CD Singles Collection

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Housed in a sturdy cloth-bound black box, each Picture Disc is in its own cardsleeve, which is a replica of the original 7" sleeve.

Annotation last modified on 2021-07-02 17:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: Love Me Do
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1Love Me Do
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1962-09-11)
producer:
Ron Richards (on 1962-09-11)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Andy White (Scottish drummer) (on 1962-09-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
harmonica and background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1962, in 1963, in 1982, in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-09-11)
recording of:
Love Me Do (on 1962-09-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1958 until 1962-05) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1958 until 1962-05)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., Castle Music (AU label of Castle Music Pty. Limited), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Publishing, McCartney Music and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3.92:23
2P.S. I Love You
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1962-09-11)
producer:
Ron Richards (on 1962-09-11)
acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
bongos and percussion:
Andy White (Scottish drummer) (on 1962-09-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1962-09-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1962) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1962, in 1963, in 1982)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-09-11)
recording of:
P.S. I Love You (on 1962-09-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1962-05) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1962-05)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), McCartney Music and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3.152:03
▼CD 2: Please Please Me
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1Please Please Me
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
harmonica and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963, in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-26)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 184)
recording of:
Please Please Me (on 1962-11-26)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08)
publisher:
Concertone Songs, Inc., Criterion Music Corp., Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Polygram Music, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
4.252:02
2Ask Me Why
assistant engineer:
A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1962-11-26, on 1963-02-25)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1962-11-26, on 1963-02-25)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-26)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
recording of:
Ask Me Why (on 1962-11-26)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1962-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Polygram Music and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
32:25
▼CD 3: From Me to You
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1From Me to You
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-03-05)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-03-05)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-03-05, on 1963-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and harmonica:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963, in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-05)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-14)
recording of:
From Me to You (on 1963-03-05)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-28) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-28)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd., Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.21:58
2Thank You Girl
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-03-05) and Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-03-13)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-03-05, on 1963-03-13)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-03-05, on 1963-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
harmonica:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-13)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-03-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-05, on 1963-03-13)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-13)
recording of:
Thank You Girl (from 1963-03-05 until 1963-03-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-02)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Conrad Publishing Co. Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2.652:03
▼CD 4: She Loves You
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1She Loves You
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-07-01)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-07-01)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-07-01, on 1963-07-04)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
electric guitar [lead guitar], background vocals and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963, in 1992)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-01)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 2), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 64) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 135)
recording of:
She Loves You (on 1963-07-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1963-06-26 until 1963-06-27) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1963-06-26 until 1963-06-27)
publisher:
Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.62:21
2I’ll Get You
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-07-01)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-07-01)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-07-01, on 1963-07-04)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and harmonica:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
electric guitar [lead guitar], background vocals and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-07-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-01)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-04)
recording of:
I’ll Get You (on 1963-07-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-06)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2.752:05
▼CD 5: I Want to Hold Your Hand
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1I Want to Hold Your Hand
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 8), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 15) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 16)
recording of:
I Want to Hold Your Hand (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
part of:
Sailor Moon (1995 DiC dub soundtrack)
4.152:27
2This Boy
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
recording of:
This Boy (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1963 to present) and Northern Songs (from 1963 to present)
2.652:13
▼CD 6: Can’t Buy Me Love
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1Can’t Buy Me Love
assistant engineer:
Jacques Esmenjaud (on 1964-01-29) and Richard Langham (from 1964-02-25 until 1964-02-26)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-01-29, from 1964-02-25 until 1964-02-26)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-01-29, from 1964-02-25 until 1964-02-26)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29)
cymbal:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1964) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Studios Pathé-Marconi EMI (Boulogne-Billancourt) in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 1964-01-29) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-25)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-26)
recording of:
Can’t Buy Me Love (from 1964-01-29 until 1964-02-25)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-01)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Unart Music Corp.
written at:
George V Hotel in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-01 until 1964-02)
4.252:14
2You Can’t Do That
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (from 1964-02-25 until 1964-02-26)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (from 1964-02-25 until 1964-02-26)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1964-02-25 until 1964-02-26)
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25)
bongos and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25)
cowbell and electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1964) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-25)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-26)
recording of:
You Can’t Do That (on 1964-02-25)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-02)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:35
▼CD 7: A Hard Day’s Night
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1A Hard Day’s Night
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-04-16) and David Lloyd (UK engineer) (on 1964-04-23)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-04-16, on 1964-04-23)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-04-16, on 1964-04-23)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16)
bongos, cowbell and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16)
electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16)
upright piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-04-16)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-04-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1964) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-04-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-04-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 153)
recording of:
A Hard Day’s Night (on 1964-04-16)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Unart Music Corp.
4.652:31
2Things We Said Today
assistant engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-06-02)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-06-02)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-06-02)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-06-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1964) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-02)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-09)
recording of:
Things We Said Today (on 1964-06-02)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:36
▼CD 8: I Feel Fine
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1I Feel Fine
additional engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ron Pender
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-18)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-18)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-18)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1964) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-18)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-21)
recording of:
I Feel Fine (on 1964-10-18)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
2:24
2She’s a Woman
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Mike Stone (producer aka Mike “Clay” Stone)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-08)
electric bass guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-08)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-08)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-10-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1964) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-08)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-12)
recording of:
She’s a Woman (on 1964-10-08)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:02
▼CD 9: Ticket to Ride
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1Ticket to Ride
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-15)
drums (drum set), handclaps and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-15)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1965) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
music videos:
Ticket to Ride by The Beatles
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 4)
recording of:
Ticket to Ride (on 1965-02-15)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4.43:06
2Yes It Is
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-16)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-16)
electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-16)
electronic organ:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-02-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1965) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
recording of:
Yes It Is (on 1965-02-16)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:40
▼CD 10: Help!
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1Help!
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1965) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-04-13)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 29)
recording of:
Help! (on 1965-04-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs ltd, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Unart Music Corp.
4.22:20
2I’m Down
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bongos and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14)
electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14)
electronic organ [Vox Continental]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1965) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-14)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
recording of:
I’m Down (on 1965-06-14)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
42:34
▶CD 11: We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper
▶CD 12: Paperback Writer
▶CD 13: Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby
▶CD 14: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane
▶CD 15: All You Need Is Love
▶CD 16: Hello, Goodbye
▶CD 17: Lady Madonna
▶CD 18: Hey Jude
▶CD 19: Get Back / Don’t Let Me Down
▶CD 20: Ballad of John and Yoko
▶CD 21: Something / Come Together
▶CD 22: Let It Be