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United Artists Records: 2nd issue
#03 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A Hard Day's Night (UAS 6366)
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#3-1 Pink and Orange Label Type-1/ I'll Cry Instead & Tell Me Who/ All Disc Records Press

#3-2 Pink and Orange Label Type-2/ No group name/ Song title centered/ Monarch Press

#3-3 Pink and Orange Label Type-3/ No group name/ Song title Lefted/ Columbia TH Press

#3-4 Pink and Orange Label Type-4/ with Publishing Info./ RCA Rockaway Press

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#3-3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A Hard Day's Night (3rd. Press: "Pink and Orange Label Type-3 / misprint I Cry Instead / Columbia TH Press" UAS 6366)
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TITLE		Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
CATALOG NUMBER		UAS 6366
RELEASE DATE		1968? / 3rd 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		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)
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		United Artists Records logomark is printed at the upper left corner of the back sleeve.			Company name and address, and "stereo uas 3366" was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover,
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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."
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		In 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.			The group name is not printed on the label, only the album title.
				The words "United Artists records" are printed in white on the pink and orange border of the label. The catalog number is written underneath.
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SIDE 1			SIDE 2		There are four typesetting variations of this label style. Three of these keep the misspelling of "I Cry Instead," and the one that corrects it adds a new misspelling: "Tell Me Who" instead of "Tell Me Why."

				In 1968, United Artists merged to become part of Transamerica. The new labels featured shades of pink and orange colors. The text around the label reads "United artists records, Inc., A Transamerica Corporation"
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LABEL		Pink and Orange label Type-3
MIX		The Beatles tracks are fake stereo on ALL UA stereo pressings, only the instrumentals are.
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	Columbia Records Terre Haute Plant(?)
	VINYL	Columbia Records Terre Haute Plant
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	UAS 6366 A 1C A AB J-u (?) (hand etched)
	SIDE 2	UAS 6366 B 1C A PB 5-68 (?) (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SLEEVE	All Songs published by Maclen Music Inc. and Unart Music Corp. BMI except "This Boy" and "I Cry Instead" which are published by Maclen Music Inc. BMI
	VINYL	NONE
COVER FORM		Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
PRINTER CREDIT		-
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		1968 Company 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 old 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. In 1968, United Artists merged to become part of Transamerica. The new labels featured shades of pink and orange colors. The text around the label reads "United artists records, Inc., A Transamerica Corporation" All pressings of the album from this point on appear in stereo only. On some copies, the back cover has been corrected so that only a blank white space remains, instead of the publishing credits. There are four typesetting variations of this label style. Three of these keep the misspelling of "I Cry Instead," 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. On the back cover, "I'll Cry Instead" is mis titled "I Cry Instead". All copies have the title incorrect on the cover. The text around the label reads "United artists records, Inc., A Transamerica Corporation" Pink and Orange Label variations: Type-1: All Disc Records pressing with "The Beatles" listed on the label 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. Type-2: Monarch pressing (maybe) without "The Beatles" listed on the label. The word STEREO is above the catalog number. The tracks on the label are centered. Track A3 is incorrectly listed as "I Cry Instead" on the label. Labels do NOT list publishing information. Type-3: Columbia TH pressing without "The Beatles" listed on the label. The tracks on the label are lefted. Track A3 is incorrectly listed as "I Cry Instead" on the label. Labels do NOT list publishing information. Type-4: RCA Rockaway pressing with "The Beatles" listed on the label. The tracks on the label are lefted. Track A3 is incorrectly listed as "I Cry Instead" on the label. Labels listed publishing information. (*) 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 (3rd. Press: "Pink and Orange Label Type-4 / misprint I Cry Instead / with Publishing Information on the label / RCA Rockaway Press" UAS 6366)
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TITLE		Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
CATALOG NUMBER		UAS 6366
RELEASE DATE		1968? / 3rd Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		A Hard Day's Night		I Should Have Known Better
		Tell Me Why		If I Fell
		I'll 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)
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INNER SLEEVE			FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
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		United Artists Records old logo mark is printed at the upper left corner of the back sleeve.			Company name and address, and "stereo uas 3366" was printed at the upper right corner of the back cover,
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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.
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		In 1970, United Artists switched to a black and orange label with a slightly modified logo.			The group name, album title, and song title are left-justified.
				All pressings of the album in stereo only. The lower perimeter has the phrase "Liberty UA. Inc., Los Angeles. California" in white uppercase letters.
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SIDE 1			SIDE 2		There are four typesetting variations of this label style. Three of these keep the misspelling of "I Cry Instead,"

				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
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LABEL		Pink and Orange label Type-4
MIX		The Beatles tracks are fake stereo on ALL UA stereo pressings, only the instrumentals are.
PRESS FACTORY	SLEEVE	RCA Rockaway (?)
	VINYL	RCA Rockaway pressing
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	UAS 6366 A-1E A 2C (hand etched) R (machine stamped)
	SIDE 2	UAS 6366 B-1 Bell Sound (machine stamped) A/B R (hand etched)
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SLEEVE	NONE
	VINYL	All Songs published by Maclen Music Inc, and Unart Music Corp. (BMI) except "This Boy""I Cry Instead" which are published 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		1968 Company 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 old 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. In 1968, United Artists merged to become part of Transamerica. The new labels featured shades of pink and orange colors. The text around the label reads "United artists records, Inc., A Transamerica Corporation" All pressings of the album from this point on appear in stereo only. On some copies, the back cover has been corrected so that only a blank white space remains, instead of the publishing credits. There are four typesetting variations of this label style. Three of these keep the misspelling of "I Cry Instead," 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. On the back cover, "I'll Cry Instead" is mis titled "I Cry Instead". All copies have the title incorrect on the cover. The text around the label reads "United artists records, Inc., A Transamerica Corporation" Pink and Orange Label variations: Type-1: All Disc Records pressing with "The Beatles" listed on the label 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. Type-2: Monarch pressing (maybe) without "The Beatles" listed on the label. The word STEREO is above the catalog number. The tracks on the label are centered. Track A3 is incorrectly listed as "I Cry Instead" on the label. Labels do NOT list publishing information. Type-3: Columbia TH pressing without "The Beatles" listed on the label. The tracks on the label are lefted. Track A3 is incorrectly listed as "I Cry Instead" on the label. Labels do NOT list publishing information. Type-4: RCA Rockaway pressing with "The Beatles" listed on the label. The tracks on the label are lefted. Track A3 is incorrectly listed as "I Cry Instead" on the label. Labels listed publishing information. (*) 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.