This Boy (original mono studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Annotation

The songs "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "This Boy" are in duophonic fake stereo, due to the lack of a proper stereo mix that was supposed to be given to Capitol.

The following release uses a mock stereo remaster for stereo:
US: Capitol ST 2047 Meet the Beatles 1964.

The following release uses a different mock stereo remaster for stereo:
UK: Parlophone PCSP 721 Love Songs 1977.

Annotation last modified on 2021-06-23 23:26 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3This Boy2:18The BeatlesMeet The Beatles! (stereo, East Coast, 1 BMI)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US1964-01-20
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2047
1.2This Boy2:11The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your Hand (mini CD)The BeatlesSingle
  • US1989-02-08
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)C3-44304-2
5.2This Boy2:12The BeatlesCD Singles CollectionThe BeatlesSingle + Compilation
  • US1992-11-11
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), ParlophoneC2 0777 7 15901 2 2
1.15This Boy (mono)2:15The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (short box)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-11-16
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7243 8 75656 2 3
1.3This Boy2:15The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (long box)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-11-16
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7243 8 66878 2 1
1.15This Boy (mono)2:15The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (long box)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-11-16
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7243 8 66878 2 1
1.3This Boy2:15The BeatlesThe Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (short box)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-11-16
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7243 8 75656 2 3
1.15This Boy (stereo)2:15The BeatlesMeet The Beatles!The BeatlesAlbum
  • XE2014-01-17
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)B0019696-02
1.3This Boy (mono)2:16The BeatlesMeet The Beatles!The BeatlesAlbum
  • XE2014-01-17
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)B0019696-02
1.3This Boy (mono)2:16The BeatlesThe U.S. AlbumsThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-01-21
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)B0019645-02

Relationships

assistant engineer:Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963)
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at and edited at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1963-10-21)
recording of:This Boy (on 1963-10-17)

Related works

This Boy

writer:John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?)
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1963 to present)
Northern Songs (from 1963 to present)
later translated versions:Il faut revenir (This Boy)
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