| Title: | It Won't Be Long |  |
| Credits: | Lennon / McCartney | |
| Recorded: | 30 July, 1963 | |
| Producer: | George Martin | |
| Engineer; | Norman Smith | |
| Location: | With The Beatles - track 1 Meet The Beatles - track 4 |
| Title: | It Won't Be Long | |
| Credits: | Lennon / McCartney | |
| Recorded: | 30 July, 1963 | |
| Producer: | George Martin | |
| Engineer; | Norman Smith | |
| Location: | With The Beatles - track 1 Meet The Beatles - track 4 |
The Beatles recorded 'It Won't Be Long' on July 30. Of the 23 takes recorded takes 18 - 23 were edit pieces, two of the first 10 takes were also edit pieces, takes 11, 12, 15,16 and 19 were false starts and takes 14 and 17 were complete. The released version was an edit of takes 17 and 21. The editing and mono mixing were completed August 21. The stereo mix was not prepared until October 29. The last line of this song is slightly different in stereo and mono.
The stereo release of the US LP "Meet The Beatles" on January 20, 1964 contains the reprocessed version of this track.
On February 26, 1987 the album "With The Beatles" was released in both the US and the UK on the CD format. Originally, a new stereo mix was prepared for this release; however, George Martin later remixed the album in mono. The new mono mix is found on the CD release of the album "With The Beatles."
Two unidentified takes from the July 30 recording session have been bootlegged and can be found on "The Garage Tapes" (CD). These takes were recorded during a playback session in the control room.