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Product Description The early masterpiece, 'A Hard Day's Night' sessions, upgraded and expanded edition! Thoroughly covers alternate versions, alternate mixes, outtakes and related songs, providing the best stereo mix currently available that couldn't be fully covered in the current stereo mix. [First-press limited edition tall case size digipak specification] [Detailed Japanese commentary booklet/postcard included] The third album by the Beatles, and an upgraded and expanded edition of their early hit, 'A Hard Day's Night', has finally arrived. The first album with all original songs. Produced to coincide with their starring film 'A Hard Day's Night', John's contribution, who wrote 10 songs, is remarkable. Pop yet innovative chord progressions, harmonies, and choruses. Leader John's musical awakening led the Beatles' step up. A masterpiece that shows the maturation of the group's originality. With this album being the first to use 4-channel recording, they were supposed to say goodbye to the "terrifying stereo mix" of the first two albums, where instruments and vocals were clearly separated into left and right channels. However, perhaps it was due to the fact that stereo was not yet widespread at the time. More than 60 years have passed since the release of the uninspired 1964 stereo mix, in which only the vocals were positioned in the center and each instrument was separated to the left and right. Now, that long-lost "proper stereo mix" for the entire album has finally appeared here, from vintage masters. It is a stereo mix befitting the 21st century, with the vocals and rhythm section positioned in the center and each instrument positioned in a balanced manner to the left and right. In addition to related singles and EP tracks such as "Long Tall Sally" and "I Call Your Name," outtakes and making-of recordings are also included. This 2-CD set allows you to enjoy the masterpiece album "A Hard Day's Night," which launched the British idol group to global stardom in the summer of 1964, from every angle. Detailed Japanese liner notes are included, detailing the circumstances at the time, anecdotes, and track listings. The first edition includes a postcard that is a reproduction of the original novelty item. Released by Eternal Grooves as a DVD-sized digipak 2CD set. Cover using licensed photo from Getty Images Japan [Song list] Disc ? 1 Alternate Stereo Mix 1 A Hard Day's Night 2 I Should Have Known Better 3 If I Fell 4 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You 5 And I Love Her 6 Tell Me Why 7 Can't Buy Me Love 8 Any Time At All 9 I'll Cry Instead 10 Things We Said Today 11 When I Get Home 12 You Can't Do That 13 I'll Be Back EP Stereo Mixes 14 Long Tall Sally 15 I Call Your Name 16 Slow Down 17 Matchbox Rarities : Mono Mixes 18 A Hard Day's Night (US Mono) 19 I Should Have Know Better (UK Mono) 20 If I Fell (UK Mono) 21 And I Love Her (US Mono) 22 Tell Me Why (UK Mono) 23 Can't Buy Me Love (UK Mono) 24 Any Time At All (US Mono) 25 I'll Cry Instead (US Mono) 26 When I Get Home (US Mono) 27 I Call Your Name (UK Mono) 28 Slow Down (UK Mono) 29 Matchbox (UK Mono) Disc - 2 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Sessions (day by day) 29 January 1964 / Path? Marconi Studios, Paris 1 Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (edit piece take 1-10) 2 Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (Odeon Single Mono) 3 Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (UK Rarities Stereo) 4 Sie Liebt Dich (edit piece) 5 Sie Liebt Dich (Odeon Single Mono) 6 Sie Liebt Dich (US Rarities Stereo) 7 Can't Buy Me Love (take 1) 8 Can't Buy Me Love (take 2) 9 Can't Buy Me Love (partly / take 3) 10 Can't Buy Me Love (edit piece take 4 / Monitor Mix) 25 February 1964 / EMI Studios, London 11 You Can't Do That (take 6) - JL chat and count 12 And I Love Her (take 2) 26 February 1964 / EMI Studios, London 13 I Should Have Known Better (take 7 & 9) 14 I Should Have Known Better (Alt. stereo Mix) 15 And I Love Her (edit piece take 11 + 21) 16 And I Love Her (edit piece ) 17 And I Love Her (German Stereo) 27 February 1964 / EMI Studios, London 18 If I Fell (edit piece take 4) 19 If I Fell (Alt. Stereo Mix) 20 Tell Me Why (edit pice take 2+4) 21 Tell Me Why (edit piece) 22 Tell Me Why (Movie Mono) 1 March 1964 / EMI Studios, London 23 JL chat - I Call Your Name (US Alt. Stereo) 24 Long Tall Sally (Japanese EP fake Stereo) 25 I'm Happy Just to Dance with You (Working Mix) 16 April 1964 / EMI Studios, London 26 A Hard Day's Night (take 1) 27 A Hard Day's Night (take 2 / false start) 28 A Hard Day's Night (take 3 / false start) 29 A Hard Day's Night (take 4) 30 A Hard Day's Night (take 5) 31 A Hard Day's Night (take 6 / partly) 32 A Hard Day's Night (take 7) 33 A Hard Day's Night (take 8 / false start) 34 A Hard Day's Night (take 9) 35 A Hard Day's Night (10 Guitar Riffs Stereo) 1 June 1964 / EMI Studios, London 36 I'll Be Back (take 2 / early version) 37 I'll Be Back (take 3) 38 I'll Be Back (take 12 / false start) 39 I'll Be Back (take 13 / false start) 40 I'll Be Back (take 14 / false start) 41 I'll Be Back (take 15 / chat) 42 Slow Down (Japanese EP fake Stereo) 43 Matchbox (Japanese EP fake Stereo) 2 June 1964 / EMI Studios, London 44 Things We Said Today (Alt. Stereo)