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Past Masters

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By: 
The Beatles
Label: 
Apple, Capitol, Parlophone
Release date: 
September 9, 2009
Length (≈): 
95:54
Produced by: 
George Martin
Recorded at: 
Abbey Road Studios (EMI), Apple Studios (Savile Row), Pathé Marconi Studios
Recording date(s): 
Various dates from September 4, 1962 to January 4, 1970.
Certification(s): 
Gold (Canada)

In 2009, when The Beatles Remastered edition was released, the Past Masters portion included two additional stereo tracks. (Mono Masters was the name given to the collection's monaural equivalent.)

Volume One of Past Masters covers the years 1962 through 1965 and offers 18 songs: 11 singles from UK releases, the two German versions, the four songs from the Long Tall Sally EP, and Bad Boy from Beatles VI, the Capitol release for the North American market.

Volume Two of this two-CD set released in 1988 includes songs from the period 1966 through 1970, focusing, like its companion volume, on singles (both the a- and b-sides) that had not found their way into the twelve studio albums, plus the recording made for the World Wildlife Fund money-raiser, Across the Universe. This version differs markedly from the track that came out later on Let It Be.

Tracks

Disc One Lead Vocals Written by Length
Love Me Do McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:24
From Me to You Lennon and McCartney Lennon/McCartney 1:56
Thank You Girl Lennon Lennon/McCartney 2:04
She Loves You Lennon and McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:21
I'll Get You Lennon and McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:06
I Want to Hold Your Hand Lennon and McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:25
This Boy Lennon Lennon/McCartney 2:16
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand Lennon and McCartney Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Hellmer 2:27
Sie Liebt Dich Lennon and McCartney Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Montague 2:20
Disc Two
Long Tall Sally McCartney Johnson/Blackwell/Penniman 2:03
I Call Your Name Lennon Lennon/McCartney 2:09
Slow Down Lennon Williams 2:56
Matchbox Starr Carl Perkins 1:59
I Feel Fine Lennon Lennon/McCartney 2:18
She's a Woman McCartney Lennon/McCartney 3:03
Bad Boy Lennon Williams 2:20
Yes It Is Lennon Lennon/McCartney 2:43
I'm Down McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:32
Disc Three
Day Tripper Lennon Lennon/McCartney 2:48
We Can Work It Out McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:15
Paperback Writer McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:18
Rain Lennon Lennon/McCartney 3:02
Lady Madonna McCartney Lennon/McCartney 2:17
The Inner Light Harrison George Harrison 2:37
Hey Jude McCartney Lennon/McCartney 7:08
Revolution Lennon Lennon/McCartney 3:23
Disc Four
Get Back McCartney Lennon/McCartney 3:15
Don't Let Me Down Lennon Lennon/McCartney 3:35
The Ballad of John and Yoko Lennon Lennon/McCartney 2:59
Old Brown Shoe Harrison George Harrison 3:20
Across the Universe Lennon Lennon/McCartney 3:49
Let It Be McCartney Lennon/McCartney 3:50
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) Lennon and McCartney Lennon/McCartney 4:19

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