The Beatles (box set)

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Annotation

Comes in a Wooden Roll Top Box, with 60 pages Booklet by Mark Lewishon, both with golden letters. The box contains the following 15 CDs:
CD01: Please Please Me (CDP 7 46435 2)
CD02: With The Beatles (CDP 7 46436 2)
CD03: A Hard Day's Night (CDP 7 46437 2)
CD04: Beatles For Sale (CDP 7 46438 2)
CD05: Help! (CDP 7 46439 2)
CD06: Rubber Soul (CDP 7 46440 2)
CD07: Revolver (CDP 7 46441 2)
CD08: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (CDP 7 46442 2)
CD09: Magical Mystery Tour (CDP 7 48062 2)
CD10 & 11: The Beatles (CDS 7 46443/4 8)
CD12: Yellow Submarine (CDP 7 46445 2)
CD13: Abbey Road (CDP 7 46446 2)
CD14: Let It Be (0777 7 46447 2 3)
CD15: The Beatles Past Master Volume 1 (CDP 7 90043 2)
CD16: The Beatles Past Master Volume 2 (CDP 7 90044 2)
The Beatles Box Set is the first complete set of original Beatles material released by EMI and Capitol in Compact Disc format

Tracklist

1CD: Please Please Me
2CD: With the Beatles
3CD: A Hard Day’s Night
4CD: Beatles for Sale
5CD: Help!
6CD: Rubber Soul
7CD: Revolver
8CD: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
9CD: Magical Mystery Tour
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1Magical Mystery Tour
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
Big George Martin
acoustic guitar [acoustic rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1967-04-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-04-25)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-04-26)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1967-04-25)
guest percussion:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-04-26) and Mal Evans (on 1967-04-26)
guest trumpet:
Roy Copestake (on 1967-05-03), Elgar Howarth (on 1967-05-03), David Mason (on 1967-05-03) and John Wilbraham (on 1967-05-03)
percussion:
George Harrison (on 1967-04-26) and John Lennon (on 1967-04-26)
piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-04-25)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-04-26), George Harrison (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-04-27) and John Lennon (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-04-27)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-04-27)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-25, on 1967-04-26, on 1967-04-27, on 1967-05-03)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-11-07)
recording of:
Magical Mystery Tour (from 1967-04-25 until 1967-05-03)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:51
2The Fool on the Hill
engineer:
Ken Scott
producer:
Big George Martin
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-26) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-09-26)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-09-26)
electric bass guitar, piano and recorder:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-09-26)
finger cymbals:
Ringo Starr (from 1967-09-25 until 1967-09-26)
guest flute:
Jack Ellory (on 1967-10-20), Christopher Taylor (on 1967-10-20) and Richard Taylor (on 1967-10-20)
harmonica:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-25) and John Lennon (on 1967-09-25)
mouth harp:
John Lennon (from 1967-09-25 until 1967-09-26)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (from 1967-09-26 until 1967-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-09-25, on 1967-09-26, on 1967-09-27) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-20)
recording of:
The Fool on the Hill (from 1967-09-25 until 1967-10-20)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
3:00
3Flying
engineer:
Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott
producer:
Big George Martin
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-09-08)
effects [sound effects]:
John Lennon (from 1967-09-08 until 1967-09-28) and Ringo Starr (from 1967-09-08 until 1967-09-28)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-09-08)
guitar:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-08) and Paul McCartney (from 1967-09-08 until 1967-09-28)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-09-28)
mellotron:
John Lennon (on 1967-09-08, on 1967-09-28)
organ:
John Lennon (on 1967-09-08)
vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-08), John Lennon (on 1967-09-08), Paul McCartney (on 1967-09-08) and Ringo Starr (on 1967-09-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-09-08, on 1967-09-28)
recording of:
Flying (from 1967-09-08 until 1967-09-28)
composer:
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Richard Starkey
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:17
4Blue Jay Way
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
Big George Martin
cello:
Peter Willison (on 1967-10-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-09-06)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-09-06)
Hammond organ:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-06)
organ:
John Lennon (on 1967-09-06)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-10-06)
background vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-09-07) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-09-07)
background vocals and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-09-06, on 1967-09-07, on 1967-10-06)
recording of:
Blue Jay Way (from 1967-09-06 until 1967-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
3:57
5Your Mother Should Know
engineer:
Ken Scott and John Timperley
producer:
Big George Martin
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-08-22)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-09-29)
guitar:
George Harrison (on 1967-08-23)
organ:
John Lennon (on 1967-09-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-08-22)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-09-29)
background vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-08-23) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-08-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Chappell Recording Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-08-22, on 1967-08-23) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-09-29)
recording of:
Your Mother Should Know (from 1967-08-22 until 1967-09-29)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
recording of:
Your Mother Should Know
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:30
6I Am the Walrus
engineer:
Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott
producer:
Big George Martin
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (from 1967-09-05 until 1967-09-06)
electric bass guitar and tambourine:
Paul McCartney (from 1967-09-05 until 1967-09-06)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1967-09-05)
electric piano and mellotron:
John Lennon (on 1967-09-05)
guest cello:
Eldon Fox (on 1967-09-27), Bram Martin (on 1967-09-27), Lionel Ross (on 1967-09-27) and Terence Weil (on 1967-09-27)
guest clarinet:
Gordon Lewin (on 1967-09-27)
guest horn:
Morris Miller (on 1967-09-27), Neill Sanders (on 1967-09-27) and Tony Tunstall (on 1967-09-27)
guest violin:
Ralph Elman (on 1967-09-27), Jack Greene (on 1967-09-27), John Jezzard (on 1967-09-27), Andrew McGee (on 1967-09-27), Jack Richards (on 1967-09-27), Jack Rothstein (on 1967-09-27), Sidney Sax (on 1967-09-27) and Louis Stevens (on 1967-09-27)
guest background vocals:
The Mike Sammes Singers (on 1967-09-27)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-09-06)
spoken vocals:
John Bryning (on 1967-08-24), Mark Dignam (on 1967-08-24) and Philip Guard (on 1967-08-24)
vocals:
Peggie Allen (on 1967-09-27), F Dachtler (on 1967-09-27), June Day (on 1967-09-27), J Fraser (on 1967-09-27), Allan Grant (on 1967-09-27), D Griffiths (on 1967-09-27), Wendy Horan (on 1967-09-27), Irene King (on 1967-09-27), Sylvia King (on 1967-09-27), Fred Lucas (on 1967-09-27), G Mallen (on 1967-09-27), John O’Neill (on 1967-09-27), Mike Redway (on 1967-09-27), J Smith (on 1967-09-27), Jill Utting (on 1967-09-27) and Pat Whitmore (on 1967-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-09-05, on 1967-09-27) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-09-06, on 1967-09-27)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-09-29)
recording of:
I Am the Walrus (from 1967-08-24 until 1967-09-27)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
named after work:
The Walrus and the Carpenter
4:37
7Hello, Goodbye
engineer:
Ken Scott
producer:
George Martin
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-11-02)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-10-25)
congas [conga drums]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-10-02)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl] and maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-10-02)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (on 1967-10-19)
handclaps and background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-10-19) and John Lennon (on 1967-10-19)
organ [Hammond B-3]:
John Lennon (on 1967-10-02)
piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:
John Lennon (on 1967-10-02) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-10-02)
tambourine:
George Harrison (on 1967-10-02)
viola:
Leo Birnbaum (on 1967-10-20) and Ken Essex (on 1967-10-20)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-10-19, on 1967-10-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1967), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-02, on 1967-10-25), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-19) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-20, on 1967-11-02)
music videos:
Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles
recording of:
Hello, Goodbye (from 1967-10-02 until 1967-11-02)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:32
8Strawberry Fields Forever
engineer:
Geoff Emerick and Dave Harries
producer:
Dave Harries and George Martin
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-11-29)
bongos and maracas:
George Harrison (on 1966-12-08)
cello:
John Hall (on 1966-12-15), Norman Jones (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Simpson (on 1966-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1966-12-08)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (on 1966-11-29)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (on 1966-11-29) and John Lennon (on 1966-11-29)
guitar [1964 Fender Esquire]:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-09)
mellotron [Mark II]:
John Lennon (on 1966-11-29) and Paul McCartney (on 1966-11-29)
percussion and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Lennon (on 1966-12-08)
piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-21)
swarmandal:
George Harrison (on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
tambourine:
Mal Evans (on 1966-12-08)
timpani:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-08)
trumpet:
Greg Bowen (on 1966-12-15), Tony Fisher (on 1966-12-15), Stan Roderick (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Watkins (on 1966-12-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-21)
conductor:
George Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-08, on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-22)
remix of:
Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
music videos:
Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 13)
recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (from 1966-11-29 until 1966-12-21)
written in:
Almería, Almería, Andalucía, Spain (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney and John Lennon (in 1966)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4:10
9Penny Lane
producer:
George Martin
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S] and electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
congas and congas [conga drums]:
John Lennon (on 1967-01-06)
cor anglais:
Dick Morgan (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17) and Mike Winfield (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
double bass:
Frank Clarke (on 1967-01-12)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
effects:
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
electric guitar:
George Harrison (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17) and John Lennon (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
flugelhorn:
Leon Calvert (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
flute:
Phil Goody (on 1967-01-09), Manny Winters (on 1967-01-09), Ray Swinfield (on 1967-01-09) and Dennis Walton (on 1967-01-09)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
John Lennon (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
guitar [1965 Epiphone Casino ES-230TD]:
George Harrison (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
handclaps:
George Harrison (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17), John Lennon (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17), Paul McCartney (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17) and Ringo Starr (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
harmonium and harmonium [Mannborg]:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-29)
oboe:
Dick Morgan (on 1967-01-09) and Mike Winfield (on 1967-01-09)
piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-29), John Lennon (on 1967-01-06) and George Martin (on 1967-01-06)
piano [1905 Steinway Vertigrand]:
George Martin (on 1967-01-06)
piano [1964 Challen upright 861834]:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-29) and John Lennon (on 1967-01-06)
piccolo:
Phil Goody (on 1967-01-09) and Ray Swinfield (on 1967-01-09)
piccolo trumpet:
David Mason (on 1967-01-17)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1966-12-29)
trumpet:
Leon Calvert (on 1967-01-09), Duncan Campbell (on 1967-01-09), Freddy Clayton (on 1967-01-09) and Bert Courtley (on 1967-01-09)
tubular bells:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-01-10)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-01-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (in 1967) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-29, on 1967-01-05, on 1967-01-06, on 1967-01-09, on 1967-01-17) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-10, on 1967-01-12)
recording of:
Penny Lane (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Catherine Holmes A'Court, EMI, Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
3:03
10Baby, You’re a Rich Man
engineer:
Keith Grant
producer:
George Martin
clavioline:
John Lennon (on 1967-05-11)
drums (drum set), maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-05-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-05-11)
electric guitar and handclaps:
George Harrison (on 1967-05-11)
piano and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-05-11) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-05-11)
vibraphone:
Eddie Kramer (on 1967-05-11)
vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-05-11)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-11)
recording of:
Baby You’re a Rich Man (on 1967-05-11)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
3:04
11All You Need Is Love
engineer:
Eddie Kramer
producer:
George Martin
accordion:
Jack Emblow (on 1967-06-25)
banjo and background vocals and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-06-19)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-06-25)
double bass:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-06-26)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-06-14)
guest piccolo trumpet:
David Mason (on 1967-06-25)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (on 1967-06-25)
harpsichord:
John Lennon (on 1967-06-14)
piano:
George Martin (on 1967-06-19)
tambourine and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-06-25)
tenor saxophone:
Don Honeywill (on 1967-06-25) and Rex Morris (on 1967-06-25)
trombone:
Harold Spain (on 1967-06-25) and Evan Watkins (on 1967-06-25)
trumpet:
Stanley Woods (on 1967-06-25)
violin:
George Harrison (on 1967-06-14), Eric Bowie (on 1967-06-25), Pat Halling (on 1967-06-25) and Sidney Sax (on 1967-06-25)
background vocals:
George Harrison (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-06-25), John Lennon (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-06-25) and Paul McCartney (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-06-25)
guest background vocals:
Jane Asher (on 1967-06-25), Pattie Boyd (on 1967-06-25), Eric Clapton (on 1967-06-25), Marianne Faithfull (on 1967-06-25), Mick Jagger (on 1967-06-25), Mike McGear (on 1967-06-25), Keith Moon (on 1967-06-25), Graham Nash (on 1967-06-25), Keith Richards (on 1967-06-25) and Gary Walker (on 1967-06-25)
conductor:
Mike Vickers
orchestrator:
George Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-06-14), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-06-19), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-06-23, on 1967-06-25) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-06-26)
music videos:
All You Need Is Love by The Beatles
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 363)
recording of:
All You Need Is Love (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-06-26)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
quotes lyrics from:
She Loves You
quotes lyrics from:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
quotes music from:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
quotes music from:
In the Mood
quotes music from:
Inventio Nr. 8 F-Dur, BWV 779
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
3:53
10CD: The Beatles
11CD: The Beatles
12CD: Yellow Submarine
13CD: Abbey Road
14CD: Let It Be
15CD: Past Masters, Volume One
16CD: Past Masters, Volume Two