Past Masters · Volume Two

Compilation by The Beatles

Released 7 March 1988

rock psychedelic rock

Tracklist

1
Day Tripper
2:50
2.9 ★
2
We Can Work It Out
2:16
3.1 ★
3
Paperback Writer
2:19
3.5 ★
4
Rain
3:02
3.3 ★
5
Lady Madonna
2:18
3.4 ★
6
The Inner Light
2:37
2.7 ★
7
Hey Jude
7:08
4.0 ★
8
Revolution
3:25
3.9 ★
9
Get Back
The Beatles with Billy Preston
3:15
3.2 ★
10
Don’t Let Me Down
The Beatles with Billy Preston
3:35
3.7 ★
11
The Ballad of John and Yoko
3:00
3.5 ★
12
Old Brown Shoe
3:18
3.5 ★
13
Across the Universe
3:49
3.5 ★
14
Let It Be
3:51
3.5 ★
15
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
4:19
3.2 ★

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Release credits

Aashish Khan
sarod [6]
Barry Sheffield
engineer [7]
Bill Jackman
baritone saxophone [5]
Bill Povey
tenor saxophone [5]
Billy Preston
electric piano [9, 9-10], guest [9], organ [14]
Brian Jones
alto saxophone [15]
Chandra Shakher
surbahar [6]
Chris Thomas
producer [12]
Geoff Emerick
engineer [3-6, 8, 11, 13, 15], producer [15]
George Harrison
background vocals [1, 3-5, 7, 10, 13-14], electric guitar [1, 3, 5, 7-9, 9-10, 12, 14], guitar [15], handclaps [5, 8, 15], lead vocals [6, 12], organ [12], producer [6], tambourine [2], tambura [13], vibraphone [15]
George Martin
producer
Glyn Johns
engineer [9, 14]
Hanuman Jadev
shehnai [6]
Harry Klein
baritone saxophone [5]
Indril Bhattacharya
sitar [6]
Jeff Jarratt
engineer [6, 12]
John Barratt
task [6]
John Kelly
photography
John Lennon
acoustic guitar [2, 7, 11, 13], background vocals [2-5, 7, 9, 12-14], bass guitar [14], electric guitar [1, 4-5, 8, 8-9, 9-11, 13], guitar [15], handclaps [5, 8, 15], harmonica [15], harmonium [2], lead vocals [1, 4, 8, 10-11, 13, 15], maracas [15], percussion [11], piano [12], tambourine [3], vocal [6]
Ken Scott
additional [2], engineer [5, 13]
Linda McCartney
background vocals [14]
Mahapurush Misra
pakhawaj [6], tabla [6]
Mark Lewisohn
compiler, liner notes
Nicky Hopkins
electric piano [8], guest [8]
Norman Smith
engineer [1-2]
Pandit Shankar Ghosh
sitar [6]
Paul McCartney
background vocals [2, 4, 10-14], drums (drum set) [11-12], electric bass guitar [1-5, 7-9, 9-12, 15], electric guitar [3], electric piano [14], handclaps [5, 8, 15], lead vocals [1-2, 2-3, 5, 7, 9, 14-15], maracas [11, 14], piano [5, 7, 11, 13-15], vocal [6]
Peter Bown
engineer [6]
Rijram Desad
dholak [6], harmonium [6], tabla [6]
Ringo Starr
background vocals [7], bass drum [13], bongos [15], drums (drum set) [1-5, 7-9, 9-10, 14-15], handclaps [8, 15], maracas [13], tambourine [1, 4, 7]
Robert Whitaker
photography
Ronnie Scott
tenor saxophone [5]
S.R. Kenkari
flute [6]
Shambu-Das
sitar [6]
Sharad Jadev
shehnai [6]
Shivkumar Sharma
santoor [6]
Vinayak Vora
shehnai [6]

Issues

P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD (Remastered)
7 March 1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD
7 March 1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD
8 March 1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD
1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD (variant with Apple logo)
1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD (variant without Apple logo)
1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD
1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD (UK Swindon / No Apple Logo)
1988
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD
1992
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD
1992
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD
11 March 1998
P
Past Masters · Volume Two
CD (Post‐’88 / pre‐’94 reissue; BIEM/STEMRA; Made in Holland; PM 518; Apple logo)