The Early Beatles
Compilation by The Beatles
Released 22 March 1965
Tracklist
- 1Love Me Do3.9 ★
- 2Twist and Shout
- 3Anna (Go to Him)3.5 ★
- 4Chains4.0 ★
- 5Boys4.0 ★
- 6Ask Me Why
- 7Please Please Me5.0 ★
- 8P.S. I Love You3.2 ★
- 9Baby It's You4.0 ★
- 10A Taste of Honey3.0 ★
- 11Do You Want to Know a Secret3.8 ★
- 12Love Me Do3.9 ★
- 13Twist and Shout3.8 ★
- 14Anna (Go to Him)3.5 ★
- 15Chains3.1 ★
- 16Boys2.9 ★
- 17Ask Me Why2.9 ★
- 18Please Please Me3.6 ★
- 19P.S. I Love You3.2 ★
- 20Baby It's You3.1 ★
- 21A Taste of Honey3.2 ★
- 22Do You Want to Know a Secret3.6 ★
More by The Beatles
Release credits
- additional [13, 17], assistant [2-7, 9-11, 13-18, 20-22]
- bongos [8, 19], drums (drum set) [1, 12], percussion [8, 19]
- assistant [9, 20]
- acoustic guitar [1, 8, 8-9, 11-12, 19, 19-20, 22], background vocals [2-3, 5-10, 13-14, 16-21], electric guitar, lead vocals [4, 11, 15, 22]
- celesta [9, 20], producer [2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7, 9, 9-10, 10-11, 11, 13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18, 20, 20-21, 21-22, 22]
- acoustic guitar [1, 3, 6, 8, 11-12, 14, 17, 19, 22], background vocals [1, 4-5, 8, 10-12, 15-16, 19, 21-22], electric guitar [2, 4-5, 7, 9-11, 13, 15, 15-16, 16-18, 20, 20-21, 21-22], harmonica [1, 4, 7, 12, 15, 18], lead vocals [2-3, 6-7, 9, 13-14, 17-18, 20], vocal [1, 12, 15]
- engineer [1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-20, 20-21, 21-22, 22]
- background vocals [2-7, 9, 11, 13-18, 20-22], electric bass guitar, lead vocals [1, 8, 10, 12, 19, 21], vocal [15]
- additional [13], assistant [2-5, 9-11, 13-16, 20-22]
- drums (drum set) [2-7, 9-11, 11, 13-18, 20-22], lead vocals [5, 16], maracas [8, 19], percussion [11, 22], tambourine [1, 12]
- producer [1, 8, 12, 19]
- engineer [9, 20]
Issues
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T12" Vinyl (mono, East Coast)22 March 1965
T12" Vinyl (stereo, East Coast)22 March 1965
T12" Vinyl (mono, West Coast)22 March 1965
T12" Vinyl (stereo, West Coast)22 March 1965
T12" Vinyl (stereo, repress)1968
T12" Vinyl (stereo, lime labels)1969
T12" Vinyl (stereo, apple labels)1971
T12" Vinyl (stereo, apple labels, subsidiary text)1971
T12" Vinyl (Apple labels, "All rights..." rimtext)1975
T12" Vinyl (stereo, orange labels)1976
T12" Vinyl (stereo, purple labels)1978
T12" Vinyl (stereo, rim text inside the colorband)1983
T2014
T12" Vinyl22 November 2024
TCD (mono, DESS bootleg)2001
TCD (stereo, DESS bootleg)2001





