US Release date : Jul 20, 1964
Something New (Mono)
By The Beatles • LP • Part of the collection “The Beatles • The original US LPs”
Last updated on March 30, 2025
US Release date : Jul 20, 1964
By The Beatles • LP • Part of the collection “The Beatles • The original US LPs”
Last updated on March 30, 2025
Previous album Jul 10, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night (Stereo)" by The Beatles released in the UK
Single Jul 17, 1964 • "From A Window" by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas released in the UK
TV show Jul 19, 1964 • Blackpool Night Out
Album Jul 20, 1964 • "Something New (Mono)" by The Beatles released in the US
Album Jul 20, 1964 • "Something New (Stereo)" by The Beatles released in the US
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
2:09 • Studio version • A • Mono • Duration: 2:09 (mono version) / 1:49 (stereo version)
Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Tambourine, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Jun 01, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jun 04, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:39 • Studio version • A • Mono
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
SessionRecording : Jun 02, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jun 09, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
2:13 • Studio version • A • Mono
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
SessionRecording : Jun 02, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jun 22, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
2:18 • Studio version • A • Mono
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
SessionRecording : Jun 02, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jun 22, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Written by Larry Williams
2:55 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Jun 01, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jun 04, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by Carl Perkins
1:58 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Vocals John Lennon : Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Jun 01, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jun 04, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:10 • Studio version • A • Mono
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
SessionRecording : Feb 27, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
2:32 • Studio version • A • Mono
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
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 : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
I'm Happy Just to Dance With You
1:58 • Studio version • A • Mono
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
SessionRecording : Mar 01, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
2:22 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Electric guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Feb 27, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Mar 03, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
2:19 • Studio version • B • Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Handclaps, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Handclaps, Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Jan 29, 1964 • Studio : EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France
SessionMixing : Mar 10, 1964 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
From Wikipedia:
Something New is The Beatles (issued, 20 July 1964) third Capitol LP release – in addition – being the fifth American album for the four piece (following the United Artists release of A Hard Day’s Night). This 1964 US release includes eight songs from the original British release of A Hard Day’s Night, as well as the remaining tracks “Slow Down” and “Matchbox” from the Long Tall Sally EP and the German-language version of “I Want to Hold Your Hand“.
The album was released in both mono and stereo versions, and of which all mono mixes of the five songs duplicated from the United Artists soundtrack album are the same. Something New was the only early Capitol Beatles album to contain all tracks in true stereo. The mono release contains alternative versions of “Any Time At All” (a different mix during the instrumental bridge), “I’ll Cry Instead” (with the “missing” third verse), “When I Get Home” (the line “Till I walk out that door again” during the song’s bridge has a different vocal passage from the UK mono mix), “If I Fell” (Lennon’s non-double-tracked introductory vocal), and “And I Love Her” (McCartney’s non-double-tracked vocal).
The album spent nine weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, behind the United Artists A Hard Day’s Night album.
This album was also released on the Parlophone label for sale only on American Armed Forces bases in Europe. These copies have great collector value. The album was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label. The German stereo version contains a reprocessed stereo version of “Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand” and an extended version of “And I Love Her“, repeating the closing riff six times instead of four. This mix was later released on the US version of Rarities.
In 2004, Something New was released for the first time on CD as part of The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 box set (catalogue number CDP 7243 8 66876 2 3). In 2014, the album was released on CD again, both individually, and included in the boxed set The US Albums. […]
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