The BeatlesA Hard Day's Night

Label:

Odeon – EAS-70132

Series:

The Beatles Original Mono Record

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Mono , Red Translucent

Country:

Japan

Released:

Genre:

Stage & Screen

Style:

Beat

Tracklist

A1 A Hard Day's Night
A2 I Should Have Known Better
A3 If I Fell
A4 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
A5 And I Love Her
A6 Tell Me Why
A7 Can't Buy Me Love
B1 Any Time At All
B2 I'll Cry Instead
B3 Things We Said Today
B4 When I Get Home
B5 You Can't Do That
B6 I'll Be Back

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByToshiba EMI Ltd

Credits

  • Liner NotesTony Barrow
  • ProducerGeorge Martin
  • Written-ByLennon-McCartney

Notes

Part of Japan's re-issue series of the 10 Beatles UK albums that had been originally issued in mono in the 60s, using the UK mono masters, all pressed on translucent red vinyl, as a limited edition of 10,000 pressings.

Each comes with a narrow OBI strip with red disc and "The Beatles Original Mono Record" at the top, and the entire mono series listed on the back side.

Disc/Label info:
-Black with silver print Odeon label.
-Label does NOT have the published text "℗ 1964"
-Uses a UK master as identified by matrix stamp

Packaging info:
-Includes Japanese/English lyric sheet insert.
-OBI states ‎¥2,300, list of titles in series on back side.
-Discs come in clear rice-paper sleeve.
-Has the same design and track listing as U.K. release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 1): YEX-126-M 1S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 1): YEX-127-M 1S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, stamped variant 2): YEX-1 26-M 1S 4 〄 1-Z
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, stamped variant 2): YEX-1 27-M 1S 7 〄
  • Price Code: ‎¥2,300
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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A Hard Day's Night (LP, Album, Mono, Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve) Parlophone PMC 1230 UK 1964
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (A Hard Day's Night) - Originals From The United Artists' Picture (LP, Album, Stereo) Odeon STO 83 739, ZTOX 5564, 83 739 1964
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A Hard Day's Night (LP, Album, Stereo, Wide Label Font) Parlophone PCS 3058 UK 1964
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A Hard Day's Night (LP, Album, Mono) Parlophone PMCJ 1230 South Africa 1964
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4 Garçons Dans Le Vent - Chansons Du Film (LP, Album, Mono) Odeon OSX 226 1964

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Reviews

  • TidGman's avatar
    TidGman
    Edited 6 days ago
    It didn't make me emotional like the Revolver pressing, but it's definitely the cleanest I've heard for A hard day's night, which is IMO a pretty dense album. There's 2 problems to me :
    1) its too expensive, it should not cost more than 80$
    2) your amp must be in good shape because it's asking to turn the volume up. Again it's how I felt it.
    Great great pressing though.
    This version for mono.
    Uk 76 for stereo.
    • x4953's avatar
      x4953
      This series is incredible - definitely the best-sounding edition of this album.
      • Kevsicle's avatar
        Kevsicle
        These red vinyl Japanese Beatles mono pressings sound like crap. Too in your face punchy, and you can hear every annoying detail. And they're so quiet it's like listening to a CD. Who wants that? If you have one you should put it up on Discogs ASAP before the market collapses.
        • StaticWednesday's avatar
          StaticWednesday
          Edited 3 years ago
          I recently acquired this version. Wow...I have the new Mono vinyl of this and it definitely rivals the new Mono mix IMO. The new Mono def wins by about 5%. My version is NM/NM and sounds like it was purchased yesterday. Quiet Flat and just plain cool. I cant wait to pick up a few more. So what is the difference? Where the new version is smooth and balanced..this version is "hot" and in your face. Thats the difference...which is better?...see above.
          • coacheskew's avatar
            coacheskew
            My copy sounds wonderful and is dead silent. Haven't compared with 2014 mono yet. I have two different albums in 1982 Japan mono and I'll probably never get rid of them. They are THAT good.

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