The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night

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Summary: The Best of the Early Beatles
Review: With "A Hard Day's Night", the Beatles would break new ground. It was their first LP to feature only Lennon-McCartney originals. The result is unforgetable. This record is the best of the "early" Beatles recordings. By 1964, Lennon and McCartney had moved beyond the level of being "good" song writters. Now, they were becoming "great". Lennon's gorgeous "If I Fell", McCartney's energetic "Can't Buy Me Love", and knock out performances of "I Should Have Known Better," "I'll Be Back", and "When I Get Home" are just some of the highlights of this recording. Truly, "A Hard Day's Night" is the crowning achievment of the Beatles early days. It shows a tremendous advancement in songwriting, and points the way toward the Beatles of the years to come.