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| A Hard Day's Night was the first Beatles album of all-original material, and the first to feature George Harrison playing his Rickenbacker electric 12-string guitar (on the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night," for instance). The distinctive sound of the 12-string inspired countless guitarists including Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of the Byrds. The film from which these songs hail remains a classic combination of happy '60s na?vet? and nascent hipster wit. Many of the most important rock bands to emerge in the latter half of the '60s came into being because of A Hard Day's Night's irresistible vibrancy. The tunes flow like the finest red wine, as the title track leads to the glorious harmonica of "I Should Have Known Better" and the powerfully poignant "If I Fell." A Hard Day's Night not only was the de facto soundtrack for their movie, not only was it filled with nothing but Lennon-McCartney originals, but it found the Beatles truly coming into their own as a band. All of the disparate influences on... |
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Key Information
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| Number of Discs: |
1 |
| Record Label: |
Capitol/EMI Records |
| Artist: |
Original Soundtrack/The Beatles |
| Album Duration: |
30m:30s |
| Release Date: |
August 09, 1988 |
| Subgenre: |
British Invasion |
| Genre: |
Oldies |
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Song List: Disc 1
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- Hard Day's Night, A
- I Should Have Known Better
- If I Fell
- I'm Happy Just to Dance With You
- And I Love Her
- Tell Me Why
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Any Time at All
- I'll Cry Instead
- Things We Said Today
- When I Get Home
- You Can't Do That
- I'll Be Back
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