A Hard Day's Night

Labels---ST33 in circles...THE BEATLES in caps...No star

Aqua-blue labels with boxed EMI and Parlophone logos.[thomasha]

Label variation with cat no. on right side. Matrix numbers the same.[mikec]

Aqua-blue labels with boxed EMI and Parlophone logos.[thomasha]

(Stereo) 'Black Parlophone labels.
1A 062-04145 (on spine)
YEX 126 + 5C 062-04145 (on labels)


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(Reissue Mono) ''Mono' in bold letters and AAD on rear cover.
No 'PM 518' or 'ADD' on release
No 'Hannover' in runout inner rim

Rear cover:
℗ 1964 Original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1964 EMI Records Ltd.
*(Tracks 1 to 7) from the soundtrack of the United Artists film 'A Hard Day's Night'.
Printed in Holland
All titles published by Northern Songs Ltd.

Made in W. Germany (On CD)
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'Black Parlophone labels with silvery lettering: Boxed EMI logo below tracklist. ℗ 1964 The Gramophone Company Limited. English rim text starts with EMI Records Ltd. Made in Sweden. ncb '[discogs]

(Single) 'Winchester, Virginia pressing plant symbol in runout. Capitol Records orange and yellow swirl label design.
As with most original Capitol Beatles singles, there are two label variants; one with the song title on a single line, and those that have the song title on two lines.

'From the Motion Picture 'A Hard Day's Night'
A United Artists Release'
The Matrix # stamped into the side B runout reads X450356 withe the #5 double X'd out followed by what appears to be a double stamped P 1.'[discogs]

(Reissue Mono) 'Similar to (r3223060) only without longbox packaging.

Does not reference Apple records'[discogs]

Another USSR pressing, this one from 1991, and was repressed a few times since 1986 (up to 1991)

2nd Japanese pressing on black Odeon label with silver print. Pressed on red translucent vinyl. Fully laminated flip-back sleeve with unique group cover. Includes an insert. [emil]

I Cry Instead on the label of the record.[philip]

Original Mono pressing w green Odeon label, 'ALLE RECHTE...' in Rim. [matthiasb]

(Single) 'Black label with silver print. The publishing year is printed on the label, as “Recording first published 1964″. “Parlophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print and “SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS” text. Tax code KT. Push-out center.

Made in Gt. Britain.

Track A: from film of same name

This release has the KT tax code only in A-side push-out, whereas the release (r11630591) has the KT tax code only on B-side and (r1388108) has it on both push-out sides.'[discogs]

(Single) 'Black label with silver print. The publishing year is printed on the label, as “Recording first published 1964″. “Parlophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print and “SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS” text. Tax code KT. Push-out center. Made in Gt. Britain. Track A: from film of same name.'[discogs]

Original 1st German pressing on green Odeon with 'Made in Germany' in a straight line and boxed GEMA on both sides. Comes in 'Atelier Robert Pütz' artist sleeve. [emil]

Vinyl only, original picture sleeve missing. Original 1st German mono pressing on green Odeon label with 'ALLE RECHTE...' rim text. [emil]

Original US pressing on black United Artist deep-groove label with colored balls at the top and ''high fidelity'' at the bottom. 'I Cry Instead' in the publishing information on the back cover. 'I'll Cry Instead' on label. Back liners credit both “This Boy” and “I Cry Instead”. Running-times after the songs. Paste-on sleeve.
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout Side 1): UAL 3366A-1AJ.
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout Side 2): UAL 3366B-1AK.[juliens]

Matrix numbers: XEX 481-3N & XEX 482-3N
'KT' Tax Code
(Mono) 'First pressing.
Black/yellow Parlophone labels.
Front laminated flip-back sleeve
LabelThe Parlophone Co. Ltd. ( Upper outer rim text: Sold in the UK Subject to resale price conditions, see price list.[moonag]

German pressing on blue EMI/Odeon label. ST33 in circulars, unboxed GEMA, no circle, no labelcode, but asterisk on label. Fully laminated single sleeve.[juliens]

(Mono) '℗ 1964 original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd. (C) 1964 EMI Records Ltd. Mfd. by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. in Japan

CD reissue of the mono LP originally released in 1964

Tracks 1 to 7 from the soundtrack of the United Artists film 'A Hard Day's Night'
'[discogs]

German pressing on blue EMI/Odeon label. Has black circle left of the catalogue number on back cover. ST33 in ovals, unboxed GEMA, no asterisk, no circle, no labelcode on label. [emil]

Original Mono pressing w green Odeon label, 'ALLE RECHTE...' in Rim. [matthiasb]

SIAE logo is boxed on labels and no text below it.
(Album, Stereo) On side A label Canzoni dal film 'Tutti per uno' Fourth pressing on an aqua-blue stripe
d Parlophone label with the EMI logo at the bottom. Released in a cover different to all previous Italian pressings and the UK version. Cover printed by Grafica Centonze in Como (Italy). Made in Italy. Comes in a fantastic red bordered picture sleeve, different to the normal UK blue version and has a different design on the reverse of the sleeve as well!![lyndsay]

German version of 'A Hard Day's Night' with slightly different sleeve from original UK release. Light green/white Odeon labels.

From the soundtrack of the United Artists film A Hard Days Night. Made in Holland is printed on the labels. Originally released in 1964. There is no updated copyright date on the packaging. [discogs]

(Reissue Remastered Stereo)[discogs]

Original 1st German pressing on green Odeon with 'Made in Germany' in a straight line and boxed GEMA on both sides. Comes in 'Atelier Robert Pütz' artist sleeve. [emil]