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Label Parlophone
Catalogue No. PCS 3045 (stereo)
PMC 1206 (mono)
CDP 7 46436 2 (CD)
Release date 22nd November 1963
26th February 1987 (CD)
Total time 32:43
U.K. Album Chart Detail Entry Date: 30th November 1963
Highest Position: 1 ... for 21 weeks from 7th December 1963 (Consecutively!)
Weeks in Chart: 51 + 2 from 7th March 1987 (CD release, reached no.40) + 1 week, 22nd March 1997 (No. 72)

Songs recording date and information:

  1. It Won't Be Long - Recorded 30th July 1963 in 2 attempts. 8 takes, plus 2 edit pieces of the ending (takes 1-10) 7 takes (takes 11-17), plus 6 edit pieces (takes 18-23). Final mix being take 17 and edit piece 21
  2. All I've Got to Do - Recorded 11th September 1963 in 14 takes (8 false starts !), plus 1 overdub onto. Final mix - Take 15
  3. All My Loving - Recorded 30th July 1963 in 11 takes, plus 3 edit pieces. Final mix being take 11 with edit piece take 14
  4. Don't Bother Me - Recorded 11th September 1963 in 4 takes, plus 3 overdubs recorded 12th September 1963 in 10 more takes, numbered 10-19. Final mix being Take 13 with take 15 overdubbed
  5. Little Child - Recorded 11th September 1963, 2 takes, plus recorded 12th September 1963, 16 takes (3-18). Final mix being take 7, with overdubs from takes 13, 15 and 18
  6. Till There Was You - Recorded 18th July 1963 in 3 takes (not used). Recorded 30th July 1963 with 5 more takes (takes 4-8). Final mix used take 8
  7. Please Mister Postman - Recorded 30th July 1963 in 9 takes. Final mix - being Take 7, with take 9 as an overdub
  8. Roll Over Beethoven - Recorded 30th July 1963 in 5 takes, plus 3 edit pieces. Final mix was take 5, plus edit pieces 7 & 8
  9. Hold Me Tight - Recorded 11th February 1963 with 13 takes, but these were abandoned. Recorded 12th September 1963 in 10 takes, now numbered 20-29. Final mix being take 26 edited with take 29
  10. You Really Got a Hold on Me - Recorded 18th July 1963 in 7 takes (3 false starts), plus 4 edit pieces. Final mix - Take 7 plus edit pieces 10 and 11
  11. I Wanna Be Your Man - Recorded 11th September 1963, just 1 take, then, recorded 12th September 1963 in 6 takes (2-7). Final mix was take 7 which had some more later overdubs
  12. Devil in Her Heart - Recorded 18th July 1963 in 3 takes, plus 3 overdubs. Finishing with a finished version, Take 6
  13. Not a Second Time - Recorded 11th September 1963 in 5 takes, with takes 6-9 being overdubs onto, Final mix take 5.
  14. Money - Recorded 18th July 1963 in 6 takes, plus 1 piano edit piece plus, 30th July 1963 - 7 more piano edit pieces (Takes 8-14). The mono mix was prepared 21st August 1963 BEFORE the next overdubs ... Overdubs 30th September 1963 onto take 7. Final stereo mix which had further overdubs, was "Take 7"
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