I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, THE PARLOPHONE, SOLD IN U.K.)
  • 1964-12-04 GB
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (stereo, East Coast, ASCAP for A6)
  • 1965-06-14 US
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (stereo, West Coast, tight STEREO, ASCAP for A6)
  • 1965-06-14 US
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, THE GRAMOPHONE, SOLD IN U.K., misprint)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, THE GRAMOPHONE, SOLD IN U.K.)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (stereo, West Coast, loose STEREO, ASCAP for A6)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (stereo, West Coast, BMI for A6)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (stereo, East Coast, BMI for A6)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (stereo, Jacksonville)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (subsidiary text)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, ℗ 1964)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, one EMI box)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (Capitol Record Club)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (lime labels)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, one EMI box, w/o STEREO)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (Apple labels with subsidiary text)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (Apple labels)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, two EMI boxes, France press)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (Apple labels with All rights... text)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS..., Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (orange labels)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles For Sale (stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS..., Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey / there are no flaps inside the gatefold)
  • 1978-07 GB
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
  • 1978-11 GB
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (purple labels, Mfd. by Capitol)
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...)
4.13I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Collection (limited edition)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (rainbow labels)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...)
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:39The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (MFSL Original Master Recording)
  • 1986-12 US
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (purple labels, Manufactured by Capitol)
1.2I Don't Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesEight Days a Week / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (purple labels, MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL)
2.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:35The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (long box)
  • 2006-04-11 US
2.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:35The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (short box)
2.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:35The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol.2
1.12I Don't Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo)
  • 2009-09-09 CA
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2009-09-09 US
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2009-09-09 XE
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)
  • 2009-09-09 XE
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesThe Beatles
  • 2009-09-09 JP
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)
  • 2009-09-09 US
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesThe Beatles
  • 2009-09-09 AT
  • 2009-09-09 DE
  • 2009-09-09 CH
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesThe Beatles Stereo USB (limited edition USB flash drive)
  • 2009-12-08 XE
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2012-11-12 XE
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)
  • 2012-11-12 XE
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2012-11-13 US
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2012-11-13 US
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesThe Beatles (boxset)
8.16I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:35The BeatlesThe U.S. Albums
  • 2014-01-20 -
1.16I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesBeatles VI
  • 2014-01-21 US
8.16I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party (stereo)2:35The BeatlesThe U.S. Albums
  • 2014-01-21 US
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (remastered)
  • 2015-12-24 -
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale
4.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
Bootleg
2.15I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The Beatles64 Great Hits
  • 1990 -
1.15I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesA Hard Day’s Night
1.15I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesMore Beatles
1.15I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:34The BeatlesMore Beatles
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (blue target labels)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (purple target labels)
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:39The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (MFSL DESS bootleg)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI (stereo DESS bootleg)
1.5I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:33The BeatlesBeatles VI
1.16I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party?:??The BeatlesBeatles ’65 / Beatles VI
1.12I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party2:36The BeatlesBeatles for Sale (stereo DESS bootleg)
(unknown)
1.4I Don't Want to Spoil the Party2:32The BeatlesBeatles For Sale

Relationships

additional engineer:Ken Scott
Mike Stone
engineer:Norman Smith
producer:George Martin
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:John Lennon (on 1964-09-29)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:Ringo Starr (on 1964-09-29)
electric bass guitar:Paul McCartney (on 1964-09-29)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:George Harrison (on 1964-09-29)
lead vocals:John Lennon (on 1964-09-29)
Paul McCartney (on 1964-09-29)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-09-29)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-11-04)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/3kQDIa85ZK8cKVn72NfBnl [info]
recording of:I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party (on 1964-09-29)

Related works

I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party

writer:John Lennon
Paul McCartney
publisher:Blackwood Music Inc.
Maclen Music, Inc.
Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
later translated versions:So fü Tschips