You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 11.27am
Recorded: 17 May; 7, 8 June 1967; 30 April 1969
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Released: 6 March 1970 (UK), 11 March 1970 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, guitar, maracas, handclaps
Paul McCartney: vocals, piano, bass, handclaps
George Harrison: backing vocals, guitar, vibes, handclaps
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, bongos, handclaps
Mal Evans: spade in gravel
Brian Jones: alto saxophone
Available on:
Past Masters Volume Two
Anthology 2
One of the strangest songs in The Beatles' entire canon, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) was originally recorded in 1967, but remained unreleased until the Let It Be single three years later. Read more »
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Yes It Is
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 11.25am
Recorded: 16 February 1965
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 9 April 1965 (UK), 19 April 1965 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: harmony vocals, bass
George Harrison: harmony vocals, lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine
Available on:
Past Masters Volume One
Anthology 2
The b-side of Ticket To Ride was written mainly by John Lennon, and displayed the romantic side at odds with his often edgier public persona. Read more »
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We Can Work It Out
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 11.13am
Recorded: 20, 29 October 1965
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 3 December 1965 (UK), 6 December 1965 (US)
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
John Lennon: vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, harmonium
George Harrison: backing vocals
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine
Available on:
1
Past Masters Volume Two
We Can Work It Out was released as a double a-side single with Day Tripper in December 1965. It was recorded during the sessions for the Rubber Soul album, and released on the same day. Read more »
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This Boy
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 11.05am
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 Volume One
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 »
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The Inner Light
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 10.59am
Written by: Harrison
Recorded: 12 January; 6, 8 February 1968
Producer: George Martin
Engineers: Geoff Emerick, JP Sen, SN Gupta
Released: 15 March 1968 (UK), 18 March 1968 (US)
George Harrison: vocals
John Lennon: backing vocals
Paul McCartney: backing vocals
Sharad Ghosh/Hanuman Jadev: shehnai
Hariprasad Chaurasia/SR Kenkare: flute
Ashish Khan: sarod
Mahapurush Misra: tabla, pakavaj
Rij Ram Desad: harmonium
Available on:
Past Masters Volume Two
Love
With lyrics based on the Taoist holy book Tao Te Ching, The Inner Light was written by George Harrison and first released as the b-side of Lady Madonna. Read more »
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The Ballad Of John And Yoko
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 10.53am
Recorded: 14 April 1969
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Released: 30 May 1969 (UK), 4 June 1969 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney: harmony vocals, bass, drums, piano, maracas
Available on:
1 (One)
Past Masters Volume Two
A snapshot of the events surrounding John Lennon's marriage to Yoko Ono, The Ballad Of John And Yoko was recorded in a single day by just Lennon and Paul McCartney. Read more »
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Thank You Girl
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 10.49am
Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 5, 13 March 1963
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 11 April 1963 (UK), 27 May 1963 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
George Harrison: lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums
Available on:
Past Masters Volume One
Live At The BBC
Thank You Girl was originally intended to be The Beatles' third single, until they came up with From Me To You. Read more »
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Slow Down
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 10.38am
Written by: Larry Williams
Recorded: 1, 4 June 1964
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 19 June 1964 (UK), 20 July 1964 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, lead guitar
Paul McCartney: bass
George Harrison: rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr: drums
George Martin: piano
Available on:
Past Masters Volume One
Live At The BBC
First appearing on the Long Tall Sally EP, Slow Down was a cover version of Larry Williams' 1958 song, originally the b-side to his hit single Dizzy Miss Lizzy. Read more »
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Sie Liebt Dich
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 10.38am
Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 1 July 1963, 29 January 1964
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 5 March 1964 (Germany)
John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums
Available on:
Past Masters Volume One
The German language version of She Loves You was recorded by The Beatles in Paris in January 1964, along with Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand, a similar reworking of I Want To Hold Your Hand. Read more »
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She's A Woman
Sunday 16 March 2008 – 10.35am
Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 8 October 1964
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 27 November 1964 (UK), 23 November 1964 (US)
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass, piano, lead guitar
John Lennon: rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr: drums, chocalho
Available on:
Past Masters Volume One
Live At The BBC
Anthology 2
The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl
Written primarily by Paul McCartney, the bluesy She's A Woman was first released as the b-side of the I Feel Fine single. Read more »
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