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In addition to the soundtrack album, United Artists
prepared a series of records to promote the film. These
records are extremely rare for two reasons. First, they were
pressed in very limited numbers and distributed only to
selected radio stations and movie theaters. Second, because
the records were solely intended to promote the motion
picture, most disc jockeys and theater managers did not save
these unique records after the film had run its course. |
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| The first of these records issued
by United Artists was a Open-End interview disc. Open-end interview records enabled a disc jockey to give the impression that he was personally conducting an exclusive interview with the group. The illusion was created by combining a script of statements and questions to ask the group with a record containing gaps of silence to insert the disc jockeyfs reading of the script along with the pre-recorded responses of the boys. Record companies prepared these records hoping that radio personalities would be anxious to air a "personal" interview with the Beatles to impress listeners. Stations were also sent an album of Radio Spot Announcements promoting the film. |
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| TITLE | "A HARD DAY'S
NIGHT" RADIO SPOTS |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | SP-2362/2363 |
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| RELEASE DATE | July 1964? / Promotional Use Only |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Cut 1: 0:60 (Critic-Adult) |
Cuts 1-3: 0:30 (Teenage) | ||||
| Cut 2: 0:60 (Beatles) |
Cuts 4-6: 0:20 (Teenage) | ||||
| Cut 3: 0:60 (Beatles) | Cut 7: 0:10 (Teenage) | ||||
| Cut 4: 0:60 (Teenage) | |
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| Cut 5: 0:60 (Teenage) | |
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| Cut 6: 0:60 (Beatles) | |
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| Cut 7: 0:60 (Beatles) | |
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| Cut 8: 0:60 (Ticket Sale) | |
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| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
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The record has a red label with black print. The record number and gHARD DAYS NIGHTh are hand etched in the trail off areas. | ||||
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| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | Side 1 contains
eight 60 second spots, four of which feature the Beatles.
Side 2 has three 30 second spots, three 20 second spots and
one 10 second spot. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| Includes original mailing
envelope. (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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| LABEL | United Artists Promo Red label |
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| MIX | MONO | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | SP-2362 HARD DAYS NIGHT 19 - 2 - 7 - 64 (hand etched) | |||
| SIDE 2 | SP-2363 HARD DAYS NIGHT 19 - 2 - 7 - 64 (hand etched) | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | United Artists |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - |
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| COVER FORM | Plain white sleeve (maybe) |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Unknown | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | - |
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| PRODUCER | - | ||||
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COMMENTS
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In addition to the
soundtrack album, United Artists prepared a series of
records to promote the film. These records are extremely
rare for two reasons. First, they were pressed in very
limited numbers and distributed only to selected radio
stations and movie theaters. Second, because the records
were solely intended to promote the motion picture, most
disc jockeys and theater managers did not save these unique
records after the film had run its course. The first of these records issued by United Artists was a Special Transatlantic Open-End Telephone Conversation disc (SP-2298). The one-sided record has a red label with black print. The record number SP-2298 and gBEATLESh are hand etched in the trail off area. The non-playing side has a blank white label and smooth vinyl. The disc is unusual in that its diameter is ten inches, which was the standard size for 78 RPM records. The record plays at 33 1/3 RPM and runs for five minutes. Open-end interview records enabled a disc jockey to give the impression that he was personally conducting an exclusive interview with the group. The illusion was created by combining a script of statements and questions to ask the group with a record containing gaps of silence to insert the disc jockeyfs reading of the script along with the pre-recorded responses of the boys. Record companies prepared these records hoping that radio personalities would be anxious to air a gpersonalh interview with the Beatles to impress listeners. Prior to the distribution of the United Artist discs, Capitol Records issued two open-end interview records with the Beatles to radio stations. Stations were also sent an album of Radio Spot Announcements (SP-2362/2363) promoting the film. The record has a red label with black print. Side 1 contains eight 60 second spots, four of which feature the Beatles. Side 2 has three 30 second spots, three 20 second spots and one 10 second spot. The record number and gHARD DAYS NIGHTh are hand etched in the trail off areas. |
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