The Beatles in Mono

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Annotation

2009 remasters

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
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1Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
producer:
George Martin
bass and bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-01)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-01)
French horn:
James W. Buck (on 1967-03-03), John Burden (on 1967-03-03), Tony Randall (on 1967-03-03) and Neill Sanders (on 1967-03-03)
guitar:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-01), John Lennon (on 1967-02-01) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-03)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-01)
guitar [1964 Fender Esquire]:
Paul McCartney (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-03-03)
background vocals:
Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans, Ringo Starr, George Harrison (on 1967-02-02), John Lennon (on 1967-02-02) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-02)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-02)
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-02), John Lennon (on 1967-02-02) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-02)
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 1967-02-01, from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-02, on 1967-02-02, on 1967-03-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-06)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-03-03)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
2:03
2With a Little Help From My Friends
producer:
George Martin
bass and bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-30)
cowbell:
John Lennon (on 1967-03-29)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-29)
guitar:
George Harrison (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30) and John Lennon (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
Hammond organ and Hammond organ [Hammond RT-3]:
George Martin (on 1967-03-29)
piano and piano [1905 Steinway Vertegrand]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-29)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-30)
background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (on 1967-03-29), John Lennon (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30) and Paul McCartney (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-29, from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
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 1967-03-29, from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30, on 1967-03-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 304)
recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (from 1967 to present)
2:45
3Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar and tambura:
George Harrison (on 1967-03-01)
bass, bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S], background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-02)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-01)
guitar:
John Lennon (from 1967-03-01 until 1967-03-02) and George Harrison (on 1967-03-02)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (on 1967-03-02)
maracas:
John Lennon (on 1967-03-01)
organ and organ [1965 Lowery DSO Heritage Deluxe]:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-01)
piano and piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:
George Martin (on 1967-03-01)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-03-02)
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 1967-03-01, from 1967-03-01 until 1967-03-02, on 1967-03-02)
recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (from 1967-03-01 until 1967-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3:28
4Getting Better
engineer:
Malcolm Addey, Geoff Emerick and Ken Townsend
producer:
George Martin
bass and bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-10)
bass drum and snare drum:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-10)
congas:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-09)
electric piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-09)
guitar:
John Lennon (on 1967-03-09), Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-09) and George Harrison (on 1967-03-23)
handclaps:
John Lennon
minipiano:
George Martin (on 1967-03-09)
piano:
George Martin (on 1967-03-23) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-23)
tambura:
George Harrison (on 1967-03-10)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-03-23) and John Lennon (on 1967-03-23)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-09, from 1967-03-09 until 1967-03-10, on 1967-03-10, on 1967-03-21, on 1967-03-23)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-17)
recording of:
Getting Better (from 1967-03-09 until 1967-03-23)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2:47
5Fixing a Hole
engineer:
Geoff Emerick and Adrian Ibbetson
producer:
George Martin
bass:
John Lennon (from 1967-02-09 until 1967-02-21) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-21)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-09, on 1967-02-21)
guitar:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-09) and Paul McCartney (from 1967-02-09 until 1967-02-21)
harpsichord:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-09) and George Martin (on 1967-02-21)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-09)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-09), John Lennon (on 1967-02-09) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-09)
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-09)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-09) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-21)
recording of:
Fixing a Hole (from 1967-02-09 until 1967-02-21)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2:38
6She’s Leaving Home
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
cello:
Alan Dalziel (on 1967-03-17) and Denis Vigay (on 1967-03-17)
double bass:
Gordon Pearce (on 1967-03-17)
harp:
Sheila Bromberg (on 1967-03-17)
viola:
Stephen Shingles (on 1967-03-17) and John Underwood (on 1967-03-17)
violin:
José‐Luis García (on 1967-03-17), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-03-17), Derek Jacobs (on 1967-03-17) and Trevor Williams (on 1967-03-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-03-20) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-20)
conductor:
George Martin (on 1967-03-17)
strings arranger:
Mike Leander
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 1967-03-17, on 1967-03-20)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-17)
recording of:
She’s Leaving Home (from 1967-03-17 until 1967-03-20)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:26
7Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
bass, bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-17)
bass harmonica:
Mal Evans (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-17)
glockenspiel:
George Martin (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-03-28)
guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-28)
Hammond organ:
John Lennon (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-02-28)
harmonica:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-03-28), George Harrison (on 1967-03-28) and Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-28)
harmonium:
George Martin (on 1967-02-17)
mellotron:
George Martin (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-03-28, on 1967-03-28)
organ:
George Martin (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-03-28, on 1967-03-28) and John Lennon (on 1967-03-28)
tambourine:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-17) and Ringo Starr (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-17, on 1967-03-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-20)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-20) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-29)
recording of:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-03-28)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
2:39
8Within You Without You
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
cello:
Peter Beavan (on 1967-04-03), Allen Ford (on 1967-04-03) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1967-04-03)
dilruba:
Amrit Gajjar (on 1967-03-15) and Anna Joshi (on 1967-03-15)
sitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-04-03)
tabla:
Amiya Dasgupta (on 1967-03-15)
tambura:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-03-15), George Harrison (on 1967-03-15) and Buddhadev Kansara (on 1967-03-15)
violin:
Ralph Elman (on 1967-04-03), Julian Gaillard (on 1967-04-03), Jack Greene (on 1967-04-03), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-04-03), Alan Loveday (on 1967-04-03), Jack Rothstein (on 1967-04-03), Paul Scherman (on 1967-04-03) and David Wolfsthal (on 1967-04-03)
conductor:
George Martin
strings arranger:
George Martin
orchestrator:
George Martin
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-15, on 1967-03-22, on 1967-04-04) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-03)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-04)
recording of:
Within You Without You (from 1967-03-15 until 1967-04-03)
written in:
London, England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
5:08
9When I’m Sixty‐Four
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (on 1966-12-06)
engineer:
Dave Harries
producer:
Dave Harries and George Martin
bass, bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-06)
chimes and tubular bells:
Ringo Starr (on 1966-12-20)
clarinet:
Robert Burns (on 1966-12-21), Henry McKenzie (on 1966-12-21) and Frank Reidy (on 1966-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1966-12-06)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (on 1966-12-06)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1966-12-20), John Lennon (on 1966-12-20) and Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-20)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-12-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-06, on 1966-12-08, on 1966-12-20, from 1966-12-20 until 1966-12-21, on 1966-12-21) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-08)
recording of:
When I’m Sixty‐Four (from 1966-12-06 until 1966-12-21)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
written at:
Paul McCartney’s Home in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1956)
2:40
10Lovely Rita
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-23) and John Lennon (on 1967-02-23)
bass and bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-23)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-23)
percussion:
George Harrison (on 1967-03-07), John Lennon (on 1967-03-07), Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-07) and Ringo Starr (on 1967-03-07)
piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-23) and George Martin (on 1967-03-21)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-03-07), John Lennon (on 1967-03-07) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-07)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-24)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-23, from 1967-02-23 until 1967-02-24, on 1967-02-24, on 1967-03-07, on 1967-03-21)
recording of:
Lovely Rita (from 1967-02-23 until 1967-03-21)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2:46
11Good Morning Good Morning
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-16)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-08)
guitar:
John Lennon (on 1967-02-08) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-03-28)
saxophone:
Barrie Cameron (on 1967-03-13), David Glyde (on 1967-03-13) and Alan Holmes (on 1967-03-13)
trombone:
John Lee (on 1967-03-13)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1967-02-16), Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-16, on 1967-03-28) and John Lennon (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-02-16, on 1967-03-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-08, on 1967-03-13, on 1967-03-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-16)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-29)
recording of:
Good Morning Good Morning (from 1967-02-08 until 1967-03-28)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
2:35
12Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)1:19
13A Day in the Life
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (on 1967-01-19)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-03)
bassoon:
Alfred Waters (on 1967-02-10)
cello:
Alan Dalziel (on 1967-02-10), Francisco Gabarro (on 1967-02-10), Alex Nifosi (on 1967-02-10) and Denis Vigay (on 1967-02-10)
clarinet:
Jack Brymer (on 1967-02-10) and Basil Tschaikov (on 1967-02-10)
clavichord:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-01-20)
congas:
Ringo Starr (on 1967-01-19)
double bass:
Cyril MacArthur (on 1967-02-10) and Gordon Pearce (on 1967-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-03, on 1967-02-10)
flute:
David Sanderman (on 1967-02-10) and Clifford Seville (on 1967-02-10)
French horn:
Alan Civil (on 1967-02-10) and Neill Sanders (on 1967-02-10)
harmonium:
George Martin (on 1967-02-22)
harp:
John Marston (on 1967-02-10)
instruments:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-22)
maracas:
George Harrison (on 1967-01-19)
oboe:
Roger Lord (on 1967-02-10)
percussion:
Tristan Fry (on 1967-02-10)
piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1967-01-19, on 1967-02-22), Mal Evans (on 1967-02-22), John Lennon (on 1967-02-22) and Ringo Starr (on 1967-02-22)
trombone:
Raymond Brown (on 1967-02-10) and Raymond Premru (on 1967-02-10)
trumpet:
Harold Jackson (on 1967-02-10), David Mason (on 1967-02-10) and Monty Montgomery (on 1967-02-10)
tuba:
Michael Barnes (on 1967-02-10)
viola:
Bernard Davis (on 1967-02-10), Gwynne Edwards (on 1967-02-10), John Meek (on 1967-02-10) and John Underwood (on 1967-02-10)
violin:
Lionel Bentley (on 1967-02-10), Bill Monro (on 1967-02-10), Henry Datyner (on 1967-02-10), Hans Geiger (on 1967-02-10), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-02-10), Jurgen Hess (on 1967-02-10), Granville Jones (on 1967-02-10), David McCallum (on 1967-02-10), Sidney Sax (on 1967-02-10), Ernest Scott (on 1967-02-10) and Donald Weekes (on 1967-02-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1967-01-19) and Paul McCartney (on 1967-02-03)
spoken vocals:
Mal Evans (on 1967-01-19)
conductor:
Paul McCartney
orchestrator:
George Martin
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-19, on 1967-01-20, on 1967-02-03, on 1967-02-22) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
recording of:
A Day in the Life (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
5:36
9CD: Magical Mystery Tour
10CD: The Beatles
11CD: The Beatles
12CD: Mono Masters
13CD: Mono Masters