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THE BEATLES / 1967-1970
Released: April 2, 1973
Produced by: George Martin; except
Disc Two, tracks 13 & 14 by George Martin and Phil Spector
Cover Photo: Angus McBean
Label: Apple SKBO-3404



DISC ONE

  1. Strawberry Fields Forever {Lennon} (4:07)
    • Recorded: November 24, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with additional work on November 28-29 and December 8, 9, 15,
      and 21, 1966

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, harpsichord
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, bongos, mellotron, timpani
      George Harrison - lead guitar, timpani, tabla harp
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas, backwards cymbal
      Mal Evans - tambourine
      Philip Jones - alto trumpet
      session musicians - two cellos, two horns, flutes
  2. Penny Lane {McCartney/Lennon} (3:02)
    • Recorded: December 29, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added December 30, 1966 and January, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - harmony vocal, conga drum
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, flute, piano
      George Harrison - conga drum, firebell
      Ringo Starr - drums
      George Martin - piano
      David Mason - sped-up piccolo B-flat trumpet
      Philip Jones - trumpet
      Frank Clarke - string bass
  3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band {McCartney} (2:01)
    • Recorded: February 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubbing February 2, March 3, and March 6, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
      George Martin - organ
      session musicians - four horns
  4. With A Little Help From My Friends {McCartney/Lennon} (2:44)
    • Recorded: March 29, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added March 30, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - background vocal
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
      George Harrison - tambourine, lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
  5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds {Lennon/McCartney} (3:27)
    • Recorded: March 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added March 2, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, Hammond organ, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - sitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  6. A Day In The Life {Lennon/McCartney} (5:07)
    • Recorded: January 19, 1967 (basic track) and February 10, 1967
      (orchestral track) at Abbey Road, London, England
      with the final-chord ending overdubbed February 22, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal (first, second and last verses), acoustic guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal (middle section), piano, bass guitar, conducts the forty-one-piece orchestra
      George Harrison - bongos
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
      Lennon, McCartney, Starr, Mal Evans - three pianos (final chord)
      George Martin - harmonium
      Mal Evans - alarm clock
      session musicians - forty-one-piece orchestra
  7. All You Need Is Love {Lennon} (3:49)
    • 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
  8. I Am The Walrus {Lennon} (4:34)
    • Recorded: September 5, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added September 6, 1967 and September 27, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, mellotron (at the beginning), piano
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
      George Harrison - tambourine, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
      session musicians - eight violins, four cellos, three horns
      choir - six boys singing "Oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper",
      six girls singing "Everybody's got one"

  9. Hello Goodbye {McCartney} (3:30)
    • Recorded: October 2, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added October 19, 20, 25 and November 2, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead guitar, organ, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, bongos, conga drum,
      background vocal

      George Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
      session musicians - two violas
  10. The Fool On The Hill {McCartney} (3:00)
    • Recorded: September 25, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added September 26, 1967 and October 20, 1967 (flutes)

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - harmonica, maracas
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano, double-tracked recorder, flute
      George Harrison - 12-string acoustic guitar, harmonica
      Ringo Starr - finger cymbals, hi-hat
  11. Magical Mystery Tour {McCartney/Lennon} (2:49)
    • Recorded: April 25, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added April 26-27, 1967 (vocals), May 3, 1967
      (trumpets), and November 7, 1967

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano (with echo effects)
      George Harrison - staccato electric guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine, cowbell
      session musicians - three trumpets
  12. Lady Madonna {McCartney} (2:19)
    • Recorded: February 3, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added February 6, 1968

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Ronnie Scott - saxophone
      Harry Klein - saxophone
      Bill Povey - saxophone
      Bill Jackman - saxophone
  13. Hey Jude {McCartney} (7:08)
    • Recorded: July 31, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England
      with the forty-piece orchestra overdubbed August 1, 1968

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
      forty-piece orchestra - sustained notes, clapping, "na-na-na" chorus
  14. Revolution {Lennon} (3:24)
    • Recorded: July 10, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added July 11-12, 1968

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, organ
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Nicky Hopkins - electric piano
  • Disc One total playing time 51:03



DISC TWO

  1. Back In The U.S.S.R. {McCartney} (2:45)
    • Recorded: August 22, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added August 23, 1968

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - 6-string bass, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, lead guitar, piano, drums,
      background vocal

      George Harrison - jazz bass, background vocal
  2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps {Harrison} (4:47)
    • Recorded: July 25, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England,
      remade August 16, 1968 with overdubs September 3, 1968,
      and remade again September 5, 1968 with overdubs September 6, 1968

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

      Ringo Starr - drums, castanets, tambourine
      Eric Clapton - Gibson Les Paul lead guitar
  3. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da {McCartney} (3:11)
    • Recorded: July 3, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added July 4-5, 1968, a remake July 8, 1968
      and more overdubbing July 11, 1968 and July 15, 1968

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - maracas, background vocal, hand-claps
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, hand-claps
      George Harrison - acoustic guitar, background vocal, hand-claps
      Ringo Starr - drums, wood block
      session musicians - brass
  4. Get Back {McCartney} (3:13)
    • Recorded: January 28, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - rhythm guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Billy Preston - electric piano
  5. Don't Let Me Down {Lennon} (3:35)
    • Recorded: January 28, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - rhythm guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Billy Preston - electric piano
  6. The Ballad Of John And Yoko {Lennon} (2:59)
    • Recorded: April 14, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, drums, piano, maracas, harmony vocal
  7. Old Brown Shoe {Harrison} (3:21)
    • Recorded: April 16, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added April 18, 1969

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - background vocal
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
      George Harrison - lead vocal, lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Billy Preston - organ
  8. Here Comes The Sun {Harrison} (3:07)
    • Recorded: July 7, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added July 8 and 16, 1969 and August 6, 11, 15
      and 19, 1969

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, harmony vocal, hand-claps
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal, hand-claps
      George Harrison - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, Moog synthesizer, hand-claps
      Ringo Starr - drums, hand-claps
      session musicians - strings
  9. Come Together {Lennon} (4:19)
    • Recorded: July 21, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added July 22, 23, 25, 29, and 30, 1969

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, electric guitar, electric piano, harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
  10. Something {Harrison} (3:02)
    • Recorded: April 16, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
      and remade May 2, 1969 with overdubs added May 5, 1969,
      July 11, 1969, July 16, 1969 and August 15, 1969

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - electric guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar, organ
      Ringo Starr - drums
      session musicians - strings
  11. Octopus's Garden {Starkey} (2:53)
    • Recorded: April 26, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added April 29, 1969 and July 17-18, 1969

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - electric guitar, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, synthesizer
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums, blowing bubbles through a straw
  12. Let It Be {McCartney} (3:52)
    • Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
      with overdubs added April 30, 1969 and January 4, 1970

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
      George Harrison - lead guitar through a Leslie speaker, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
      Billy Preston - organ
  13. Across The Universe {Lennon} (3:47)
    • Recorded: February 4, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubbing on February 8, 1968.
      Re-produced and remixed by Phil Spector in March, 1970

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, wah-wah guitar
      Paul McCartney - piano
      George Harrison - sitar
      Ringo Starr - maracas
      session musicians - strings, choir (overdubbed by Phil Spector)
  14. The Long And Winding Road {McCartney} (3:38)
    • Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England.
      Re-produced and remixed by Phil Spector on April 1, 1970

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - bass guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
      session musicians - choir, strings, harp, drums (overdubbed by Phil Spector)
  • Disc Two total playing time 48:31

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