Anthology 2

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Tracklist

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E1Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (Takes 1 and 2) (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 17 and 20 February 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-17)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-02-17)
recording of:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (on 1967-02-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
31:05
E2Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (take 7) (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 17 and 20 February 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-17)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-02-17)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1967-02-20)
recording of:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-02-20)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.62:33
E3Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 1 and 2 March 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-02)
maracas:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
organ:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-03-01, on 1967-03-02)
recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (from 1967-03-01 until 1967-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.53:05
E4Within You Without You (instrumental) (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 15, 16 and 22 March and 3 April 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
cello:
Peter Beavan (on 1967-04-03), Allen Ford (on 1967-04-03) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1967-04-03)
dilruba:
Amrit Gajjar (on 1967-03-15) and Anna Joshi (on 1967-03-15)
tabla:
Amiya Dasgupta (on 1967-03-15)
tambura:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-03-15), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-15) and Buddhadev Kansara (on 1967-03-15)
violin:
Ralph Elman (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Julian Gaillard (on 1967-04-03), Jack Greene (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-04-03), Alan Loveday (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Jack Rothstein (violinist and conductor) (on 1967-04-03), Paul Scherman (on 1967-04-03) and David Wolfsthal (on 1967-04-03)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-03-15, on 1967-03-22) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1967-04-03)
instrumental recording of:
Within You Without You (from 1967-03-15 until 1967-04-03)
written in:
London (Greater London)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.255:27
E5Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 1 April 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1967-04-01)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (on 1967-04-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
is based on:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
41:27
E6You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 17 May and 7, 8 June 1967, 20 April 1969)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Jeff Jarratt (producer)
producer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-17, on 1967-06-08)
bongos:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-07, on 1967-06-08)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
maracas:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-06-08)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-06-07, on 1967-06-08)
saxophone:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1967-06-08)
vibraphone:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-06-08)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-05-17, on 1967-06-07, on 1967-06-08, on 1969-04-30)
recording of:
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (from 1967-05-17 until 1969-04-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
35:43
F1I Am the Walrus (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 5 September 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-05)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-05)
electric piano and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-05)
tambourine:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1967-09-05)
recording of:
I Am the Walrus (on 1967-09-05)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
named after work:
The Walrus and the Carpenter
3.54:01
F2The Fool on the Hill (demo) (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 6 September 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-09-06)
recording of:
The Fool on the Hill (on 1967-09-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.52:48
F3Your Mother Should Know (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 16 September 1967)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-16)
harmonium, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1967-09-16)
recording of:
Your Mother Should Know (on 1967-09-16)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
recording of:
Your Mother Should Know
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.653:02
F4The Fool on the Hill (take 4) (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 25 September 1967)
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-25) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-25)
piano, recorder and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-09-25)
recording of:
The Fool on the Hill (on 1967-09-25)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.53:44
F5Hello, Goodbye (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 2 and 29 October 1967)
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bongos and organ:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-02)
drums (drum set), maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-02)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-19)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-02)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-19), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-19) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-19)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-10-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1967-10-02) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1967-10-19)
recording of:
Hello, Goodbye (from 1967-10-02 until 1967-10-19)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.83:17
F6Lady Madonna (Recorded at EMIStudios, London, 3 and 6 February 1968)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Klein (saxophone) (on 1968-02-06)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
electric guitar and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03, on 1968-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ronnie Scott (English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner) (on 1968-02-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-02-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1968-02-06)
recording of:
Lady Madonna (from 1968-02-03 until 1968-02-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood (in 1969-01)
2.82:22
F7Across the Universe (Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 3 February 1968)
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-02-03)
recording of:
Across the Universe (on 1968-02-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1967) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1967)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge (in 1967)
43:28

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