The End (original studio mix)
~ Recording by The Beatles
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | PCS 7088 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | SO-383 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 1C 062-04 243 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Odeon | 1J 062-04.243 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (3rd Pressing) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | PCS 7088 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | AP-8815 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SO-383 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SO-383 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | EALP-97001 |
| 12.16 | The End | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 1C 072-04 243 |
| 13.16 | The End | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 1C 198-53 163, 1C 198-53 164, 1C 198-53 165, 1C 198-53 166, 1C 198-53 167, 1C 198-53 168, 1C 198-53 169, 1C 198-53 170, 1C 198-53 171, 1C 198-53 172, 1C 198-53 173, 1C 198-53 174, 1C 198-53 175, 1C 198-53 176 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:04 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | C1 07777 7 46446 1 7, MFSL 1-023 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:04 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-023 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:21 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| EMI-Odeon (imprint) | CP35‐3016 |
| 12.16 | The End | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection (repress) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SJ-383 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Odeon | CDP 746446 2, CP32-5332 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46446 2 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46446 2, CD‐PCS 7088 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C1-46446 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album | Parlophone | CDP 7 46446 2, CD‐PCS 7088 | |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | C2 46446 |
| 13.16 | The End | 2:19 | The Beatles | The Beatles (box set) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | BBX2-91302 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone, Apple Records | CDP 7 46446 2, CD‐PCS 7088 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (Europe reissue; Made in UK) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | CDP 7 46446 2 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C4-46446 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (Europe reissue, made in Holland) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | CD-PCS 7088, CDP 7 46446 2 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | CD-PCS 7088, CDP 7 46446 2 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C1 46446 1 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone, Apple Records, EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo) | CDP 7 46446 2, TOCP-51122 |
| 13.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album |
| TOSHIBA EMI (a rare imprint used mostly for promos and video releases - does not stand for “東芝EMI株式会社”), Apple Records, Parlophone | TOCP-50501, TOCP-50502, TOCP-50503, TOCP-50504, TOCP-50505, TOCP-50506, TOCP-50507, TOCP-50508, TOCP-50509/10, TOCP-50511, TOCP-50512, TOCP-50513, TOCP-50514, TOCP-50515, TOCP-50516 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | TOJP-60142 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:21 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 0946 3 82468 2 4 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (2009 stereo remaster, different cover art from UK version) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | 0946 3 82468 2 4 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album | Apple Records, Parlophone | 0946 3 82468 2 4 | |
| 13.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 13.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | TOCP-71021~36 |
| 13.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation | Apple Records | 509996996804520 | |
| 13.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 13.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo USB (Limited edition USB flash drive) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 5099969944963 |
| 4.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | With Love From Me to You (Christmas Pack) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099960723307 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 0094638246817 |
| 13.16 | The End | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 094638246817 |
| 13.16 | The End | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 12.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | The Beatles (boxset) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | |
| 1.16 | ジ・エンド | 2:22 | アビイ・ロード | ザ・ビートルズ | アビイ・ロード | Album |
| Apple Records, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | UICY-76978 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:22 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| EMI Catalogue | |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 4XT-383 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | L 383 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (1987 remaster, issued after 1993) | The Beatles | Album |
| EMI Music Canada, Apple Records, Parlophone | C2 0 7777 46446 24, C2 0777 7 46446 2 4 |
| 12.16 | The End | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.16 | The End | 2:21 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (stereo DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | PCS 7088 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on Apple Records) | EALF 97001, EALF-97001 |
| 1.16 | The End | 2:20 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | 7-88680-180-8 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) |
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| producer: | George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) |
| drums (drum set): | Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23, on 1969-08-08) |
| electric bass guitar: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23, on 1969-08-08) |
| electric guitar: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23, on 1969-08-07) John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23, on 1969-08-07) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-07) |
| piano: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-18) |
| background vocals: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1969-08-05 until 1969-08-07) John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-08-05 until 1969-08-07) Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1969-08-05 until 1969-08-07) |
| lead vocals: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1969-08-05 until 1969-08-07) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009) |
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| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-23, on 1969-08-07) Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-05, on 1969-08-07, on 1969-08-08, on 1969-08-18) Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15) |
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| sampled by: | Get Back (Love version) The Sounds of Science by Beastie Boys |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/5aHHf6jrqDRb1fcBmue2kn [info] |
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| recording of: | The End (from 1969-07-23 until 1969-08-18) |
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Related works
The End
| writer: | John Lennon (The Beatles) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) |
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| publisher: | Northern Songs Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Sony/ATV Tunes LLC |
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