1962–1966 / 1967–1970

Tracklist

• CD 1: 1962–1966
• 1
  Love Me Do
  2:22
  3.8 ★
• 2
  Please Please Me
  2:01
  3.9 ★
• 3
  From Me to You
  1:58
  3.3 ★
• 4
  She Loves You
  2:23
  3.6 ★
• 5
  I Want to Hold Your Hand
  2:27
  3.5 ★
• 6
  All My Loving
  2:09
  3.9 ★
• 7
  Can’t Buy Me Love
  2:13
  4.1 ★
• 8
  A Hard Day’s Night
  2:35
  3.8 ★
• 9
  And I Love Her
  2:31
  3.9 ★
• 10
  Eight Days a Week
  2:45
  3.7 ★
• 11
  I Feel Fine
  2:20
  3.3 ★
• 12
  Ticket to Ride
  3:11
  3.5 ★
• 13
  Yesterday
  2:06
  3.7 ★
• CD 2: 1962–1966
• 1
  Help!
  2:20
  3.8 ★
• 2
  You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
  2:11
  3.9 ★
• 3
  We Can Work It Out
  2:16
  3.1 ★
• 4
  Day Tripper
  2:50
  3.1 ★
• 5
  Drive My Car
  2:28
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
  2:05
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Nowhere Man
  2:44
  4.1 ★
• 8
  Michelle
  2:42
  3.0 ★
• 9
  In My Life
  2:27
  3.7 ★
• 10
  Girl
  2:32
  3.4 ★
• 11
  Paperback Writer
  2:19
  3.5 ★
• 12
  Eleanor Rigby
  2:08
  4.1 ★
• 13
  Yellow Submarine
  2:40
  3.6 ★
• CD 3: 1967–1970
• 1
  Strawberry Fields Forever
  4:09
  4.3 ★
• 2
  Penny Lane
  3:02
  3.3 ★
• 3
  Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
  2:02
  4.0 ★
• 4
  With a Little Help From My Friends
  2:44
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
  3:30
  4.1 ★
• 6
  A Day in the Life
  5:08
  5.0 ★
• 7
  All You Need Is Love
  3:49
  4.1 ★
• 8
  I Am the Walrus
  4:36
  4.3 ★
• 9
  Hello, Goodbye
  3:30
  3.8 ★
• 10
  The Fool on the Hill
  3:00
  3.9 ★
• 11
  Magical Mystery Tour
  2:49
  3.6 ★
• 12
  Lady Madonna
  2:19
  3.4 ★
• 13
  Hey Jude
  7:11
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Revolution
  3:25
  3.9 ★
• CD 4: 1967–1970
• 1
  Back in the U.S.S.R.
  2:47
  3.8 ★
• 2
  While My Guitar Gently Weeps
  4:47
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da
  3:11
  3.7 ★
• 4
  Get Back
  3:13
  3.2 ★
• 5
  Don’t Let Me Down
  3:36
  3.7 ★
• 6
  The Ballad of John and Yoko
  3:01
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Old Brown Shoe
  3:21
  3.5 ★
• 8
  Here Comes the Sun
  3:07
  4.6 ★
• 9
  Come Together
  4:20
  4.2 ★
• 10
  Something
  3:04
  4.3 ★
• 11
  Octopus’s Garden
  2:52
  3.8 ★
• 12
  Let It Be
  3:52
  3.5 ★
• 13
  Across the Universe
  3:50
  4.0 ★
• 14
  The Long and Winding Road
  3:40
  3.4 ★

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967

Rubber Soul

Rubber Soul 1965

Please Please Me

Please Please Me 1963

Revolver

Revolver 1966

Let It Be

Let It Be 1970

Release credits

• Alan Civil
  French horn [6]
• Alan Dalziel
  cello [6]
• Alex Nifosi
  cello [6]
• Alf Bicknell
  background vocals [13]
• Alfred Waters
  bassoon [6]
• Allan Grant
  vocal [8]
• Andrew McGee
  guest [8], violin [8]
• Andy White
  drums (drum set) [1]
• B.T.
  assistant [6]
• Barry Sheffield
  engineer [13]
• Basil Tschaikov
  clarinet [6]
• Bernard Davis
  viola [6]
• Bert Courtley
  trumpet [2]
• Bill Jackman
  baritone saxophone [12]
• Bill Monro
  violin [6]
• Bill Povey
  tenor saxophone [12]
• Billy Preston
  Hammond organ [10], electric piano [4, 4-5], guest [4], organ [12, 14]
• Bram Martin
  cello [8], guest [8]
• Brian Jones
  background vocals [13], ocarina [13]
• Chris Thomas
  producer [7, 10-11]
• Christopher Taylor
  flute [10], guest [10]
• Clifford Seville
  flute [6]
• Cyril MacArthur
  double bass [6]
• D Griffiths
  vocal [8]
• Dave Harries
  engineer [1], producer [1]
• David Mason
  guest [7, 11], piccolo trumpet [2, 7], trumpet [6, 11]
• David McCallum
  violin [6]
• David Sandeman
  flute [6]
• Denis Vigay
  cello [6]
• Dennis Walton
  flute [2]
• Derek Simpson
  cello [2.12, 3.1], guest [12]
• Derek Watkins
  trumpet [1]
• Dick Morgan
  cor anglais [2], oboe [2]
• Don Honeywill
  tenor saxophone [7]
• Donald Weekes
  violin [6]
• Duncan Campbell
  trumpet [2]
• Eddie Kramer
  engineer [7]
• Eldon Fox
  cello [8], guest [8]
• Elgar Howarth
  guest [11], trumpet [11]
• Eric Bowie
  violin [7]
• Eric Clapton
  background vocals [7], electric guitar [2], guest [3.7, 4.2]
• Erich Gruenberg
  violin [6]
• Evan Watkins
  trombone [7]
• F Dachtler
  vocal [8]
• Francisco Gabarro
  cello [1.13, 3.6]
• Frank Clarke
  double bass [2]
• Fred Lucas
  vocal [8]
• Freddy Clayton
  trumpet [2]
• G Mallen
  vocal [8]
• Gary Walker
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Geoff Emerick
  additional [13], assistant [4-9], background vocals [13], engineer [1.5, 1.7, 2.11, 4.3, 4.6, 4.8-10, 3.1, 3.5-6, 3.8, 3.11-12, 3.14], recording [13]
• George Harrison
  12 string guitar [1.8, 1.10, 1.12, 2.6, 2.10], acoustic guitar [3.5, 3.10, 2.2, 2.8, 4.2-3, 4.8, 1.1, 1.9], background vocals [1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.10, 3.3-4, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11-13, 2.1, 2.4-5, 2.7-13, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.8, 4.11-12], bass guitar [1-2], bongos [1], congas [6], drums (drum set) [1], effects [2], electric guitar [4.1, 4.4, 4.4-5, 4.7, 4.7-8, 4.8-9, 4.9-10, 4.10, 4.10-14, 1.2-7, 1.7, 1.10-12, 2.1, 2.4, 2.4-5, 2.7-9, 2.11, 3.1-2, 3.8, 3.11-14], guitar [4.8, 3.3, 3.3-4, 3.4-5, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9], handclaps [3.2, 3.9, 3.12, 3.14, 4.3, 4.8, 4.10, 1.5, 1.10], harmonica [10], lead vocals [2, 7-8, 10], maracas [4.13, 3.1], organ [2, 7], other vocals [3-4], percussion [11], sitar [6], swarmandal [1], synthesizer [8], tambourine [2.3, 2.13, 3.9], tambura [4.13, 3.5], violin [7], vocal [11]
• George Martin
  Hammond organ [4], additional [13], background vocals [13], conductor [1], harmonium [6], mix [2.1-2, 1.12-13], orchestrator [6-7], piano [1.8, 2.9, 3.2, 3.5, 3.5-7], producer [1.2, 1.2-3, 1.3-4, 1.4-5, 1.5-6, 1.6-7, 1.7, 1.7-9, 1.9-13, 4.1-14, 3.1-14, 2.1-13], string quartet [13], strings [10]
• Glyn Johns
  engineer [4, 10, 12, 14]
• Gordon Lewin
  clarinet [8], guest [8]
• Gordon Pearce
  double bass [6]
• Graham Kirkby
  additional [4], task [4]
• Graham Nash
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Granville Jones
  violin [6]
• Greg Bowen
  trumpet [1]
• Gwynne Edwards
  viola [6]
• Hans Geiger
  violin [6]
• Harold Jackson
  trumpet [6]
• Harold Spain
  trombone [7]
• Harry Klein
  baritone saxophone [12]
• Henry Datyner
  violin [6]
• Irene King
  vocal [8]
• J Fraser
  vocal [8]
• J Smith
  vocal [8]
• Jack Brymer
  clarinet [6]
• Jack Ellory
  flute [10], guest [10]
• Jack Emblow
  accordion [7]
• Jack Greene
  guest [8], violin [8]
• Jack Richards
  guest [8], violin [8]
• Jack Rothstein
  guest [8], violin [8]
• Jacques Esmenjaud
  assistant [7]
• James W. Buck
  French horn [3]
• Jane Asher
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Jeff Jarratt
  engineer [7, 10-11]
• Jerry Boys
  additional [8]
• Jill Utting
  vocal [8]
• John Bryning
  spoken vocals [8]
• John Burden
  French horn [3]
• John Hall
  cello [1]
• John Jezzard
  guest [8], violin [8]
• John Lennon
  12 string guitar [1-2], acoustic guitar [1.1, 1.4, 1.7-10, 2.3, 2.6-8, 2.10, 2.13, 4.6, 4.13, 3.6, 3.11, 3.13], background vocals [3.3-4, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11-13, 1.1, 1.6, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.7, 4.9, 4.12, 2.3-5, 2.8, 2.11-13, 2.13], banjo [7], bass guitar [12], congas [2], cowbell [4], effects [2], electric bass guitar [14], electric guitar [4.1-2, 4.4, 4.4-6, 4.9, 4.11, 1.2-3, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.11-12, 3.1-2, 3.12, 3.14, 2.4, 2.7, 2.9], electric piano [4.9, 3.8], guitar [3-5], handclaps [4.3, 4.9, 1.5, 1.10, 3.2, 3.9, 3.12, 3.14], harmonica [1.1-3, 3.10], harmonium [3], harpsichord [7], lead vocals [2.1-2, 2.4-7, 2.9-10, 3.1, 3.5-7, 3.7-8, 3.14, 4.5-6, 4.9, 4.13, 1.2-5, 1.8, 1.10-12], maracas [5], mellotron [1, 8], mouth harp [10], organ [9], other vocals [1, 3-4], percussion [3.1, 3.11, 4.6], piano [4.3, 4.7, 4.10, 3.2, 3.6, 3.9], snare drum [1], spoken vocals [2.13, 3.11], tambourine [3.7, 4.9, 2.4, 2.11], vocal [1]
• John Marson
  harp [6]
• John Meek
  viola [6]
• John O’Neill
  vocal [8]
• John Scott
  alto flute [2], flûte d'amour [2], guest [2]
• John Sharpe
  guest [12], violin [12]
• John Skinner
  background vocals [13]
• John Underwood
  guest [12], viola [2.12, 3.6]
• John Wilbraham
  guest [11], trumpet [11]
• June Day
  vocal [8]
• Jurgen Hess
  guest [12], violin [3.6, 2.12]
• Keith Moon
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Keith Richards
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Ken Essex
  viola [9]
• Ken Scott
  additional [1.10, 1.12, 2.1-6, 2.8-10], engineer [4.1-2, 4.13, 3.8-10, 3.12], task [4]
• Kenneth Essex
  viola [13]
• Leo Birnbaum
  viola [9]
• Leon Calvert
  flugelhorn [2], trumpet [2]
• Linda McCartney
  background vocals [12]
• Lionel Bentley
  violin [6]
• Lionel Ross
  cello [8], guest [8]
• Louis Stevens
  guest [8], violin [8]
• Mal Evans
  background vocals [2.13, 3.3], bass drum [13], guest [11], percussion [11], piano [6], spoken vocals [6], tambourine [1]
• Manny Winters
  flute [2]
• Marianne Faithfull
  background vocals [3.7, 2.13], guest [7]
• Marijke Koger
  tambourine [6]
• Mark Dignam
  spoken vocals [8]
• Martin Benge
  engineer [13]
• Michael Barnes
  tuba [6]
• Mick Jagger
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Mike McGear
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Mike Redway
  vocal [8]
• Mike Stone
  additional [1.10, 2.9], assistant [5]
• Mike Vickers
  conductor [7]
• Mike Winfield
  cor anglais [2], oboe [2]
• Monty Montgomery
  trumpet [6]
• Morris Miller
  guest [8], horn [8]
• Neil Aspinall
  background vocals [2.13, 3.3], guest [11], percussion [11]
• Neill Sanders
  French horn [3, 6], guest [8], horn [8]
• Nicky Hopkins
  electric piano [14], guest [14]
• Norman Jones
  cello [3.1, 2.12], guest [12]
• Norman Smith
  bongos [8], engineer [2.1-10, 1.1-2, 1.2-6, 1.6-7, 1.7, 1.7-9, 1.9-13], hi-hat [7]
• Pat Whitmore
  vocal [8]
• Patrick Halling
  violin [7]
• Pattie Boyd
  additional [13], background vocals [3.7, 2.13], guest [2.13, 3.7]
• Paul McCartney
  acoustic guitar [2.8, 1.13, 3.10], background vocals [2.1, 2.3-10, 2.12-13, 2.13, 3.2-5, 3.7, 3.11, 4.2, 4.5-9, 4.9-12, 1.2, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12], bass [3-5], bass guitar [4.1, 4.3, 2.13, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.9], clavichord [6], conductor [6], congas [9], double bass [7], drums (drum set) [1, 6-7], effects [2], electric bass guitar [3.2, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10-14, 4.4, 4.4-11, 2.1-11, 1.1-12], electric guitar [1.12, 2.5, 2.11, 4.1], electric piano [12], guitar [1, 3], handclaps [1.5, 1.10, 3.2, 3.12, 3.14, 4.1, 4.3, 4.8, 4.10], harmonium [2], lead vocals [2.3, 2.3-5, 2.8, 2.11-12, 4.1, 4.3-4, 4.4, 4.12, 4.14, 3.2-3, 3.6, 3.9, 3.9-13, 1.1, 1.3-7, 1.7-9, 1.13], maracas [4.6, 4.12, 2.2], mellotron [1], organ [5], other vocals [3-5], piano [3.1-2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.9-12, 3.12-13, 2.5, 4.1-2, 4.6, 4.11, 4.11-14], recorder [10], spoken vocals [13], tambourine [8], timpani [1], vocal [11]
• Peggie Allen
  vocal [8]
• Peter Bown
  engineer [13-14], mix [4]
• Phil Goody
  flute [2], piccolo [2]
• Phil McDonald
  additional [13], engineer [8-11]
• Phil Spector
  producer [13-14]
• Philip Guard
  spoken vocals [8]
• Ralph Elman
  guest [8], violin [8]
• Ray Premru
  trombone [6]
• Ray Swinfield
  flute [2], piccolo [2]
• Raymond Brown
  trombone [6]
• Rex Morris
  tenor saxophone [7]
• Richard Langham
  assistant [3, 6-7, 9]
• Richard Lush
  additional [10]
• Richard Taylor
  flute [10], guest [10]
• Ringo Starr
  background vocals [3, 13], bongos [4.3, 1.9], castanets [2], claves [9], cowbell [1.8, 2.5], cymbal [7], drums (drum set) [3.1, 3.1-3, 3.3-4, 3.4-5, 3.5-7, 3.7-14, 4.2-4, 4.4-5, 4.8, 4.8-11, 4.11-13, 4.13-14, 4.14, 1.2-8, 1.10-12, 2.1, 2.3-11, 2.13], effects [3.2, 4.11], finger cymbals [10], handclaps [4.3, 4.8, 4.10, 1.5, 1.10, 1.12, 3.2, 3.14], lead vocals [3.4, 4.11, 2.13], maracas [4.9, 4.13, 3.6, 3.9-10], piano [6], snare drum [2], spoken vocals [13], tambourine [1.1, 1.12, 3.2, 3.4, 3.13, 4.2, 2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.9], tubular bells [2]
• Roger Lord
  oboe [6]
• Ron Pender
  additional [4-6]
• Ron Richards
  producer [1]
• Ronnie Scott
  tenor saxophone [12]
• Roy Copestake
  guest [11], trumpet [11]
• Sidney Sax
  guest [3.8, 2.12], violin [1.13, 3.6-8, 2.12]
• Stan Roderick
  trumpet [1]
• Stanley Woods
  trumpet [7]
• Stephen Shingles
  guest [12], viola [12]
• Sylvia King
  vocal [8]
• Terence Weil
  cello [8], guest [8]
• Terry Condon
  background vocals [13]
• The Mike Sammes Singers
  background vocals [8], guest [8]
• Tony Fisher
  trumpet [1]
• Tony Gilbert
  guest [12], violin [2.12, 1.13]
• Tony Randall
  French horn [3]
• Tony Tunstall
  guest [8], horn [8]
• Tristan Fry
  percussion [6]
• Wendy Horan
  vocal [8]
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Issues

• 

  1
  1962–1966 / 1967–1970

  4x CD
  2010
• 

  1
  1962–1966 / 1967–1970

  6x 12" Vinyl (colored vinyl)
  10 November 2023
• 1
  1962–1966 / 1967–1970

  6x 12" Vinyl
  10 November 2023
• 

  1
  1962–1966 / 1967–1970

  4x CD (2023 edition CD box set)
  10 November 2023
• 1
  1962–1966 / 1967–1970

  2x SHM-CD
  10 November 2023
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  The Beatles 1962-1966 1967-1970

  CD
  1993