Past Masters, Vols. 1 & 2 [Digipak]

Performer: The Beatles
Artist: Brian Jones; Billy Preston; Nicky Hopkins
Engineer: Norman Smith; Geoff Emerick; Glyn Johns; Jeff Jarratt; Ken Scott; Martin Benge; Peter Bown; Phillip McDonald; Barry Sheffield; Norman Smith
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion, sound effects); Paul McCartney (vocals, piano, bass, drums, maracas, sound effects); George Harrison (vocals, guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums). Additional personnel includes: Brian Jones (saxophone); Nicky Hopkins (piano); Billy Preston (organ); Mal Evans (sound effects). Compilation producer: Mark Lewisohn. Recorded between September 4, 1962 and January 4, 1970. Tracks 1-5, 8-9 and 33 are mono. Tracks 6-7, 10-32 are stereo. PAST MASTERS is a compilation of singles, B-sides and other tracks that did not appear on the Beatles' original British albums. The Beatles as a general rule did not include their singles on their albums in the UK. PAST MASTERS VOLUME ONE and PAST MASTERS VOLUME TWO are available individually on CD on Parlophone. VOLUME ONE is Parlophone 90043, VOLUME TWO is Parlophone 90044. See individual albums for further details. Personnel: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, harmonica); George Harrison (vocals, guitar); Paul McCartney (vocals, piano, bass guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums); Brian Jones (saxophone). Audio Remasterers: Sean Magee; Steve Rooke; Steve Rooke; Guy Massey; Paul Hicks. Liner Note Authors: Kevin Howlett; Kevin Howlett. When EMI and Capitol released the Beatles' recordings on compact disc, it was decided to issue the albums in their original British formats in both the U.K. and the U.S. The British albums frequently did not contain singles released by the Beatles at the same time, and there were other odd tracks not included on any regular album. Thus, two discs were necessary to gather the stray material (some of which included their biggest hits). For the cassette and LP formats, Capitol combined the two volumes into this double release. ~ William Ruhlmann

Paste (magazine) (p.61) - "It remains the most comprehensive Beatles singles anthology....It's an essential set for completists and casual fans alike."

No other band has had quite the same impact as the four lads from Liverpool. Over the course of eight years and more than a dozen albums, the Beatles changed popular music and culture forever, spearheading the 1960s British Invasion and shaping rock & roll along the way. Along with their amazing musical output and unprecedented worldwide celebrity, John, Paul, George, and Ringo were responsible for many pop music revolutions, major and minor--writing their own material, pushing the limits of the studio, making films of their music, printing song lyrics on albums--that today are taken for granted. Although the Beatles disbanded in 1970, their artistic legacy is permanently ingrained in the entire world's musical vocabulary.

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