The Beatles Collection

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Blue Box with gold lettering and LP listing on back. The box has no catalogue number

LPs up to and including Sgt Pepper and rarities has orange Parlophone label later LPs have Apple label

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Please Please Me
212" Vinyl: With The Beatles
312" Vinyl: A Hard Day's Night
412" Vinyl: Beatles for Sale
512" Vinyl: Help!
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1Help!?:??
2The Night Before
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
bass guitar, electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-17)
electric guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
electric piano [Hofner Pianet N] and electric piano [Hohner Pianet N]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
The Night Before (on 1965-02-17)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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3You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away?:??
4I Need You
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar, 12 string guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-16)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
cowbell:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-16)
drums (drum set) and snare drum:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
percussion:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
background vocals:
George Harrison, John Lennon (on 1965-02-16) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15, on 1965-02-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
I Need You (from 1965-02-15 until 1965-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
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5Another Girl
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15, on 1965-02-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
Another Girl (from 1965-02-15 until 1965-02-16)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
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6You’re Going to Lose That Girl
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-19)
bongos:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-03-30)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-19)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-19)
electric guitar and electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-03-30)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-19) and George Harrison (on 1965-03-30)
piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-03-30)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-19) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-19)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-19, on 1965-03-30)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl (from 1965-02-19 until 1965-03-30)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
recording of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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7Ticket to Ride
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
drums (drum set), handclaps and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar and electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
Ticket to Ride (on 1965-02-15)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
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8Act Naturally?:??
9It’s Only Love
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-06-15)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-06-15)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-06-15)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-15)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
recording of:
It’s Only Love (on 1965-06-15)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10You Like Me Too Much
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
electric piano and tambourine:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
piano:
George Martin (on 1965-02-17) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
background vocals:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
You Like Me Too Much (on 1965-02-17)
writer:
George Harrison
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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11Tell Me What You See
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
claves and güiro:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-18)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-18)
electric bass guitar and electric piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-18)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
Tell Me What You See (on 1965-02-18)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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12I’ve Just Seen a Face?:??
13Yesterday
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-14)
cello:
Francisco Gabarro (on 1965-06-17)
viola:
Kenneth Essex (on 1965-06-17)
violin:
Tony Gilbert (on 1965-06-17) and Sidney Sax (on 1965-06-17)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-14, on 1965-06-17)
string quartet arranger:
George Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965, in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-14, on 1965-06-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 13), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 72), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 86), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 95) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles) (from 1965-06-14 until 1965-06-17)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (from 1965 to present)
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14Dizzy Miss Lizzy
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
cowbell and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-05-10)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-05-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-05-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar], Hammond organ and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-05-10)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-05-10)
cover recording of:
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (on 1965-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Williams
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., ATV Music, ATV Music Ltd., Essex Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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612" Vinyl: Rubber Soul
712" Vinyl: Revolver
812" Vinyl: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
912" Vinyl: The Beatles
1012" Vinyl: The Beatles
1112" Vinyl: Yellow Submarine
1212" Vinyl: Abbey Road
1312" Vinyl: Let It Be
1412" Vinyl: Rarities