However, George also played classical guitar on a number of tracks here, including the acoustic-based “I’ll Be Back,” giving the album two distinctive guitar sounds. The Rickenbacker’s jangly tone, apparent on songs like “Any Time At All” would soon become part of The Beatles sound and would influence other musicians like Roger McGuinn of the Byrds. 9 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” John walked into George Harrison’s hotel room and presented him with a 12-string Rickenbacker electric guitar. This album also saw the introduction of what has been called The Beatles’ “secret weapon.” According to “All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release,” by Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin, the night before the band’s Feb. When “A Hard Day’s Night” released in the United States in July of that year, the British Invasion was fully underway. The album was the first LP released by the band following the success of their single, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” in the United States and their subsequent appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. There were no covers like the previous two releases, just pure Lennon/McCartney. And “A Hard Day’s Night” was the first Beatles album to exclusively focus on their songwriting. John Lennon and Paul McCartney are, perhaps, the greatest songwriting duo of all time.
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