The Beatles' first feature film, 1963's A Hard Day's Night, is to be released on Blu-ray Disc in October, according to web retailer Amazon. Read more »
A Hard Day's Night to be released on Blu-ray?
1 October 2009 (2 years ago)
Filming: Help!
28 April 1965 (46 years ago)
The unused scene for Help! featuring Frankie Howerd and Wendy Richard was completed on this morning. Prior work had taken place on 22 and 23 April. Read more »
Liverpool première of A Hard Day's Night
10 July 1964 (47 years ago)
Four days after the world première of A Hard Day's Night in London, The Beatles arrived in Liverpool for the first northern England screening. Read more »
UK single and LP release: A Hard Day's Night
10 July 1964 (47 years ago)
Both the A Hard Day's Night single and album were released on this day in the United Kingdom. Read more »
World première of A Hard Day's Night
6 July 1964 (47 years ago)
The Beatles' first feature film, A Hard Day's Night, had its première at the London Pavilion. Read more »
US LP release: A Hard Day's Night
26 June 1964 (47 years ago)
The Beatles' fourth US album was the soundtrack for their debut film A Hard Day's Night. Read more »
Mixing, editing: A Hard Day's Night LP, Long Tall Sally EP
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. Read more »
Mixing: I'll Be Back
10 June 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
The Beatles were on tour while this hour-long mixing session took place at Abbey Road. Read more »
Mixing: A Hard Day's Night, Things We Said Today
9 June 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
While The Beatles were away on tour in Hong Kong, George Martin was at Abbey Road working on the mixes for the A Hard Day's Night LP. Read more »
Recording, mixing, editing: Long Tall Sally, Matchbox, I Call Your Name, Slow Down, When I Get Home, Any Time At All, I'll Cry Instead
4 June 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
While The Beatles were on tour in Denmark, George Martin oversaw a mixing, editing and overdub session at EMI Studios, for songs for the A Hard Day's Night LP and the Long Tall Sally EP. Read more »
Ringo Starr is taken ill before The Beatles' world tour
3 June 1964 (47 years ago)
In the morning Ringo Starr collapsed with tonsillitis and pharyngitis during a photo session for the Saturday Evening Post newspaper in Barnes, north London. Read more »
Recording: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home
2 June 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Three songs for the non-soundtrack side of the A Hard Day's Night LP were recorded today: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today and When I Get Home. Read more »
Recording: Matchbox, I'll Cry Instead, Slow Down, I'll Be Back
1 June 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
During this day's two recording sessions The Beatles worked on a number of songs for the A Hard Day's Night LP and the Long Tall Sally EP. Read more »
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
24 April 1964 (47 years ago)
Six busy weeks spent filming A Hard Day's Night came to a close on this day, with a final scene being shot at Edgehill Road in Ealing, London. Read more »
Mixing: A Hard Day's Night
23 April 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
George Martin had created mono and stereo mixes of the song A Hard Day's Night for United Artists on 16 April 1964.
On this day, however, he made another mono mix, which was used on the EMI LP A Hard Day's Night, and on the single.
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
23 April 1964 (47 years ago)
The Beatles had filmed scenes at Gatwick Airport for the Can't Buy Me Love sequence of the A Hard Day's Night film on 13 March 1964. More footage was needed, however, which was captured on this day. Read more »
Filming: A Hard Day's Night
22 April 1964 (47 years ago)
The Beatles were filmed this morning descending the iron staircase at the back of the Hammersmith Odeon, which became the beginning of one of two Can't Buy Me Love sequences in the A Hard Day's Night film. Read more »
Filming: Paul McCartney's unused scene in A Hard Day's Night
21 April 1964 (47 years ago)
This was the second day of filming for Paul McCartney's unused solo scene in A Hard Day's Night. As with the previous day's shooting, the rest of The Beatles were not present. Read more »
Mixing: A Hard Day's Night
20 April 1964 (47 years ago)
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
The Beatles had recorded the song A Hard Day's Night on 16 April 1964. Four days later mono and stereo mixes were made. Read more »
Filming: Paul McCartney's unused scene in A Hard Day's Night
20 April 1964 (47 years ago)
Paul McCartney filmed a solo sequence for The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night on this day. However, it was omitted from the final cut. Read more »


