Abbey Road (super deluxe edition) (24 bit/96.0 kHz)

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Annotation

24 bit/96 kHz PCM – UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) Studio Masters

Disc 1, Tracks 1-17; Disc 2, Tracks 1-12; Disc 3, Tracks 1-11 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Disc 2, Track 2 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm
Source: ProStudioMasters

Annotation last modified on 2023-05-07 08:35 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: 2019 Mix
2▶Digital Media: Sessions
3▼Digital Media: Sessions
#TitleRatingLength
1Come Together (take 5)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21)
handclaps, tambourine and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-21)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-21)
recording of:
Come Together (on 1969-07-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI-Songs Musikverlag, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
3:30
2The End (take 3)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-23)
recording of:
The End (on 1969-07-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:11
3Come and Get It (studio demo)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar, drums (drum set), maracas, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-24)
recording of:
Come and Get It (on 1969-07-24)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2.552:43
4Sun King (take 20)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-24)
recording of:
Sun King (on 1969-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:14
5Mean Mr Mustard (take 20)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-24)
recording of:
Mean Mr Mustard (on 1969-07-24)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2.41:34
6Polythene Pam (take 27)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
12 string guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-25)
recording of:
Polythene Pam (on 1969-07-25)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
1:39
7She Came In Through the Bathroom Window (take 27)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
12 string guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-25)
recording of:
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window (on 1969-07-25)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
recording of:
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:06
8Because (take 1 / instrumental)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01)
handclaps:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01)
harpsichord:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1969-08-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-01)
instrumental recording of:
Because (on 1969-08-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Agent-Lennon/McCartney Writers, ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), EMI Blackwood Music Collecting, Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3:08
9The Long One: You Never Give Me Your Money / Sun King / Mean Mr Mustard / Her Majesty / Polythene Pam / She Came In Through the Bathroom Window/ Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Glyn Johns and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
12 string guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25)
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06, on 1969-07-02, on 1969-07-03, on 1969-07-04, on 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-24, on 1969-07-25)
electric bass guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-11, on 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-24, on 1969-07-25)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06, on 1969-07-04, on 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-24, on 1969-07-25, on 1969-07-30) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06, on 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-24)
electronic organ:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-29)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-24, on 1969-07-29, on 1969-07-30)
percussion:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-30)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06, on 1969-07-02) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-25, from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-29)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-15, on 1969-07-24, on 1969-07-29, on 1969-07-30)
tubular bells:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-15)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-15, on 1969-07-30), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-15, from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-29, on 1969-07-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-15, from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-29, on 1969-07-30)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-01, on 1969-07-02, from 1969-07-02 until 1969-07-04, from 1969-07-02 until 1969-07-30, on 1969-07-15, on 1969-07-25, from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-29), Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1969-07-02 until 1969-07-03), George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1969-07-02 until 1969-07-04, from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-29) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-07-03 until 1969-07-04, on 1969-07-25, from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-29)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-06), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-01, on 1969-07-02, on 1969-07-03, on 1969-07-04, on 1969-07-11, on 1969-07-24, on 1969-07-25, on 1969-07-30) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-15, on 1969-07-23, on 1969-07-28, on 1969-07-29, on 1969-07-30)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-30)
recording of:
You Never Give Me Your Money (from 1969-05-06 until 1969-07-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
recording of:
Her Majesty (on 1969-07-02)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
recording of:
Carry That Weight (from 1969-07-02 until 1969-07-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
recording of:
Golden Slumbers (The Beatles) (from 1969-07-02 until 1969-07-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
recording of:
The End (on 1969-07-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
recording of:
Mean Mr Mustard (from 1969-07-24 until 1969-07-29)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
recording of:
Sun King (from 1969-07-24 until 1969-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
recording of:
Polythene Pam (from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
recording of:
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window (from 1969-07-25 until 1969-07-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.5516:10
10Something (take 39 / instrumental / strings only)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15)
instrumental recording of:
Something (on 1969-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3.352:42
11Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (take 17 / instrumental / strings & brass only)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Carry That Weight (on 1969-08-15)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Golden Slumbers (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-15)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
3:17

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Come Together (2019 mix)
Oh! Darling (2019 mix)
Something (2019 mix)
Something / Come Together
covers:Abbey Road by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Abbey Road but with the Mario 64 Soundfont by TTStupid
Abbey Road Now! by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
McLemore Avenue by Booker T. & the M.G.’s
The Beatles’ Abbey Road but with the Earthbound Sound font by Vorticaunt
parodies:Apple Road by The Beatle Bronies
Apple Road [Remastered] by The Beatle Bronies
included in:Abbey Road / Hey Jude
The Beatles (box set, includes 2009 stereo remasters)
The Beatles Collection
With Love From Me to You
part of:Music Genre Tree (Canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre.)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 3) (order: 3)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 5) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 11) (order: 11)
The Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 12) (order: 12)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 14) (order: 14)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 14) (order: 14)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 16) (order: 16)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 16) (order: 16)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 16) (order: 16)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 22) (order: 22)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1970) (order: 37)
Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (1970s) (number: 44) (order: 44)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 143) (order: 143)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/24047 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-beatles/Abbey-road [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/cwvr [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/abbey_road/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/6929/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-5948 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/abbey-road-mw0000192938 [info]
Wikidata:Q173643 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles/Abbey+Road [info]