The Beatles Collection

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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
712" Vinyl: Revolver
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1Taxman
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
cowbell:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-21)
electric bass guitar and solo electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-21)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-21)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22)
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 1966-04-21, on 1966-04-22)
recording of:
Taxman (from 1966-04-21 until 1966-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1966-04)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4.3?:??
2Eleanor Rigby
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
guest cello:
Norman Jones (Cello) (on 1966-04-28) and Derek Simpson (cellist) (on 1966-04-28)
guest viola:
Stephen Shingles (on 1966-04-28) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1966-04-28)
guest violin:
Tony Gilbert (violinist) (on 1966-04-28), Jurgen Hess (violinist) (on 1966-04-28), Sidney Sax (violinist) (on 1966-04-28) and John Sharpe (violinist) (on 1966-04-28)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-06)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966, in 1987, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-29, on 1966-06-06)
part of:
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recording of:
Eleanor Rigby (from 1966-04-28 until 1966-06-06)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
4.1?:??
3I’m Only Sleeping
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-27)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-27)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-05)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-06), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-06)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-29)
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 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-27, on 1966-04-29, on 1966-05-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-06)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-20)
music videos:
I’m Only Sleeping by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
I’m Only Sleeping (from 1966-04-27 until 1966-05-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.15?:??
4Love You To
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and sitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-11)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-11)
tabla:
Anil Bhagwat (Indian tabla player) (on 1966-04-11)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-13)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-13)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-04-11 until 1966-04-13)
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 1966-04-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-13)
recording of:
Love You To (from 1966-04-11 until 1966-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.5?:??
5Here, There and Everywhere
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16)
finger snaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-16 until 1966-06-17)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-16)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-16 until 1966-06-17)
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 1966-06-16, on 1966-06-17)
recording of:
Here, There and Everywhere (from 1966-06-16 until 1966-06-17)
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1966-06)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.1?:??
6Yellow Submarine
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
bass drum:
Mal Evans (on 1966-06-01)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl] and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
ocarina:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1966-06-01)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
additional background vocals:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1966-06-01) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1966-06-01)
additional guest background vocals:
Pattie Boyd (on 1966-06-01)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), Neil Aspinall (on 1966-06-01), Alf Bicknell (on 1966-06-01), Terry Condon (Abbey Road staff member) (on 1966-06-01), Mal Evans (on 1966-06-01), Marianne Faithfull (on 1966-06-01), Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1966-06-01) and John Skinner (Abbey Road staff member) (on 1966-06-01)
background vocals and spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-01), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-01) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966, in 1987, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-26) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-06-01)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-06-22)
recording of:
Yellow Submarine (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
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 Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
57 Wimpole Street in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
3.6?:??
7She Said She Said
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-21)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-21)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-21) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-21)
Hammond organ and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-21)
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 1966-06-21)
recording of:
She Said She Said (on 1966-06-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.45?:??
8Good Day Sunshine
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-08) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1966-06-09)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09)
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 1966-06-08, on 1966-06-09)
recording of:
Good Day Sunshine (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09)
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4?:??
9And Your Bird Can Sing
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-26)
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 1966-04-26)
recording of:
And Your Bird Can Sing (on 1966-04-26)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
4.3?:??
10For No One
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
clavichord and grand piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-09)
drums (drum set), hi-hat, maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-09)
French horn:
Alan Civil (British horn player) (on 1966-05-19)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-09, on 1966-05-16) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-19)
recording of:
For No One (from 1966-05-09 until 1966-05-19)
written in:
Klosters-Serneus, Graubünden, Switzerland (in 1966-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1966-03)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.25?:??
11Doctor Robert
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-17)
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-17)
maracas:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-19)
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 1966-04-17, on 1966-04-19)
recording of:
Doctor Robert (from 1966-04-17 until 1966-04-19)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.95?:??
12I Want to Tell You
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-03)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-02)
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 1966-06-02, on 1966-06-03)
recording of:
I Want to Tell You (from 1966-06-02 until 1966-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.8?:??
13Got to Get You Into My Life
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-08)
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-08) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-17)
organ:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1966-04-08 until 1966-05-18)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Alan Branscombe (on 1966-05-18) and Peter Coe (saxophonist) (on 1966-05-18)
trumpet:
Les Condon (on 1966-05-18), Ian Hamer (on 1966-05-18) and Eddie Thornton (on 1966-05-18)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-18)
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 1966-04-08, on 1966-04-11, on 1966-05-18, on 1966-06-17)
recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life (from 1966-04-08 until 1966-06-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.9?:??
14Tomorrow Never Knows
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-06)
guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22)
organ and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1966-04-22)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22)
tambura:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-06)
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 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-06, on 1966-04-07) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-22)
recording of:
Tomorrow Never Knows (from 1966-04-06 until 1966-04-22)
written in:
Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (in 1966-01)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966-01)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4.55?:??
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