"A Hard Day's Night" session #2

Wednesday, February 26, 1964 • For The Beatles

Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the A Hard Day's Night (Mono) LP.
Studio:
EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

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Songs recorded


1.

You Can't Do That

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 1 from take 9


2.

You Can't Do That

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 2 from take 9


3.

You Can't Do That

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 3 from take 9


4.

You Can't Do That

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 4 from take 9


5.

Can't Buy Me Love

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Mixing • Mono mixing from take 4


6.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 4


7.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 5


8.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 6


9.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 7


10.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 8


11.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 9


12.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 10


13.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 11


14.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 12


15.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 13


16.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 14


17.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 15


18.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 16


19.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 17


20.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 18


21.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 19


22.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 20


23.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 21


24.

I Should Have Known Better

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 22


25.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 3


26.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 4


27.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 5


28.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 6


29.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 7


30.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 8


31.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 9


32.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 10


33.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 11


34.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 12


35.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 13


36.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 14


37.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 15


38.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 16


39.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 18


40.

And I Love Her

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Take 19

Staff

Musicians

Paul McCartney:
bass guitar, cowbell, vocals
Ringo Starr:
drums, bongos, claves
John Lennon:
rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonica
George Harrison:
lead guitar

Production staff

George Martin:
Producer
Norman Smith:
Engineer
Richard Langham:
Second Engineer

Going further


The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn

The definitive guide for every Beatles recording sessions from 1962 to 1970.

We owe a lot to Mark Lewisohn for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - the number of takes for each song, who contributed what, a description of the context and how each session went, various photographies... And an introductory interview with Paul McCartney!

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The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)

Nominated for the 2018 Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.

The first book of the series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)" tracks the evolution of the band from their earliest recordings and initial hits, through "Please Please Me", "With The Beatles", "A Hard Day's Night", and "Beatles For Sale". From the first take to the final remix, discover the making of the greatest recordings of all time.

Through extensive, fully-documented research, these books fill an important gap left by all other Beatles books published to date and provide a unique view into the recordings of the world's most successful pop music act.

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