A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Parlophone PMCO 1230 (MONO) / PCSO 3058 (STEREO)
FORMAT RELEASE DATE SIDE 1 MATRIX SIDE 2 MATRIX PARTS
MONO 3 Sep 1964 XAPAX 49 XAPAX 50 AU
MONO 1964 XAPAX 49-2 XAPAX 50-2 AU
MONO 1964 XAPAX 549-3 XAPAX 50-3 AU
STEREO 3 Sep 1964 YAPAX 1001 YAPAX 1002 AU
STEREO 1979 YAPAX 1001-2 YAPAX 1002-2 AU
MONO 14 Nov 1988 PCSO 3058D-A
PB EMIDISC - DMM		 PCSO 3058D-B
PB EMIDISC DMM		 AU
MATRIX INFORMATION

Machine Stamped - Hand Written
ORIGIN CODE CIRCULATED SLEEVE DETAILS
AUST A1 Sep 1964 Mono + stereo catalogue numbers; flipback sleeve; rear footer left justified
AUST A2 1965/66 Mono + stereo catalogue numbers; flipback sleeve; rear footer centred
AUST A3 1969 Mono + stereo catalogue numbers; non-flipback sleeve; bottom left corner of John photo missing. Narrower gap between lines 2 & 3 on rear footer
AUST A4 Dec 1969 Stereo catalogue number only; non-flipback sleeve; 'damaged' photos; New rear footer
AUST A5 Jun 1980 As per A4 but 'repaired' photos
AUST A6 Nov 1988 “DIGITALLY REMASTERED" footer on rear cover
SLEEVE INFORMATION
YELLOW/BLACK mono
AU1230M1
3 Sep 1964
'BANNER' STEREO
AU3058S1
3 Sep 1964
NZ YELLOW mono
AU1230M3
1968
NZ YELLOW stereo
AU3058S3
1968
YELLOW/BLACK stereo
AU3058S4
Feb 1969
ORANGE 1-BOX A
AU3058S6A
Q3 1969
ORANGE 1-BOX C
AU3058S6C
Oct 1979
BLACK 1-BOX A
AU3058S7A
Apr 1982
NZ DK GREY 1-BOX
AU3058S5C
1981
BLACK 1-BOX B
AU3058S7B
Jul 1987
PAGE LAST UPDATED: 13 NOVEMBER 2024
GENERAL ALBUM INFORMATION
All pressings have SONGS FROM THE FILM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" on both labels.

A Hard Day's Night was cut locally from UK-supplied tapes. It is unknown why a recut (-2/-2) was required so early and likewise it is unknown why it was so short-lived, having been replaced with a newer -3/-3 cut not long after.

There is an oddly numerous number of slightly different sleeve variations for this album, with the differences being limited to the rear cover. See above table for details. The sleeve in the sleeve image above is variation A5. See image below as an example of the 'damaged' photos, which existed during the 1970s, before being 'touched up' in 1980.

The 1988 digital remaster, despite being mono like the CD release, maintained the stereo numbering system.