A Hard Day’s Night

Tracklist

Side A

  1. Вечер Трудного Дня = A Hard Day's Night
  2. Мне Стоило Знать = I Should Have Known Better
  3. Если Я Полюблю = If I Fell
  4. Как Счастлив Я Танцевать С Тобой = I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
  5. Я Люблю Ее = And I Love Her
  6. Скажи Мне, Почему = Tell Me Why
  7. Любовь Не Купишь = Can't Buy Me Love

Side B

  1. Когда Угодно = Any Time At All
  2. Я Буду Рыдать = I'll Cry Instead
  3. Слова, Что Сказаны Сегодня = Things We Said Today
  4. Не Смей! = You Can't Do That
  5. Я Вернусь = I'll Be Back

Labels & dead wax

Visual reference for this specific pressing. Click any image to enlarge.

Side A — A Hard Day’s Night
Side A
Side B — A Hard Day’s Night
Side B
Back sleeve — A Hard Day’s Night
Back sleeve

Label versions

The same release was struck at several Soviet plants — each with its own label design.

Ryga Red
Side A — A Hard Day’s Night
Side A Ryga
Side B — A Hard Day’s Night
Side B Ryga
MOZG Red
Side A — A Hard Day’s Night
Side A MOZG
Side B — A Hard Day’s Night
Side B MOZG
Leningrad White
Side A — A Hard Day’s Night
Side A Leningrad
Side B — A Hard Day’s Night
Side B Leningrad
Taszkient Red
Side A — A Hard Day’s Night
Side A Taszkient
Side B — A Hard Day’s Night
Side B Taszkient
Aprelewka White-blue (Melodiya)
Side A — A Hard Day’s Night
Side A Aprelewka
Side B — A Hard Day’s Night
Side B Aprelewka

Why this pressing matters

Officially the track "When I Get Home" was deleted due to the licence agreement with EMI Records Ltd. but the in reality it was censored due to its alleged erotic allusions.)

Historical context & other notes

From the main release

A Hard Day's Night was the third studio album by the Beatles, released on 10 July 1964. Side one contains songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The arrangements on that album are more complex than the material from Please Please Me or With The Beatles. This was possible also because A Hard Day’s Night was recorded on four-track tape, allowing for higher-quality recording of rhythm tracks. Unlike the Beatles’ first two albums, all 13 tracks on ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ were written by Lennon and McCartney. What's really unique, “Can’t Buy Me Love” was recorded in Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris – in the same session, the band recorded German versions of “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. The rest of the album’s songs were recorded at the EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London.

Other releases

This album's releases in other countries, or special editions within the same market. Full per-country chronology lives in each country's hub page.

Market value

from $2 to $27
≈ €2 – €24