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PAST MASTERS VOLUME 2
Released: March 7, 1988
Produced by: George Martin
Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
Label: Capitol CDP-7-90044-2


  1. Day Tripper {Lennon/McCartney} (2:50)
    • Recorded: October 16, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, tambourine
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  2. We Can Work It Out {McCartney/Lennon} (2:15)
    • Recorded: October 20, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, harmonium, harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - tambourine
      Ringo Starr - drums
  3. Paperback Writer {McCartney/Lennon} (2:19)
    • Recorded: April 13, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with an overdub added April 14, 1966

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - rhythm guitar, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
  4. Rain {Lennon} (3:02)
    • Recorded: April 14, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added April 16, 1966

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
  5. Lady Madonna {McCartney} (2:18)
    • 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
  6. The Inner Light {Harrison} (2:36)
    • Recorded: January 12, 1968 at EMI Studios, Bombay, India
      with overdubs added February 6 (lead vocal) and February 8
      (background vocals), 1968

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - background vocal
      Paul McCartney - background vocal
      George Harrison - lead vocal
      Indian session musicians - bansri, esraj, sitar, tamboura, tabla-tarang, finger cymbals
  7. Hey Jude {McCartney} (7:09)
    • 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
  8. 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
  9. Get Back {McCartney} (3:15)
    • 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
  10. 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
  11. The Ballad Of John And Yoko {Lennon} (3:00)
    • 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
  12. Old Brown Shoe {Harrison} (3:18)
    • 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
  13. Across The Universe (version one) {Lennon} (3:50)
    • Recorded: February 4, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
      with overdubs added February 8, 1968 and wildlife sound effects added
      during the mixing process on October 2, 1969

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, wah-wah guitar, organ through a Leslie speaker
      Paul McCartney - piano
      George Harrison - sitar
      Ringo Starr - maracas
      George Martin - organ through a Leslie speaker (with Lennon)
      Lizzie Bravo and Gayleen Pease - falsetto background vocals (on "Nothing's going to change my world")
  14. Let It Be {McCartney} (3:51)
    • 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
  15. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) {Lennon} (4:19)
    • Recorded: May 17, 1967 and June 7-9, 1967 at Abbey Road, London,
      England with vocals and sound effects added April 30, 1969;
      shortened and remixed November 26, 1969

    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, guitar, maracas, sound effects
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano, double bass, sound effects
      George Harrison - xylophone, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums, bongos
      Brain Jones - saxophone
      Mal Evans - background vocal
  • Total playing time 51:03

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