A Hard Day's Night -Remastered-

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Their Early Masterpiece
Beatlemania, 1964. Screaming fans, worried parents, collarless suits and mop tops. From our perspective, forty five years later, the whole thing seems remote, unfathomable and scarcely believable. If you really want to understand what the whole Beatles fuss was all about, you could do much worse than get "A Hard Day's Night". For in its own pure, joyous way, this is the record that sums them up. Well before the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and not so long after their days at the seedy Hamburg Star Club, "A Hard Day's Night" remains a vibrant, intriguing and innovative work. "A Hard Day's Night" was the first and only Beatles record comprised of all Lennon/McCartney originals - 13 of them in fact. Several appeared in the film of the same name, and the undiminished quality of the rest, including "You Can't Do That", "Anytime At All" and "I'll Be Back" only enhances the record's appeal. And from that first, famous ringing guitar chord on the title track, it delivers throughout. The early Beatles blueprint, laid down in their first two albums, reaches its most satisfying and rounded incarnation right here. From rockers to ballads, from complex three point vocal harmonies to George Harrison's brand new twelve string Rickenbacker electric guitar (which prompted Roger McGuinn to get himself one and start The Byrds), this is a beautifully realised record. It's the best example of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's work as a songwriting team, as well. On "A Hard Day's Night", many of the songs are genuine co-compositions - you can hear it as they swap lead vocals and harmonise throughout. After this, they would increasingly write their songs separately. Their later personas of cynical rocker and romantic balladeer respectively aren't readily apparent here either - Lennon sings the prettiest song on the record ("If I Fell"), while McCartney's responsible for "Can't Buy Me Love", for a start. George Harrison's contribution is largely limited to his tasteful lead playing and harmonies, although he does get a chance at the mike on "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You", while the eternally underrated Ringo Starr drives the band on drums and percussion. "A Hard Day's Night" crystallises all that was great about The Beatles in their early days - punchy, innovative, literate songwriting, flawless harmonies and an underlying cheery swagger born of their shared love of rock and roll. A masterpiece in its own modest way, I can't think of a better record to introduce anyone to this group.

I Love The Quarry Men
Any night after a hard day is a good time to listen to this CD; or any time at all for that matter. If I fell for the album, I'd certainly fall for the movie. And that goes for you as well. You'll love both. I should have known better but I always chose the original mono release over the stereo issue. Now I love both. I tell all my girls that I'm happy just to dance with them as long as it is to this record. I love these songs and I love her. I love all my girls. I love all my Long John And The Silver Beetles songs. Tell me why, and I'll know. Otherwise, I just do. I understand that music isn't everything. And I'm certainly aware that it can't buy me love. But if you take my Beatles tunes away from me, I won't stand for it. I'll cry instead. I'll hold it in, but when I get home I'll let it out. Besides, you can't do that. I'll merely buy new ones. I really mean it. It's on record. Things we said today are being posted on this Amazon website. And that's good. I'll be back to read more of what you beautiful Beatles fans have to say about our musical heroes.

BEATLEMANIA IN FULL SWING
THIS IS TRULY A REMARKABLE ALBUM. IT CAPTURES THE EXCITEMENT OF BEATLEMANIA. FROM THE FIRST SONG "A HARD DAYS NIGHT" IT GRABS YOU AND DOES NOT RELEASE YOU. ALL THE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM ARE RIVETING AND SOOTHING! THE HARMONY BETWEEN JOHN AND PAUL IN "IF I FELL" ARE GREAT! JOHN'S HARMONICA ON "I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER"IS QUITE GOOD,DOING DYLAN IN A ROCKISH MODE. PAUL BEING SPANISH IN "AND I LOVE HER". ALL THE SONGS ARE VERY GOOD. ANY YOUNG PERSON WANTING TO KNOW WHAT BEATLEMANIA WAS AND IS, SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS GREAT ALBUM. STILL ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. BEATLEMANIA CAPTURED IN TIME FOREVER!!!!!!

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"the pinnacle of Beatlemania : the summer of '64"
After the group's appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9, 1964, Beatlemania hit it's full stride. United Artists chose to make a musical comedy featuring the band in a pseudo-documentary style, showcasing a typical day in the Beatles lives, as they sang and played their newest songs. Considering the songs were written by John & Paul between shows and tv appearances, the quality is astounding, and produced the best album of "the early years". The Tracks: In typical Beatles fashion, the title cut, " A Hard Day's Night" was the last song written for the project, following Ringo's famous remark that became the film's title. The song itself is one of the Beatles' all-time best, opening with an amazing chord (Dm 7 w/ G&C bass) played by George on his new Rickenbacker electric 12-string. That guitar would become the trademark sound of the entire album. John's double-tracked lead vocal over the high energy rhythm section is joyous, and Paul's bridge vocals take it to another level. George Harrison's 12-string and producer George Martin's piano double up for a thick kick-a** solo section. After another middle 8 and another verse, George's Bach-inspired picking ends the song. "I Should Have Known Better" is another happy slice of pop fun, featuring John on vocal and harmonica, with almost a Bob Dylan feel to it. George's 12-string solo is bright and chime-y. Could this have arguably been the first "folk-rock" song ? "If I Fell" is a classic two-part harmony ballad featuring John & Paul both singing on the same mike,to get an Everly Brothers type of sound. Very sweet, with touches of 12-string here and there. "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" was written for George to be his contribution to the film. The hard driving punctuated rhythm has a lot of action for a song less than 2 minutes in length. "And I Love Her" is Paul the balladeer. Originally conceived as an electric rock song (check out Anthology 1), they switched to acoustics and latin percussion for a softer sound. George's nylon string solo is haunting and romantic. "Tell Me Why" is a very danceable number,with classic 3-part harmony by John, Paul & George. "Can't Buy Me Love" is the last of the film songs, and was actually recorded as a single that was at the top of the charts while filming was going on. Essentially, it's an up tempo 12-bar blues belted out by Paul,and featuring a "superbly sloppy" guitar solo courtesy of George's Gretsch Country Gentleman. The 2nd half of the album consists of non-soundtrack album cuts. "Any Time At All" is one of the great underrated Beatles' classics. Excellent lead vocal from John, nice chords and melody, and again, the 2 Georges combine their instruments to construct a distinctive instrumental section. A real rockin' tune. "Things We Said Today" is another Paul number written around a major/minor sequence, with tempo changes in the middle to make it interesting.The aoustic guitar/piano combo on the A minor chord makes for a striking musical hook. "I'll Cry Instead" is the first of what would be later called John's message songs. It's a country-rock feel backing John as he sings about "locking himself up today". "When I Get Home", however, is a little rocker simply about getting home to the one you love to "get lots of lovin'". Simple message simply performed. "You Can't Do That" was actually recorded and had a sequence shot for the film, but didn't make the cut. The actual first song recorded for this album, and the first song to feature George's Rick 12-string , it's John's tribute to Wilson Pickett, and actually features John on the strange middle guitar break. Recorded on George's 21st birthday (2/25/1964), this song set the tone for the whole album. "I'll Be Back" was conceived as a waltz, then moved to 4/4 time, is a fitting closer to the album,for the Beatles would most assuredly "be back" The album and film were both very successful in chronicling the most happy period in the band's life. Great film, great album. 5 Stars.