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YELLOW SUBMARINE
(Original Soundtrack Album)

Released: January 13, 1969
Produced by: George Martin
Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
Cover by: King Features Syndicate - Subafilms Ltd.
Label: Apple SW-153


  1. Yellow Submarine {McCartney/Lennon} (2:43)
    • Recorded: May 26, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with special effects overdubbed June 1, 1966

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal,
      blowing bubbles through a straw

      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
      George Harrison - tambourine, background vocal,
      swirling water in a bucket

      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Alf, Geoff Emerick,
      Patti Harrison and studio staff - chorus on fadeout
      session musicians - brass band
  2. Only A Northern Song {Harrison} (3:28)
    • Recorded: February 13, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with lead vocals overdubbed February 14, 1967
      and more overdubs added April 20, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - piano, discordant instruments
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, discordant instruments
      George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, organ,
      discordant instruments

      Ringo Starr - drums, discordant instruments
      session musicians - brass
  3. All Together Now {McCartney} (2:13)
    • Recorded: May 12, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, banjo, background vocal, hand-claps
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocal, hand-claps
      George Harrison - harmonica, background vocal, hand-claps
      Ringo Starr - drums, finger cymbals, background vocal, hand-claps
  4. Hey Bulldog {Lennon/McCartney} (3:14)
    • Recorded: February 11, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, piano, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine
      Ringo Starr - drums
  5. It's All Too Much {Harrison} (6:29)
    • Recorded: May 25, 1967 at De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios,
      London, England with overdubs added May 26, 1967 and June 2, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - rhythm guitar, harmony vocal, hand-claps
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal, hand-claps
      George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar, organ, hand-claps
      Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine, cowbell, hand-claps
      session musicians - two trumpets
  6. All You Need Is Love {Lennon} (3:53)
    • Recorded: June 14, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
      (backing track), overdubbed and shortened at an Abbey Road session,
      then overdubbed live on the "Our World" TV broadcast

    • Instrumentation:
      BACKING TRACK
      John Lennon - harpsichord
      Paul McCartney - string bass played with a bow
      George Harrison - violin
      Ringo Starr - drums
      ABBEY ROAD TRACK
      John Lennon - lead vocal
      Paul McCartney - electric bass guitar
      George Harrison - guitar
      Ringo Starr - tambourine
      LIVE "OUR WORLD" TRACK
      John Lennon - lead vocal
      Paul McCartney - background vocal
      George Harrison - background vocal
      session musicians - studio orchestra
      Mick Jagger, Gary Leeds, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull,
      Jane Asher, Patti Harrison, Keith Moon, Graham Nash - chorus, hand-claps
  7. Pepperland [instrumental]
    {George Martin} (2:24)
    • Performed by: George Martin & Orchestra
  8. Sea Of Time & Sea Of Holes [instrumental]
    {George Martin} (5:21)
    • Performed by: George Martin & Orchestra
  9. Sea Of Monsters [instrumental]
    {George Martin} (3:40)
    • Performed by: George Martin & Orchestra
  10. March Of The Meanies [instrumental]
    {George Martin} (2:22)
    • Performed by: George Martin & Orchestra
  11. Pepperland Laid Waste [instrumental]
    {George Martin} (2:15)
    • Performed by: George Martin & Orchestra
  12. Yellow Submarine In Pepperland [instrumental]
    {McCartney/Lennon, arranged by George Martin} (2:11)
    • Performed by: George Martin & Orchestra
  • Total playing time 40:15

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