  While The Beatles In Mono CD boxed set released in 2009 was created from digital remasters, for this new vinyl project, Magee and Berkowitz cut the records without using any digital technology.  Instead, they employed the same procedures used in the 1960s, guided by the original albums and by detailed transfer notes made by the original cutting engineers.  

Working in the same room at Abbey Road where most of The Beatles’ albums were initially cut, the pair first dedicated weeks to concentrated listening, fastidiously comparing the master tapes with first pressings of the mono records made in the 1960s.  Using a rigorously tested Studer A80 machine to play back the precious tapes, the new vinyl was cut on a 1980s-era VMS80 lathe.  

Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles’ albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging. The boxed collection’s exclusive 12-inch by 12-inch hardbound book features new essays and a detailed history of the mastering process by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett.  The book is illustrated with many rare studio photos of The Beatles, fascinating archive documents, and articles and advertisements sourced from 1960s publications.

The Beatles In Mono:  Available individually and collected in a limited 14-LP boxed edition, accompanied by an exclusive 108-page hardbound book. […]