The 1964 film A Hard Day's Night was released at the height of Beatlemania and marked the Fab Four's first cinematic appearance.
The Beatles already had two hit albums - Please Please Me and With the Beatles - under their belt and their big screen debut's primary purpose was to assist sales of the accompanying soundtrack album. However, the 87 minute caper, which follows the band for 36 hours as they prepare for a performance, has become a classic in its own right, aided by the songs and The Beatles' comic chops.
The band set to work recording the album over a number of sessions in 1964. The songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but one penned by Lennon was not to director Richard Lester's taste, reports the Express.
