My earliest Beatles album is the third and final exclusively Canadian release, Long Tall Sally. Following this album, all North American releases would be the same.  Initially released only in mono T6063 on Capitol Label, until a stereo version came out in 1970.  The cover is almost identical to the US release of The Beatles Second Album, but has a different track list.  Most information on record collecting is for the US and UK releases. Very little information exists about Canadian pressing, but with a much smaller market the number of quality albums, especially exclusive pressing such as this, makes them quite rare.  As collecting vinyl becomes more popular (I have seen a huge increase in the last 10 years!) albums like this will, in my opinion, go up in value considerably. This cover is in NM condition and the album at the top end of VG+. In today's market I would estimate a value of slightly over $100.00
Here is the title track










A Hard Day's Night, soundtrack for the film, could be considered an early music video.  The purpose of the movie was simply to sell the album.  At the time the soundtrack plan was conceived in late 1963, although huge in England, The Beatles were not yet famous in America. Released before the film, the soundtrack had sold 1 million copies in four days, becoming one of the fastest selling albums in the history of the record business!  There are many variations of this record, with early pressings having the song I'll Cry Instead incorrectly listed as I Cry Instead on both mono and stereo versions.  Later versions which were corrected are actually less common and therefore more collectible.  Another error only on first pressings, is publishing credit for This Boy only, to Maclen Music Inc. This was corrected on subsequent pressings to include I'll Cry Instead and This Boy. My copy is a first pressing Mono UAL 3366 in United Artists (blue label).  Canadian pressings were on Black, Red or Blue labels for mono and were pressed by the Compo Company Ltd. Lachine Quebec.  Finding a copy of this album in excellent condition is probably difficult. Most people would have played it many many times and probably not on the best equipment.  This copy is well played VG- condition; plays through with no skips, but significant background noise.