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

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-13 15:51 UTC.

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!
612" Vinyl: Rubber Soul
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1Drive My Car
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)
cowbell and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar], piano and slide guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-13)
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:
Drive My Car (on 1965-10-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) 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:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
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2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
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)
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-21)
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:
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (on 1965-10-21)
written in:
Swiss Alps, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
3.85?:??
3You Won’t See Me
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1965-11-11) and Richard Lush (on 1965-11-15)
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 1965-11-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
Hammond organ:
Mal Evans (on 1965-11-11)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
You Won’t See Me (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4?:??
4Nowhere Man
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1965-10-22) and Ron Pender (on 1965-10-26)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-22)
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:
Nowhere Man (on 1965-10-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.25?:??
5Think for Yourself
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1965-11-08) and Jerry Boys (on 1965-11-09)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set), maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
Hammond organ:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-08)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-09)
recording of:
Think for Yourself (on 1965-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4?:??
6The Word
additional engineer:
Richard Lush 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) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1965-11-10)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
The Word (on 1965-11-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.5?:??
7Michelle
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys 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)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-03)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-09)
recording of:
Michelle (on 1965-11-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.65?:??
8What Goes On
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys 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) and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-04)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-09)
recording of:
What Goes On (on 1965-11-04)
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1959)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1959 until 1965), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.5?:??
9Girl
additional engineer:
Richard Lush 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)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
Girl (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.65?:??
10I’m Looking Through You
additional engineer:
Richard Lush 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)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
Hammond organ and percussion:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10, on 1965-11-11)
recording of:
I’m Looking Through You (from 1965-11-10 until 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4?:??
11In My Life
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1965-10-22)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-18, on 1965-10-22)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-26)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 23), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 98)
recording of:
In My Life (from 1965-10-18 until 1965-10-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.35?:??
12Wait
additional engineer:
Richard Lush, Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) 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 1965-06-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
Wait (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.5?:??
13If I Needed Someone
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)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1965-10-16 until 1965-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-16, on 1965-10-18)
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:
If I Needed Someone (from 1965-10-16 until 1965-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4?:??
14Run for Your Life
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys, Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) 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)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitars]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-12)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10)
recording of:
Run for Your Life (on 1965-10-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
quotes lyrics from:
Baby Let’s Play House
4.5?:??
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