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
#TitleRatingLength
1I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Trident recording session & reduction mix)
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
Glyn Johns
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-02-22)
organ:
Billy Preston (on 1969-02-22)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-02-22)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-22)
recording of:
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (on 1969-02-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
CBS Songs, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.47:00
2Goodbye (home demo)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1969-02)
recording of:
Goodbye (in 1969-02)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:24
3Something (studio demo)
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
electric guitar, piano and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-02-25)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-25)
recording of:
Something (on 1969-02-25)
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)
4.053:37
4The Ballad of John and Yoko (take 7)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
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)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-14)
recording of:
The Ballad of John and Yoko (on 1969-04-14)
written in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1969)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1969) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1969)
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:38
5Old Brown Shoe (take 2)
engineer:
Jeff Jarratt (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)
drums (drum set):
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-16)
recording of:
Old Brown Shoe (on 1969-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
written at:
Kinfauns in Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1968-11 until 1969-01-26)
3.33:16
6Oh! Darling (take 4)
engineer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-20)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (on 1969-04-20)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:31
7Octopus’s Garden (take 9)
engineer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer), Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-26)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-26)
recording of:
Octopus’s Garden (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Eaton Music Limited, Startling Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
1:43
8You Never Give Me Your Money (take 36)
engineer:
Glyn Johns
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)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-06)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1958–1966 before moving to Barnes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-06)
recording of:
You Never Give Me Your Money (on 1969-05-06)
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)
5:18
9Her Majesty (takes 1–3)
engineer:
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)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-02)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-02)
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)
2.51:34
10Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (takes 1–3 / medley)
engineer:
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:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-02)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-02)
medley including a recording of:
Carry That Weight (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)
medley including a recording of:
Golden Slumbers (The Beatles) (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)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
3:21
11Here Comes the Sun (take 9)
engineer:
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)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-07)
recording of:
Here Comes the Sun (on 1969-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
3:41
12Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (take 12)
engineer:
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:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-09)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-09)
recording of:
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (on 1969-07-09)
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)
4:44
3▶Digital Media: Sessions

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]