A/B Road: Complete Get Back Sessions

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The numbers at the end of track titles are DDSI numbers, indicating the date of recording and the order in which that song was recorded on that date, as listed on the bootleg covers, and in Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt's book "Drugs, Divorce, and a Slipping Image" which documents this entire recording session.

Annotation last modified on 2019-03-16 11:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Thursday, January 2nd, 1969 - 1
2▶CD: Thursday, January 2nd, 1969 - 2
3▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 1
4▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 2
5▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 3
6▶CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 4
7▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 1
8▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 2
9▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 3
10▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 4
11▶CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 5
12▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 1
13▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 2
14▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 3
15▶CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 4
16▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 1
17▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 2
18▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 3
19▶CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 4
20▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 1
21▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 2
22▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 3
23▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 4
24▶CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 5
25▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 1
26▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 2
27▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 3
28▶CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 4
29▶CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 1
30▶CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 2
31▶CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 3
32▶CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 1
33▶CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 2
34▶CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 3
35▶CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 1
36▶CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 2
37▶CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 3
38▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 1
39▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 2
40▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 3
41▶CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 4
42▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 1
43▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 2
44▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 3
45▶CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 4
46▶CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 1
47▶CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 2
48▶CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 3
49▼CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 4
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1[tuning]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
1:55
2Get Back 24.86
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
2:09
3There You Are Eddie 24.87
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
1:41
4Get Back 24.88
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
0:27
5Get Back 24.89
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
0:39
6Get Back 24.90
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
3:35
7Medley: Get Back / Little Demon / Maybellene 24.91
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
medley including a recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
Little Demon (on 1969-01-24)
writer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Irving Nahan
medley including a cover recording of:
Maybellene (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
2:38
8Short Fat Fanny 24.92
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
Short Fat Fannie (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Eugene Williams (1950s rocker) (in 1957)
1:31
9Get Back 24.93
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
0:15
10Get Back 24.94
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
4:54
11Green Onions 24.95
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
partial cover recording of:
Green Onions (on 1969-01-24)
composer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Carlin Music Corporation, East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music (BMI)
0:45
12Get Back 24.96
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
0:52
13Get Back 24.97
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
4:31
14Bad Boy 24.98
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
Bad Boy (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence E. Williams (1950s rocker) (in 1958-08)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), ATV Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
4:27
15Sweet Little Sixteen 24.99
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
Sweet Little Sixteen (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Fermata do Brasil, Isalee Music Publishing Co. (Chuck Berry’s music publishing company), Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1:47
16Around and Around 24.100
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
Around and Around (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Good-Tunes-Music AG, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
1:07
17Almost Grown 24.101a
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
Almost Grown (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
2:01
18School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) 24.101b
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Nightlight Music Pty Ltd.
2:48
19Stand by Me / Where Have You Been All My Life 24.102
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
medley including a cover recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1969-01-24)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt (publisher), Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
medley including a cover recording of:
Where Have You Been All My Life (on 1969-01-24)
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:39
20Lady Madonna 24.103
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
partial recording of:
Lady Madonna (on 1969-01-24)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
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, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
0:09
21Lovely Rita / Get Back 24.104
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
medley including a partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
medley including a partial recording of:
Lovely Rita (on 1969-01-24)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
0:12
22Get Back 24.105
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-24)
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)
6:51
23Lonely Sea 24.106
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
Lonely Sea (on 1969-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Usher and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
1:40
24[unknown] 24.107
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
3:45
25Ramrod 24.108
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
cover recording of:
Ramrod (on 1969-01-24)
composer:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician)
2:02
26[silence]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
2:00
27[tape rewind]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
0:05
28[unknown playback]
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
0:29
50▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 1
51▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 2
52▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 3
53▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 4
54▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 5
55▶CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 6
56▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 1
57▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 2
58▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 3
59▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 4
60▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 5
61▶CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 6
62▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 1
63▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 2
64▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 3
65▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 4
66▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 5
67▶CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 6
68▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 1
69▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 2
70▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 3
71▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 4
72▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 5
73▶CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 6
74▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 1
75▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 2
76▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 3
77▶CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 4
78▶CD: Wednesday, January 30th, 1969 - 1
79▶CD: Wednesday, January 30th, 1969 - 2: The (Mostly) Stereo Rooftop Concert!
80▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 1
81▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 2
82▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 3
83▶CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 – 4: Nagra Get Back / Nagra Let It Be