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Tracklist

1Digital Media: Meet The Beatles!
2Digital Media: The Beatles’ Second Album
3Digital Media: A Hard Day’s Night
4Digital Media: Something New
5Digital Media: The Beatles’ Story
6Digital Media: Beatles ’65
7Digital Media: The Early Beatles
8Digital Media: Beatles VI
9Digital Media: Help!
10Digital Media: Rubber Soul
11Digital Media: Yesterday and Today
12Digital Media: Revolver
13Digital Media: Hey Jude
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1Can’t Buy Me Love
assistant engineer:
Jacques Esmenjaud (on 1964-01-29), Richard Langham (on 1964-02-25) and Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-06-22)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25, on 1964-06-22) and Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-03-10)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25, on 1964-03-10, on 1964-06-22)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29)
cymbal:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25)
hi-hat:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-03-10)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Studios Pathé-Marconi EMI (Boulogne-Billancourt) in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 1964-01-29) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-25)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-22)
recording of:
Can’t Buy Me Love (from 1964-01-29 until 1964-02-25)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-01)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), 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, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.
written at:
George V Hotel in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-01 until 1964-02)
4.22:13
2I Should Have Known Better
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1964-02-26) and Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-06-22)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-02-26, on 1964-06-22)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-26, on 1964-06-22)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-26)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-22)
recording of:
I Should Have Known Better (on 1964-02-26)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-02)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Unart Music Corp. 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)
written at:
George V Hotel in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-01 until 1964-02)
3.652:45
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
3.52:20
4Rain
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 1966-04-14)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-16)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-14)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-16)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-16), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-14) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-12-02)
recording of:
Rain (from 1966-04-14 until 1966-04-16)
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)
3.33:04
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)
3.452:20
6Revolution
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)
3.953:27
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)
47:12
8Old 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)
3.53:22
9Don’t Let Me Down
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-28)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-28)
music videos:
Don’t Let Me Down by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down (on 1969-01-28)
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)
3.73:37
10The 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)
3.52:59