A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

For their first feature film, the Beatles composed all original music. The UK album contains all the songs used in the film, but a number of others. They are all excellent. The title track is a classic, and garnered huge radio play, and "And I love Her" grew to be one of the fan favourites. "Can't Buy Me Love" and the title track were also released as single - the first times that album tracks also came out as singles, and despite the assumption (largely correct) that UK buyers didn't like buying the same song twice, people still did. "Things we Said Today" and "I'll Be Back" are among the best non-film tunes, and "You Can't Do That" is one of the first tunes to reveal Lennon's self-admitted jealous side and acerbic lyrics. This is the better version of the album, as in North America only the actual film score was released - and so fewer Beatles tunes but also the instrumental orchestral pieces that were recorded by George Martin and used in the background of the film. So, get this UK version! I give this 8.3 out of 10 on my 10-point scale, which translates to 4 stars.

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