Hey Jude / Revolution (UK - Picture disc - 1988) • 7" Single by The Beatles

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UK release date:: Aug 30, 1988

Publisher:: Parlophone

Reference:: RP 5722

Timeline

Session August 1988 • Home recordings

Single Aug 30, 1988 • "Hey Jude / Revolution (UK - 1988)" by The Beatles released in the UK

Single Aug 30, 1988 • "Hey Jude / Revolution (UK - Picture disc - 1988)" by The Beatles released in the UK

Article 1988 • "John Lennon, My Brother" book released

Session September - November 1988 • "Flowers In The Dirt" sessions with Mitchell Froom & Neil Dorfsman

Next single Sep 05, 1988 • "T-Shirt" by The Crickets released in the UK

Master release

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By The Beatles

Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions

Recording "Revolution"

Jul 10, 1968

Recording "Revolution", recording and mixing "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

Jul 11, 1968

Recording and mixing "Don't Pass Me By", Recording and mixing "Revolution", Mixing "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

Jul 12, 1968

Mixing "Revolution", recording and mixing "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", recording "Cry Baby Cry"

Jul 15, 1968

Recording "Hey Jude"

Jul 31, 1968

Recording "Hey Jude"

Aug 01, 1968

Mixing "Hey Jude", recording "Not Guilty"

Aug 08, 1968

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Track list

Side 1

Hey Jude

Written by Lennon - McCartney

7:19 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Piano, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Backing vocals, Drums, Tambourine

John Lennon :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Electric guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Barry Sheffield :: Recording engineer

Bill Jackman :: Flute

Unknown musician(s) :: Bassoon, Contrabass clarinet, Contrabassoon, Four trombones, Four trumpets, One flute, One percussionist, Ten violins, Three violas, Two cellos, Two clarinets, Two double basses, Two french horns

John Perry :: Backing vocals

Bobby Kok :: Cello

Session Recording & overdubs:: Jul 31, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Aug 01, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Mixing:: Aug 08, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Side 2

Revolution

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:23 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Bass guitar, Hammond organ, Handclaps

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Handclaps

John Lennon :: Electric guitar, Handclaps, Vocals

George Harrison :: Electric guitar, Handclaps

Nicky Hopkins :: Electric piano

Session Recording:: Jul 10, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 11, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 12, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jul 15, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

About

From The Beatles 20th Anniversary Singles | Beatles Blog (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 The Beatles 20th Anniversary Picture Discs Complete – 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.

Hey Jude / Revolution (UK - Picture disc - 1988)