Free as a Bird

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

CD has Imprint :
Made in UK

Has additional Catalogue Number :
CDR 6422

Has Price Code :
F: PM 515
I: 138

Matrix / Runout :
EMI UDEN 8825872 @ 2
EMI UDEN 8825872 @ 2 :1:1:4.
EMI UDEN 8825872 @ 2 1-3-7-NL
EMI UDEN 8825872 @ 2 1-8-1-NL

Annotation last modified on 2021-02-08 03:56 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Free as a Bird
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles), Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
acoustic bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
bass and keyboard:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1977) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
slide guitar and ukulele:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03), Jeff Lynne (from 1994-02 until 1994-03), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1977), George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1995), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1995) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The John Lennon Estate (in 1995)
recorded at:
The Dakota in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1977) and Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
recording of:
Free as a Bird (Beatles version) (from 1977 until 1994-03)
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
revision of:
Free as a Bird (John Lennon version)
4.354:26
2I Saw Her Standing There
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-02-11)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11)
recording of:
I Saw Her Standing There (on 1963-02-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-02)
publisher:
George Pincus & Sons Music Corp., Leeds Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Gil Music Corporation (in 1963)
32:52
3This Boy
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
recording of:
This Boy (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1963 to present) and Northern Songs (from 1963 to present)
23:18
4Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
bass drum:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
tap dance:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
background vocals:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Victor Spinetti (Welsh actor)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
spoken vocals:
Mal Evans
vocals:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-11-28) and Victor Spinetti (Welsh actor) (on 1967-11-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-06) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-11-28)
recording of:
Christmas Time (Is Here Again) (from 1966-12-06 until 1967-11-28)
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs
33:02

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
copyrighted (©) by:Apple Corps Ltd. (for the label use Apple Records) (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Apple Corps Ltd. (for the label use Apple Records) (in 1995)
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1995)
licensed to:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/676005 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000034CGB [info]