THE BEATLES PAST MASTERS, VOLUME TWO

Release: March 7, 1988
Label: Capitol CDP-7-90044-2
Producer: George Martin
Buy: CD sheet music

1. Day Tripper (2:50)
• Recorded: October 16, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
  John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, tambourine
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
  George Harrison - lead guitar
  Ringo Starr - drums
2. We Can Work It out (2:15)
• Recorded: October 20, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
  John Lennon - acoustic guitar, harmonium, harmony vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
  George Harrison - tambourine
  Ringo Starr - drums
3. Paperback Writer (2:19)
• Recorded: April 13, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
  with an overdub added April 14, 1966
  John Lennon - rhythm guitar, background vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
  George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums
4. Rain (3:02)
• Recorded: April 14, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
  with overdubs added April 16, 1966
  John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
  George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
5. Lady Madonna (2:18)
• Recorded: February 3, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
  with overdubs added February 6, 1968
  John Lennon - background vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
  George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Ronnie Scott - saxophone
  Harry Klein - saxophone
  Bill Povey - saxophone
  Bill Jackman - saxophone
6. The Inner Light (2:36)
• Recorded: January 12, 1968 at EMI Studios, Bombay, India
  with overdubs added February 6 (lead vocal) and February 8 (background vocals), 1968
  John Lennon - background vocal
  Paul McCartney - background vocal
  George Harrison - lead vocal
  Indian session musicians - all instruments
7. Hey Jude (7:09)
• Recorded: July 31, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England
  with the forty-piece orchestra overdubbed August 1, 1968
  John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
  George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
  Forty-piece orchestra - sustained notes, clapping, "na-na-na" chorus
8. Revolution (3:24)
• Recorded: July 10, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
  with overdubs added July 11-12, 1968
  John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, organ
  George Harrison - lead guitar
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Nicky Hopkins - piano
9. Get Back (3:15)
• Recorded: January 28, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
  John Lennon - lead guitar
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
  George Harrison - rhythm guitar
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Billy Preston - electric piano
10. Don't Let Me Down (3:35)
• Recorded: January 28, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
  John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
  George Harrison - rhythm guitar
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Billy Preston - organ
11. The Ballad of John and Yoko (3:00)
• Recorded: April 14, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
  John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, drums, piano, maracas, harmony vocal
12. Old Brown Shoe (3:18)
• Recorded: April 16, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
  with overdubs added April 18, 1969
  John Lennon - background vocal
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
  George Harrison - lead vocal, lead guitar
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Billy Preston - organ
13. Across the Universe (3:50)
• Recorded: February 4, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
  with overdubs added February 8, 1968 and wildlife sound effects added
  during the mixing process on October 2, 1969
  John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, organ
  Paul McCartney - piano
  George Harrison - sitar
  Ringo Starr - maracas
  George Martin - organ (with Lennon)
  Lizzie Bravo and Gayleen Pease - falsetto background vocals (on "Nothing's going to change my world")
14. Let It Be (3:51)
• Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
  with overdubs added April 30, 1969 and January 4, 1970
  John Lennon - bass guitar, harmony vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
  George Harrison - Lesley lead guitar, harmony vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Billy Preston - organ
15. You Know My Name (Look up the Number) (4:19)
    • Recorded: May 17, 1967 and June 7-9, 1967 at Abbey Road, London,
      England with vocals and sound effects added April 30, 1969; shortened and remixed November 26, 1969
      John Lennon - lead vocal, maracas, sound effects
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano, double bass, sound effects
      George Harrison - xylophone, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums, bongos
      Brain Jones - saxophone
      Mal Evans - background vocal

Engineer: Geoff Emerick