None of the recordings was ever released. Drugs, Divorce and a Slipping Image: The Complete, Unauthorized Story of the Beatles Get Back Sessions, see index on pp. Recorded 24 January 1969, at 3 Savile Row. It was 22 August 1969, and they were all … After the Decca audition recordings came to the attention of EMI managers through the efforts of the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, a recording contract was executed between Epstein and EMI's Parlophone record label. The song "Seventeen" was later retitled "I Saw Her Standing There". Click on the red link to see full detail, including scans, chart information and recording detail. The Beatles Recorded Legacy, volume 1: Way Beyond Compare, 1957–1965. Share. I Love You" were mixed in "fake stereo" on 25 February 1963 in the control room of Studio 1. [31] Although they were originally released in fake stereo on the stereo version of Please Please Me, modern remastered stereo releases contain the two songs in mono, as fake stereo has fallen out of style. The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals are a five-book series detailing the creation of every Beatles recording created between 1961 and 1970. John was in Denmark with Yoko at the time. The Beatles are still one of the most famous bands in the world. They likely performed only one take of each song with no overdubbing. First issued on 26th September, 1969 Abbey Road was the final Beatles album to be recorded but not their last to be released. IT LISTS ALL DIFFERENT RECORDINGS THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED LEGALLY (EXCEPT BBC RECORDINGS), IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE RECORDED. Following the 'live' nature of the "Let It Be" recordings, for Abbey Road, The Beatles returned to the North London studios to create … George was fed up with taking a back seat to the all-powerful Lennon-McCartney team.The band's "one-for-all" spirit that had always held them together had evaporated. The last 'proper' Beatles studio album which is now 48 years old. But all four Beatles kept working on Let It Be after Abbey Road came out. The Beatles - Singles (in Date Order) Standard re-issues NOT listed separately, they will be mentioned in the detail of the original release. There are no take numbers since they were not formal studio recording sessions, but rehearsals filmed for Let It Be. The Beatles, “Because” “Because,” by John Lennon, was the final official Lennon-McCartney song. After their previous sessions recording in Hamburg with Tony Sheridan for Bert Kaempfert, the Beatles returned for one final session to complete their contract. The band's final session was spent working on a fervent love song to Yoko Ono. They likely performed in Studio 2, the studio in which they would record most of their music. I Love You" (takes 1–9) – destroyed, Mono mixed – released as the B-side to "Love Me Do"; included on, Fake stereo mixed (25 February 1963) – released on, George Harrison – acoustic and lead guitar, backing vocals, John Lennon – rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonica, "Please Please Me" (takes 1–18) – destroyed, Mono mixed (from an unknown take) (30 November 1962) – released as a single on 11 January 1963; included on, Edit of takes 16, 17 & 18 (25 February 1963), Stereo mixed (25 February 1963) – released on, Mono mixed (30 November 1962) – released as the B-side to "Please Please Me", Mono mixed (25 February 1963) – released on, George Harrison – backing vocals, lead guitar, "There's a Place" (take 2) – complete (1:54), "There's a Place" (take 4) – complete (1:50), "There's a Place" (take 5) – false start – released on, "There's a Place" (take 6) – complete (1:57) – released on, "There's a Place" (take 8) – complete (1:57) – released on, "There's a Place" (take 9) – complete (1:53) – released on, "There's a Place" (take 10) – complete (1:50), Harmonica overdub (take 11) – complete (2.30–6 pm), Harmonica overdub (take 12) – false start (2.30–6 pm), Harmonica overdub (take 13) – complete (2.30–6 pm), Handclaps overdub (take 12) – complete (2.30–6 pm), Edit of takes 9 and 12 (25 February 1963), "Seventeen" (take 2) – complete (2:49) – released on, "Seventeen" (takes 4–5) – edit pieces (0:37), "Seventeen" (take 9) – complete (2:45) – released as a B-side to ", Handclaps overdub (take 10) – complete (2.30–6 pm), Edit of takes 9 and 12 (see take 12 above), "A Taste of Honey" (takes 2–3) – break-downs (1:00), "A Taste of Honey" (take 4) – complete (2:02), "A Taste of Honey" (take 5) – complete (2:00), Lead vocal double tracking overdub (take 7) – complete, "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (takes 2–4) – complete (1:55), "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (takes 5) – false start, "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (takes 6) – complete (2:00), Harmony vocal and drumsticks overdub (take 8) – complete, "Misery" (take 7) – complete (1:44) – released on, Piano overdub (takes 12–15) (20 February 1963), Piano overdub (take 16) (20 February 1963), "Hold Me Tight" (take 2) – complete (1:48) – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (takes 3–4) – false start – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (take 5) – break-down – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (take 6) – complete (2:28) – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (takes 7–8) – false starts – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (take 9) – complete (1:26) – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (take 10) – edit piece – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (take 11) – edit piece, false start – destroyed, "Hold Me Tight" (takes 12–13) – edit pieces – destroyed, Celesta overdub (take 5) (20 February 1963), Piano overdub (take 6) (20 February 1963), George Harrison – guitar, vocals, handclaps, John Lennon – guitar, vocals, harmonica, handclaps, Paul McCartney – bass guitar, vocals, handclaps, "From Me to You" (takes 8–13) – edit pieces (harmonica, the guitar solo and the harmonised introduction), Mono mixed (14 March 1963) – released as a single on 11 April 1963; included on, Stereo mixed (14 March 1963) – released on, "Thank You Little Girl" (take 5) – released on, "Thank You Little Girl" (takes 7–13) – edit pieces (guitar flourish at the end), Edit of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21 and 23 (see, "The One After 909" (take 5) – edit piece, Edit of takes 3, 4 and 5, mono mixed (1990s) – released on, Edit of takes 4 and 5, mono mixed (1990s) – released on, "Thank You Little Girl" (takes 14–28) – harmonica overdubs, Mono mixed – released as the B-side to "From Me to You"; included on, Edited and mono mixed (from unknown takes) (4 July 1963) – released as a single on 23 August 1963; included on, Mono mixed (from an unknown take) (4 July 1963) – released as the B-side to "She Loves You"; included on, George Harrison – backing vocals, lead guitar, handclaps, John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, handclaps, "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (takes 8–11) – edit pieces, Edit of takes 7, 10 & 11 (21 August 1963), Mono mixed (21 August 1963) – released on, Stereo mixed (29 October 1963) – released on, "Money (That's What I Want)" (take 7) – released on, Stereo mixed (30 October 1963) – released on, "Money (That's What I Want)" (three unnumbered takes) (30 September 1963) – piano overdubs, "It Won't Be Long" (takes 9–10) – overdubs (ending), "Money (That's What I Want)" (piano test), "Money (That's What I Want)" (takes 8–14) – edit pieces (piano for start), "Till There Was You" (takes 4–5) – false starts, "Till There Was You" (take 6) – complete (2:14), "Till There Was You" (take 7) – complete (2:13), "Till There Was You" (take 8) – complete (2:15), "Roll Over Beethoven" (take 2) – complete (2:41), "Roll Over Beethoven" (take 3) – false start, "Roll Over Beethoven" (take 4) – complete (2:44), "Roll Over Beethoven" (take 5) – complete (2:37), "Roll Over Beethoven" (take 6) – overdub, false start, "Roll Over Beethoven" (take 7) – overdub, complete (2:37), "Roll Over Beethoven" (take 8) – edit piece (end guitar riff), "It Won't Be Long" (takes 11–13) – false starts, "It Won't Be Long" (takes 15–16) – false starts, "It Won't Be Long" (take 18) – edit piece, "It Won't Be Long" (take 19) – edit piece, false start, "It Won't Be Long" (takes 20–23) – edit pieces, "All My Loving" (takes 2–3) – false starts, "All My Loving" (take 4) – complete (2:05), "All My Loving" (take 6) – complete (2:08), "All My Loving" (take 7) – complete (2:07), "All My Loving" (takes 8–9) – false starts, "All My Loving" (take 10) – complete (2:07), "All My Loving" (take 12) – overdub, complete (2:05), "All My Loving" (take 13) – overdub, break-down, "All My Loving" (take 14) – overdub, complete (2:05), Mono mixed (30 September 1963) – released on, "Not a Second Time" (takes 6–8) – overdubs (lead vocal double-tracking and piano), "Not a Second Time" (take 9) – overdub (lead vocal double-tracking and piano), Edit of takes 26 & 29 (30 September 1963), Mono mixed (23 October 1963) – released on, "Little Child" (takes 13–14) – harmonic overdubs, "Little Child" (takes 15–17) – piano overdubs, "Little Child" (take 18) – harmonic solo overdub, Edit of takes 15 & 18 (30 September 1963), "I Wanna Be Your Man" (takes 8–13) (30 September 1963) –, John Lennon – harmonica, rhythm guitar, tambourine, vocals, Paul McCartney – bass guitar, claves, piano, vocals, Ringo Starr – Arabian bongos, drums, vocals, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (take 16) – overdub, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (take 17) – overdub, Mono mixed (21 October 1963) – released as a single on 29 November 1963; included on, Stereo remix 1 (21 October 1963) – included on, "This Boy" (takes 12–13) – released as a B-side to "Free as a Bird" (3:17), Edited (21 October 1963) – released as the B-side to "I Want to Hold Your Hand"; included on, "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (of takes 5 and 7), Musicians: John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), Ringo Starr (drums), Production staff: George Martin (producer), Norman Smith (engineer), Jacques Esmenjaud (2nd engineer), Musicians: John Lennon (harmonica, rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, cowbell, vocals), George Harrison (12-string guitar, lead guitar, vocals), Ringo Starr (bongos, drums), Production staff: George Martin (producer), Norman Smith (engineer), Richard Langham (2nd engineer), "You Can't Do That" (remixes 1–4, from take 9), Remix 3 – released as the B-side to "Can't Buy Me Love"; included on, "Can't Buy Me Love" (from take 4) – released as a single; included on, "I Should Have Known Better" [re-make] (takes 4–22), Musicians: John Lennon (harmonica, rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, cowbell, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar), Ringo Starr (claves, bongos, drums), "And I Love Her" [re-re-make] (takes 20–21), Musicians: John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar), Ringo Starr (drums), Musicians: John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), Ringo Starr (cowbell, drums), George Martin (piano), "I Should Have Known Better" (from take 22) – released on, "Tell Me Why" (from take 8) – released on, "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" (from take 4) – released on, Production staff: George Martin (producer), Norman Smith (engineer), A.B. In their native United Kingdom, between 1962 and 1970, the English rock band the Beatles released 12 studio albums, 13 extended plays (EPs) and 22 singles.However, the band's international discography is complicated, due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries, particularly during their early years on Capitol Records in North America. A newly uncovered audio tape of one of the Beatles' final meetings proves that none of them planned for "Abbey Road" to be their final album. An upcoming film depicts the recording of Let It Be by The Beatles in January 1969 and it is compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage and 150 hours of unheard audio The Beatles were recording what was to be their final album, Abbey Road. [3] The recordings were pressed onto a mono 10-inch 78 rpm shellac disc, then the sessions tapes were erased to be reused with new customers. Erfahren Sie mehr über Veröffentlichungen, Rezensionen, Mitwirkenden und Lieder von The Beatles - Hey Jude / Revolution auf Discogs. Most songs do not have formal take numbers. (Producer), Glyn Johns (Engineer), Jerry Boys (2nd Engineer), Production Staff: n/a (Producer), Peter Mew (Engineer), Chris Blair (2nd Engineer), "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" (SI onto take 30), "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" (remixes 1 – 3 from take 30), Master tape banding and compilation for Get Back LP (unreleased), Production Staff: n/a (Producer), Phil McDonald (Engineer and 2nd Engineer), Production Staff: George Martin (Producer), Phil McDonald (Engineer), Richard Langham (2nd Engineer), "Let It Be" (SI onto take 27, tape reduction take 27 into takes 28 – 30 with simultaneous SI, SI onto take 30), "Let It Be" (remixes 1 and 2 from take 30), "Across The Universe" (remix 3 from take 8), Production Staff: Glyn Johns (Producer, Engineer and 2nd Engineer), Production Staff: Geoff Emerick (Producer), Peter Brown/Jeff Jarratt (Engineer), John Barrett (2nd Engineer), Production Staff: Malcolm Davies (Producer), Peter Brown (Engineer), Richard Langham (2nd Engineer), "Across The Universe" (remixes 1 – 8 from take 8), "I've Got a Feeling" (of remixes 1 and 2 called stereo remix 3, of remixes 4 – 6 called stereo remix 4), "I Me Mine" (of remixes 1 – 3 called stereo remix 2), Production Staff: Phil Spector (Producer), Peter Brown (Engineer), Roger Ferris (2nd Engineer), "For You Blue" (remix 1, remixes 2 – 8 of edit piece only), "For You Blue" (of remixes 1 and 5 called stereo remix 1), "Let It Be" (of remixes 1 – 4 called stereo remix 1), "Get Back" (of remixes 3 and 5 called stereo remix 3), Production Staff: Phil Spector (Producer), Mike Sheady (Engineer), Roger Ferris (2nd Engineer), "For You Blue" (unnumbered stereo remixes), Production Staff: Phil Spector (Producer), Mike Sheady/Eddie Klein (Engineer), Roger Ferris (2nd Engineer), "Across The Universe" (tape reduction take 8 into take 9, SI onto take 9), "The Long and Winding Road" (tape reduction of 31 January 1969 recording into takes 17 – 19, SI onto take 18), "I Me Mine" (tape reduction extended edit of take 16 into takes 17 and 18, SI onto take 18), Production Staff: Phil Spector (Producer), Peter Brown (Engineer), Richard Lush (2nd Engineer), "The Long and Winding Road" (remixes 10 -13 from take 18), "I Me Mine" (remixes 10 – 12 from take 18), "Across The Universe" (remixes 10 – 13 from take 9), "The Long and Winding Road" (of stereo remixes 10 and 13), "I Me Mine" (of stereo remixes 11 and 12), This page was last edited on 4 February 2021, at 07:03. 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