The Essential Beatles
Compilation by The Beatles
Released 2 February 1972
Tracklist
- 12:20
- 22:202.9 ★
- 32:01
- 42:503.4 ★
- 52:02
- 62:564.0 ★
- 72:063.9 ★
- 82:044.4 ★
- 93:003.3 ★
- 102:473.6 ★
- 112:02
- 122:36
- 133:474.1 ★
- 143:004.3 ★
- 153:083.7 ★
- 164:024.3 ★
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Release credits
- additional [4], assistant [2]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- assistant [7]
- trumpet [9]
- Hammond organ [14, 16], Rhodes piano [16], guest [16]
- producer [14]
- guest [10, 13], piccolo trumpet [9, 13], trumpet [10]
- flute [9]
- cor anglais [9], oboe [9]
- tenor saxophone [13]
- trumpet [9]
- engineer [13], vibraphone [6]
- guest [10], trumpet [10]
- violin [13]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- trombone [13]
- cello [8]
- double bass [9]
- trumpet [9]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- assistant [7], engineer [10, 14-15]
- acoustic guitar [1, 15], background vocals [2, 7, 10, 13, 15-16, 16], effects [9], electric guitar [2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 14, 16], guitar [13], handclaps [6, 9, 14-15], lead vocals [14], percussion [10], violin [13], vocal [6]
- orchestrator [13], piano [9, 13], producer [2, 4, 6-7, 7-10, 13-16], string quartet [8], strings [14]
- engineer [14, 16]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- trombone [13]
- accordion [13]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- engineer [14]
- acoustic guitar [1, 4, 10], background vocals [1-2, 7, 10, 13, 15-16], banjo [13], clavioline [6], congas [9], effects [9], electric guitar [2, 7, 9], handclaps [9, 15], harmonica [1], harpsichord [13], lead vocals [1, 6, 13], percussion [10], piano [6, 9, 14-15, 15], spoken vocals [10], tambourine [13]
- guest [10], trumpet [10]
- engineer [6]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- additional [4]
- viola [8]
- flugelhorn [9], trumpet [9]
- background vocals [16]
- guest [10], percussion [10]
- flute [9]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- conductor [13]
- cor anglais [9], oboe [9]
- guest [10], percussion [10]
- engineer [1-2, 2, 4, 7, 7-8]
- violin [13]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- acoustic guitar [8], background vocals [1-2, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 16], bass guitar [13, 15], double bass [13], effects [9], electric bass guitar [1-2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 14, 16], handclaps [9, 14-15], harmonium [9], lead vocals [1, 6-8, 8-10, 15-16], maracas [16], piano [6, 9-10, 16]
- flute [9], piccolo [9]
- additional [8], engineer [14, 16]
- producer [16]
- flute [9], piccolo [9]
- tenor saxophone [13]
- assistant [2, 7]
- bongos [15], drums (drum set) [2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 13, 13-16, 16], effects [9], handclaps [9, 14-15], lead vocals [2, 4], maracas [6], tambourine [1, 4, 6, 9], tubular bells [9]
- producer [1]
- guest [10], trumpet [10]
- violin [8, 13]
- trumpet [13]
- violin [8]
Issues
T- T2 February 1972
- TCassette1975
T8-Track Cartridge