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Home > Beatles diary > Studio > Mixing, editing: A Hard Day's Night LP, Long Tall Sally EP

Mixing, editing: A Hard Day's Night LP, Long Tall Sally EP

10.00am, Monday 22 June 1964 (47 years ago)

Studios One and Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

With The Beatles on tour in New Zealand, George Martin and his team at EMI Studios created a number of mono and stereo mixes for the A Hard Day's Night LP and the Long Tall Sally EP.


The day was divided into four separate sessions. The first took place from 10-11.30am in the control room of Studio One:

  • Any Time At All (mono mix)
  • When I Get Home (mono)
  • I'll Be Back (mono)
  • And I Love Her (mono)

The second session took place from 11.30am-1pm.

  • And I Love Her (stereo mix)
  • When I Get Home (stereo)
  • Any Time At All (stereo)
  • I'll Be Back (stereo)
  • If I Fell (stereo)
  • A Hard Day's Night (stereo)
  • I Should Have Known Better (stereo)
  • I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (stereo)
  • I Call Your Name (two stereo mixes)
  • I Call Your Name (editing two stereo mixes together)

Following a break for lunch, more stereo mixes were made from 2.30-5.30pm.

  • Can't Buy Me Love (stereo mix)
  • You Can't Do That (stereo)
  • Tell Me Why (stereo)
  • Things We Said Today (stereo)
  • Matchbox (stereo)
  • Slow Down (stereo)
  • Long Tall Sally (stereo)
  • I'll Cry Instead (stereo mix of Section A)
  • I'll Cry Instead (stereo mix of Section B)
  • I'll Cry Instead (editing together stereo mixes of sections A and B)

The day's final session switched to the control room of Studio Two, and lasted from 5.45-9pm. Tape copies were made of the following mixes:

  • Slow Down (mono)
  • Matchbox (mono)
  • Things We Said Today (stereo)
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