The Beatles’ Greatest

Compilation by The Beatles

Released July 1965

A. B. Lincoln
additional [2], assistant [2, 12]
B.T.
assistant [8, 13, 16]
Geoff Emerick
additional [9-10], assistant [1, 3, 5, 7-8, 13, 15-16], engineer [15]
George Harrison
12 string guitar [3-5, 11], background vocals [2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 12-13, 13, 16], electric guitar [1-2, 4, 6-15, 15-16], guitar [8, 13], handclaps [1, 4]
George Martin
piano [3, 10], producer [1-2, 2-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-12, 12-13, 13, 13-14, 14-15, 15, 15-16, 16], upright piano [6]
Jacques Esmenjaud
assistant [15]
John Lennon
acoustic guitar [3-5, 7, 9, 15], background vocals [16], electric guitar [1-3, 6, 8, 10-14, 16], guitar [8, 13], handclaps [1, 4], harmonica [5, 12, 14], lead vocals [1-5, 7-14], vocal [8, 13]
Ken Scott
additional [4, 11]
Malcolm Davies
additional [11]
Mike Stone
additional [4, 10]
Norman Smith
bongos [3], engineer [1, 1-2, 2-5, 5-6, 6-8, 8-12, 12-13, 13, 13-15, 15, 15-16, 16], hi-hat [15]
Paul McCartney
background vocals [1-4, 8, 8-9, 11-13, 13-14, 16], bass [8, 13], electric bass guitar, electric guitar [11], handclaps [1, 4], lead vocals [1, 3, 6-7, 14-15, 15-16]
Richard Langham
additional [2], assistant [2, 5-6, 8, 13-16]
Ringo Starr
cowbell [3], cymbal [15], drums (drum set), handclaps [1, 4, 11], tambourine [11]
Ron Pender
additional [9], assistant [1]