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: 6 June, 11 September 1962
Producer: Ron Richards
Engineer: Norman Smith

Released: 5 October 1962 (UK), 27 April 1964 (US)

Paul McCartney: lead vocals, bass
John Lennon: backing vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
George Harrison: backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr: maracas
Andy White: percussion

Available on:
Please Please Me

PS I Love You was written primarily by Paul McCartney around the time of The Beatles' 1962 trip to Hamburg. It was first released as the b-side to their debut single Love Me Do, and later appeared on the Please Please Me album. Read more »

Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 6 June, 4 and 11 September 1962
Producers: Ron Richards, George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Released: (UK), 27 April 1964 (US)

Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
John Lennon: vocals, harmonica, acoustic rhythm guitar
George Harrison: acoustic rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine
Pete Best: drums
Andy White: drums

Available on:
Please Please Me
Past Masters
1
Anthology 1
Live At The BBC

Love Me Do, The Beatles' debut single, was released in the UK on 5 October 1962. 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: January 1963-May 1965
Released: 30 November 1994

Tracklisting:
Beatle Greetings (Speech)
From Us To You
Riding On A Bus (Speech)
I Got A Woman
Too Much Monkey Business
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
I'll Be On My Way
Young Blood
A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
Sure To Fall (In Love With You)
Some Other Guy
Thank You Girl
Sha La La La La! (Speech)
Baby It's You
That's All Right (Mama)
Carol
Soldier Of Love
A Little Rhyme (Speech)
Clarabella
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
Crying, Waiting, Hoping
Dear Wack! (Speech)
You Really Got A Hold On Me
To Know Her Is To Love Her
A Taste Of Honey
Long Tall Sally
I Saw Her Standing There
The Honeymoon Song
Johnny B Goode
Memphis, Tennessee
Lucille
Can't Buy Me Love
From Fluff To You (Speech)
Till There Was You

Live at the BBC

Beatles. Capitol 2001, Audio CD, $12.26

Crinsk Dee Night (Speech)
A Hard Day's Night
Have A Banana (Speech)
I Wanna Be Your Man
Just A Rumour (Speech)
Roll Over Beethoven
All My Loving
Things We Said Today
She's A Woman
Sweet Little Sixteen
1822! (Speech)
Lonesome Tears In My Eyes
Nothin' Shakin'
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Glad All Over
I Just Don't Understand
So How Come (No One Loves Me)
I Feel Fine
I'm A Loser
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Rock And Roll Music
Ticket To Ride
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey!
Set Fire To That Lot! (Speech)
Matchbox
I Forgot To Remember To Forget
Love These Goon Shows (Speech)
I Got To Find My Baby
Ooh! My Soul
Ooh! My Arms (Speech)
Don't Ever Change
Slow Down
Honey Don't
Love Me Do

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 »

Recorded: 11 September 1962-20 February 1963
Producers: George Martin, Ron Richards
Engineers: Norman Smith, Stuart Eltham

Released: 22 March 1963

John Lennon: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, handclaps
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass, handclaps
George Harrison: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, handclaps
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps
George Martin: piano, celesta
Andy White: drums

Please Please Me (Remastered)

The Beatles. EMI 2009, Audio CD, $9.76

Tracklisting:
I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna (Go To Him)
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
PS I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
A Taste Of Honey
There's A Place
Twist And Shout

The Beatles' first UK album was released on 22 March 1963, following the success of the singles Please Please Me and Love Me Do. Read more »

Eighteen months after it was released in the United Kingdom, The Beatles' single / was issued in America. Read more »

The Beatles' second UK EP was released on this day. It contained three previous a-sides and one b-side. Read more »

The Beatles' debut album was rush-released on this day to capitalise on the success of their singles Love Me Do and Please Please Me. Read more »

Studio One control room, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

While The Beatles have been justly celebrated for recording 10 songs for the Please Please Me album in one day, work on the release was far from over. On this day producer George Martin oversaw the editing and mixing of mono and stereo tracks, ahead of its 22 March 1963 release date. Read more »

The Beatles' debut single was released on 5 October 1962. It reached number 17 in the charts, which was a strong showing for a band's first release. Read more »

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: Ron Richards
Engineer: Norman Smith

Past Masters (Remastered)

The Beatles. EMI 2009, Audio CD, $13.27

Please Please Me (Remastered)

The Beatles. EMI 2009, Audio CD, $9.76

Following the session on 4 September, where The Beatles recorded How Do You Do It and Love Me Do, EMI hastily arranged for them to return to London for a third attempt to complete their debut single. Read more »

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

Following The Beatles' first session for EMI on 6 June 1962, they returned for a second attempt at recording their debut single. Read more »

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producers: George Martin, Ron Richards
Engineer: Norman Smith

6 June 1962 was the date of The Beatles' historic first visit to EMI Studios at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, London. Read more »