Release: 1988
Side One
| 1 | Love Me Do | 2:25 | Mc Cartney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | From Me To You | 1:56 | |
| 3 | Thank You, Girl | 2:02 | |
| 4 | She Loves You | 2:21 | |
| 5 | I'll Get You | 2:03 | |
| 6 | I Want To Hold Your Hand | 2:26 | |
| 7 | This Boy | 2:15 | |
| 8 | Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand | 2:26 | German lyrics: |
| 9 | Sie Liebt Dich | 2:18 | Camillo Felgen (with McCartney) |
Side Two
| 1 | Long Tall Sally | 2:01 | Johnson, Penniman, Blackwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | I Call Your Name | 2:06 | |
| 3 | Slow Down | 2:56 | Larry Williams |
| 4 | Matchbox | 1:56 | Carl Perkins |
| 5 | I Feel Fine | 2:18 | |
| 6 | She's A Woman | 3:04 | |
| 7 | Bad Boy | 2:20 | Larry Williams |
| 8 | Yes, It Is | 2:40 | Lennon |
| 9 | I'm Down | 2:30 |
Side One
| 1 | Day Tripper | 2:45 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | We Can Work It Out | 2:13 | Lennon-McCartney |
| 3 | Paperback Writer | 2:16 | |
| 4 | Rain | 2:57 | |
| 5 | Lady Madonna | 2:15 | |
| 6 | The Inner Light | 2:32 | Harrison |
| 7 | Hey Jude | 7:07 | McCartney |
| 8 | Revolution | 3:21 | Lennon |
Side Two
| 1 | Get Back | 3:10 | McCartney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Don't Let Me Down | 3:33 | Lennon |
| 3 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 2:57 | |
| 4 | Old Brown Shoe | 3:16 | Harrison |
| 5 | Across the Universe | 3:43 | Lennon |
| 6 | Let It Be | 3:48 | McCartney |
| 7 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) | 4:18 | Lennon |
| Volume 1 | Volume 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| CD | 790043 2 | 790044 2 |
| Cassette | ? | ? |
| LP | 166 791135 1 | |
| 791136 1 | 791137 1 | |
First of all: this is NOT a "Greatest Hits" compilation!
Its purpose is very different: complete the collection, gathering the tracks
that aren't on any of the original albums.
So, "you have the other 13 albums, and this one, you have everything
that The Beatles (...), commercially issued during its remarkable reign",
as stated on the liner notes of Volume 2.
These tracks include all single-only songs, plus some "alternative
versions" of Love Me Do (the first single release), Get
Back (single release), Across the Universe ("Wildlife"
version, issued on a charity album), and Let It Be (single release).
Click here to see where these songs were found
before Past Masters
The liner notes include comments on all songs, extracted from Mark Lewisohn's book, The Beatles Recording Sessions, which detail the history of each song. On both CD and LP, these notes are in the original English, not translated, a usual practice in recent years in Brazil. (on the other hand, in the 60's everything was translated).
This album has a curious format: on vinyl it is a double album, but on CD are two albums, sold separately. The cassettes are separated, but sold together in a shrink wrap package, and have the covers of the CDs, in the same style of the remastered collection (silver background).
The gatefold cover of the LP is clearly divided between the volumes: the front section is black and has the tracks, notes and photos of Volume 1 inside; the back section is white and has the same for Volume 2. The back cover has also the list of all tracks, under the logo.
Because of the black cover of the LP edition, some people call it "Álbum Preto" (Black Album), as an opposite to the White Album...
