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The Beatles - Besame Mucho – Anthology 1 The Beatles - Me Do– Anthology 1 The Beatles - P.S. I Love You –

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The Beatles - (Go To Him) – Please Please Me (Alexander) Lead vocal: Recorded in three takes on February 11, 1963. ’s original recording was released as a single in on Dot Records. It did not crack the Top 40. The Beatles played this live in 1962 and 1963. John sings “go with him” instead of “go to him” throughout the song. On U.S. : Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP

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The Beatles – Chains – Please Please Me (Goffin-King) Lead vocal: George Recorded in four takes on February 11, 1963. Legendary tunesmiths and were very inspirational to the budding from . This was a Top 20 hit for in 1962. “Chains” was the first of two featuring a lead vocal by on the first Beatles . On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP

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The Beatles - – Please Please Me (McCartney-) Lead vocal: John Recorded November 26, 1962. First heard by the public on the BBC radio program “Teenagers Turn” on June 11, 1962. It is the b-side of The Beatles’ second single, “Please Please Me,” released January 11, 1963. Written in early 1962, "Ask Me Why" is principally a composition. The song was one of three original songs performed during the Beatles’ EMI audition at Studios on June 6, 1962. On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles (Version 2) - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - – Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Lead vocal: John and Paul The Beatles’ first single release for EMI’s label. Released October 5, 1962, it reached #17 on the British charts. Principally written by Paul McCartney in 1958 and 1959. Recorded with three different drummers: (June 6, 1962, EMI audition), (September 4, 1962), and (September 11, 1962 with Ringo playing ). The 45 rpm single lists the songwriters as Lennon-McCartney. One of several Beatles songs Paul McCartney owns with . Starting with the songs recorded for their debut album on February 11, 1963, Lennon and McCartney’s output was attached to their publishing company. Because their first single was released before John and Paul had contracted with a , EMI assigned it to their own, a company called Ardmore and Beechwood, which took the two songs “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You.” Decades later McCartney and Ono were able to purchase the songs for their respective companies, MPL Communications and Lenono Music. Fun fact: John Lennon shoplifted the he played on the song from a shop in Holland. On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles (Version 1) - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

The Beatles - P.S. I Love You – Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon) Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in ten takes on September 11, 1962, with Andy White on drums. The b-side of “Love Me Do,” released October 5, 1962, in the UK. The Beatles originally intended this to be the A-side of their first Parlophone single but because another song with the same title had been released by they were persuaded to put this on the b-side. One of the three original compositions they performed during their EMI audition. Written mostly by Paul McCartney in April or May 1962 while The Beatles were in , Germany. John has said it was Paul’s attempt to mimic “Soldier Boy” by , which was a hit in April of 1962. One of several Beatles songs Paul McCartney owns with Yoko Ono. Starting with the songs recorded for their debut album on February 11, 1963,

7 Lennon-McCartney’s output was attached to their Northern Songs publishing company. Because their first single was released before John and Paul had contracted with a music publisher, EMI assigned it to their own, a company called Ardmore and Beechwood, which took the two songs, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You.” Decades later McCartney and Ono were able to purchase the songs for their respective companies, MPL Communications and Lenono Music. On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles (Version 1) - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Baby It’s You – Please Please Me (David-Williams-Bacharach) Lead vocal: John Recorded in three takes on February 11, 1963. Originally recorded by The Shirelles in December 1961 on . Performed by The Beatles in their live act throughout 1962 and 1963.

8 On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

The Beatles - A Taste of Honey – Please Please Me (Scott-Marlow) Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles knew that adding a variety of music styles to their stage act would garner them more bookings. They loved ballads and were always on the hunt for songs that would add a touch of ‘sophistication’ to their live show. Among the songs they found to fit this need was the ballad “A Taste Of Honey.” A popular instrumental of the day, the came across a version with lyrics and added it to their repertoire in 1962. ’s original version won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Theme of 1962. The title was sometimes sung as “A waste of money” by Beatle John at 1962 and 1963 shows. Paul’s vocal was double-tracked here, the only time this was done on the debut LP. On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - And Shout – Please Please Me (Medley-Russell) Lead vocal: John The last song recorded during the marathon session on February 11, 1963. Two takes were completed before Lennon’s voice gave out. The released version is the first take. Originally recorded by in May 1962, The Beatles performed it regularly in their live act between 1962 and 1965. Its inclusion in the 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” sent the song the Billboard singles chart 22 years after its initial U.S. release. On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

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10 Lead vocal: Paul The song was written by Meredith Wilson for his 1957 Broadway musical . The Broadway for the musical, released in January of 1958, won the first Grammy Award for the category Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV) ever issued. The album contains “Till There Was You” sung by actress . The musical was adapted to the big screen in 1962, which featured Shirley Jones the song. Peggy Lee released a version of the ballad in April 1960.

The song was the reason The Beatles were asked to audition for EMI’s Parlophone Records after being turned down by Decca. On February 13, 1962, met with , head of A&R at Parlophone. Martin, who was looking for the next to be secured to his small label, eagerly listened to the discs Epstein had transferred from the Decca audition reel-to-reel tapes. Although not overly-impressed, “Till There Was You” stuck out like a sore thumb. Martin was impressed by George Harrison’s polished work as well as Paul McCartney’s spot on vocals. Martin set The Beatles’ EMI audition for June 6, 1962.

On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

The Beatles - You Really Got A Hold On Me – With The Beatles (Robinson) Lead vocal: John Recorded June 18, 1963, Paul McCartney’s 21st birthday. Originally recorded by and released as a single by Records in . The single was a crossover smash, topping the Billboard R&B chart and reaching #8 on the Billboard pop chart. Miracles’ lead William “Smokey” Robinson is the credited . It is one of three Motown songs covered by The Beatles on their second LP. On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Devil In Her Heart – With The Beatles (Drapkin) Lead vocal: George Brian Epstein had a policy at his NEMS record store of buying at least one copy of every record that was released. George Harrison: “Consequently he had records that weren’t hits in Britain, or even hits in America. Before we were going to a gig we’d meet in the record store, after it had shut, and we’d search the racks like ferrets to see what new ones were there … ‘Devil In Her Heart’ and ’s ‘Money’ were records that we’d picked up and played in the shop and thought were interesting.” Recorded July 18, 1963. Originally recorded by Detroit-based The Donays in 1962 as “,” as the group was made up of females. On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Mr. Moonlight - (Johnson)

12 Lead vocal: John The Beatles first attempted to record this obscure B-side from early 1962 by Dr. Feelgood and the Interns, before leaving on their 1964 North American Tour, but didn’t make much progress. The initial takes featured a George Harrison . When the group returned from their tour they revisited the song on October 18, 1964, and laid down takes 5-8. At the October takes George’s guitar solo was replaced by Paul on . Percussion was provided by George Harrison thumping on an old African drum and Ringo playing what Paul described as a “horned-shaped sort of conga drum.” On U.S. album: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Ticket To Ride - Help! (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: John and Paul The Beatles’ ninth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Issued nearly four months prior to the “Help!” album’s release on July 19, 1965 in the U.S. and four days later in the UK. Recorded on

13 February 15, 1965 and featuring a blistering performance by Paul McCartney. John and Paul composed the song together based primarily on John’s idea. The song’s distinctive drum pattern was conceived by Paul. The complex song was highly innovative for the time, and certainly unlike anything being played on top 40 radio. John Lennon in 1970: “ ‘Ticket To Ride was slightly a new sound at the time. It was pretty heavy for then, if you go and look in the charts for what other music people were making. It's a heavy record and the drums are heavy too. That's why I like it.” McCartney said, “It was quite radical at the time.” printed “From the release ‘’ ” on both sides of the single. On U.S. album: Help! - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Nowhere Man - (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Under pressure to deliver new material while the “Rubber Soul” album was being recorded, John Lennon spent five hours one morning at home trying to come up with a new song. John: “I'd actually stopped trying to think of something. Nothing would come. I was cheesed off and went for a lie down, having given up. Then I thought of myself as Nowhere Man - sitting in his nowhere land.” Paul: “We were always forcing [the Abbey Road staff] into things they didn't want to do. ‘Nowhere Man’ was one. I remember we wanted very treble-y , which they are, they're among the most treble-y guitars I've ever heard on record.” “Nowhere Man” was performed throughout The Beatles’ 1966 world tour. Issued as a single (b/w “What Goes On”) by Capitol Records in America. Recorded on October 22, 1965. On U.S. album: and Today - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - The Word - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded in three takes at a late night session starting on November 10, 1965 that ran until 4 a.m. the next morning. Overdubs include Paul on , George Martin on harmonium, and Ringo playing the maracas. The song is a full between Lennon and McCartney, and began as an attempt to write a song based around a single note. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

The Beatles - - Rubber Soul

15 (Harrison) Lead vocal: George The fifth original composition by George Harrison to be recorded by The Beatles was completed on November 8, 1965 in one take with overdubs under the working title “Won’t Be There With You.” The song features Paul playing his bass through a fuzz box to give it a distorted sound. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

The Beatles - - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John John’s song about a doctor that dispenses pills and other comfort to his clients was rumored to be about Dr. Robert Freymann of , who ran a discreet clinic on Manhattan's East 78th Street. The good doctor had a reputation for giving vitamin B-12 injections containing large doses of amphetamines, mainly to well-heeled New Yorkers. But both John and Paul have denied that is the source of the lyrics. Paul: “The song was a joke about this fellow who cured everyone of everything with all these pills and tranquilizers. He just kept New York high.” John: “‘Doctor Robert’ was another of mine. Mainly about drugs and pills. It was about myself: I was that carried all the pills on tour and always have done. Well, in the early days. Later on the roadies did it, and we just kept them in our pockets loose, in case of trouble.” Originally clocking in at nearly three minutes, the song was cut to 2:13 for its official release. The backing track was recorded in seven takes on April 17, 1966. Overdubs included Paul on piano, John on harmonium, and George on maracas. “Doctor Robert” was one of three songs issued in America six weeks prior to their official release in the UK. American and Canadian Beatles fans heard “I’m Only Sleeping,” “,” and “Doctor Robert” first on Capitol Records’ “” album, issued June 20, 1966. The rest of the world had to wait until the first week of August for them to appear on the “Revolver” LP. On U.S. album: Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: Paul and John The lead off track to Rubber Soul on the UK version was recorded on October 13, 1965. This session was the first in Beatles recording history to go past midnight. The music was written by Paul but he needed help with the lyrics. He and John worked through the song and came up with “baby you can drive my car” in place of temporary lyrics Paul was using (“you can give me golden rings”). “Drive my car” is an old expression for sex. The basic track was completed in four takes. Thanks to , McCartney plays bass, piano and (his Casino). Paul provides the guitar solo in the song’s introduction, middle and ending. On U.S. album: Yesterday and Today - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The rhythm track was finished in three takes on June 21, 1966, the final day of recording for “Revolver.” When the recording session started the song was untitled. The key line came from a real-life incident. On August 24, 1965, during a break in from their North American Tour, The Beatles rented a house on Mulholland Drive. They played host to notables such as Roger McGuinn and of , actors and actresses, and a bevy of beautiful women, “From , I believe,” Lennon remembered. John, high on acid, found himself in a strange conversation with actor , who kept coming up to him and whispering, “ what it’s like to be dead.” As a child, Fonda had a near-death experience after accidentally shooting himself on the stomach. The song was a last-minute addition to the “Revolver,” rehearsed and

18 recorded on the final day of sessions when discovered they were one song short. McCartney recalls getting into an argument with John and leaving the studio. He believes this is one of the only Beatle records he didn’t play on. It is assumed George played the bass in McCartney’s absence. John sings the lead vocal and plays the organ, and John and George double-tracked the backing vocals. On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Baby You're A Rich Man - Tour Recorded 11th May 1967

19 Two songs put together… John’s “All of The Beautiful People” and Paul’s “Baby You’re A Rich Man”…Recorded at with more than a few Rolling Stones present. say’s in his Recording Session book that one tape box was marked w/ M. Jagger… Musicians: John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, piano, ; Paul McCartney – vocal, piano, ; George Harrison – harmony vocal; Ringo Starr – drums, maracas, tambourine; – vibraphone; – oboe (?); – harmony vocal(?) Lennon .5 / McCartney .5

The Beatles – You Never Give Me Your Money - Abbey Road Recorded May 6th 1969 at Olympic Studios w/ overdubbing 2 months later at Abbey Road. Paul weighing in on the sad but true aspects of the Apple business plan circa spring 1969….. McCartney 1.00

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The Beatles - - The Beatles Recorded Sept. 23rd 1968 John taking the title from an article on the cover of the American Gun Magazine (which he never read)…which said Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand Lennon 1.00

The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Harrison) - The Beatles Recorded July 25th 1968 George said in that he picked a book at random and said to himself he was going to write a song based on the first thing he saw when

21 he opened the book laying on the coffee table…he saw “Gently Weeps” and the rest is history. Features on lead guitar. George 1.00

George – The Art Of Dying – ATMP `70

The Beatles - - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded June 2, 1964, the last day of recording for the “A Hard Day’s Night” album. John Lennon: “An effort at writing ‘It Won't Be Long’ - same ilk. C to A minor, C to A minor with me shouting.” The song was in an unfinished state when Lennon brought it to the band to record on June 2. The group worked out the arrangement throughout the day and night. Up against on a deadline to submit the album, the piano section in the middle eight was left without lyrics. They had run out of time. On April 8, 1988, Lennon's handwritten lyrics for “Any Time At All” were sold for £6,000 at an auction held at Sotheby's in . On U.S. album: Something New - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ sixth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. During their 19-day engagement at Paris’s Theatre The Beatles took time out to record German-language versions for two of their biggest hits. “” and “” were chosen to get new vocals to increase sales in the German market. This was at the insistence of EMI’s German branch, Odeon, which felt they couldn’t sell large quantities of records unless they were sung in German. With less than an hour left on their booked recording time, The Beatles recorded four takes of a new song by Paul, “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Issued in the U.S. on March 16, 1964, it sold 940,225 copies in the U.S. the day it was released, earning a gold record award that day and shattering all previous sales records. Within two weeks sales had totaled 2 million copies. The

23 single went on to sell over 3 million by the end of the year. The UK single was released four days later, on March 20, 1964. Recorded Jan. 29, 1964 at Pathe’ Marconi Studio in Paris. It’s inclusion in “A Hard Day’s Night” was a decision by director , who opted for Paul’s fast paced million seller over John’s slower new song “I’ll Cry Instead.” The decision to cut “I’ll Cry Instead” from the film was so last minute that the American LP, which had been rush- released on , included “I’ll Cry Instead” in its song line-up. On U.S. album: A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP - Apple LP (1970)

The Beatles - I Should Have Known Better - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Following their triumphant visit to America The Beatles were thrust back to work. On February 25, 1964 they dove into new songs slated for their film. On this day they recorded “You Can’t Do That” and began work on Paul’s “” and John’s “I Should Have Known Better.” In the film “I Should Have Known Better” was performed in the train compartment scene, which in reality was the interior of a van with crew members rocking the van to fake the train in motion. Used as the flip side of the U.S. “A Hard Day’s Night” single. Paul’s “” was the UK b-side. Recorded Feb. 25-26, 1964. On U.S. album: A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Hey Jude - Apple LP (1970)

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I Call Your Name - EP (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Composed by John Lennon and originally given to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to use as the b-side of another Lennon song (credited to Lennon-McCartney), “ to Me.” Both songs had been recorded at Abbey Road by Kramer and band on June 27, 1963, with Paul McCartney in attendance. The Beatles’ version was recorded in seven takes on March 1, 1964. On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP U.K.: Non-album track (EP song)

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Paul & Linda McCartney – – Ram ‘71

26 A song pointed directly at John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with the famous line of Paul’s, “You took your lucky break and broke it in two.” The song is what prompted John to write, “How do you Sleep?” Hugh McCracken provides lead guitar.

John Lennon – How Do You Sleep – Imagine ‘71 The most scathing outward song directed towards Paul McCartney. As John responded to a number of songs written on Paul’s Ram LP. This was song was all about Paul, but later John said it was really about himself. George offers a blistering guitar solo. It’s said that even contributed some lyrics towards Paul McCartney, because at the time, Paul was suing Klein and the other Beatles.

The Beatles - - The Beatles Recorded Sept.11th 1968 Mentions of “Strawberry Fields“,“ “,“ Lady ”,” On The Hill and ““. A favorite of Beatle George. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles – Not Guilty – The Beatles (Harrison) Recorded: 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th Location: Abbey Road 2 Producer: George Martin Engineer: Musicians: George Harrison – lead vocal, guitars, harpsichord (?); John

27 Lennon – harpsichord (?); Paul McCartney – bass guitar, drums (?); Ringo Starr – drums It was during the recording of this song that George first used his famous cherry-red Gibson – a gift from Eric Clapton. (A famous old story says that he gave it to him after playing the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but that’s just a Beatle myth!) Lead Vocal George Harrison 1.00

Ringo – – flip / IT DON’TCOME EASY `71

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The Beatles - - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded in 11 takes on June 2, 1964. It was the next to last song completed for the “A Hard Day’s Night” album. In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine John Lennon said: “That’s me trying to get that type sound, a four-in-the bar cowbell song.” On U.S. album:

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The Beatles - I’m Down - Single (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in one take on June 14, 1965. Written entirely by Paul McCartney, who showed off his skills at the June 14 recording session by recording “I’ve Just Seen A Face” in six takes, then the scorcher “I’m Down” in one take, and following a dinner break, nailing “Yesterday” in two takes. “I’m Down” was patterned after ’s “Long Tall Sally,” or as George Harrison described it at the time, “It’s pretty wild… because it has Paul’s wild voice.” Paul: “I could do Little Richard's voice, which is a wild, hoarse, screaming thing. It's like an out-of-body experience. You have to leave your current sensibilities and go about a foot above your head to sing it. A lot of people were fans of Little Richard so I used to sing his stuff but there came a point when I wanted one of my own, so I wrote ‘I'm Down.’ I ended up doing it at Shea . It worked very well for those kind of places, it was a good stage song. And in as much as they are hard to write, I'm proud of it. Those kind of songs with hardly any melody, rock 'n' roll songs, are much harder to write than ballads, because there's nothing to them.” John Lennon plays the Hammond organ. The B-side of the “Help!” single, issued July 23, 1965 in the UK and July 19, 1965 in the U.S. On U.S. album: Non-album single (B-side)

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The Beatles – - "Get Back" was the original title to the film and album, which became Let It Be. The whole idea of the album was for the band to 'get back' to their recording roots by playing live and without studio trickery, hence the title. Journalists repeatedly asked Paul if the song had

31 racist meanings, but demo tapes show that the song was originally a satire of people who wanted to keep illegal immigrants out of Britain. Soon Paul had added a few characters and the satire was lost, but the single was enormously successful, selling 2 million copies. McCartney 1.00

The Beatles / Led ZEP – Whole Lotta

The Beatles – Mean Mr. Mustard - Abbey Road Recorded July 24th. Written in India as we heard on the White LP demos from . When the band is playing it during the Let It Be sessions Pam was then a Shirley. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles – - Abbey Road Recorded July 25th w/ “She Came in Through The Bathroom Window “. The only Beatles song inspired by a woman in who dressed in polythene (but not jack boots or kilts). Written in India, demoed for the White LP. Lennon 1.00

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The Beatles – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Abbey Road Recorded July 25th 1969. Written while in NYC to announce Apple. Based on a true story about some Scruffs breaking into Paul house at St. John’s Wood. Paul wrote w/ in mind…who later coved it as he did with most Beatle songs. McCartney 1.00

The Beatles – - Abbey Road Recorded w/ “” as one song on July 2nd 1969 Based on a 400 year old poem by Thomas Decker whose original words were: Golden Slumbers kiss your eyes; Smiles awake you when you rise. Sleep pretty wantons do not cry,

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The Beatles – Carry That Weight - Abbey Road Recorded July 2nd 1969 Featuring all 4 fabs on “Carry That Weight” but Ringo bowed out on the “I never give you my pillow” line.

The Beatles – The End –Abbey Road Recorded July 23rd 1969 John, Paul and George take turns on the lead fills at the end….of The End. McCartney 1.00

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The Beatles - Love Me Do (McCartney-Lennon) – Single/ Recorded in 15 Takes on 4th September 1962 - Ringo on Drums 18 Takes on 11th September - A remake with Andy White on Drums UK / Parlophone 45-R 4949 (mono) Released: October 5, 1962 Parlophone, Tollie, 45, and Capitol Starline single Parlophone LP Please Please Me Parlophone EP The Beatles’ Hits Vee-Jay LP Introducing the Beatles Greatest Records LP The Original Greatest Hits Capitol LP The Early Beatles

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