Beatles For Sale (Mono - 2014 vinyl)

Track list

Side 1

1. No Reply

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:15 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Handclaps, Vocals George Harrison : Handclaps, Rhythm guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Sep 30, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 16, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

2. I'm A Loser

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:31 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmonica, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Aug 14, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

3. Baby's In Black

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:02 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Aug 11, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

4. Rock and Roll Music

   Written by Chuck Berry

   2:32 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Piano, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5. I'll Follow the Sun

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   1:46 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Percussion John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmony vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Oct 21, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road

6. Mr. Moonlight

   Written by Roy Lee Johnson

   2:33 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Hammond organ, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Percussion John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : African drum, Harmony vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Aug 14, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

7. Medley

1. Kansas City

   Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

   2:33 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Backing vocals, Handclaps, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Handclaps, Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

2. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey

   Written by Richard Penniman / Little Richard

   Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Backing vocals, Handclaps, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Handclaps, Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Side 2

1. Eight Days A Week

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:44 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Handclaps, Lead vocals George Harrison : Handclaps, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 06, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

2. Words of Love

   Written by Buddy Holly

   2:12 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Percussion John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

3. Honey Don't

   Written by Carl Perkins

   2:55 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Vocals John Lennon : Acoustic 12-string guitar, Tambourine George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

4. Every Little Thing

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:01 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Timpani John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Lead guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Sep 29, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Sep 30, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5. I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:33 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Double-tracked vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Sep 29, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

6. What You're Doing

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:30 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmony vocals George Harrison : Harmony vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Sep 29, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Sep 30, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Recording: Oct 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

7. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

   Written by Carl Perkins

   2:23 • Studio version • A2014 • Mono • 2014 remaster

   Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Tambourine George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Sean Magee : Remastering Steve Berkowitz : Remastering

   Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

   Session Mixing: Oct 21, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road

Available individually and part of the “The Beatles In Mono” vinyl boxset.

From the press release:

THE BEATLES’ ORIGINAL MONO STUDIO ALBUMS REMASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD DIRECTLY FROM THE ANALOGUE MASTERS FOR VINYL RELEASE

180-Gram LPs Available September 8, Individually and in a Limited 14-LP Boxed Edition with Hardbound Book 

London – June 12, 2014 – The Beatles in mono:  This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the predominant audio format.  Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary.  On September 8 (September 9 in North America), The Beatles’ nine U.K. albums, the American-compiled Magical Mystery Tour, and the Mono Masters collection of non-album tracks will be released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork.  Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each album will be available both individually and within a lavish, limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, which also includes a 108-page hardbound book. 

In an audiophile-minded undertaking, The Beatles’ acclaimed mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Sean Magee and GRAMMY®-winning mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz.  While The Beatles In Mono CD boxed set released in 2009 was created from digital remasters, for this new vinyl project, Magee and Berkowitz cut the records without using any digital technology.  Instead, they employed the same procedures used in the 1960s, guided by the original albums and by detailed transfer notes made by the original cutting engineers.  

Working in the same room at Abbey Road where most of The Beatles’ albums were initially cut, the pair first dedicated weeks to concentrated listening, fastidiously comparing the master tapes with first pressings of the mono records made in the 1960s.  Using a rigorously tested Studer A80 machine to play back the precious tapes, the new vinyl was cut on a 1980s-era VMS80 lathe.  

Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles’ albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging. The boxed collection’s exclusive 12-inch by 12-inch hardbound book features new essays and a detailed history of the mastering process by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett.  The book is illustrated with many rare studio photos of The Beatles, fascinating archive documents, and articles and advertisements sourced from 1960s publications.

The Beatles In Mono:  Available individually and collected in a limited 14-LP boxed edition, accompanied by an exclusive 108-page hardbound book. […]