The Beatles – Abbey Road
(Apple Records 1969 PCS7088 Stereo)
Matrix No’s: YEX749-2 0H 4/YEX750-1 MD 1 – UK Pressing
“Her Majesty” not listed on side 2 label
G&L Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– a few light creases to laminate and some light rubbing
Black Inner Sleeve
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light dust crackle – there is a light surface mark across side 2 but it’s not audible)
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are known for being the most influential Rock/Pop band ever. Their manager was Brian Epstein and their producer was George Martin.
Abbey Road is the 11th studio album released by the English rock band the Beatles. It is their last recorded album, although Let It Be was the last album released before the band’s dissolution in 1970.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Come Together” | Lennon | 4:20 | |||||||
| 2. | “Something” (George Harrison) | Harrison | 3:03 | |||||||
| 3. | “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” | McCartney | 3:27 | |||||||
| 4. | “Oh! Darling” | McCartney | 3:26 | |||||||
| 5. | “Octopus’s Garden” (Richard Starkey) | Starr | 2:51 | |||||||
| 6. | “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” | Lennon | 7:47 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Here Comes the Sun” (Harrison) | Harrison | 3:05 | |||||||
| 2. | “Because” | Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison | 2:45 | |||||||
| 3. | “You Never Give Me Your Money” | McCartney | 4:02 | |||||||
| 4. | “Sun King” | Lennon, with McCartney and Harrison | 2:26 | |||||||
| 5. | “Mean Mr. Mustard” | Lennon | 1:06 | |||||||
| 6. | “Polythene Pam” | Lennon | 1:12 | |||||||
| 7. | “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” | McCartney | 1:57 | |||||||
| 8. | “Golden Slumbers” | McCartney | 1:31 | |||||||
| 9. | “Carry That Weight” | McCartney with Lennon, Harrison, and Starr | 1:36 | |||||||
| 10. | “The End” | McCartney | 2:05 | |||||||
| 11. | “Her Majesty” | McCartney | 0:23 | |||||||
- Notes
- “Her Majesty” appears as a hidden track. Between “The End” and “Her Majesty” is 14 seconds of silence. Later releases of the album included the song on the track listing.
- Some cassette tape versions in the UK and US had “Come Together” and “Here Comes the Sun” swapped so that Harrison’s composition opens the album.
- Tracks 3 through 7 on side two are sometimes noted as one song (medley) called “The Abbey Road Medley”.
- Tracks 8 through 10 on side two are sometimes noted as one song called “The Golden Slumbers Medley”.
Personnel
- The Beatles
- John Lennon – vocals; acoustic (six and twelve-string) and electric guitars; acoustic and electric pianos; Hammond organ and Moog synthesizer; white noise generator and sound effects; percussion
- Paul McCartney – vocals; acoustic, electric and bass guitars; acoustic and electric pianos; Hammond organ and Moog synthesizer; sound effects; handclaps and percussion
- George Harrison – vocals; acoustic, electric and bass guitars; Hammond organ, harmonium and Moog synthesizer; handclaps and percussion
- Ringo Starr – drums, handclaps and percussion; lead vocals and piano (on “Octopus’s Garden”)
- Additional musicians
- George Martin – piano; electric harpsichord, electronic organ, harmonium and percussion
- Billy Preston – Hammond organ (on “Something” and “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”)
- Production
- “Something” and “Here Comes the Sun” orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (with George Harrison)
- “Golden Slumbers”, “Carry That Weight” and “The End” orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (with Paul McCartney)
- Produced by George Martin (with the Beatles)
- Recorded by Geoff Emerick and Phil McDonald
- Assistant Engineering by Alan Parsons
- Mixed by Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald and George Martin (with the Beatles)
- Moog programming by Mike Vickers
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