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

▶ CD 1: Please Please Me
▶ CD 2: With the Beatles
▶ CD 3: A Hard Day’s Night
▶ CD 4: Beatles for Sale
▶ CD 5: Help!
▶ CD 6: Rubber Soul
▶ CD 7: Revolver
▶ CD 8: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
▶ CD 9: Magical Mystery Tour
▼ CD 10: The Beatles
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1Back in the U.S.S.R.
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-22) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
handclaps:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
snare drum:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-23)
recording of:
Back in the U.S.S.R. (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
written in:
Rishikesh (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.952:43
2Dear Prudence
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-28)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
flugelhorn:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-30)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29), Jackie Lomax (on 1968-08-29), John McCartney (Paul McCartney's cousin) (on 1968-08-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29, on 1968-08-30)
tambourine:
Mal Evans (on 1968-08-29) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
background vocals:
Mal Evans (on 1968-08-29), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29), Jackie Lomax (on 1968-08-29), John McCartney (Paul McCartney's cousin) (on 1968-08-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-29)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho (on 1968-08-28, on 1968-08-29, on 1968-08-30)
recording of:
Dear Prudence (from 1968-08-28 until 1968-08-30)
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
3.83:56
3Glass Onion
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11)
cello:
Eldon Fox (cellist) (on 1968-10-10) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1968-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11, on 1968-09-13)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-11)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-13)
recorder:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-12)
viola:
Keith Cummings (violist) (on 1968-10-10) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1968-10-10)
violin:
Eric Bowie (violinist) (on 1968-10-10), Henry Datyner (on 1968-10-10), Norman Lederman (on 1968-10-10) and Ronald Thomas (violinist and conductor) (on 1968-10-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-12)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-11, on 1968-09-12, on 1968-09-13, on 1968-09-16, on 1968-10-10)
recording of:
Glass Onion (from 1968-09-11 until 1968-10-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.652:18
4Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08, on 1968-07-11)
bongos and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08, on 1968-07-09)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-15) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-15)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1968) 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 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-07-08, on 1968-07-15) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-07-09, on 1968-07-11)
recording of:
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da (from 1968-07-08 until 1968-07-15)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.73:09
5Wild Honey Pie
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar, bass drum and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-20)
recording of:
Wild Honey Pie (on 1968-08-20)
written in:
Rishikesh (in 1968)
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
30:53
6The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
mellotron:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (on 1968-10-08)
organ and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
background vocals:
Maureen Cox (on 1968-10-08), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) (on 1968-10-08) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-08)
recording of:
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (on 1968-10-08)
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
3.23:14
7While My Guitar Gently Weeps
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
bass guitar, organ and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
castanets and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
guest electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-09-05)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1968) 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 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-05, on 1968-09-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 135)
recording of:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (from 1968-09-05 until 1968-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
4.554:45
8Happiness Is a Warm Gun
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-09-24 until 1968-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-24)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-24) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-24)
guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-25)
hi-hat and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-25)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-25) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-25)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-24, on 1968-09-25)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-25)
recording of:
Happiness Is a Warm Gun (from 1968-09-24 until 1968-09-25)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), ATV Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.052:43
9Martha My Dear
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-05)
cello:
Fred Alexander (cello) (on 1968-10-04) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1968-10-04)
drums (drum set), handclaps, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-04)
flugelhorn:
Leon Calvert (on 1968-10-04)
French horn:
Tony Tunstall (horn player) (on 1968-10-04)
trombone:
Ted Barker (on 1968-10-04)
trumpet:
Leon Calvert (on 1968-10-04), Stan Reynolds (on 1968-10-04) and Ronnie Hughes (on 1968-10-04)
tuba:
Alfie Reece (on 1968-10-04)
viola:
Leo Birnbaum (violist) (on 1968-10-04) and Henry Myerscough (on 1968-10-04)
violin:
Les Maddox (on 1968-10-04), Dennis McConnell (on 1968-10-04), Bernard Miller (on 1968-10-04) and Lou Sofier (on 1968-10-04)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho (on 1968-10-04, on 1968-10-05)
recording of:
Martha My Dear (from 1968-10-04 until 1968-10-05)
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
3.52:29
10I’m So Tired
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar, organ and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
bass guitar, electric piano and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-08)
recording of:
I’m So Tired (on 1968-10-08)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.852:03
11Blackbird
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-06-11)
recording of:
Blackbird (on 1968-06-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Inc. (ASCAP, Not to get confused with Sir Paul McCartney's company or the company that goes by the name MPL Communications), Northern Songs Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.22:18
12Piggies
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-19)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-19)
cello:
Eldon Fox (cellist) (on 1968-10-10) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1968-10-10)
harpsichord:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (on 1968-09-19)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-19)
viola:
Keith Cummings (violist) (on 1968-10-10) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1968-10-10)
violin:
Eric Bowie (violinist) (on 1968-10-10), Henry Datyner (on 1968-10-10), Norman Lederman (on 1968-10-10) and Ronald Thomas (violinist and conductor) (on 1968-10-10)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-20)
strings arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-19) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-20, on 1968-10-10)
recording of:
Piggies (from 1968-09-19 until 1968-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
2.92:04
13Rocky Raccoon
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-15)
bass guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-15) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-15)
harmonica and harmonium:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-15)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1968-08-15)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-15) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-15)
recording of:
Rocky Raccoon (on 1968-08-15)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.753:33
14Don’t Pass Me By
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-12)
bell and cowbell:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-05)
piano:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-05, on 1968-07-12)
violin:
Jack Fallon (on 1968-07-12)
lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-06)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-06-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-06-06, on 1968-07-12)
recording of:
Don’t Pass Me By (from 1968-06-05 until 1968-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
publisher:
Eaton Music Limited, Startling Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
3.153:50
15Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?
engineer:
Ken Townsend
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
bass guitar, electric guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-10)
handclaps:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-10) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-10)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-09)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-09) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-10)
recording of:
Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.11:41
16I Will
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16, on 1968-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-17)
temple blocks:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16)
background vocals and bass vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-17)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-16, on 1968-09-17)
recording of:
I Will (from 1968-09-16 until 1968-09-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.051:46
17Julia
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-13)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-13)
recording of:
Julia (on 1968-10-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.952:54
▶ CD 11: The Beatles
▶ CD 12: Yellow Submarine
▶ CD 13: Abbey Road
▶ CD 14: Let It Be
▶ CD 15: Past Masters, Volume One
▶ CD 16: Past Masters, Volume Two