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UK Release date : Friday, November 6, 1964

Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night

By The BeatlesEP • Part of the collection “The Beatles • The original UK EPs

Last updated on August 15, 2014


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  • UK release date: Nov 06, 1964
  • Publisher: Parlophone

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Side 1

  1. Any Time at All

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2:16 • Studio versionB

    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

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

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

  2. I'll Cry Instead

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    1:45 • Studio versionB • Mono

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

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

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

  3. Things We Said Today

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2:40 • Studio versionA

    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

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

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

  4. When I Get Home

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2:16 • Studio versionB

    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

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

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


From Wikipedia:

Extracts from the Album A Hard Day’s Night is the Beatles seventh official EP, released on 6 November 1964. This EP contains four tracks from the album that were not featured in the film. Its catalogue number is Parlophone GEP 8924. It was also released in France. […]

Original sleeve notes:

Creating a special series of completely new compositions for the Beatles’ first film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ presented John Lennon and Paul McCartney with one of the greatest challenges of their pop-penning career. They had a schedule deadline to meet, and, by the beginning of March, 1964, they had a dozen brand-new numbers ready for rehearsal. To increase this quota would have left insufficient screen-time for the action of the plot, on the other hand, it seemed unfair to hold back the remainder of the boys’ compositions when each one was of such excellent quality. Eventually the decision was taken to record all the material and place the extra titles on the second side of the soundtrack album.

It is from this second side of the LP that the four tracks of this current EP record have been clipped. Any one of them could have been a highlight of the film, and, indeed, any one of them could make the top of the charts as a single. This is the wonderful thing about the work of the Beatles. They record nothing but the best; there are very few ‘Beatles People’ who will have had cause to claim that any track by John, Paul, George and Ringo has ever fallen short of the fabulous foursomes’ fantastically high standard of composition and presentation.

Composers John and Paul share the solo vocal activity on this EP, although the voice of George Harrison is to be heard in support of their efforts. For the main part, John’s is the dominant voice featured on “Any Time At All” and “When I Get Home”. Paul handles the lyrics of “Things We Said Today”, and he’s heard in duet with John on “I’ll Cry Instead”.

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