Sunday, February 15, 2009

The Beatles Complete: February 11(c) to March 5, 1963

Label: Silent Sea Productions, BC630211C-V.1

FEBRUARY 11(c), 1963 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 7:30-10:45 pm.
1. Anna (Go To Him), tk 3, RS1 (2:56)
2. Boys, tk1, RS1 (2:25)
3. Boys, tk1, RS'76 (2:21)
4. Chains, tk1, RS1 (2:24)
5. Twist And Shout, tk2, RS1 (2:34)
6. Twist And Shout, tk2, RS'76 (2:30)

FEBRUARY 20(a), 1963 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 10:30 am-1:00 pm.
7. Misery, tk16, RM1, U.S. edit (1:46)
8. Misery, tk16, RS1 (1:48)
9. Baby It's You, tk5, RS1 (2:39)

MARCH 5, 1963 - STUDIO
Abbey Road Studio #2, London. 2:30 am-9:00 pm.
10. From Me To You, tk1 (1:32)
11. From Me To You, tk2 (1:59)
12. From Me To You, tk3 (1:57)
13. From Me To You, tk4 (1:54)
14. From Me To You, tk5 (2:18)
15. From Me To You, tk6 (0:08)
16. From Me To You, tk7 (2:10)
17. From Me To You, tk8 (2:13)
18. From Me To You, edit piece 1, unnumbered tk (0:21)
19. From Me To You, edit piece 2, tk 9 (0:27)
20. From Me To You, edit piece 3, tk 10 (0:12)
21. From Me To You, edit piece 4, tk 11 (0:21)
22. From Me To You, edit piece 5, tk 12 (0:09)
23. From Me To You, edit piece 6, tk 13 (0:22)
24. Thank You Girl, tk1 (2:12)
25. Thank You Girl, tk2 (0:27)
26. Thank You Girl, tk3 (0:08)
27. Thank You Girl, tk4 (2:02)
28. Thank You Girl, tk5 (2:08)
29. Thank You Girl, tk6 (2:23)
30. Thank You Girl, edit piece 1, tk7 (0:15)
31. Thank You Girl, edit piece 2, tk8 (0:28)
32. Thank You Girl, edit piece 3, tk9 (0:29)
33. Thank You Girl, edit piece 4, tk10 (0:38)
34. Thank You Girl, edit piece 5, tk11 (0:47)
35. Thank You Girl, edit piece 6, tk12 (0:54)
36. Thank You Girl, edit piece 7, tk13 (0:33)
37. One After 909, tk1 (1:25)
38. One After 909, tk2 (3:01)
39. One After 909, tk3 (1:53)
40. One After 909, tk4 (2:32)
41. One After 909, edit piece, tk5 (1:16)
42. From Me To You, edit of unknown tks, RS1 (1:55)
43. One After 909, edit of tks 4 & 5, RM1 (2:54)

Performers: John Lennon sings lead on 1, 5, 6, 9, 37-41 and 43; shared lead on 7, 8, 10-36 and 42, and backup on 2-4; and plays acoustic guitar on 24-36, harmonica on 4, 17-19 and 42 and rhythm guitar on tracks 1-23 and 37-43. Paul McCartney sings shared lead on 7, 8, 10-36 and 42; and backup on 1-6, 9, 37-41 and 43; and plays bass guitar on all tracks. George Harrison sings lead on 4; backup on 1-3, 5 and 6, and plays lead guitar on all tracks. Ringo Starr sings lead on 2 and 3 and plays drums on all tracks. George Martin plays piano on 7 and 8 and celeste on 9.

Producers: all produced by George Martin.

Composers: all are by Lennon-McCartney except 1 by Alexander, 2-3 by Dixon-Farrell, 4 by Goffin-King, 5-6 by Russell-Medley and 9 by David-Bacharach-Williams.

Photos: all were taken in London on March 5, 1963 by John Dove; the cover shot outside EMI House, the back photo in the EMI Abbey Road Studios canteen and the inside shot in Studio #2.

Sources: "Alternates Vol. 3" CD Quarter Apple PCS 7277: 42. "Anthology 1" CD Apple/Capitol 34445: 43. "Introducing The Beatles" LP Vee-Jay VJLP 1062: 7. "MFSL 1-101/102" CDR: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9. "Rock And Roll Music" LP Capitol SKBO 11537: 3 and 6. "The Ultimate Collection Box 2, Disc 2" CD Yellow Dog YDB 202: 10-41.

Completion: February 11(c), 1963, Studio - "Anna (Go To Him)" RM1, "Boys" RM1, "Chains" RM1 and "Twist And Shout" RM1 are on the "Please Please Me" CD Apple/Capitol 46435. February 20(a), 1963 - "Misery" RM1 and "Baby It's You" RM1 are on the "Please Please Me" CD Apple/Capitol 46435. March 5, 1963 - "From Me To You" RM1 is on the "Past Masters Volume One" CD Apple/Capitol 90043.

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