The Beatles 1967-1970 [2023 Edition] [Blue 3 LP] [Half-Speed Mastered]

by The Beatles

Overview

Picking up where 1962-1966 left off, the double-album compilation 1967-1970, commonly called The Blue Album, covers the Beatles' later records, from Sgt. Pepper's through Let It Be. Like The Red Album, The Blue Album was released in the wake of a pair of widely advertised quadruple-LP bootlegs, Alpha Omega, Vols. 1-2: The Story of the Beatles, which had appeared early in 1973. And like its companion volume, this set contains a mixture of hits, including singles like "Lady Madonna," "Hey Jude," and "Revolution" -- which had originally appeared only as 45s -- plus important album tracks like "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "A Day in the Life," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Come Together," as well as orphaned tracks such as the single versions of "Let It Be" and "Get Back," which had never been on any LP before. The first two sides of the original double-LP edition carry listeners through the highlights of the psychedelic era, starting with "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" and up through "Magical Mystery Tour," before returning to rock & roll territory on "Lady Madonna," "Hey Jude," and "Revolution." The second LP skims three of the more popular tracks off of the sprawling White Album (aka The Beatles) and moves into the late singles ("The Ballad of John and Yoko," "Old Brown Shoe," "Let It Be"), plus single and album highlights from Abbey Road and Let It Be. As a precis of the group's final 36 months, it's all mightily impressive, even if 1967-1970 misses several great songs. But like its predecessor, this set does capture the essence (if not the full range) of the Beatles' later recordings. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/2023
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0602455920898
Rank:	2971

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Strawberry Fields Forever
2. Penny Lane
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. With A Little Help Frrom My Friends
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
6. A Day In The Life
7. All You Need Is Love

Disc 2

8. I Am The Walrus
9. Hello Goodbye
10. The Fool On The Hill
11. Magical Mystery Tour
12. Lady Madonna
13. Hey Jude
14. Revolution
15. Back In The U. S. S. R.
16. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
17. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
18. Get Back [2021 Mix]
19. Don't Let Me Down
20. The Ballad Of John And Yoko
21. Old Brown Shoe

Disc 3

22. Here Comes The Sun
23. Come Together
24. Something
25. Octopus's Garden
26. Let It Be
27. Across The Universe [2021 Mix]
28. The Long And Winding Road [2021 Mix]
29. Now And Then
30. Blackbird
31. Dear Prudence
32. Glass Onion
33. Within You Without You
34. Hey Bulldog
35. Oh! Darling
36. I Me Mine [2021 Mix]
37. I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beatles   Primary Artist
Billy Preston   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Organ (Hammond)
Paul McCartney   Bells,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Shaker,Vocals,Beatbox,Maracas,Clapping,Flugelhorn,Percussion,Tambourine,Harpsichord,Guitar (Bass),Sound Effects,Bass (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
George Harrison   Vocals,Beatbox,Drums,Guitar,Tambura,Clapping,Percussion,Spoken Word,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Organ (Hammond),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Ringo Starr   Shaker,Vocals,Beatbox,Maracas,Clapping,Castanets,Percussion,Tambourine,Vocals (Background),Drums,Bongos
Neel Hammond   Violin
John Lennon   Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Beatbox,Clapping,Percussion,Tambourine,Spoken Word,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Caroline Buckman   Viola
Songa Lee   Violin
Mia Barcia-Colombo   Cello
Eldon Fox   Cello
John Underwood   Viola
Norman Lederman   Violin
Keith Cummings   Viola
Jackie Lomax   Clapping,Vocals (Background)
Eric Clapton   Guitar
Ronald Thomas   Violin
Michael Valerio   Double Bass
Serena McKinney   Violin
Mal Evans   Clapping,Vocals (Background)
Eric Bowie   Violin
Charlie Bisharat   Violin
Linda McCartney   Vocals (Background)
Adrianne Pope   Violin
Henry Datyner   Violin
Giovanna Clayton   Cello
Andrew Bulbrook   Violin
Drew Forde   Viola
Linnea Powell   Viola
Niall Ferguson   Cello
Reginald Kilby   Cello

Technical Credits

Tony Clark   Engineer
Paul Hicks   Remastering
Paul McCartney   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Recording,Reproduction,Recording Arranger
Ringo Starr   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jeff Lynne   Producer
Jeff Jarratt   Engineer
John Kurlander   Engineer
John Lennon   Composer,Producer
Phil Spector   Reproduction,Producer
Giles Martin   Mixing Engineer,Recording Arranger,Mixing,Producer,Reproduction
Glyn Johns   Engineer
Mike Heatley   Project Manager
Guy Hayden   Project Manager
Simon Gibson   Recording
Bill Flanagan   Liner Notes
Wendy Day   Project Manager
Drew Lorimer   Redesign
Miles Showell   Mastering Engineer
Gavin O'Neill   Photo Retouching
Andrew Walter   Recording
Steve Vaughan   Engineer
Steve Rooke   Remastering
Matthew Cocker   Engineer
Nick Webb   Engineer
Darren Evans   Redesign
George Martin   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements,Producer,Recording Arranger
Alan Parsons   Engineer
Steve Orchard   Engineer
Chris Sheldon   Mixing Engineer
James Clarke   Editing,Recording
Chris Thomas   Producer
Ben Foster   Recording Arranger
Geoff Emerick   Engineer
Alastair Sirkett   Sound Design
Kazuko Katagiri   Translation
George Harrison   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Phil McDonald   Engineer
Paul Pritchard   Mixing Assistant
Sean Magee   Remastering
Steve Genewick   Engineer
Ken Scott   Engineer
Barry Sheffield   Engineer
Jon Jacobs   Engineer
Martin Benge   Engineer
Richard Starkey   Composer
Guy Massey   Remastering
Allan Rouse   Project Coordinator
Peter Brown   Engineer
Richard Langham   Engineer
Sam O'Kell   Mixing,Remastering,Mixing Engineer
Aaron Bremner   Photo Editing,Photo Research
Alex Wharton   Mastering Engineer
Bruce McBroom   Photography
Dorcas Lynn   Photo Editing,Photo Research
Matt Mysko   Mixing Assistant
Greg McAllister   Engineer
Stephano Civetta   Mixing Assistant
Philip McDonald   Engineer