The Best IV (1968~1970)

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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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. (UK record company) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-23)
recording of:
Back in the U.S.S.R. (from 1968-08-22 until 1968-08-23)
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (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 (ASCAP)
3.952:47
2Ob-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. (UK record company) (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, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-08, on 1968-07-15) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (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 (ASCAP)
3.73:13
3While 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. (UK record company) (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, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-05, on 1968-09-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 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.
4.554:46
4All Together Now
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar [1964 Epiphone Texan FT-79] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
acoustic guitar and handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
drums (drum set), finger cymbals and handclaps:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
electric bass guitar and handclaps:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
handclaps, harmonica and ukulele:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-12)
recording of:
All Together Now (on 1967-05-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
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 (ASCAP)
2.852:12
5Get Back
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
guest electric piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
recording of:
Get Back (from 1969-01-27 until 1969-01-28)
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)
3.253:14
6Don'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)
3.73:36
7The 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)
3.53:01
8Old Brown Shoe
recording of:
Old Brown Shoe
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)
3:19
9Come Together
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-07-21 until 1969-07-30)
electric guitar [1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21, on 1969-07-22)
electric piano [1968 Fender Rhodes Seventy-Three Sparkle Top] and handclaps:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-22)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-22)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-25)
background vocals and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-07-22 until 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1987, in 2009) 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 1969-07-21, on 1969-07-22, on 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-29, on 1969-07-30) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-25)
music videos:
Come Together 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: 202)
recording of:
Come Together (from 1969-07-21 until 1969-07-30)
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), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
4.24:19
10Something
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Jeff Jarratt (producer), Glyn Johns and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-05)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-05, on 1969-08-15)
electric guitar [1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
Hammond organ:
Billy Preston (from 1969-05-02 until 1969-08-15)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
strings arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1987, in 2009) 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 1969-05-02), Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-05), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-16, on 1969-08-15) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15)
music videos:
Something (Music video) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 110) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 273)
recording of:
Something (from 1969-05-02 until 1969-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division
4.153:02
11Oh! Darling
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric bass guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-20, on 1969-07-23) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-11)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (from 1969-04-20 until 1969-08-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.853:28
12Octopus's Garden
engineer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-18)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26)
effects:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-17)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26)
electric guitar [1965 Epiphone ES-230TD Casino]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26)
electric guitar [1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-17)
piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-29)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-17) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1987, in 2009) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-26) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-29, on 1969-07-18)
recording of:
Octopus’s Garden (from 1969-04-26 until 1969-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Starkey (The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Eaton Music Limited, Startling Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
3.552:51
13Here Comes the Sun
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [1968 Gibson J-200]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-08)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-06)
electric guitar [1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster] and background vocals and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-08)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
synthesizer [1967 Moog IIIp]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-19)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1987, in 2009) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-07, on 1969-07-08, on 1969-08-11, on 1969-08-19), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-16, on 1969-08-06) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 69) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Here Comes the Sun (from 1969-07-07 until 1969-08-19)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (AU subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4.753:07
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)
3.43:52
15You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
recording of:
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
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)
4:21
16Across 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)
3.753:47
17The Long and Winding Road
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”) and Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26, on 1970-04-01)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
electric bass guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-26)
piano [Bluthner Model One Concert Grand] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-26) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-04-01)
part of:
Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (1970) (number: 41)
recording of:
The Long and Winding Road (from 1969-01-26 until 1970-04-01)
written in:
Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, 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
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18For You Blue
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
Glyn Johns, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
lap steel guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-08)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-25) and Olympic Sound Studios (1958–1966 before moving to Barnes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-08)
recording of:
For You Blue (from 1969-01-25 until 1970-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
3.152:33
19Got to Get You Into My Life
recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
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
2:30
20Helter Skelter
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09, on 1968-09-10)
electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
trumpet:
Mal Evans (on 1968-09-10)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-09, on 1968-09-10)
recording of:
Helter Skelter (from 1968-09-09 until 1968-09-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
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