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Love Me Do

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:23 • Studio version • D • Mono • 2015 mix - This is the take with Andy White on drums and Ringo on tambourine. It is the same mix that we hear on the British Please Please Me album and is the mix that was released as an American single. Therefore, it is the “hit” version of the song. This version sounds like the 2009 remaster, but there is a slight difference. This mix has a slightly longer fade; we hear about half a second more than we do on PPM

Session Recording:

Sep 11, 1962

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Sep 11, 1962

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

From Me to You

Written by Lennon - McCartney

1:58 • Studio version • C • Mono • 2015 mix - The song disappoints me by being the mono mix. The original tapes exist, so it would have been possible to compile a stereo mix that included the harmonica intro, but they didn’t do it.

Session Recording:

Mar 05, 1963

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Mar 14, 1963

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

She Loves You

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:22 • Studio version • B • Mono • 2015 mix - The mono mix is the tape extant. The edits are quite clean here, but it sounds like parts of the song have been re?EQ’d in order to make the track’s eight edits less noticeable.

Session Recording:

Jul 01, 1963

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Jul 04, 1963

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:27 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The mix is almost identical to the remaster, but the hand claps sound quieter. The remaster also had a little echo on the vocals, and that’s absent here. The vocals sound more clear and distinct in the second chorus, too. Could be the same mix with a bit of sonic tweaking.

Session Recording:

Oct 17, 1963

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Nov 07, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Can't Buy Me Love

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:11 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The vocals on this mix are spread out across the stereo image with the drumming in the center, and the main guitar overdub at right. The percussion is somewhat muted at the top end, but the original stereo mix (1964) also had the top end muted

Session Recording:

Jan 29, 1964

Studio :

EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France

Session Mixing:

Jun 22, 1964

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

A Hard Day's Night

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:33 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2015 mix - The bongos are mixed further back, the vocals are spread out, and the guitars at the left are louder. So, while the arrangement is similar to the 1964, this is definitely a new mix

Session Recording:

Apr 16, 1964

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Jun 22, 1964

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

I Feel Fine

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:20 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The movement of the guitar feedback across the stereo is more abrupt in this mix, but most notable is the separation of the two lead vocals into the left and right positions. The answering (back) vocals are still in the middle of the mix. The fade is a bit early

Session Recording:

Oct 18, 1964

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Nov 04, 1964

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Eight Days a Week

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:44 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - During the intro, some of the guitar work is in the center instead of at the left. The backing vocals are spread out L & R, instead of C & R. These are the vocals that come in at “hold me” and continue through the song title

Session Recording:

Oct 06, 1964

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Oct 27, 1964

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Ticket to Ride

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:10 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - Both stereo mixes have the lead vocal and Paul’s backing vocal in the center of the recording; however, the original mix has John’s second vocal (which appears in the second half of each verse) in the center with his primary vocal. In the new mix it appears faintly at the right side. The tambourine has been placed to the right in the new mix – instead of at dead center. The fade during the fifth repeat of “my baby don’t care” is a bit quicker on this mix, so the last notes are fainter

Session Recording:

Feb 15, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Feb 23, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Help!

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:39 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The vocals are spread out during the intro on the new mix; they are together on the 1965 mix. There is not the echo that is present on the 1987 mix. The guitar overdub is spread across L & R instead of being at R only. The drums sound a bit muffled for some reason

Session Recording:

Apr 13, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Recording:

Apr 18, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Jun 18, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Yesterday

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:06 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2015 mix - Paul’s voice is clearer on this mix than on the 1965. It is dry throughout with no reverb. The echo in Paul’s double?track on the first chorus is reduced even more than in 1965. (Compare mono.) The stray bit of string work (sounds like someone resting their bow on the strings) is missing entirely from the new mix. The strings do not groan as loudly in the last verse.

Session Recording:

Jun 14, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Jun 18, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Day Tripper

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:49 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - Guitars in both channels throughout, as the original UK mix and standard CD mix. Thank goodness that they have gotten rid of the echo that has been everywhere since the original 1 album in 2000. The edits are there, though, so we don’t get the dropout that was in all of the original mixes. The big difference between this and the original mixes is that the vocals are spread out between center and right – instead of being all at the right. The bass also sounds like it is at center, but it is mixed very low

Session Recording:

Oct 16, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Nov 10, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

We Can Work It Out

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:11 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The vocals are spread out C and R, instead of all at R. The harmonium is all mixed to the R, and it sounds softer during the chorus than in the earlier mixes.

Session Recording:

Oct 20, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Oct 28, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Nov 10, 1965

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Paperback Writer

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:15 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2015 mix - The drums and lead guitar are at center instead of at one side; the vocals are at left and right, instead of mainly centered. There is less of the deliberate echo, and it’s all in the center. The fade is more rapid, so that the song is a bit shorter in the new mix.

Session Recording:

Apr 13, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Oct 31, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Yellow Submarine

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:40 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix

Session Recording:

May 26, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

Jun 01, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Jun 22, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Eleanor Rigby

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:02 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2015 mix

Session Recording:

Apr 28, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

Apr 29, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

Jun 06, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Recording:

Jun 22, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Penny Lane

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:00 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - This new mix basically has a lot moved around, and some instruments are at noticeably different volumes. Ringo’s tapping (center) is much louder in this mix, being somewhat distracting; the drums are also somewhat louder throughout. The bass is mainly at C in the 1971 mix (all but the overdub near the end) but is at L during the 2015 mix. The piccolo trumpet solo by David Mason during the instrumental bridge is at Right in the 1971 mix but is at Center here, and there seems to be more of it at the beginning of the bridge. The tambourine is at left instead of center. The vocals singing “there beneath the blue suburban skies” are at left and right in the new mix (instead of center). One guitar is at the left instead of center. The extra “grinding” guitar bits that are most noticeable during the last verse are much louder in the new mix. The horns are in different locations during the final choruses, too.

Session Recording:

Dec 29, 1966

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

30 Dec 1966 and 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 Jan 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Jan 25, 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

All You Need Is Love

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:51 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The opening “love love love,” which had come in at L in the 1968 mix, are at left and right in the new one. The drums and percussion are now centered instead of being at L. The stray voice just before the singing starts has been mixed further back, but it is still audible. John’s lead vocals are centered (as in the original mix), but there is some separation between them during the chorus. The backing vocals (ah…) are at L & R, instead of all being together at Left. The handclapping comes in at left and right instead of at center. The fade is also a bit different: although the 1968 mix and 2015 mix last about the same length – six repeats after the “She Loves You” reprise, the new mix drops down lower near the end, and the last repeats sound like the vocals and nothing else.

Session Recording:

Jun 14, 1967

Studio :

Olympic Sound Studios, London

Session Overdubs:

19, 23, 24, 25, 26 Jun 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Oct 29, 1968

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Hello Goodbye

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:29 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The drums in the 2015 mix are centered in the mix, whereas they were at Left in the 1967 stereo mix. Since the tambourine remains at Left in both mixes, the drums and tambourine together create an interesting effect in the new mix. The “why why whys” have been moved from R (1967) to L (2015). Both mixes fade out after approximately 8.5 repeats of the coda, but the 1967 fade is longer/smoother, and the version found on the video disc ends abruptly after 7 repeats.

Session Recording:

Oct 02, 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

2, 19, 20, 25 Oct, 2 Nov 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Nov 06, 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Lady Madonna

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:19 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The placement of the vocals in the new mix confuses me. The backing vocals are spread around the stereo image, but they are centered the second time they appear. Likewise, the false horns are spread L & R the first time they come in and are centered the second time. Apart from that, the handclaps are at left (2015) instead of centered (1968), and the handclaps are at left (2015) instead of centered (1968). The song’s final note now comes to a complete fade, instead of trailing off to low volume and ending abruptly (as the original mix does).

Session Recording:

Feb 03, 1968

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

Feb 06, 1968

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Dec 02, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Hey Jude

Written by Lennon - McCartney

7:12 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The only significant difference between this mix and the 1969 (original) mix is that the drums have been moved from the left side to the center. The undeleted expletive by John Perry of Grapefruit is actually clearer in this mix than it was in either the original stereo or mono mixes

Session Recording & overdubs:

Jul 31, 1968

Studio :

Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:

Aug 01, 1968

Studio :

Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Mixing:

Dec 05, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Get Back

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:14 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The instruments are positioned differently in the new mix. The drums, which were at Right in the single mix, are now centered. A guitar part that was centered is now at the right. The new mix also ends about one quarter?second earlier.

Session Recording:

January 27, 1969

Studio :

Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London

Session Recording:

January 28, 1969

Studio :

Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London

Session Mixing:

April 7, 1969

Studio :

Olympic Sound Studios, London

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

The Ballad of John and Yoko

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:01 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2015 mix - This sounds like the same mix as we hear on the Hey Jude album, but some of the piano track (right) is louder – particularly during the middle section.

Session Recording & overdubs:

Apr 14, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Apr 14, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Something

Written by George Harrison

3:02 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2015 mix - The new mix has the same basic arrangement as the original mix from 1969; however, the strings are more spread out across the image – particularly at the end of the song. In the original mix they were mainly centered

Session Recording:

May 02, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

May 05, 1969

Studio :

Olympic Sound Studios, London

Session Overdubs:

11,16 Jul, 15 Aug 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Aug 19, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Come Together

Written by Lennon - McCartney

4:20 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - In the original mix, the song ends at yeahhh….; in the new mix, the song ends with some guitar just after yeahhh. In the original mix, the guitar that is at the right moves from R to C at the end of the instrumental bridge. In the new mix, the additional guitar stays at R.

Session Recording:

Jul 21, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

22, 23, 25, 29, 30 Jul 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Aug 07, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

Let It Be

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:52 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - This is a new mix, but it mainly follows the single mix. The stray sound after “for though they may be parted” is absent, but Paul’s sour piano note during the final verse is present. The “oohs” pan from L to R the first time in the single mix, and then they stay at R; in the 2015 mix they appear at L & R and are stationary. There is an overdub right before the bridge that sounds slightly louder here. The guitar overdub comes in during the last verse at center and soft, just like in the single mix; however, the overdub moves to the right, and it sounds like it’s the second overdub now instead of the first; the single mix remains with the first overdub at center.

Session Recording:

Jan 31, 1969

Studio :

Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London

Session Overdubs:

Apr 30, 1969

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Jan 04, 1970

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels

The Long and Winding Road

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:38 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - This is Phil Spector’s 1970 mix with choir and orchestration. Considering the fact that they remixed “Let it Be,” one wonders why they didn’t remix this one … at least to put the orchestration further back in the mix (something that has been discussed since 1970).

Session Recording:

Jan 26, 1969

Studio :

Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London

Session Orchestra overdubs:

Apr 01, 1970

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Apr 02, 1970

Studio :

EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road

Details & description coming from Frank Daniels