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1 | Misery- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11), Geoff Emerick (on 1963-02-20) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) and Stuart Eltham (on 1963-02-20)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-20, on 1963-02-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
- electric bass guitar, background vocals and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
- electric guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
- piano:
- George Martin (on 1963-02-20)
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-20)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
- recording of:
- Misery (from 1963-02-11 until 1963-02-20)
- writer:
- John Lennon (on 1963-01-26) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-01-26)
- publisher:
- Gil Music Corporation, MCA Music , Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 3.6 | 1:50 |
2 | It Won’t Be Long- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-07-30) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-08-21)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- bass and electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-30)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
- guitar:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30) and John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
- background vocals and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
- vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-30)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-08-21)
- recording of:
- It Won’t Be Long (on 1963-07-30)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1963-07) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-07)
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc. , Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
| 3.5 | 2:11 |
3 | Till There Was You | | 2:12 |
4 | You Really Got a Hold on Me- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-07-18) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-08-21)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-07-18, on 1963-08-21)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-18, on 1963-08-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-18)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-18)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-18)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-18)
- piano:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-18)
- background vocals [harmony vocals]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-18) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-18)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-18)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-08-21)
- cover recording of:
- You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (on 1963-07-18)
- lyricist and composer:
- Smokey Robinson (in 1962-10)
- publisher:
- Dominion Music, Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., United Partnership Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| 3.35 | 3:01 |
5 | I Wanna Be Your Man- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-09-12), Geoff Emerick (on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-29) and B.T. (on 1963-10-29)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-03, on 1963-10-29)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-03, on 1963-10-29)
- drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-10-23)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-10-23)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-10-23)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-10-23)
- Hammond organ:
- George Martin (on 1963-09-30)
- maracas:
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-10-03)
- background vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-09-12) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-10-23)
- background vocals and lead vocals [lead vocals in chorus]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-10-23)
- lead vocals [lead vocals in chorus]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-03, on 1963-10-23)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-29)
- remix of:
- I Wanna Be Your Man by The Beatles
- recording of:
- I Wanna Be Your Man (from 1963-09-12 until 1963-10-23)
- writer:
- John Lennon (from 1963-09 until 1963-10-07) and Paul McCartney (from 1963-09 until 1963-10-07)
- publisher:
- Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| | 1:55 |
6 | Words of Love | | 2:09 |
7 | Mr. Moonlight- additional engineer:
- Geoff Emerick , Ron Pender and Mike Stone
- engineer:
- Norman Smith
- producer:
- George Martin
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (from 1964-08-14 until 1964-10-18)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (from 1964-08-14 until 1964-10-18)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (from 1964-08-14 until 1964-10-18)
- Hammond organ:
- Paul McCartney (on 1964-10-18)
- percussion [African]:
- Ringo Starr (from 1964-08-14 until 1964-10-18)
- background vocals:
- George Harrison (from 1964-08-14 until 1964-10-18) and Paul McCartney (from 1964-08-14 until 1964-10-18)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-08-14, on 1964-10-18)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-11-04)
- cover recording of:
- Mr. Moonlight (from 1964-08-14 until 1964-10-18)
- lyricist and composer:
- Roy Lee Johnson
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing , BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lowery Music Co. Inc. and Lowery-Chappell Music Ltd.
| 3 | 2:33 |
8 | Chains | | 2:22 |
9 | Little Child- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-09-12) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-09-30)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-23)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-09-12, on 1963-09-30, on 1963-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-09-12)
- electric bass guitar, upright piano and background vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-09-12)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-09-12) and John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- harmonica and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-09-12)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-12)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-23)
- edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-30)
- recording of:
- Little Child (on 1963-09-12)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-09)
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc. , Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 3 | 1:45 |
10 | Norwegian Wood | | 2:03 |
11 | Roll Over Beethoven- additional engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-07-30) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-08-21)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-08-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-30)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
- electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
- handclaps:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-30), John Lennon (on 1963-07-30), Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30) and Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-30)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-30)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-08-21)
- cover recording of:
- Roll Over Beethoven (on 1963-07-30)
- lyricist and composer:
- Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
- publisher:
- Arc Music , Arc Music Corp. , Dualtone Words and Songs, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
| 3.5 | 2:44 |
12 | I’m a Loser- additional engineer:
- Ron Pender and Mike Stone
- engineer:
- Norman Smith
- producer:
- George Martin
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1964-08-14)
- drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- Ringo Starr (on 1964-08-14)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1964-08-14)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1964-08-14)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-08-14)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-11-04)
- recording of:
- I’m a Loser (on 1964-08-14)
- writer:
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc. , Maclen Music, Inc. , Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 4 | 2:28 |
13 | Nowhere Man | | 2:42 |
14 | Drive My Car | 3.85 | 2:25 |
15 | A Taste of Honey | | 2:01 |
16 | Rock and Roll Music | | 2:31 |
17 | Ask Me Why | | 2:25 |