Sunday, March 1, 1964
For The Beatles
Last updated on January 17, 2024
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Feb 27, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night" session #3
Article March 1964 • Allen Klein offers Brian Epstein to sign The Beatles to RCA in the US
Session Mar 01, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night" session #4
Single Mar 01, 1964 • "A World Without Love" by Peter and Gordon released in the UK
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "A Hard Day's Night (Mono)" LP
0’39” – John Lennon: “’cause it’s our song anyroad, innit?” (‘I Call Your Name’ session, 1 March 1964)
This line by John was included as a sample on “Plastic Beetle,” a track from Paul McCartney’s experimental album “Liverpool Sound Collage,” released in 2000.
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
Recording • Take 1
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
Recording • Take 2
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
Recording • Take 3
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
Recording • Take 4
Written by Richard Penniman / Little Richard, Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
Recording • Take 3
Recording • Take 4
Recording • Take 5
Recording • Take 6
Recording • Take 7
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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