Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (UK - Picture disc - 1987) • 7" Single by The Beatles

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UK release date:: Nov 23, 1987

Publisher:: Parlophone

Reference:: RP 5655

Timeline

Single Nov 23, 1987 • "Once Upon a Long Ago #3" by Paul McCartney released in the UK

Single Nov 23, 1987 • "Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (UK - 1987)" by The Beatles released in the UK

Single Nov 23, 1987 • "Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (UK - Picture disc - 1987)" by The Beatles released in the UK

TV show Nov 24, 1987 • The Roxy

TV show Nov 27, 1987 • The Last Resort

Next single Mar 14, 1988 • "Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (UK - 1988)" by The Beatles released in the UK

Master releases

Magical Mystery Tour

By The Beatles

Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus

By The Beatles

Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions

Recording "I'm The Walrus"

Sep 05, 1967

Recording "I'm The Walrus", "The Fool On The Hill", "Blue Jay Way"

Sep 06, 1967

Recording "I Am The Walrus", "The Fool On The Hill", mixing "The Fool On The Hill"

Sep 27, 1967

Recording and mixing "I Am The Walrus", "Flying"

Sep 28, 1967

Mixing "Your Mother Should Know", recording "Hello, Goodbye"

Oct 02, 1967

Recording "Hello, Goodbye"

Oct 19, 1967

Recording "The Fool On The Hill", "Hello, Goodbye"

Oct 20, 1967

Recording and mixing "Hello, Goodbye"

Nov 02, 1967

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Track list

Side 1

Hello, Goodbye

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:27 • Studio version • A • Mono

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Lead vocals, Piano

Ringo Starr :: Congas, Drums

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Organ

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Tambourine

George Martin :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Kenneth Essex :: Viola

Leo Birnbaum :: Viola

Unknown musician(s) :: Bongos, Maracas

Session Recording:: Oct 02, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Oct 19, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Oct 20 & 25 & Nov 2, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Nov 02, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Side 2

I Am The Walrus

Written by Lennon - McCartney

4:33 • Studio version • A • Mono

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Tambourine

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Electric piano, Mellotron, Vocals

George Harrison :: Lead guitar

George Martin :: Conductor, Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Jack Rothstein :: Violin

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Sidney Sax :: Violin

Peggie Allen :: Backing vocals

Wendy Horan :: Backing vocals

Pat Whitmore :: Backing vocals

Jill Utting :: Backing vocals

June Day :: Backing vocals

Sylvia King :: Backing vocals

Irene King :: Backing vocals

G Mallen :: Backing vocals

Fred Lucas :: Backing vocals

Mike Redway :: Backing vocals

John O'Neill :: Backing vocals

F Dachtler :: Backing vocals

Allan Grant :: Backing vocals

D Griffiths :: Backing vocals

J Smith :: Backing vocals

J Fraser :: Backing vocals

Ralph Elman :: Violin

Andrew McGee :: Violin

Jack Greene :: Violin

Louis Stevens :: Violin

John Jezzard :: Violin

Jack Richards :: Violin

Lionel Ross :: Cello

Eldon Fox :: Cello

Bram Martin :: Cello

Terry Weil :: Cello

Gordon Lewin :: Clarinet

Neil Sanders :: Horn

Tony Tunstall :: Horn

Morris Miller :: Horn

Ray Thomas :: Backing vocals (?)

Mike Pinder :: Backing vocals (?)

The Mike Sammes Singers :: Backing vocals

Session Recording:: Sep 05, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 06, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Orchestra overdubs:: Sep 27, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio One and Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Sep 28-29, 1967

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

About

From beatlesblogger.com:

Back in 1982, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of “Love Me Do” – the Beatles first UK single, EMI released the record in a special picture sleeve. (They also released it as a picture discs as well)

Then over the following eight years, on the 20th anniversary release date of each the official UK singles, they continued to do the same for each and every disc. That means it took some collectors eight years to complete the set! All singles were released on black vinyl and, as already mentioned, in picture disc versions too. […]

The release program for this set of singles was as follows:

Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (Parlophone/October 4, 1982)
Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (Parlophone/January 10, 1983)
From Me To You / Thank You Girl (Parlophone/April 11, 1983)
She Loves You / I’ll Get You (Parlophone/August 22, 1983)
I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (Parlophone/November 28, 1983)
Can’t Buy Me Love / You Can’t Do That (Parlophone/March 19, 1984)
A Hard Day’s Night / Things We Said Today (Parlophone/July 9, 1984)
I Feel Fine / She’s A Woman (Parlophone/November 26, 1984)
Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is (Parlophone/April 9, 1985)
Help / I’m Down (Parlophone/July 23, 1985)
We Can Work It Out/ Day Tripper (Parlophone/December 2, 1985)
Paperback Writer / Rain (Parlophone/June 9, 1986)
Yellow Submarine/ Eleanor Rigby (Parlophone/August 5, 1986)
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (Parlophone/February 16, 1987)
All You Need Is Love / Baby You’re A Rich Man (Parlophone/July 6, 1987)
Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (Parlophone/November 23, 1987)
Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (Parlophone/March 14, 1988)
Hey Jude /Revolution (Apple/August 30, 1988)
Get Back / Don’t Let Me Down (Apple/April 10, 1989)
The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (Apple/May 30, 1989)
Something / Come Together (Apple/October 30, 1989)
Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)(Apple/March 3, 1990)

From Catawiki:

The artwork on these picture disc singles mirrors the artwork in the Blue Box Singles set on all but 2 singles. For whatever reason, All you need is love and Hey Jude were redesigned before becoming picture discs.

From The Beatles 20th Anniversary Picture Discs Complete – Catawiki – 22 Limited Edition Picture Discs from the ‘It Was 20 Years Ago Today’ project. A RARE full set of all 22 EMI UK issued picture disc singles – released between October 4, 1982 and March 5, 1990 – as part of the lengthy 20th anniversary re-release project. The 20th anniversary set were issued independently as limited editions. They were re-released approximately 20 years after the original 1960’s releases. The artwork on these picture disc singles mirrors the artwork in the Blue Box Singles set on all but 2 singles. For whatever reason, All you need is love and Hey Jude were redesigned before becoming picture discs.

From The Beatles 20th Anniversary Picture Discs Complete – Catawiki

Last updated on April 15, 2023

Hello, Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (UK - Picture disc - 1987)