| # | Title | Length |
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| 1 | I Want to Hold Your Hand- assistant engineer:
- Geoff Emerick (on 1963-10-17)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-10-17)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-10-17)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-10-17)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-10-17)
- handclaps:
- George Harrison (on 1963-10-17), John Lennon (on 1963-10-17), Paul McCartney (on 1963-10-17) and Ringo Starr (on 1963-10-17)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 8), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 15), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 16) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- I Want to Hold Your Hand (on 1963-10-17)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-09)
- publisher:
- Duchess Music Corporation, Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
- part of:
- Sailor Moon
| 2:27 |
| 2 | She Loves You- assistant engineer:
- Geoff Emerick (on 1963-07-01)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-07-01)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-01, on 1963-07-04)
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-01)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-01)
- electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-01)
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-01) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963, in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-01)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-04)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 2), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 64) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 135)
- recording of:
- She Loves You (on 1963-07-01)
- writer:
- John Lennon (from 1963-06-26 until 1963-06-27) and Paul McCartney (from 1963-06-26 until 1963-06-27)
- publisher:
- Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 2:17 |
| 3 | From Me to You- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-03-05)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-03-05)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-03-05, on 1963-03-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-03-05)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-03-05)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-03-05)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and harmonica:
- John Lennon (on 1963-03-05)
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-03-05) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-03-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963, in 1987)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-05)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-14)
- recording of:
- From Me to You (on 1963-03-05)
- written in:
- England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-28)
- writer:
- John Lennon (on 1963-02-28) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-28)
- publisher:
- Ambassador Music Ltd., Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 1:15 |
| 4 | Twist and Shout- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
- background vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
- cover recording of:
- Twist and Shout (on 1963-02-11)
- writer:
- Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc, Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| 2:34 |
| 5 | Love Me Do (original single version)- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1962-09-04)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1962-09-04)
- mixer:
- George Martin (on 1962-09-04) and Norman Smith (on 1962-09-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1962-09-04)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1962-09-04)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1962-09-04)
- handclaps:
- George Harrison (on 1962-09-04), John Lennon (on 1962-09-04), Paul McCartney (on 1962-09-04) and Ringo Starr (on 1962-09-04)
- harmonica and background vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1962-09-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1962) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1962)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-09-04)
- recording of:
- Love Me Do (on 1962-09-04)
- writer:
- John Lennon (from 1958 until 1962-05) and Paul McCartney (from 1958 until 1962-05)
- publisher:
- Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., Castle Music, EMI Music Publishing, Lenono Publishing, McCartney Music and MPL Communications Ltd.
| 2:19 |
| 6 | Baby It’s You- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11), Geoff Emerick (on 1963-02-20) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) and Stuart Eltham (on 1963-02-20)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-20, on 1963-02-25)
- acoustic guitar [lead & rhythm guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
- celesta:
- George Martin (on 1963-02-20)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
- electric guitar:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
- background vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-20)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
- cover recording of:
- Baby It’s You (from 1963-02-11 until 1963-02-20)
- lyricist:
- Barney Williams (in 1961-11) and Mack David (in 1961-11)
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach (in 1961-11)
- publisher:
- Copyright Control, Dolfi Music Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department, Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Ludix Music Ltd., Mary Jane Pub. Co. Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| 2:38 |
| 7 | Don’t Bother Me- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-09-12) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-09-30)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30)
- bongos and drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-09-12)
- claves and electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-09-12)
- electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1963-09-12)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and tambourine:
- John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-12)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-30)
- recording of:
- Don’t Bother Me (on 1963-09-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- George Harrison (on 1963-08-19)
- publisher:
- Dick James Music Ltd., Dick James Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd.
| 2:25 |
| 8 | Please Please Me- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1962-11-26)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1962-11-26)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1962-11-26) and John Lennon (on 1962-11-26)
- harmonica and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1962-11-26)
- background vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1962-11-26) and Paul McCartney (on 1962-11-26)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963, in 1987)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-26)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-30)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 184)
- recording of:
- Please Please Me (on 1962-11-26)
- writer:
- John Lennon (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08) and Paul McCartney (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08)
- publisher:
- Concertone Songs, Inc., Criterion Music Corp., Dick James Music Ltd., Dick James Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd., Polygram Music, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd.
| 1:59 |
| 9 | I Saw Her Standing There- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
- handclaps:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11), John Lennon (on 1963-02-11), Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11) and Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 139)
- recording of:
- I Saw Her Standing There (on 1963-02-11)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-02)
- publisher:
- George Pincus & Sons Music Corp., Leeds Music, MCA Music, Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Gil Music Corporation (in 1963)
| 2:51 |
| 10 | P.S. I Love You- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1962-09-11)
- producer:
- Ron Richards (on 1962-09-11)
- acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1962-09-11) and John Lennon (on 1962-09-11)
- bongos and percussion:
- Andy White (on 1962-09-11)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1962-09-11)
- maracas:
- Ringo Starr (on 1962-09-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1962) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1962, in 1963, in 1982)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-09-11)
- recording of:
- P.S. I Love You (on 1962-09-11)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1962-05) and Paul McCartney (in 1962-05)
- publisher:
- Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, McCartney Music and MPL Communications Ltd.
| 2:02 |
| 11 | Little Child- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-09-12) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-09-30)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-23)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-09-12)
- electric bass guitar, upright piano and background vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-09-12)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-09-12) and John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- harmonica and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-12)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-23)
- edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-30)
- recording of:
- Little Child (on 1963-09-12)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-09)
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 1:45 |
| 12 | All My Loving- additional engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-07-30) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-08-21)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-30)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
- background vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30) and John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963)
- 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 1963-08-21)
- recording of:
- All My Loving (on 1963-07-30)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1953-05) and Paul McCartney (in 1953-05)
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ended), Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 2:06 |
| 13 | Hold Me Tight- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-09-12) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-09-30)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-23)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-09-12)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-09-12)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-09-12)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- handclaps:
- George Harrison (on 1963-09-12), John Lennon (on 1963-09-12), Paul McCartney (on 1963-09-12) and Ringo Starr (on 1963-09-12)
- background vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1963-09-12) and John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-12)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-23)
- edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-30)
- recording of:
- Hold Me Tight (on 1963-09-12)
- writer:
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
| 2:29 |
| 14 | Please Mister Postman- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-07-30) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-08-21)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-30)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30) and John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
- background vocals [harmony vocals]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
- lead 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 1963-08-21)
- cover recording of:
- Please Mr. Postman (on 1963-07-30)
- writer:
- Robert Bateman (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (in 1961)
- publisher:
- Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
| 2:33 |
