A/B Road: Complete Get Back Sessions

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The numbers at the end of track titles are DDSI numbers, indicating the date of recording and the order in which that song was recorded on that date, as listed on the bootleg covers, and in Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt's book "Drugs, Divorce, and a Slipping Image" which documents this entire recording session.

Annotation last modified on 2019-03-16 11:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Thursday, January 2nd, 1969 - 1
2▶CD: Thursday, January 2nd, 1969 - 2
3▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 1
4▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 2
5▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 3
6▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 4
7▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 1
8▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 2
9▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 3
10▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 4
11▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 5
12▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 1
13▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 2
14▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 3
15▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 4
16▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 1
17▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 2
18▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 3
19▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 4
20▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 1
21▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 2
22▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 3
23▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 4
24▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 5
25▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 1
26▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 2
27▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 3
28▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 4
29▶CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 1
30▶CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 2
31▶CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 3
32▶CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 1
33▶CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 2
34▶CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 3
35▶CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 1
36▶CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 2
37▶CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 3
38▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 1
39▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 2
40▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 3
41▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 4
42▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 1
43▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 2
44▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 3
45▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 4
46▶CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 1
47▶CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 2
48▶CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 3
49▶CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 4
50▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 1
51▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 2
52▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 3
53▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 4
54▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 5
55▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 6
56▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 1
57▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 2
58▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 3
59▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 4
60▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 5
61▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 6
62▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 1
63▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 2
64▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 3
65▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 4
66▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 5
67▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 6
68▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 1
69▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 2
70▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 3
71▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 4
72▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 5
73▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 6
74▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 1
75▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 2
76▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 3
77▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 4
78▼CD: Wednesday, January 30th, 1969 - 1
#TitleRatingLength
1[roll announcement]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:17
2[slate announcement]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:06
3[dialogue]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:12
4[roll announcement]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:12
5[slate announcement]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
1:00
6Get Back 30.01
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
adaptations:
De leve = Get Back
2:55
7Get Back 30.02
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
adaptations:
De leve = Get Back
3:37
8[dialogue]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:21
9I Want You (She's So Heavy) 30.03
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial recording of:
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (on 1969-01-30)
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)
0:54
10[dialogue]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:29
11[take announcement]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:04
12Get Back 30.04
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
adaptations:
De leve = Get Back
3:30
13Don't Let Me Down 30.05
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968 to present)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:20
14I've Got a Feeling 30.06
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
5:13
15One After 909 30.07
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial recording of:
One After 909 (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1957) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1957)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
0:16
16One After 909 30.08
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
One After 909 (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1957) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1957)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:46
17Danny Boy 30.09
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial recording of:
Danny Boy (on 1969-01-30)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
0:43
18Dig a Pony 30.10
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Dig a Pony (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
1:18
19Dig a Pony 30.11
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Dig a Pony (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
5:11
20God Save the Queen 30.12
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial recording of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth) (on 1969-01-30)
anthem of:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, Lesotho (until 1966-10-04), United Kingdom (from 1745-09 to present), South Africa (from 1901 until 1957) and New Zealand (from 1977-11-17 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
John Bull (16th century composer) and Henry Carey
0:51
21[warmup]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
1:51
22I've Got a Feeling 30.13
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:33
23A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody 30.14
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial cover recording of:
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (from “Ziegfeld Follies of 1919”) (on 1969-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
0:08
24Get Back 30.15
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
adaptations:
De leve = Get Back
0:13
25Don't Let Me Down 30.16
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968 to present)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:21
26Get Back 30.17
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
adaptations:
De leve = Get Back
3:42
27[roll announcement]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
0:11
28God Save the Queen 30.12P
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth) (on 1969-01-30)
anthem of:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, Lesotho (until 1966-10-04), United Kingdom (from 1745-09 to present), South Africa (from 1901 until 1957) and New Zealand (from 1977-11-17 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
John Bull (16th century composer) and Henry Carey
2:33
29I've Got a Feeling 30.13P
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:33
30A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody 30.14P
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial cover recording of:
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (from “Ziegfeld Follies of 1919”) (on 1969-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
0:07
31Get Back 30.15P
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
adaptations:
De leve = Get Back
0:16
32Don't Let Me Down 30.16P
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968 to present)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:18
33Get Back 30.17P
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
live recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
adaptations:
De leve = Get Back
6:00
79▶CD: Wednesday, January 30th, 1969 - 2: The (Mostly) Stereo Rooftop Concert!
80▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 1
81▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 2
82▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 3
83▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 – 4: Nagra Get Back / Nagra Let It Be