Abbey Road (2CD anniversary edition)

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Tracklist

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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
2Something (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
3Maxwell’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
4Oh! 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
5Octopus’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
6I 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)
3.46:59
7Here 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
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
9You 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
10Sun 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
11Mean 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
12Polythene 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
13She 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
14Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (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)
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
15The 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
16Her 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)
2.51:36

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
art direction:Darren Evans (Graphic Design)
photography:Linda McCartney
liner notes:Kevin Howlett
Giles Martin (producer) (in 2019)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 2019)
assistant mixer:Stefano Civetta
engineer:Matthew Cocker (editor)
executive producer:Jeff Jones (CEO of Apple Corps)
producer:Jonathan Clyde
Guy Hayden
mastering:Miles Showell
Alex Wharton
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Apple Corps Ltd. (for the label use Apple Records) (in 2019)
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2019)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14180845 [info]

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]