The Beatles Bible

Recorded: 4 September 1962-30 April 1969
Released: 9 September 2009

Tracklisting:
Love Me Do
From Me To You
Thank You Girl
She Loves You
I'll Get You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
This Boy
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
Sie Liebt Dich
Long Tall Sally
I Call Your Name
Slow Down
Matchbox
I Feel Fine
She's A Woman
Bad Boy
Yes It Is
I'm Down

Past Masters (Remastered)

The Beatles. EMI 2009, Audio CD, $13.27

Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out
Paperback Writer
Rain
Lady Madonna
The Inner Light
Hey Jude
Revolution
Get Back
Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
Old Brown Shoe
Across The Universe
Let It Be
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)

Originally issued in two volumes in 1988, the Past Masters collection collates all The Beatles' various singles, b-sides, rarities and EP tracks not included on the original albums. Read more »

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 »

Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 17 October 1963
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Released: 29 November 1963 (UK), 20 January 1964 (US)

John Lennon: vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums, handclaps

Available on:
Past Masters
Anthology 1

First released as the b-side to I Want To Hold Your Hand, This Boy was written by Lennon and McCartney as an exercise in three-part harmony. Read more »

Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 17 October 1963, 29 January 1964
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Released: 5 March 1964 (Germany)

John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar, handclaps
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass, handclaps
George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar, handclaps
Ringo Starr: drums, handclaps

Available on:
Past Masters

The German language version of I Want To Hold Your Hand was recorded by The Beatles in Paris in January 1964, along with Sie Liebt Dich, a similar reworking of She Loves You. Read more »

Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 17 October 1963
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Released: 29 November 1963 (UK), 26 December 1963 (US)

John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar, handclaps
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass guitar, handclaps
George Harrison: lead guitar, handclaps
Ringo Starr: drums, handclaps

Available on:
Past Masters
1
Anthology 1
Love

Released on 29 November 1963, I Want To Hold Your Hand sold more than a million copies on advanced orders alone. It became the group's first US number one, and kick-started the British Invasion of America. Read more »

Recorded: 1958-1994
Released: 21 November 1995

Tracklisting:
Free As A Bird
Speech: John Lennon
That'll Be The Day
In Spite Of All The Danger
Speech: Paul McCartney
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
You'll Be Mine
Cayenne
Speech: Paul
My Bonnie
Ain't She Sweet
Cry For A Shadow
Speech: John
Speech: Brian Epstein
Searchin'
Three Cool Cats
The Sheik Of Araby
Like Dreamers Do
Hello Little Girl
Speech: Brian Epstein
Besame Mucho
Love Me Do
How Do You Do It
Please Please Me
One After 909 (Sequence)
One After 909
Lend Me Your Comb
I'll Get You
Speech: John
I Saw Her Standing There
From Me To You
Money (That's What I Want)
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Roll Over Beethoven
She Loves You
Till There Was You
Twist And Shout
This Boy
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Speech: Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
Moonlight Bay
Can't Buy Me Love
All My Loving
You Can't Do That
And I Love Her
A Hard Day's Night
I Wanna Be Your Man
Long Tall Sally
Boys
Shout
I'll Be Back (Take 2)
I'll Be Back (Take 3)
You Know What To Do
No Reply (Demo)
Mr Moonlight
Leave My Kitten Alone
No Reply
Eight Days A Week (Sequence)
Eight Days A Week (Complete)
Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!

Recorded: 4 September 1962-14 June 1965
Released: 7 March 1988

Tracklisting:
Love Me Do
From Me To You
Thank You Girl
She Loves You
I'll Get You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
This Boy
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
Sie Liebt Dich
Long Tall Sally
I Call Your Name
Slow Down
Matchbox
I Feel Fine
She's A Woman
Bad Boy
Yes It Is
I'm Down

Past Masters Volume One collates The Beatles' various singles, b-sides, rarities and EP tracks not included on the original albums between October 1962 and July 1965. Read more »

The Beatles' 10th Parlophone EP contained four of their biggest hits to date. Read more »

Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Engineer: Norman Smith

Balance engineer Norman Smith created a new stereo mix of I Want To Hold Your Hand in a half-hour studio session beginning at 10am. Read more »

EMI's German counterpart, Electrola Gesellschaft, wanted The Beatles to re-record the vocals on their biggest hits, She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand, in German. Although The Beatles and George Martin thought this unnecessary, the recording session was originally scheduled to take place on this day. Read more »

Following their second day of performances at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, The Beatles arrived back at the Hotel George V where they were told that I Want To Hold Your Hand had reached number one in America. Read more »

The single with which The Beatles arrived in America, I Want To Hold Your Hand was released on Boxing Day 1963 by Capitol Records. Read more »

The Beatles' fifth UK single was an instant smash, with pre-orders of more than a million copies. Read more »

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Between 10am and 1pm mono mixes for The Beatles' fifth UK single were made, along with stereo mixes for potential future use. Read more »

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

The Beatles' first four-track recording session took place on this day, with the group taping their fifth UK single, a Christmas message for their fan club members, and a single take of You Really Got A Hold On Me. Read more »