The Beatles Complete Volume Two

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 1999

Label: Secret Trax

DISC ONE
Performers: except where noted the lineup is George Harrison, lead guitar; John Lennon, rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney, bass; Pete Best, drums. Ringo Starr takes over on drums on tracks 26-29. John sings lead on 2, 5, 7, 9, 17, 23 and 27; shared lead on 26 and 28; and back-up on 4, 8, 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22, 24, 25 and 29. Paul sings lead on 1, 3, 8, 12-16, 18, 21, 22, 24 and 29; shared lead on 26 and 28; and back-up on 2, 4-6, 9-11, 19, 20, 23, 25 and 27; and possibly the piano on 19 and 20. George joins John on rhythm guitar on 19 and 20; sings lead on 4, 6, 10, 11 and 25; and back-up on 2, 5, 9, 12, 14-16, 18-20, 23, 24 and 29. Tony Sheridan sings lead and plays lead guitar on 19 and 20. Track 20’s inclusion is based on the strong possibility that it is the second track known to have been recorded at this session.
Producers: Mike Smith, 1-15; Peter Pilbeam, 16-18 and 23-25; Bert Kaempfert, 19-20; George Martin and Ron Richards, 21-22; George Martin, 27; Unknown, 26, 28 and 29.
Composers: 1, 9, 12, 22 and 23 by Lennon-McCartney; 2 by Bradford-Gordy; 3 by Wilson; 4 by Snyder-Wheeler-Smith; 5 by Spector; 6 by Goffin-King; 7 and 17 by Berry; 8 by Perkins-Cantrell-Claunch; 10 and 15 by Leiber-Stoller; 11 by Holly; 13 by Dublin-Warren; 14, 21 and 24 by Velasquez-Skylar; 16 by Walker; 18 by Holland-Bateman-Gordy; 19 by Bernie-Pinkard-Casey; 20 by Foster; 25 by Beveridge-Oakman; 26 and 28 by Leiber-Stoller-Barrett; and 27 by Murray.

DISC TWO
Performers: John Lennon sings lead on 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 19 and 21; shared lead on 17 and back-up on 2, 4, 10, 13 and 18; and plays harmonica on 1, 2, 4 and 11; acoustic guitar on 2 and rhythm guitar 3-29. Paul McCartney sings lead vocal on 2, 4, 10, 13, 14, 18 and 26; shared lead on 1 and 17; and back-up on 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 21 and 29; and plays bass guitar on all tracks. George Harrison sings lead on 22, 27 and 29; shared lead on 17 and back-up on 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 21; and plays acoustic guitar on 1-2 and lead guitar on 3-29. Ringo Starr sings lead on 24 and plays tambourine on 1, maracas on 2 and drums on 3-29. Andy White plays drums on 1-2.
Producers: tracks 1-3 were produced by Ron Richards. Tracks 4-8 were self-produced. Producers of tracks 9 and 10 are unknown. Tracks 11-12 were produced by George Martin. Tracks 13-29 were taped by Adrian Barber.
Composers: all are by Lennon-McCartney except by 10 and 13 by Scott-Marlow; 14 by Wilson; 15 by Weill-Mann; 17 by Twomey-Wise-Weisman; 18 by Benson-Fisher; 19, 26 and 29 by Berry; 21 by Spector; 22 and 24 by Perkins and 27 by Colacrai-Gluck-Fontaine-Lambert.

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