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

1CD: Thursday, January 2nd, 1969 - 1
2CD: Thursday, January 2nd, 1969 - 2
3CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 1
4CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 2
5CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 3
6CD: Friday, January 3rd, 1969 - 4
7CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 1
8CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 2
9CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 3
10CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 4
11CD: Sunday, January 6th, 1969 - 5
12CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 1
13CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 2
14CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 3
15CD: Monday, January 7th, 1969 - 4
16CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 1
17CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 2
18CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 3
19CD: Tuesday, January 8th, 1969 - 4
20CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 1
21CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 2
22CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 3
23CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 4
24CD: Wednesday, January 9th, 1969 - 5
25CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 1
26CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 2
27CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 3
28CD: Thursday, January 10th, 1969 - 4
29CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 1
30CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 2
31CD: Sunday, January 13th, 1969 - 3
32CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 1
33CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 2
34CD: Monday, January 14th, 1969 - 3
35CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 1
36CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 2
37CD: Monday, January 21th, 1969 - 3
38CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 1
39CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 2
40CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 3
41CD: Tuesday, January 22th, 1969 - 4
42CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 1
43CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 2
44CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 3
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1Get Back 23.34
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 1969-01-23)
partial recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-23)
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)
0:06
2Get Back 23.35
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-23)
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)
1:01
3Get Back 23.36
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-23)
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)
2:26
4Get Back 23.37
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-23)
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)
2:51
5Get Back 23.38
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-23)
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)
6:07
6Get Back 23.39
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Get Back (on 1969-01-23)
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)
3:24
7Oh! Darling 23.40
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (on 1969-01-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
16:13
8Oh! Darling 23.41
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (on 1969-01-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4:33
9[instrumental] 23.42
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 1969-01-23)
1:05
10Two of Us 23.43
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Two of Us (on 1969-01-23)
written in:
United Kingdom (from 1968 until 1969-01-31)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968 until 1969-01-31) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-01-02 until 1969-01-31)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
1:48
11[dialogue]
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 1969-01-23)
0:11
12[guitar instrumental] 23.44
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 1969-01-23)
0:30
13Let It Be 23.45
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Let It Be (on 1969-01-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), 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 (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:48
14[improvisation] 23.46
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 1969-01-23)
3:43
15Mean Mr. Mustard 23.47
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 1969-01-23)
partial recording of:
Mean Mr Mustard (on 1969-01-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
0:12
16[improvisation] 23.48
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 1969-01-23)
0:27
17[improvisation] 23.49
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 1969-01-23)
4:08
18Let's Twist Again 23.50
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 1969-01-23)
cover recording of:
Let’s Twist Again (on 1969-01-23)
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Dave Appell
publisher:
Kalmann Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Belinda (Scandinavia) AB (in 1974)
3:00
19Oh! Darling 23.51
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (on 1969-01-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
0:25
20The Long and Winding Road 23.52
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
The Long and Winding Road (on 1969-01-23)
written in:
Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:43
21Love Is the Thing to Me 23.53
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 1969-01-23)
1:47
22Everything's Alright 23.54
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Everything’s Alright (on 1969-01-23)
writer:
Billy Preston and Doris Troy
1:42
23I Want to Thank You 23.55
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
I Want to Thank You (on 1969-01-23)
writer:
Billy Preston
3:03
24You've Been Acting Strange 23.56
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
You've Been Acting Strange (on 1969-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
R.L. Williams
publisher:
Hollenbeck Music, Irving Music (BMI) and WEP Music
1:17
25Use What You Got 23.57
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 1969-01-23)
recording of:
Use What You Got (on 1969-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Preston
publisher:
Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc. and Beechwood Music Corporation
2:01
26Together in Love 23.58
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 1969-01-23)
1:34
27[feedback improvisation] 23.59
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 1969-01-23)
3:17
28[improvisation] 23.60
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 1969-01-23)
5:02
45CD: Wednesday, January 23th, 1969 - 4
46CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 1
47CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 2
48CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 3
49CD: Thursday, January 24th, 1969 - 4
50CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 1
51CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 2
52CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 3
53CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 4
54CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 5
55CD: Friday, January 25th, 1969 - 6
56CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 1
57CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 2
58CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 3
59CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 4
60CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 5
61CD: Saturday, January 26th, 1969 - 6
62CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 1
63CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 2
64CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 3
65CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 4
66CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 5
67CD: Sunday, January 27th, 1969 - 6
68CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 1
69CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 2
70CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 3
71CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 4
72CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 5
73CD: Monday, January 28th, 1969 - 6
74CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 1
75CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 2
76CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 3
77CD: Tuesday, January 29th, 1969 - 4
78CD: Wednesday, January 30th, 1969 - 1
79CD: Wednesday, January 30th, 1969 - 2: The (Mostly) Stereo Rooftop Concert!
80CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 1
81CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 2
82CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 - 3
83CD: Thursday, January 31st, 1969 – 4: Nagra Get Back / Nagra Let It Be