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Track / Credits |
Instrumentation |
Recording Information |
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Side 1 |
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1. SHE LOVES YOU
(Lennon-McCartney) 2:18
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John Lennon - vocal,
rhythm guitar
Paul
McCartney - vocal, bass
George
Harrison -
lead guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo
Starr - drums |
Recorded 1st July 1963, the
number of takes is not known |
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2.
FROM ME TO YOU
(Lennon-McCartney)
1:56
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John Lennon -
lead vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Paul
McCartney - lead vocal, bass
George
Harrison -
lead guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo
Starr - drums |
Recorded 5th March 1963 in 7
takes (plus 6 edit pieces)
Final mix - takes used not known.Mono / stereo differences
- The mono version includes harmonica in the intro, which is noticably
absent on the stereo version. |
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3.
WE CAN WORK IT OUT
(Lennon-McCartney)
2:15
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Paul McCartney -
bass, lead double- tracked vocal
John
Lennon - harmony vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonium
George
Harrison - tambourine
Ringo
Starr - drums |
Recorded 20th October 1965 in
2 takes
Plus, allegedly over 8 hours of overdubs onto backing track, Take 2 - on
this day, and 9 days later
Final mix - take 2 |
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4. HELP!
(Lennon-McCartney) 2:18
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John Lennon - double- tracked
lead vocal,12 string rhythm guitar
Paul
McCartney - backing vocal, bass
George
Harrison -
lead guitar, backing vocal
Ringo
Starr - drums, tambourine |
Recorded 13th April 1965 in
12 takes
(Takes 1-8 were the backing track)
Final mix - take 12.Mono / stereo differences
-The mono and stereo versions have the same instrumental track, but
different vocals. |
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5. MICHELLE
(Lennon-McCartney)
2:33
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Paul McCartney -
lead vocal , bass
John
Lennon - acoustic guitar, backing vocal
George
Harrison - lead guitar , backing vocal
Ringo
Starr - drums |
Recorded 3rd November 1965 in
2 takes
Final mix - take 2. |
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6.
YESTERDAY
(Lennon-McCartney) 2:03
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Paul McCartney -
lead vocal, acoustic guitar Tony Gilbert: violin
Sidney Sax: violin
Kenneth Essex: viola
Francisco Gabarro: cello |
Recorded 14th June 1965 in 2
takes
Final mix - take 2. |
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7.
I FEEL FINE
(Lennon-McCartney) 2:25
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John Lennon -
lead vocal (double- tracked), lead/ rhythm guitar
Paul
McCartney - harmony vocal, bass
George
Harrison -
lead/rhythm guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo
Starr - drums |
Recorded 18th October 1964 in
9 takes (8 takes of backing track)
Final mix - take 9. |
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8.
YELLOW SUBMARINE (Lennon-McCartney)
2:38
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Paul McCartney -
bass, backing vocal
John
Lennon - acoustic guitar, backing vocal
George
Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine
Ringo
Starr - lead vocal, drums
Session musicians - brass
band
Chorus on fadeout - George Martin, Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, Geoff Emerick,
Brian Epstain etc. |
Recorded 26th May 1966 in 5 takes.
Sound effects overdubs 1st June 1966 onto take 5
Final mix - take 5.Mono / stereo differences -
The mono version has an opening guitar chord, which is missing on the
stereo version.
The mono version has John's shouted repeats of Ringo's lines beginning one
line sooner, and louder than on the stereo version. |
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Side
2 |
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1.
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE (Lennon-McCartney)
2:11
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Paul McCartney -
lead vocal (double- tracked), bass,
John
Lennon - acoustic rhythm guitar
George
Harrison - double-tracked 12-string
lead guitar
Ringo
Starr - drums |
Recorded 29th January 1964
(in Paris !) in 4 takes
Final mix - take 4 |
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2. BAD BOY
(Williams) 2:21
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John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps
Paul
McCartney - bass, electric piano
George
Harrison - lead guitar
(double- tracked)
Ringo
Starr - drums, tambourine |
Recorded 10th May 1965 in 4
takes (3 takes are backing tracks)
Final mix - take 4. |
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3.
DAY TRIPPER
(Lennon-McCartney)
2:50
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John Lennon - lead vocal (chorus), harmony vocal (verses), lead
guitar solo
Paul
McCartney - lead vocal (verses),
harmony vocal (chorus), bass
George
Harrison - harmony vocal (chorus), lead
guitar (riff)
Ringo
Starr - drums, tambourine |
Recorded 16th October 1965 in
3 takes
Final mix - take 3. |
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4.
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (Lennon-McCartney)
2:32
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John Lennon - double- tracked
lead vocal (verses),
electric and acoustic rhythm guitars
Paul McCartney - bass, double-tracked lead vocal
(middle-eight), harmony vocal
George Harrison - 12 string lead guitar
Ringo
Starr - drums, bongos, cowbellMartin - piano |
Recorded 16th April 1964 in 9
takes (4 of which were breakdowns)
Final mix - take 9.Mono / stereo differences
- The stereo version is a few seconds longer than the mono version. |
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5.
TICKET TO RIDE (Lennon-McCartney)
3:10
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John Lennon - lead vocal (double- tracked) , rhythm guitar
Paul
McCartney - bass, electric piano, harmony
vocal
George
Harrison - rhythm guitar,
harmony vocal
Ringo
Starr - drums, tambourine, handclaps |
Recorded 15th February 1965
in 2 takes (take 1 was a false start)
Final mix - take 2. |
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6.
PAPERBACK WRITER
(Lennon-McCartney) 2:18
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Paul McCartney - lead vocal , bass
John Lennon - rhythm guitar, backing voca
George Harrison - lead guitar, backing vocal
Ringo Starr - drums,tambourine |
Recorded 13th April 1966 in 2
takes.
Overdubs added 14th April 1966.
Final mix - take 2.
Mono / stereo differences -mono single
version 2:26 |
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7.
Eleanor Rigby
(Lennon-McCartney) 2:06
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Paul McCartney -
lead and harmony vocal
Lennon - harmony vocal
George
Harrison - harmony vocalSession musicians - 4
violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos |
Recorded 28th April 1966 in 15 takes
Vocals added to vacant track 29th April 1966 (still, Take 15) Final vocal
overdub, 6th June 1966.
Final mix - take 15. |
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8. I
WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (Lennon-McCartney)
2:24
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John Lennon - vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps
Paul
McCartney - vocal, bass, handclaps
George
Harrison - lead guitar,
handclaps
Ringo
Starr - drums, handclaps |
Recorded 17th October 1963 in
17 takes
Final mix - take 17. |
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