It Won’t Be Long (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 2047 Meet the Beatles 1964.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, Jobete credit)
  • 1963-11-22 GB
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, Dominion credit)
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo)
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, East Coast, w/o pub. info)
  • 1964-01-20 US
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, East Coast, 1 BMI)
  • 1964-01-20 US
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, West Coast, 1 BMI)
  • 1964-01-20 US
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, West Coast, 3 BMI)
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, East Coast, 3 BMI)
1.13It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesThe Beatles’ Greatest
  • 1965-07 DE
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, Sold in U.K., ℗ 1963)
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, East Coast, 2 ASCAP)
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, Jacksonville, 2 ASCAP)
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono, West Coast, 2 ASCAP)
1.13It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesBeatles’ Greatest
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, ℗ 1963)
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, one EMI box)
1.4It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesWith The Beatles
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...)
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (French Export Pressing)
1.1It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo)
  • 1976-06-05 JP
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...)
2.1It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
  • 1978-11 GB
2.1It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...)
2.1It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesThe Collection (limited edition)
2.1It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...)
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:17The BeatlesWith The Beatles (MFSL Original Master Recording)
  • 1986-11 US
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:14The BeatlesThe Beatles (box set)
  • 1988-11-15 US
1.16It Won’t Be Long (mono)2:14The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 1
  • 2004-11-15 XE
1.16It Won’t Be Long (mono)2:14The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (long box)
  • 2004-11-16 US
1.16It Won’t Be Long (mono)2:14The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (short box)
  • 2004-11-16 US
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesThe Beatles
  • 2009-09-09 JP
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)
  • 2009-09-09 US
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesThe Beatles
  • 2009-09-09 AT
  • 2009-09-09 DE
  • 2009-09-09 CH
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)
  • 2009-09-09 XE
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesWith The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2009-09-09 US
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2009-09-09 XE
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:12The BeatlesThe Beatles Stereo USB (limited edition USB flash drive)
  • 2009-12-08 XE
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (remastered)
  • 2009 -
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)
  • 2012-11-12 XE
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2012-11-12 XE
  • 2012-11-12 GB
2.1It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2012-11-13 US
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)
  • 2012-11-13 US
2.1It Won’t Be Long2:12The BeatlesThe Beatles (boxset)
1.16It Won’t Be Long (stereo)2:14The BeatlesMeet The Beatles!
  • 2014-01-17 XE
1.16It Won’t Be Long2:14The BeatlesThe U.S. Albums
  • 2014-01-20 -
1.16It Won’t Be Long (stereo)2:14The BeatlesThe U.S. Albums
  • 2014-01-21 US
1.2It Won’t Be Long (remastered 2009)2:13The BeatlesGot to Get You Into My Life
  • 2020-11-27 -
1.6It Won’t Be Long (remastered 2009)2:13The BeatlesWe Can Work It Out
  • 2021-01-08 -
1.17It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesBeatles ’64: Music from the Disney+ Documentary
  • 2024-11-22 -
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (opaque blue vinyl)
  • 2024-11-22 XW
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles!
  • 2024-11-22 XW
2.1It Won’t Be Long?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection
1.13It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesThe Beatles' Greatest
Bootleg
1.4It Won’t Be Long2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (mono DESS bootleg)
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:17The BeatlesWith The Beatles (MFSL DESS bootleg)
1.1It Won’t Be Long2:13The BeatlesWith The Beatles (stereo DESS bootleg)
1.5It Won't Be Long (RS17/21 Takes 17 & 21)?:??The BeatlesWith The Beatles Deluxe Edition Vol. One

Relationships

assistant engineer:Richard Langham (on 1963-07-30)
Geoff Emerick (on 1963-08-21, on 1963-10-29)
B.T. (on 1963-10-29)
engineer:Norman Smith (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21, on 1963-10-29)
producer:George Martin (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21, on 1963-10-29)
bass and electric bass guitar:Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-30)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:George Harrison (on 1963-07-30)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
guitar:George Harrison (on 1963-07-30)
John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
background vocals and background vocals [harmony vocals]:George Harrison (on 1963-07-30)
Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
vocals:John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-30)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-29)
edited at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-08-21)
has remixes:It Won’t Be Long
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/4ekUX4pWizXXksJe0JfS9U [info]
recording of:It Won’t Be Long (on 1963-07-30)

It Won’t Be Long

writer:John Lennon (in 1963-07)
Paul McCartney (in 1963-07)
publisher:Blackwood Music Inc.
Northern Songs
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
referred to in medleys:Beatles Medley (order: 17)
later parody versions:Number One
later translated versions:Hello Susann
Le temps est long