1962–1966 / 1967–1970 (colored vinyl)

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

Annotation

The classic compilation now expanded with extra tracks including the single "Now And Then".
6 LPs featuring 75 tracks.
Half speed master on 180 gram red & blue vinyl.
Colour scheme exclusive to the official Beatles store.

The two compilation albums are presented in a sturdy side opening slipcase type box which has a high gloss finish and a V-cut notch to the open edge. There is text to one closed edge. The artist to the front is in silver foil block detail.
The two albums retain the original style four panel gatefold sleeves, but this time with three discs each.
Each disc is held in a top opening printed sleeve of card. The discs are translucent.
Each album contains a 12" square insert, printed on both sides.
Package came shrink-wrapped affixed to which is a barcoded hype sticker. Copies may come with a second sticker on the reverse showing "Made in Germany".

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-16 05:32 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: 1962–1966 (2023 edition)
2▶12" Vinyl: 1962–1966 (2023 edition)
3▶12" Vinyl: 1962–1966 (2023 edition)
4▶12" Vinyl: 1967–1970 (2023 edition)
5▶12" Vinyl: 1967–1970 (2023 edition)
6▼12" Vinyl: 1967–1970 (2023 edition)
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1Now and Then
miscellaneous support:
Emile de la Rey (in 2022: task: Head of Machine Learning)
engineer:
Steve Genewick, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard (producer and engineer), Keith Smith (UK engineer, Hog Hill Mill), Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer), Bruce Sugar (engineer), Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (in 1995-02) and Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer) (in 1995-02)
additional producer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1995-02)
executive producer:
Jeff Jones (CEO of Apple Corps)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Giles Martin (producer) (in 2022)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer) (task: Dolby Atmos mix), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) (task: Dolby Atmos Mix) and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) (task: Stereo Mix)
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1995-02-01 to present) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1995-02-01)
cello:
Hillary Smith, Mia Barcia-Colombo (in 2022) and Giovanna Clayton (in 2022)
double bass:
Mike Valerio (double bassist) (in 2022)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1995-02-01 until 2022)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1995-02-01 until 2022)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1995-02-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2022)
electric lap steel guitar and harpsichord [electric harpsichord]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2022)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1995-02-01 until 2022, in 2022)
shakers and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2022) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (in 2022)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (in 2022)
viola:
Caroline Buckman (violist) (in 2022), Drew Forde (in 2022), Ayvren Harrison (in 2022) and Linnea Powell (in 2022)
violin:
Charlie Bisharat (US violinist) (in 2022), Andrew Bulbrook (in 2022), Neel Hammond (violinist) (in 2022), Songa Lee (in 2022), Serena McKinney (in 2022) and Adrianne Pope (in 2022)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1977)
conductor:
Jérôme Leroy (in 2022)
strings arranger:
Ben Foster (in 2022), Giles Martin (producer) (in 2022) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2022)
recorded at:
The Dakota in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1977), Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (on 1995-02-01) and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2022)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Eleanor Rigby (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) (from 1966-04-28 until 1966-04-29: background vocals), Here, There and Everywhere (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) (from 1966-06-16 until 1966-06-17: background vocals), Because (original studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) (from 1969-08-01 until 1969-08-04: background vocals) and Now and Then (Demo) by John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1977: lead vocals)
part of:
Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 2025) and Grammy Award: Best Rock Performance nominees (number: 2025 winner)
recording of:
Now and Then (Beatles version) (from 1977 until 2022)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1977), George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1995), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1995 until 2022) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1995 until 2022)
strings arranger:
Ben Foster, Giles Martin (producer) (in 2022) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2022)
is based on:
Now and Then (John Lennon version)
4:09
2Blackbird (2018 mix)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar, foot stomps, background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Apple Corps Limited (for the label use Apple Records) (in 2018) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2018)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-06-11)
recording of:
Blackbird (on 1968-06-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Inc. (ASCAP, not to get confused with Sir Paul McCartney’s company or the company that goes by the name MPL Communications), Northern Songs Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.92:21
3Dear Prudence (2018 mix)
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-28)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
flugelhorn:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-30)
handclaps:
Mal Evans (on 1968-08-29), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29), Jackie Lomax (on 1968-08-29), John McCartney (Paul McCartney's cousin) (on 1968-08-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29, on 1968-08-30)
tambourine:
Mal Evans (on 1968-08-29) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
background vocals:
Mal Evans (on 1968-08-29), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29), Jackie Lomax (on 1968-08-29), John McCartney (Paul McCartney's cousin) (on 1968-08-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Apple Corps Limited (for the label use Apple Records) (in 2018) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2018)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-08-28 until 1968-08-30)
recording of:
Dear Prudence (from 1968-08-28 until 1968-08-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.84:00
4Glass Onion (2018 mix)
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11)
cello:
Eldon Fox (cellist) (on 1968-10-10) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1968-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11, on 1968-09-13)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-13)
recorder:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (on 1968-09-16)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-12)
viola:
Keith Cummings (violist) (on 1968-10-10) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1968-10-10)
violin:
Eric Bowie (violinist) (on 1968-10-10), Henry Datyner (on 1968-10-10), Norman Lederman (on 1968-10-10) and Ronald Thomas (violinist and conductor) (on 1968-10-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Apple Corps Limited (for the label use Apple Records) (in 2018) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2018)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-11, on 1968-09-12, on 1968-09-13, on 1968-09-16, on 1968-10-10)
music videos:
Glass Onion (Music video) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Glass Onion (from 1968-09-11 until 1968-10-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.32:20
5Within You Without You (2017 mix)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
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)
instruments:
London Symphony Orchestra
sitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-03)
tabla:
Amiya Dasgupta (on 1967-03-15)
tambura:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-03-15), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-15) and Buddhadev Kansara (on 1967-03-15)
violin:
Ralph Elman (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Julian Gaillard (on 1967-04-03), Jack Greene (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-04-03), Alan Loveday (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Jack Rothstein (violinist and conductor) (on 1967-04-03), Paul Scherman (on 1967-04-03) and David Wolfsthal (on 1967-04-03)
strings arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater 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 (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-03)
remix of:
Within You Without You (original mono studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Within You Without You (from 1967-03-15 until 1967-04-03)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
4.35:11
6Hey Bulldog (2023 mix)
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1968-02-11)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
electric bass guitar and tambourine:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-11)
remix of:
Hey Bulldog (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Hey Bulldog (on 1968-02-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.83:12
7Oh! Darling (2019 mix)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric guitar and piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-20, on 1969-07-23) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-11)
remix of:
Oh! Darling (original studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (from 1969-04-20 until 1969-08-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4.053:29
8I Me Mine (2021 mix)
engineer:
Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician), Giles Martin (producer) and Phil Spector
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer) (in 2021) and Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) (in 2021)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03)
bass, electric piano and organ:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03, on 1970-04-01)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03)
orchestrator:
Richard Hewson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2021)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-04-01)
recording of:
I Me Mine (from 1970-01-03 until 1970-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-07)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
2:28
9I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (2019 mix)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Barry Sheffield
producer:
Glyn Johns, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
congas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-08-11, on 1969-08-08)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-08-11)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-04-18) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-04-18)
guest Hammond organ:
Billy Preston (on 1969-02-22)
Moog:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-08)
organ:
Billy Preston (on 1969-04-20)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-08-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-08-11)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-08-11)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-22), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-18, on 1969-08-08, on 1969-08-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-20)
remix of:
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (original stereo mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (from 1969-02-22 until 1969-08-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
CBS Songs, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4.857:47