Tuesday, February 25, 1964
"A Hard Day's Night" session #1
For The Beatles
Last updated on June 4, 2021
Tuesday, February 25, 1964
For The Beatles
Last updated on June 4, 2021
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Previous session Jan 29, 1964 • "Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich" session #1
Interview Feb 22, 1964 • Interview with the BBC
TV show Feb 23, 1964 • Big Night Out
Session Feb 25, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night" session #1
Session Feb 26, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night" session #2
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "A Hard Day's Night (Mono)" LP
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
Recording • Take 3
Recording • Take 4
Recording • Take 5
Recording • Take 6
AlbumOfficially released on Anthology 1
Recording • Take 7
Recording • Take 8
Recording • Take 9
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
AlbumOfficially released on Anthology 1
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
Recording • Take 3
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!
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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