Drive My Car (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Annotation

The following release uses a fold down remaster of this mix for mono:
US: Capitol T 2553 Yesterday & Today 1966

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., sans-serif)
  • 1965-12-03 GB
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., serif)
  • 1965-12-03 GB
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (mono)
  • 1966-06-14 US
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (stereo)
  • 1966-06-20 US
1.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesYesterday and Today
  • 1966-07-20 US
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, no SOLD IN U.K.)
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, one EMI box)
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...)
1.1Drive My Car2:30The BeatlesRubber Soul (stereo)
2.5Drive My Car2:25The Beatles1962–1966
  • 1973-04-02 CA
2.5Drive My Car2:25The Beatles1962–1966
  • 1973-04-02 US
2.5Drive My Car?:??The Beatles1962–1966
  • 1973-04-19 GB
2.5Drive My Car2:25The Beatles1962–1966
2.3Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music
  • 1976-06-07 GB
2.10Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music
1.18Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music
2.3Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...)
6.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
  • 1978-11 GB
2.5Drive My Car?:??The Beatles1962–1966
6.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
1.3Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music – Volume 2
  • 1980-10-27 GB
1.3Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music – Volume 2 (MP201)
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...)
1.1Drive My Car2:33The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL Original Master Recording)
  • 1984-06 US
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...)
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING..., (Lennon/McCartney, except where noted))
6.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)
1.8Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesRubber Soul
  • 1987-11 GB
1.1Drive My Car2:31The BeatlesRubber Soul (original mix)
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (Apple Logo)
1.19Drive My Car2:26The Beatles100 Hits Taxman
6.15Drive My Car (1965 stereo mix)2:32The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
  • 2009-09-09 JP
6.15Drive My Car (1965 stereo mix)2:32The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
  • 2009-09-09 XW
1.12Drive My Car (stereo)2:31The BeatlesYesterday… and Today
  • 2014-01-21 US
1.1Drive My Car (mono)2:31The BeatlesYesterday… and Today
  • 2014-01-21 US
1.1Drive My Car2:28The BeatlesRubber Soul (Mastered for iTunes)
  • 2014-01 US
2.5Drive My Car2:28The Beatles1962–1966
1.1Drive My Car2:29The BeatlesRubber Soul
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul
  • 2017-11-03 ES
1.17Drive My Car2:32The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music
Bootleg
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday and Today
1.1Drive My Car2:33The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL DESS bootleg)
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday...And Today
2.5Drive My Car?:??The Beatles1962–1966
1.17Drive My Car2:29The BeatlesRock’N’Roll Music
1.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesYesterday And Today / Revolver
6.15Drive My Car (1965 stereo mix)2:32The BeatlesThe Beatles in Mono
1.12Drive My Car (mono)2:34The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (45th anniversary edition)
  • 2011-06-15 JP
1.1Drive My Car (stereo)2:30The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (45th anniversary edition)
  • 2011-06-15 JP
1.15Drive My Car (original 1965 stereo mix version)2:32The BeatlesRubber Soul

Relationships

additional engineer:Ron Pender
Ken Scott
engineer:Norman Smith
producer:George Martin
cowbell and drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (on 1965-10-13)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar], piano and slide guitar:Paul McCartney (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar:John Lennon (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:George Harrison (on 1965-10-13)
tambourine:John Lennon (on 1965-10-13)
Ringo Starr (on 1965-10-13)
background vocals:John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison (on 1965-10-13)
lead vocals:John Lennon (on 1965-10-13)
Paul McCartney (on 1965-10-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (in 2009)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-13)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-26)
has remixes:Drive My Car
Drive My Car
recording of:Drive My Car (on 1965-10-13)

Related works

Drive My Car

writer:John Lennon (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
Paul McCartney (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
publisher:Maclen Music Ltd.
Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
written at:Kenwood in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
referred to in medleys:Beatles Medley (order: 4)
Stars on 45 (order: 6)
Stars on 45 (order: 9)
later parody versions:Try Micah
later translated versions:Tu peux t'en aller
Старенький автомобиль
later versions:Ta min karl
is the basis for:Ride on shooting star