A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
A Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 10 July 1964, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records, with a different track listing. In contrast to their first two albums, all 13 tracks on A Hard Day's Night were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney showcasing the development of their songwriting talents. The album includes the title track, with its distinct opening chord, and the previously released "Can't Buy Me Love", both transatlantic number-one singles for the band. -Wikipedia
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Mark's Records Reviews
This British version RULES
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Only Solitaire
The record leaves no space for misery. These songs are just so goddamn great that any attempts at "deepening" them with extra meaning and extra feeling would only ruin their brilliant simplicity.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
A major improvement, thanks to more careful and sophisticated recording methods, and more thoughtful songwriting
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Adrian's Music Reviews
A pretty consistent album this, though some of the songs are just good rather than great.
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Starling
all in all a big improvement despite its inconsistencies.
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Pitchfork
2009 - A Hard Day's Night is from an era when pop and showbiz were inseparable-- and if it doesn't transcend that time, it does represent its definitive peak.
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Consequence of Sound
2009 - It is a joyful, feels-like-the-first time re-entry into the band at the height of Beatlemania
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BBC
2010 - When the best band in the world realised they were the best band in the world.
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Sputmik
2005 - to dispel the notion of the early Beatles as simply a cheesy pop band, there's no better example of the complicity and depth in that period than the 1964 classic A Hard Day's Night
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All Music
There's something intrinsically exciting in the sound of the album itself, something to keep the record vital years after it was recorded. Even more impressive are the songs themselves.
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The Telegraph
This is the sound of Beatlemania, a 13 song set that marks the flowering of a worldbeating songwriting partnership and the studio-ready confidence of their band.
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50 Third and 3rd
2016 - brims with confidence, good cheer and irresistible energy, mirroring the excitement The Beatles generated throughout the world in the post-assassination year of
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Neon Modern Times
the Beatles were incapable of making a bad record. Its lack of appeal to me is only due to the ridiculous heights they achieved in other releases
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Hokey Blog!
2013 - the end result was easily the strongest and most heralded album of The Beatles’s “early era” (1962-1964)
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The Spectrum
2017 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney are, perhaps, the greatest songwriting duo of all time. And “A Hard Day’s Night” was the first Beatles album to exclusively focus on their songwriting.
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Puluche
2014 - the ringing guitars and irresistible melodies sounded very close to a live performance as a result of the technology used. Still, no matter the quality, the band was considered trendsetters and influenced the way music was recorded at the time.
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The Atlantic
2014 - the music is wickedly good, and these are some of the best songs the Beatles would ever write
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Keno's Classic Rock n Roll Web Site
his one does stand the test of time, better than any other one released that year
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Goldmine Magazine
2014 - a joy from beginning to end, and started the Beatles down the path to becoming the most creative and vibrant musical act of our time
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The Student Playlist
2017 - an impeccably structured half-hour experience. Unstoppable, harmony-laden pop tracks
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
another artistic breakthrough for The Beatles, as their first album with all original compositions, and dabbling with more acoustic arrangements
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Rebeat Magazine
2014 - he song structures and chord progressions on the album are more inventive than their previous releases, while maintaining a fresh-faced vigor
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