All My Loving
EP by The Beatles • 7 February 1964 • Parlophone GEP 8891
Beatlemania (1962–1964) — Mod sharpness — sharp suits, sharper hooks.
About this release
All My Loving is a UK extended play on Parlophone (catalogue GEP 8891), released 7 February 1964. Compiles four With the Beatles LP tracks.
The recording context is the band's Beatlemania (1962–1964) period, produced by George Martin with Norman Smith engineering. The track(s) were committed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road on Twin-track BTR-2 (1962); Studer J37 four-track from late-1963 via the REDD.37 / REDD.51 valve consoles.
I wouldn't call them fillers but they were `work' songs. You just knew that you had a song that would work, a good melody. `Hold Me Tight' never really had that much of an effect on me. It was a bit Shirelles. ML: `All My— Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, p.10
What's distinctive
4 tracks; average length 2:20. Lennon dominates the lead vocals (2/4). Lead writing credit: McCartney (2 of 4).Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Pattern analysis
Lennon 2
McCartney 2
Era technical context
| Microphones | Neumann U47, U48; AKG D19 (drums); STC 4038 (overheads) |
|---|---|
| Outboard | EMI RS124 compressor (Altec 436B mod), EMT 140 plate reverb, STEED tape echo |
| Guitars | Rickenbacker 325 (Lennon), Gretsch Country Gent / Tennessean (Harrison), Höfner 500/1 violin bass (McCartney), Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl kit (Starr) |
| Amplifiers | Vox AC30 (TB & non-Top-Boost variants) |
References & external databases
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