The Beatles in Mono

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Annotation

The mono mixes from the original masters. 11 Albums pressed on heavyweight 180 g vinyl. Replicas of the original LP sleeves and artwork, adding a 12×12 illustrated 108 page hardback book.

This boxed set was released on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl on 8 September 2014, mastered directly from the original analogue tapes and not the digital masters used for the CD release.

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-13 01:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Please Please Me
2▶12" Vinyl: With The Beatles
3▶12" Vinyl: A Hard Day’s Night
4▶12" Vinyl: Beatles for Sale
5▶12" Vinyl: Help!
6▶12" Vinyl: Rubber Soul
7▶12" Vinyl: Revolver
8▶12" Vinyl: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
9▶12" Vinyl: Magical Mystery Tour
10▶12" Vinyl: The Beatles
11▶12" Vinyl: The Beatles
12▶12" Vinyl: Mono Masters
13▶12" Vinyl: Mono Masters
14▼12" Vinyl: Mono Masters
#TitleArtistRatingLength
AA1Only a Northern Song
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-13)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-13)
glockenspiel and piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-20)
organ:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-13, on 1967-04-20)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-13)
trumpet:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-20)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-14, on 1967-04-20)
vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-13, on 1967-02-14, on 1967-04-20)
remaster of:
Only a Northern Song (1968 mock stereo mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Only a Northern Song (from 1967-02-13 until 1967-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Beatles2.8?:??
AA2All Together Now
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
drums (drum set) and finger cymbals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
harmonica and ukulele:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-12)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-12)
recording of:
All Together Now (on 1967-05-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Beatles1.5?:??
AA3Hey Bulldog
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
electric bass guitar and tambourine:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-11)
recording of:
Hey Bulldog (on 1968-02-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Beatles3?:??
AA4It’s All Too Much
engineer:
Dave Siddle (engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass clarinet:
Paul Harvey (British wind musician and composer) (on 1967-06-02)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-25)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-25)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-25)
Hammond organ:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-25)
handclaps and background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-31) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-31)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-31)
trumpet:
David Mason (trumpeter) (on 1967-06-02)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-31)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-25, on 1967-05-31, on 1967-06-02)
recording of:
It’s All Too Much (from 1967-05-25 until 1967-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) 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)
The Beatles3?:??
BB1Get Back
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
electric piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1969) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
recording of:
Get Back (from 1969-01-27 until 1969-01-28)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Beatles with Billy Preston3.65?:??
BB2Don’t Let Me Down
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-28)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1969) and Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-28)
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down (on 1969-01-28)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968 to present)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Beatles with Billy Preston3.65?:??
BB3Across the Universe
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
bass drum:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
tambura:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-04, on 1968-02-08)
recording of:
Across the Universe (from 1968-02-04 until 1968-02-08)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1967) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1967)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
The Beatles2.5?:??
BB4You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
alto saxophone:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1967-06-08)
bongos and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-05-17)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
harmonica and maracas:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-06-07)
vibraphone:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-05-17 until 1967-06-08)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1970) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-17, on 1967-06-07, on 1967-06-08, on 1969-04-30)
recording of:
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (from 1967-05-17 until 1969-04-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Beatles3.2?:??

Credits

Release

photography:Robert Freeman (English photographer)
liner notes:Tony Barrow (press officer)
Kevin Howlett
mastering:Steve Berkowitz (A&R executive at Sony, also credited as reissue producer)
Sean Magee (British mastering engineer) (in 2014)
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by:Apple Corps Ltd. (for the label use Apple Records)
Calderstone Productions Limited
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Calderstone Productions Limited
mastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6058035 [info]