The Beatles (box set)

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Annotation

Comes in a Wooden Roll Top Box, with 60 pages Booklet by Mark Lewishon, both with golden letters. The box contains the following 15 CDs:
CD01: Please Please Me (CDP 7 46435 2)
CD02: With The Beatles (CDP 7 46436 2)
CD03: A Hard Day's Night (CDP 7 46437 2)
CD04: Beatles For Sale (CDP 7 46438 2)
CD05: Help! (CDP 7 46439 2)
CD06: Rubber Soul (CDP 7 46440 2)
CD07: Revolver (CDP 7 46441 2)
CD08: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (CDP 7 46442 2)
CD09: Magical Mystery Tour (CDP 7 48062 2)
CD10 & 11: The Beatles (CDS 7 46443/4 8)
CD12: Yellow Submarine (CDP 7 46445 2)
CD13: Abbey Road (CDP 7 46446 2)
CD14: Let It Be (0777 7 46447 2 3)
CD15: The Beatles Past Master Volume 1 (CDP 7 90043 2)
CD16: The Beatles Past Master Volume 2 (CDP 7 90044 2)
The Beatles Box Set is the first complete set of original Beatles material released by EMI and Capitol in Compact Disc format

Annotation last modified on 2021-07-02 16:34 UTC.

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
9CD: Magical Mystery Tour
10CD: The Beatles
11CD: The Beatles
12CD: Yellow Submarine
13CD: Abbey Road
14CD: Let It Be
15CD: Past Masters, Volume One
16CD: Past Masters, Volume Two
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1Day Tripper
additional engineer:
Ron Pender and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-26)
recording of:
Day Tripper (on 1965-10-16)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., 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 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)
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2We Can Work It Out
recording of:
We Can Work It Out
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
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3Paperback Writer
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-13)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-14)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-13, on 1966-04-14) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-13)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-13)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-14) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-13, on 1966-04-14)
music videos:
Paperback Writer by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Paperback Writer (from 1966-04-13 until 1966-04-14)
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), 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, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
quotes lyrics from:
Frère Jacques
3.452:18
4Rain
recording of:
Rain
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., 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., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-03)
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5Lady Madonna
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Jackman (British saxophonist and clarinet player) (on 1968-02-06) and Harry Klein (saxophone) (on 1968-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
electric bass guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
electric guitar and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Povey (on 1968-02-06) and Ronnie Scott (English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner) (on 1968-02-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-06)
recording of:
Lady Madonna (from 1968-02-03 until 1968-02-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
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, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
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6The Inner Light
recording of:
The Inner Light
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
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7Hey Jude
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-31, on 1968-08-01)
music videos:
Hey Jude (live) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 8), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 13), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 89) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 288)
recording of:
Hey Jude (from 1968-07-31 until 1968-08-01)
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), 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, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
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8Revolution
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-12)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10, on 1968-07-12)
guest electric piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (on 1968-07-11)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-10, on 1968-07-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-12)
music videos:
Revolution by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Revolution (Beatles song) (from 1968-07-10 until 1968-07-12)
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
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., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.953:24
9Get Back
recording of:
Get Back
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
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10Don’t Let Me Down
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down
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)
3:34
11The Ballad of John and Yoko
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-14)
drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, maracas and piano and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1969), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-14)
music videos:
The Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
The Ballad of John and Yoko (on 1969-04-14)
written in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1969)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1969) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1969)
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.453:00
12Old Brown Shoe
engineer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set) and electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16, on 1969-04-18)
organ:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-18)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1969), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-16, on 1969-04-18)
recording of:
Old Brown Shoe (from 1969-04-16 until 1969-04-18)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
written at:
Kinfauns in Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1968-11 until 1969-01-26)
3.53:18
13Across the Universe
engineer:
Martin Benge, Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar [1967 Martin D-28] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1970-04-01)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
electric guitar [1964 Gibson SG Standard]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
maracas:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
piano [1905 Steinway Vertegrand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
tambura:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1970) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-04), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-08) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-04-01)
recording of:
Across the Universe (from 1968-02-04 until 1970-04-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1967) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1967)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
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14Let It Be
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar [1961 Fender Bass VI]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30)
electric piano [Hohner Pianet N] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
maracas and piano [Bluthner Model One Concert Grand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-31)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04), Linda McCartney (on 1970-01-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-31) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-30, on 1970-01-04)
recording of:
Let It Be (from 1969-01-31 until 1970-01-04)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), 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 (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.53:50
15You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
alto saxophone:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1967-06-08)
bongos and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-17)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
harmonica and maracas:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-06-07)
vibraphone:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1970) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-17, on 1967-06-07, on 1967-06-08, on 1969-04-30)
recording of:
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (from 1967-05-17 until 1969-04-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.24:19