The Alternate A Hard Day's Night

The Beatles

The Alternate A Hard Day's Night - CD cover The Alternate A Hard Day's Night - CD back
The Alternate A Hard Day's Night - Front Cover The Alternate A Hard Day's Night - Back Cover
Label Blackhead Walrus
Catalogue No. STATB 07
Country Of Origin   Guadaloupe
Release date 2003
Total time 76:17
Comments:
(from the sleeve)
No BBC Live Tracks
No Anthology Tracks.

My Comments :
Again, a super C.D. from the "Stamp Out The Beatles" people, and one of five in a terrific boxed set called Quelque Chose De Nouveau.
This particular C.D. collects together a lot of fine outtakes from the "Please Please Me" era, including studio alternate takes, BBC sessions, live performances and even some songs of the period as briefly appeared in The Let It Be sessions.
It also pulls together some of the official stereo or mono mixes that were less commonly found.

It has little humour touches within the packaging, such as Produced by George Martinique (sic) .... the others you'll have to appreciate for yourself.

Yes, I know we already have these pieces, but, nicely presented and nicely collected together makes it worth having them again.


The C.D.

No Tracklisting Comments Time
The Alternate Album
1 A Hard Day's Night Takes 2 and 3 2:47
2 I Should Have Known Better Stereo mix (Take 22) 2:42
3 If I Fell Stereo mix (Take 15) 2:18
4 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You   03/08/64 - BBC - "From Us To You" 1:54
5 And I Love Her Stereo mix (Take 21) 2:30
6 Tell Me Why Stereo mix (U.S. - Take 8) 2:06
7 Can't Buy Me Love Take 2 - Different version, origin for "Anthology" version 2:12
8 Any Time At All Mono mix (U.S. - missing the piano ! - Take 11 RM3) 2:11
9 I'll Cry Instead Stereo mix (U.S. - Takes 6 + 8) 2:05
10 Things We Said Today 16/07/64 - BBC - "Top Gear" 2:32
11 When I get Home Mono mix (U.S. - Take 11 RM3) 2:14
12 You Can't Do That 18/05/64 - BBC - "From Us To You" 2:30
13 I'll Be Back Stereo mix (Take 16) 2:22
The Alternatives
14 A Hard Day's Night Take 4 2:36
15 A Hard Day's Night 03/08/64 - BBC - "From Us To You" 2:26
16 I Should Have Known Better 16/07/64 - BBC - "Top Gear" - This was NOT live, but the album track played ! 2:38
17 If I Fell Demo - John's home demo from January 1964 4:06
18 If I Fell 03/08/64 - BBC - "From Us To You" 2:07
19 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You Stereo mix (Take 4) 1:56
20 And I Love Her Stereo mix (Take 21 - with SIX riffs at end) 2:37
21 And I Love Her 16/07/64 - BBC - "Top Gear" 2:21
22 Can't Buy Me Love Stereo mix (Take 4) 2:12
23 You Can't Do That Stereo mix (Take 9) 2:34
24 Bloopers Medley
    And I Love Her
    I Should Have Known Better
    Tell Me Why
    I'll Be Back
Outtakes :
Take 6
Takes 8 and 11
?
Takes 12, 13 and 14
1:26
The Live Sessions
25 A Hard Day's Night 12/64 - The Beatles Christmas Show, Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 2:31
26 If I Fell 23/08/64 - Live at the Hollywood Bowl 2:11
27 Can't Buy Me Love 15/08/65 - Live at Shea Stadium 2:36
28 Things We Said Today 23/08/64 - Live at the Hollywood Bowl 2:18
29 If I Fell 22/08/64 - Live at the Empire Stadium, Vancouver 2:09
30 You Can't Do That 17/06/64 - Live at the festival Hall, Melbourne 2:52
The Get Back Sessions
Note: For explanation of "G.B." numbers see G.B. and DDSI - An explanation
31 You Can't Do That G.B.no. 3.54 2:09


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