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YELLOW SUBMARINE SONGTRACK
Released: September 14, 1999
Produced by: George Martin
Remix Engineer: Peter Cobbin
Cover by: King Features Syndicate - Subafilms Ltd.
Booklet Design by: Fiona Andreanelli @ Apple Corps Ltd.
Label: Capitol CDP-5-21481-2


  1. Yellow Submarine {McCartney/Lennon} (2:39)
    • Originally recorded: May 26, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with special effects overdubbed June 1, 1966
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • 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. Hey Bulldog {Lennon/McCartney} (3:12)
    • Originally recorded: February 11, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, piano, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine
      Ringo Starr - drums
  3. Eleanor Rigby {McCartney/Lennon} (2:05)
    • Originally recorded: April 28, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with vocals overdubbed April 29, 1966 and another McCartney vocal added June 6, 1966
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal
      George Harrison - harmony vocal
      session musicians - four violins, two violas, two cellos
  4. Love You To {Harrison} (2:58)
    • Originally recorded: April 11, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added April 13, 1966
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • Instrumentation:
      George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, sitar, guitars
      Paul McCartney - harmony vocals
      Ringo Starr - tambourine
      Anil Bhagwat - tabla
  5. All Together Now {McCartney} (2:11)
    • Originally recorded: May 12, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • 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
  6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds {Lennon/McCartney} (3:28)
    • Originally recorded: March 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added March 2, 1967
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, Hammond organ, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - sitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  7. Think For Yourself {Harrison} (2:19)
    • Originally recorded: November 8, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Engineered by: Norman Smith
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - Hammond organ, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - fuzz bass, bass guitar, background vocal
      George Harrison - lead vocal, guitar, tambourine
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
  8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band {McCartney} (2:01)
    • Originally recorded: February 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubbing February 2, March 3, and March 6, 1967
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • 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
  9. With A Little Help From My Friends {McCartney/Lennon} (2:46)
    • Originally recorded: March 29, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added March 30, 1967
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - background vocal
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
      George Harrison - tambourine, lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
  10. Baby You're A Rich Man {Lennon/McCartney} (3:01)
    • Originally recorded: May 11, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
    • Engineered by: Keith Grant
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, clavioline, piano
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - tambourine, muted guitar, lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
      session musician - vibes
  11. Only A Northern Song {Harrison} (3:24)
    • Originally recorded: February 13, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with lead vocals overdubbed February 14, 1967 and more overdubs added April 20, 1967
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • 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
  12. All You Need Is Love {Lennon} (3:47)
    • Originally 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
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick and Eddie Kramer
    • 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
  13. When I'm Sixty-Four {McCartney/Lennon} (2:39)
    • Originally recorded: December 6, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added December 8 and December 20-21, 1966
    • Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead guitar, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
      George Harrison - background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
      session musicians - bass clarinet, two clarinets
  14. Nowhere Man {Lennon} (2:42)
    • Originally recorded: October 21-22, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    • Engineered by: Norman Smith
    • Instrumentation:
      John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  15. It's All Too Much {Harrison} (6:26)
    • Originally recorded: May 25, 1967 at De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, England with overdubs added May 26, 1967 and June 2, 1967
    • Engineered by: David Siddle
    • 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
  • Total playing time 45:40

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