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Beatles

"A Hard Days Night"

Soundtrack

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Record Information

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Official Release Information

Label: UAL 3366

Released: 1964

Format: 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM

Disc Condition

Very Good Plus

Visual Inspection

The record shows lots of very fine hairline scratches caused by sleeve but plays as quite as any new record I ever played.  No Snap, Crackle or Pop! Previous owners name on label.

Cover Condition

Very Good

Visual Inspection

Previous Owners name on back cover. Corner wear, small tear upper left rear, wear along edges with a tiny split beginning on top rear corner. Light soiling on cover.

Dead Wax Information

(A) UAL 3366 A-1AC

(B) UAL 3366 B-1AF

Why Pressing/Dead wax information is important?

Like a knife, the more times the master cuts into vinyl  the duller it gets. Each subsequent pressing gets duller, rolling out the crisp cut of the original pressing. This results in less sonic resonance. The first pressings are the truest duplication of what the master engineer intended.

The mastering also matter. The Mastering engineer critically listens to the tape recording, making critical adjustment to them as he goes. This can create very different listening experiences from disc to disc. This is why you see Re-Mastered so often, to improve (or sometime the opposite) the original sound.

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Artist Information

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At the time the London music department of United Artists conceived the soundtrack plan in October of 1963, the Beatles were extremely popular in Britain but still unknown in the United States. Their first three U.S. singles, Please Please Me (VJ 498), From Me To You (VJ 522) and She Loves You (Swan 4152), had flopped. Capitol had refused to issue the group’s records and had yet to sign a licensing agreement with EMI to release the Beatles recordings in the United States. As EMI’s contract with the Beatles did not specifically cover film soundtracks, UA was able to negotiate directly with Brian Epstein for the American rights to both the film and its soundtrack album.

The company also obtained a split publishing interest in the songs used in the film for its subsidiary, Unart Music Corp. (The name Unart is both a pun and an abbreviation for United Artists.) An essential element of the United Artists strategy was to begin production on the film in early 1964 so that the motion picture would be in theaters by July. The company wanted a quick release because it was concerned that the Beatles popularity would decline by summer’s end. Thus, the Beatles were scheduled to begin work on the film and the songs for its soundtrack shortly after their return from their first visit to America.

On February 25, 1964, George Harrison’s 21st birthday, the group began recording songs for the film at EMI’s Studio Two at Abbey Road. The first order of business was the band’s next single. After adding vocal and guitar overdubs to Can’t Buy Me Love, which had been recorded on January 29 in Paris, the Beatles started and finished the single’s B side, You Can’t Do That. During the next few days, the Beatles completed I Should Have Known Better, And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, If I Fell and I’m Happy Just To Dance With You. These five songs, along with Can’t Buy Me Love, would be featured in the motion picture.

After most of the filming had been completed, Walter Shenson decided the movie should open with a song bearing the film’s title, A Hard Day’s Night. John and Paul were asked to come up with an up-tempo tune in the Twist And Shout mold to serve as the title song. The next morning, John and Paul, armed with their guitars and the lyrics they had printed on the inside cover of a matchbook, previewed the song A Hard Day’s Night for Shenson in their dressing room on the set of the movie. After a day of filming the police chase scenes in Notting Hill Gate, London, the Beatles entered Abbey Road studios on April 16, 1964, to record the film’s title track.

As the song would open both the film and the soundtrack album, a distinctive beginning was essential. The song opens with the jarring strum of a strident sounding chord (G7 with an added ninth and suspended fourth) on George’s twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar. After an effective pause, John launches into the song with his lead vocal and the rest of the band falls into place. Paul sings backing vocals and the lead vocal on the bridge. The group performed nine takes (five complete) before a suitable backing track was obtained. Vocals, acoustic guitar, bongos, George Martin’s piano solo and the ending guitar notes were then added to the four track master. The finished product successfully fulfilled three purposes: hit single, lead track to the soundtrack album and the opening and closing song for the film.

The final song recorded for the movie was I’ll Cry Instead, which was taped in two sections on June 1. The sections were mixed for mono and edited together three days later. Tapes of mono mixes of all of the songs intended for the film were assembled and copied on June 9 and forwarded to United Artists and Capitol.

Unbeknownst to both record companies, director Richard Lester decided to pull I’ll Cry Instead from the film on his belief that the song was relatively weak. It had been slated to provide the background music for the energetic outdoor field sequence. Instead, Lester decided to back the scene with a proven winner, Can’t Buy Me Love, which appears twice in the film. As United Artists was not aware of this decision when it prepared the soundtrack LP, the song appears on the album, although it is mistitled “I Cry Instead” on both the back cover and label of most pressings of the album.

In addition to I’ll Cry Instead and the seven vocal songs appearing in the film, the soundtrack LP contains four instrumentals performed by George Martin and his orchestra. These songs, A Hard Day’s Night, I Should Have Known Better, And I Love Her and Ringo’s Theme (This Boy), were later released by United Artists on singles. Some of the albums released during the latter part of 1964 have round orange stickers with “Ringo’s Theme & And I Love Her” in brown print affixed to the front cover shrink wrap.

Although the film was not scheduled for release in America until August 12, 1964, United Artists rushed out its Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album (mono UAL 3366; stereo UAS 6366) on June 26, 1964. The decision to issue the album ahead of the film’s release proved to be a wise one. On July 1, the company announced that the LP had sold and delivered one million copies in just four days. Billboard, in a story titled “Beatles’ LP: 4 Days That Shake Industry,” reported the news in its July 11 issue, stating that the album had become one of the fastest selling LPs in the history of the record business. The following week, the album entered the Billboard Top LP’s chart. One week later, on July 25, the album spent its first of fourteen straight weeks at the top of the charts. In all, the soundtrack LP was on the charts for 51 weeks. Cash Box and Record World also reported the album at number one.

A United Artists “Release Notice – Label Copy – Liner Information” sheet dated June 15, 1964, indicates that the original back liners to the album stated “All songs published by Maclen Music, Inc. and Unart Music Corp. (BMI) except ‘This Boy’ which is published by Maclen Music, Inc. (BMI).” Thus, the first pressings of the album were issued with covers listing This Boy as the only song published solely by Maclen. Corrected label copy was prepared on June 29, which stated “All songs published by Maclen Music, Inc. and Unart Music Corp. (BMI) except ‘This Boy’ and ‘I Cry Instead’ which are published by Maclen Music, Inc. (BMI).” This change was made when United Artists learned it did not have a publishing interest in “I Cry Instead” because the song was dropped from the film. As the album sold over one million units in its first four days of release, it is certain that well over one million covers were prepared with the original back liners. There are mono and stereo covers that list This Boy as Maclen. There are also mono and stereo covers that list This Boy and I Cry Instead as Maclen.

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International Buyers Welcome

Please Note:

Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.

Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.

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All records are shipped in Heavy duty record shipping boxes with inner cardboad support, record removed from cover to prevent splitting seams during shipping.

No charge for shipping on all records after the first purchase. 1-50 all ship for the one shipping charge!

And as always, if you are not satisfied with our description of the condition of your purchase - we offer a full refund and pay shipping to return the item !

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A little about me and the items I sell

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I started collecting records and music memorabilia in about 1968. While traipsing around Southeast Asia for Uncle Sam, music was that lifeline to home and the world we came from. When I returned home to New Jersey, I became involved in the music industry and music became a passion. Needless to say I am not a kid anymore and I want to find good homes for these treasures and not see them end up at the Yard Sale of my life! What you see at my store is a collection of these treasures. Over the past 30 years I have sold off many very rare and hard to find items and have many, many more to offer. My passion for the rarest of rare and the finest quality available is still reflected in what you are offered here! Enjoy!!

Marquee D'Sounde ?

The Marquee D'Sounde was a music promotion company that I formed in the 70's. An obvious play on words, with the Marquis' De Sade and Marquee of Sound. It promoted a variety of music related venues, hence the Marquee for displaying our offerings. At record trade shows in the late 70's and early 80's as well as in Goldmine magazine the name Marquee D'Sounde became synonymous with the best quality available in collectibles! As you can see from the Feedback, I provide Quality Items and fast reliable service with secure packaging. Many buyers are repeat buyers!

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A Brief Discussion On Condition

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Historically sealed albums have been selling for huge prices simply because they are sealed. Sealed albums are in many cases a later pressing bought in some bargain bin or reissues that have since gone out of print. Prime examples are the ones with the “Nice Price” stickers. You can be assured these are later pressings off of old masters. Not always but quite frequently. Rarely did the first pressing of any record make it to the bargain bin unless the record was a flop. That’s not to say that a flop back then isn’t a treasure today. We find that frequently and in those cases a sealed album is a treasure.

Back in the day every record distributor had a sealing machine and would reseal albums. These would end up in the bargain bins. That is why you see the stretching on the corners of many of them offered on eBay. Original sealed albums will usually be squared on the cover and not have signs of stretching around the corners. Unless you plan on leaving the album sealed and reselling it, you are better off with a true Near Mint to Mint pressing from a reputable record dealer. You know what you get.

All of these claims regarding complicated record cleaning systems mean you are getting records that have not had the care they should have had. If the record was cared for properly it won't need these complicated cleanings! A quick spin on the VPI will remove any soiling not caused by abuse.

A properly cared for album (NM or M) should look as close as possible to the record that came out when it was first opened.

Most records come from my personal collection accumulated during my years in the music industry. When purchased new or received as a promotional copy, the album or single was placed in a plastic outer sleeve and sometimes a plastic inner sleeve. When possible the records will include these plastic sleeves.

Many were never played!

I rate rather conservatively but work closely with Goldmine standards. My Near Mint ratings are generally what everybody else rates as Mint or Brand New.

I try very hard to give accurate descriptions of the records and check them prior to shipment to ensure that the condition advertised is indeed what I ship. If there is something that I missed I will notify you prior to shipment. In turn, if you receive your record and the condition is not what you expected, let me know and we will arrange to return the record with a full refund.

Shipment Information

All records are carefully packaged and shipped in heavy duty commercial grade #200 corrugated Record shipping boxes!

Buyer Instructions

Payments:

All payments are expected within 10 days. All payments must be received in US funds. Preferred payment method is Paypal.

Feedback:

I will leave feedback for you once I have received confirmation that you have received your item and that the item met your expectations. Our transaction is not over until you are satisfied. Once you leave feedback, I will leave positive feedback for you.

Contact me if there are any problems or questions.

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