Eleanor Rigby signature to be auctioned

12 November 2008 (1 year ago)

A document said to bear the signature of Eleanor Rigby is to be auctioned to raise money for charity. Read more »

1 (One)

16 March 2008 (1 year ago)

1 (One) album cover artwork Recorded: September 1962-April 1970
Released: 13 November 2000

Tracklisting:
Love Me Do
From Me To You
She Loves You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Can't Buy Me Love
A Hard Day's Night
I Feel Fine
Eight Days A Week
Ticket To Ride
Help!
Yesterday
Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out
Paperback Writer
Yellow Submarine
Eleanor Rigby
Penny Lane
All You Need Is Love
Hello, Goodbye
Lady Madonna
Hey Jude
Get Back
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
Something
Come Together
Let It Be
The Long And Winding Road

1 collates The Beatles' number one hit singles, charting their rise from tentative R&B-influenced rockers through to era-defining songwriters, encompassing guitar pop, childhood singalongs, strings-based balladry, psychedelia, boogie woogie and much more along the way. Read more »

Eleanor Rigby

14 March 2008 (1 year ago)

Eleanor Rigby single Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 28, 29 April, 6 June 1966
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick

Released: 5 August 1966 (UK), 8 August 1966 (US)

Paul McCartney: vocals
John Lennon: harmony vocals
George Harrison: harmony vocals
Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, John Sharpe, Jurgen Hess: violin
Stephen Shingles, John Underwood: viola
Derek Simpson, Norman Jones: cello

Available on:
Revolver
1
Anthology 2
Yellow Submarine Songtrack
Love

Eleanor Rigby, which originally appeared on the Revolver album and on a double a-side single with Yellow Submarine, is justifiably held as a one of The Beatles' truly timeless compositions. Read more »

Anthology 2

14 March 2008 (1 year ago)

Anthology 2 album cover artwork Recorded: 1965-1995
Released: 18 March 1996

Tracklisting:
Real Love
Yes It Is
I'm Down
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
If You've Got Trouble
That Means A Lot
Yesterday
It's Only Love
I Feel Fine
Ticket To Ride
Yesterday
Help!
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
I'm Looking Through You
12-Bar Original
Tomorrow Never Knows
Got To Get You Into My Life
And Your Bird Can Sing
Taxman
Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only)
I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)
Rock And Roll Music
She's A Woman
Strawberry Fields Forever (Demo Sequence)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 & Edit Piece)
Penny Lane
A Day In The Life
Good Morning Good Morning
Only A Northern Song
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Takes 1 and 2)
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Take 7)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Within You Without You (Instrumental)
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
I Am The Walrus
The Fool On The Hill (Demo)
Your Mother Should Know
The Fool On The Hill (Take 4)
Hello, Goodbye
Lady Madonna
Across The Universe

Revolver

14 March 2008 (1 year ago)

Revolver album cover artwork Recorded: 6 April - 22 June 1966
Producer: George Martin
Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Peter Vince

Released: 5 August 1966 (UK), 8 August 1966 (US)

John Lennon: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonium, organ, tape loops, tambourine, handclaps, finger clicks
Paul McCartney: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, clavichord, tape loops, handclaps, handclaps, finger clicks
George Harrison: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sitar, tambura, tape loops, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, finger clicks
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, tape loops, tambourine, maracas, cowbell, shaker, handclaps, finger clicks
George Martin: piano, organ, backing vocals
Mal Evans: backing vocals, bass drum
Neil Aspinall, Geoff Emerick, Pattie Harrison, Brian Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Alf Bicknell: backing vocals
Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, John Sharpe, Jurgen Hess: violin
Stephen Shingles, John Underwood: viola
Derek Simpson, Norman Jones: cello
Alan Civil: horn
Eddie Thornton, Ian Hamer, Les Condon: trumpet
Alan Branscombe, Peter Coe: tenor saxophone
Anil Bhagwat: tabla

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Tracklisting:
Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping
Love You To
Here, There And Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One
Doctor Robert
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows

From the one, two, three, four count-in through to the climax of Tomorrow Never Knows, Revolver announced to the world that The Beatles of old were no more. Touring was in the past, the loveable moptops had grown up, and they were free to explore and push musical boundaries from within the studio. Read more »

US single: Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine

8 August 1966 (43 years ago)

Three days after its UK release, Beatles fans in the United States were able to buy the group's double a-side single Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine. Read more »

UK LP: Revolver

5 August 1966 (43 years ago)

On the same day that The Beatles released their double a-side single Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine, their seventh UK LP - Revolver was also issued. Read more »

UK single: Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine

5 August 1966 (43 years ago)

On the same day that The Beatles' album Revolver was issued, Parlophone released the Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine single in the United Kingdom. Read more »