title
title
us LPs home
United Artists Records: 3rd issue
#03 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A Hard Day's Night (UAS 6366)
(Update: 29th September 2026)

hard
United Artists Stereo Sleeve
INDEX

Notice* Click the disk of each album, so you can see the large picture image.

#3-1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A Hard Day's Night (4th Press: "Black and Orange Label Type-1 / misprint Tell Me Who" UAS 6366)
Back to top of page
TITLE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
CATALOG NUMBER UAS 6366
RELEASE DATE 1970? / 4th Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
A Hard Day's Night
 I Should Have Known Better
Tell Me Who
 If I Fell
I'll Cry Instead
(*on the sleeve "I Cry Instead")
 And I Love Her
I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental)
 Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (Instrumental)
And I Love Her (Instrumental)
 Can't Buy Me Love

A Hard Day's Night (Instrumental)
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK -->Click!
hard label label label label
INNER SLEEVE
 FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click!
label label label label
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label United Artists Records logo is printed at the upper left corner of the back sleeve.
 label Company name and address, and  "stereo uas 3366" was  printed at the upper right corner of the back cover,
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label
On the back cover, "I'll Cry Instead" is mistitled "I Cry Instead".
All copies have the title incorrect on the cover.		 In the first pressing, only "This Boy" was credited as being published by Maclen Music. In later pressings, both "This Boy" and "I Cry Instead" were credited. However, it changed back to showing only "This Boy."
LABEL CLOSE UP
label In 1970, United Artists switched to a black and orange label with a slightly modified logo.
 label The group name, album title, and song title are left-justified.
label label All pressings of the album in stereo only.
label
The lower perimeter has the phrase "Liberty UA. Inc., Los Angeles. California" in white uppercase letters.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1
 SIDE 2
 There are four typesetting variations of this label style. Three of these keep the misspelling of "I Cry Instead,"
label label
label And the one that corrects it adds a new misspelling: "Tell Me Who" instead of "Tell Me Why." Progressive Label & Litho reportedly typeset the “Tell Me Who” labels.
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Black and Orange label Type-1
MIX The Beatles tracks are fake stereo on ALL UA stereo pressings, only the instrumentals are.
PRESS FACTORY
 SLEEVE All Disc Records, Inc.(?)
VINYL
  All Disc Records Inc. (*)
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 UAS 6366-1           114 (hand etched)     AudioMatrix   (machine stamped)
SIDE 2 UAS 6366-2           114  (hand etched)    AudioMatrix   (machine stamped)
VINYL COLOR BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME
 All Songs published by Maclen Music Inc. and Unart Music Corp. (BMI) except "This Boy" which is publised by Maclen Music Inc. (BMI)
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Plain white sleeve
PRODUCER Musical Director: George Martin
COMMENTS
 The bright red background front cover features four of Robert Freeman's portraits.
The following text appears above the photos from top to bottom: "Original Motion Picture Sound Track" in black uppercase letters.
On the stereo covers, the slicks are cropped with the photographs lower than on the mono covers to reveal a black banner at the top with "stereo" in white towards the left and running from the center to the right, "THE BEATLES - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366" in white uppercase letters followed by the United Artists logo.

The Beatles tracks are not in true stereo on ALL UA stereo pressings, only the instrumentals are.
United Artists received a tape containing the mono masters of the 8 Beatles songs intended for the film on or about 10th. June 1964. Because the company wanted to release its album as soon as possible, it decided not to wait for stereo mixes of the songs. So, the Beatles songs appearing on the United Artists stereo album are fake stereo.

The album remained in the UA catalog throughout the sixties and seventies, though by 1968 it was only available in stereo. At that time, the company changed its logo and its classic sixties label to a pink and orange label, UA 6366.
In 1970, UA switched to a black and orange label with a slightly modified logo.
This was replaced in 1971 with a tan label sporting yet another new logo, UA. Later copies of this label have a ® before the logo.
In 1975, UA added "All Rights Reserved" to the tan label. The final label used for the UA album debuted in 1977 and features an orange and yellow image of sunrays cutting through a cloud-filled sky.

Because UA continued using several different factories to press its records, these label backdrops can be found with a variety of typesettings and information: with Tell Me Why or a new typo, Tell Me Who; with I Cry Instead or I'll Cry Instead; with or without the group's name; with or without "Vocal" and "Instrumental" designations after each song title; with or without songwriters and publishing information; and with or without running times.

Black and Orange Label Type-1:
  • 1970 Liberty/UA "wedge label" pressing with "The Beatles" listed in bold lettering, as is "STEREO".
  • Track A2 "Tell Me Why" is spelled incorrectly as "Tell Me Who" on the label but is correct on the back cover.
  • Track A3 is correctly listed as "I'll Cry Instead" on the label but is "I Cry Instead" on the back cover.
  • Labels do NOT list publishing information but are credited on the back cover.
  • Bottom label rim text: "LIBERTY/UA INC., LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA"

(*) All Disc Records, Inc.:
Defunct US pressing plant established in 1960 by Ivan Amowhich and located in Roselle, New Jersey.
In 1966, All Disc Records, Inc. was purchased by Liberty Records, Inc. along with another plant Research Craft in Los Angeles in an effort to expand their manufacturing operations..
Liberty was acquired by Transamerica Corporation in 1968 and everything was merged into Liberty/UA, Inc..
In July of 1978, All Disc, and Research Craft were both acquired by Capitol Records along with the assets of United Artists Records.label
In February of 1981 All Disc Records, Inc. was sold to the ElectroSound Group prior to its closure in September 1981.


#3-4 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A Hard Day's Night (4th Press: "Black and Orange Label Type-4 "STEREO" in Roman font / NO Group Name / " UAS 6366)
Back to top of page
TITLE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
CATALOG NUMBER UAS 6366
RELEASE DATE 1970? / 4th Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
A Hard Day's Night
 I Should Have Known Better
Tell Me Why
 If I Fell
I Cry Instead
(*on the sleeve "I Cry Instead")
 And I Love Her
I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental)
 Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (Instrumental)
And I Love Her (Instrumental)
 Can't Buy Me Love

A Hard Day's Night (Instrumental)
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISC -->Click!
hard label label label label
INNER SLEEVE
 FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click!
label label label label
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label United Artists Records logomark is printed at the upper left corner of the back sleeve.
 label Company name and address, and  "stereo uas 3366" was  printed at the upper right corner of the back cover,
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label label
On the back cover, "I'll Cry Instead" is mistitled "I Cry Instead".
All copies have the title incorrect on the cover.		 In the first pressing, only "This Boy" was credited as being published by Maclen Music. In later pressings, both "This Boy" and "I Cry Instead" were credited. On some copies, the back cover has been corrected so that only a blank white space remains.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label In 1970, United Artists switched to a black and orange label with a slightly modified logo.
 label The group name is not listed on the label, and the album title is left-aligned.
label label The word “STEREO” is in Roman type.
 label
The lower perimeter has the phrase "Liberty UA. Inc., Los Angeles. California" in white uppercase letters.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1
 SIDE 2
 There are four typesetting variations of this label style. Three of these keep the misspelling of "I Cry Instead,"
label label
label There is no misprint in “Tell Me Why,” while “I Cry Instead” remains misspelled.
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Black and Orange label Type-4
MIX The Beatles tracks are fake stereo on ALL UA stereo pressings, only the instrumentals are.
PRESS FACTORY
 SLEEVE Monarch Records, Los Angeles, California (?)
VINYL
 Monarch Records, Los Angeles, California (?)
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 X  UAS 6366-A  Re2    (hand etched)
SIDE 2 UAS 6366-B       Re2    (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME
 NONE
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Plain white sleeve
PRODUCER Musical Director: George Martin
COMMENTS
 The bright red background front cover features four of Robert Freeman's portraits.
The following text appears above the photos from top to bottom: "Original Motion Picture Sound Track" in black uppercase letters.
On the stereo covers, the slicks are cropped with the photographs lower than on the mono covers to reveal a black banner at the top with "stereo" in white towards the left and running from the center to the right, "THE BEATLES - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366" in white uppercase letters followed by the United Artists logo.

The Beatles tracks are not in true stereo on ALL UA stereo pressings, only the instrumentals are.
United Artists received a tape containing the mono masters of the 8 Beatles songs intended for the film on or about 10th. June 1964. Because the company wanted to release its album as soon as possible, it decided not to wait for stereo mixes of the songs. So, the Beatles songs appearing on the United Artists stereo album are fake stereo.

The album remained in the UA catalog throughout the sixties and seventies, though by 1968 it was only available in stereo. At that time, the company changed its logo and its classic sixties label to a pink and orange label, UA 6366.
In 1970, UA switched to a black and orange label with a slightly modified logo.
This was replaced in 1971 with a tan label sporting yet another new logo, UA. Later copies of this label have a ® before the logo.
In 1975, UA added "All Rights Reserved" to the tan label. The final label used for the UA album debuted in 1977 and features an orange and yellow image of sunrays cutting through a cloud-filled sky.

Because UA continued using several different factories to press its records, these label backdrops can be found with a variety of typesettings and information: with Tell Me Why or a new typo, Tell Me Who; with I Cry Instead or I'll Cry Instead; with or without the group's name; with or without "Vocal" and "Instrumental" designations after each song title; with or without songwriters and publishing information; and with or without running times.

Black and Orange Label Type-4:
  • 1970 Liberty/UA "Monarch label" pressing: The group name "The Beatles" is not listed, and the album title is left-aligned.
  • Track A2 "Tell Me Why" is spelled correctly on both the label and the back cover.
  • Track A3 is incorrectly listed as "I Cry Instead" on both the label and the back cover.
  • Labels do NOT list publishing information, nor is it credited on the back cover.
  • Bottom label rim text: "LIBERTY/UA INC., LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA"

(*)Monarch Record:
Founded in Los Angeles in 1945, the Monarch Record Manufacturing Company was a major record manufacturing facility handling record plating, mastering, and pressing. From 1948 to 1978, the plant was located at 4852 West Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles before relocating to 9545 San Fernando Road in Sun Valley, California. Operating as a contract manufacturer for numerous record companies, Monarch pressed records not only for major labels like Atlantic, Atco, and A&M, but also for a wide range of independent labels.

The primary distinguishing feature of a Monarch pressing is the Δ (Delta) number etched into the dead wax (runout groove). Monarch assigned a unique number to each manufacturing job, which appears as the Greek Delta symbol followed by numerals, such as Δ9595. In addition, an encircled "MR" stamp was used on many pressings from the late 1950s onward. However, not every Monarch pressing bears the Δ or the MR mark.


back