Extracts from the album A Hard Day's Night
EP by The Beatles • 6 November 1964 • Parlophone GEP 8924
Beatlemania (1962–1964) — Mod sharpness — sharp suits, sharper hooks.
About this release
Extracts from the album A Hard Day's Night is a extended play on Parlophone (catalogue GEP 8924), released 6 November 1964. Four LP tracks from the studio side of A Hard Day's Night.
Recorded during the band's Beatlemania (1962–1964) period, produced by George Martin with Norman Smith engineering. The track(s) were committed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road on Twin-track BTR-2 (1962); Studer J37 four-track from late-1963 via the REDD.37 / REDD.51 valve consoles.
What's distinctive
4 tracks; average length 2:12. Lennon dominates the lead vocals (3/4). Lead writing credit: Lennon–McCartney (3 of 4). Estimated total takes across the release: 65.Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Pattern analysis
Lennon 3
McCartney 1
Era technical context
| Microphones | Neumann U47, U48; AKG D19 (drums); STC 4038 (overheads) |
|---|---|
| Outboard | EMI RS124 compressor (Altec 436B mod), EMT 140 plate reverb, STEED tape echo |
| Guitars | Rickenbacker 325 (Lennon), Gretsch Country Gent / Tennessean (Harrison), Höfner 500/1 violin bass (McCartney), Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl kit (Starr) |
| Amplifiers | Vox AC30 (TB & non-Top-Boost variants) |