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AllMusic[1] Volume One
AllMusic[2] Volume Two
AllMusic[3] Volumes One & Two
BBC(favourable)[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
The Daily Telegraph[6]
One Thirty BPM100%[7]
Pitchfork Media9.2/10.0[8]

Past Masters is a two-disc compilation album set by the Beatles, released in 1988 as part of the first issue of the band's entire catalogue on compact disc.[9] Compiled by the noted Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, this collection of many of the band's biggest hits as well as rarities includes every song released commercially by the band that was not available on the Beatles’ 12 original UK albums or the Magical Mystery Tour LP.[9][10]

The majority of the Past Masters set consists of A- and B-sides from the band's singles, including single versions of songs that appeared in a different form on the band's albums. Also included are the full contents of the UK-only Long Tall Sally EP, two German-language tracks, a song recorded for the American market and a track released on a charity compilation album.[9]

Release history

Past Masters was originally issued as two separate CDs Past Masters, Volume One and Past Masters, Volume Two, on 7 March 1988. The two volumes were included in The Beatles Box Set. A double LP set, titled Past Masters, Volumes One & Two (also titled simply Past Masters), was subsequently released in the US on 24 October 1988 and in the UK on 10 November 1988.

The double set was re-released on CD, titled simply Past Masters, on 9 September 2009, as part of the remastering of the original Beatles catalogue, and was included in The Beatles stereo box set.[11] This release includes stereo mixes of both "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl", whereas the original 1988 issue contained the two tracks in mono. The The Beatles in Mono box set, released at the same time, includes the album Mono Masters, which contains a similar track list of dedicated mono mixes.

A remastered-for-vinyl version of the Past Masters double LP set was released on 12 November 2012.[12]

Track listings

The dates provided are the dates when the tracks were originally released, not recorded.

All songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. Tracks are in stereo, except where noted.

Past Masters, Volume One

File:The Beatles - Past Masters - Volume One.jpg
Past Masters, Volume One album cover

Contains recordings originally released between 1962 and 1965:

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Love Me Do" (from 5 October 1962 A-side, the original single version on Parlophone, catalogue number 45-R4949; recorded on 4 September 1962, featuring Ringo Starr on drums; mono)Paul McCartney with John Lennon2:24
2."From Me to You" (from 11 April 1963 A-side; mono, stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon1:58
3."Thank You Girl" (from 11 April 1963 B-side; mono, stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon2:04
4."She Loves You" (from 23 August 1963 A-side; mono)Lennon and McCartney2:21
5."I'll Get You" (from 23 August 1963 B-side; mono)Lennon and McCartney2:06
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand" (from 29 November 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:27
7."This Boy" (from 29 November 1963 B-side)Lennon2:16
8."Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (Lennon/McCartney/Jean Nicolas/Heinz Hellmer) (from 5 March 1964 German single; very narrow stereo, wider stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon2:27
9."Sie Liebt Dich" (Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Lee Montague) (from 5 March 1964 German single; very narrow stereo, wider stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon and McCartney2:20
10."Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman) (from 19 June 1964 Long Tall Sally EP)McCartney2:03
11."I Call Your Name" (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:09
12."Slow Down" (Larry Williams) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:56
13."Matchbox" (Carl Perkins) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Ringo Starr1:59
14."I Feel Fine" (from 27 November 1964 A-side)Lennon2:20
15."She's a Woman" (from 27 November 1964 B-side)McCartney3:03
16."Bad Boy" (Williams) (from 14 June 1965 US album Beatles VI, 10 December 1966 UK album A Collection of Beatles Oldies)Lennon2:21
17."Yes It Is" (from 9 April 1965 B-side of "Ticket to Ride")Lennon2:43
18."I'm Down" (from 23 July 1965 B-side of "Help!")McCartney2:32
Total length:42:28

Past Masters, Volume Two

File:The Beatles - Past Masters - Volume Two.jpg
Past Masters, Volume Two album cover

Contains recordings originally released between 1965 and 1970:

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Day Tripper" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:50
2."We Can Work It Out" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)McCartney2:16
3."Paperback Writer" (from 10 June 1966 A-side)McCartney2:19
4."Rain" (from 10 June 1966 B-side)Lennon3:02
5."Lady Madonna" (from 15 March 1968 A-side)McCartney2:18
6."The Inner Light" (George Harrison) (15 March 1968 B-side)Harrison2:37
7."Hey Jude" (from 30 August 1968 A-side)McCartney7:08
8."Revolution" (from 30 August 1968 single version B-side)Lennon3:25
9."Get Back" (from 11 April 1969 single version A-side)McCartney3:15
10."Don't Let Me Down" (from 11 April 1969 B-side)Lennon3:35
11."The Ballad of John and Yoko" (from 30 May 1969 A-side)Lennon3:00
12."Old Brown Shoe" (Harrison) (30 May 1969 B-side)Harrison3:18
13."Across the Universe" (12 December 1969 "Wildlife" version from the charity album No One's Gonna Change Our World)Lennon3:49
14."Let It Be" (from 6 March 1970 single version A-side)McCartney3:51
15."You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" (from 6 March 1970 B-side; mono)Lennon and McCartney4:19
Total length:51:01

Past Masters, Volumes One & Two

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Love Me Do" (from 5 October 1962 A-side, the original single version on Parlophone, catalogue number 45-R4949; recorded on 4 September 1962, featuring Ringo Starr on drums; mono)Paul McCartney with John Lennon2:24
2."From Me to You" (from 11 April 1963 A-side; mono, stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon1:58
3."Thank You Girl" (from 11 April 1963 B-side; mono, stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon2:04
4."She Loves You" (from 23 August 1963 A-side; mono)Lennon and McCartney2:21
5."I'll Get You" (from 23 August 1963 B-side; mono)Lennon and McCartney2:06
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand" (from 29 November 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:27
7."This Boy" (from 29 November 1963 B-side)Lennon2:16
8."Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Hellmer) (from 5 March 1964 German single; very narrow stereo, wider stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon2:27
9."Sie Liebt Dich" (Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Montague) (from 5 March 1964 German single; very narrow stereo, wider stereo on 2009 remasters)Lennon and McCartney2:20
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
10."Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Blackwell, Penniman) (from 19 June 1964 Long Tall Sally EP)McCartney2:03
11."I Call Your Name" (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:09
12."Slow Down" (Williams) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:56
13."Matchbox" (Perkins) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Ringo Starr1:59
14."I Feel Fine" (from 27 November 1964 A-side)Lennon2:20
15."She's a Woman" (from 27 November 1964 B-side)McCartney3:03
16."Bad Boy" (Williams) (from 14 June 1965 US album Beatles VI, 10 December 1966 UK album A Collection of Beatles Oldies)Lennon2:21
17."Yes It Is" (from 9 April 1965 B-side of "Ticket to Ride")Lennon2:43
18."I'm Down" (from 23 July 1965 B-side of "Help!")McCartney2:32
Side three
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Day Tripper" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:50
2."We Can Work It Out" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)McCartney2:16
3."Paperback Writer" (from 10 June 1966 A-side)McCartney2:19
4."Rain" (from 10 June 1966 B-side)Lennon3:02
5."Lady Madonna" (from 15 March 1968 A-side)McCartney2:18
6."The Inner Light" (Harrison) (15 March 1968 B-side)Harrison2:37
7."Hey Jude" (from 30 August 1968 A-side)McCartney7:08
8."Revolution" (from 30 August 1968 single version B-side)Lennon3:25
Side four
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
9."Get Back" (from 11 April 1969 single version A-side)McCartney3:15
10."Don't Let Me Down" (from 11 April 1969 B-side)Lennon3:35
11."The Ballad of John and Yoko" (from 30 May 1969 A-side)Lennon3:00
12."Old Brown Shoe" (Harrison) (30 May 1969 B-side)Harrison3:18
13."Across the Universe" (12 December 1969 "Wildlife" version from the charity album No One's Gonna Change Our World)Lennon3:49
14."Let It Be" (from 6 March 1970 single version A-side)McCartney3:51
15."You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" (from 6 March 1970 B-side; mono)Lennon and McCartney4:19

Mono Masters

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The all-mono compilation was included as part of The Beatles in Mono box set.[13] The premise of this box set was to compile only Beatles material that was released or prepared for release with a dedicated mono mix (the set excludes later material mixed and issued only in stereo, and material whose mono version was simply created as an equal mix of the two channels of the stereo version). As a result, the track listing for Mono Masters differs from Past Masters on the second half of disc two, omitting three songs that never had a true mono mix ("Old Brown Shoe", "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and "Let It Be"), and adding five songs which had previously unreleased true mono mixes. "Only a Northern Song", "All Together Now", "Hey Bulldog", "It's All Too Much" and "Across the Universe" were prepared in March 1969 for release as a 7" mono Yellow Submarine EP, but due to mixed reception of the full album, the project was scrapped, though the EP had been mastered. Subsequently, the tracks were only released in stereo (and in an electronically produced mono mix-down, or "fold-down", of the stereo mix), while the true mono mixes remained unreleased. "Get Back" (with B-side "Don't Let Me Down") was the final Beatles single mixed for mono format. It was released in the UK in mono, although the US release was in stereo. Thus, the songs that were originally released on stereo singles in the UK are omitted on this release.

Disc one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Love Me Do" (from 5 October 1962 A-side, the original single version on Parlophone, catalogue number 45-R4949; recorded on 4 September 1962, featuring Ringo Starr on drums)McCartney with Lennon2:25
2."From Me to You" (from 11 April 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney1:57
3."Thank You Girl" (from 11 April 1963 B-side)Lennon and McCartney2:04
4."She Loves You" (from 23 August 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:21
5."I'll Get You" (from 23 August 1963 B-side)Lennon with McCartney2:06
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand" (from 29 November 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:26
7."This Boy" (from 29 November 1963 B-side)Lennon with Harrison and McCartney2:16
8."Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Hellmer) (from 5 March 1964 German single)Lennon and McCartney2:26
9."Sie Liebt Dich" (Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Montague) (from 5 March 1964 German single)Lennon and McCartney2:19
10."Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Blackwell, Penniman) (from 19 June 1964 Long Tall Sally EP)McCartney2:03
11."I Call Your Name" (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:11
12."Slow Down" (Williams) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:57
13."Matchbox" (Perkins) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Starr1:59
14."I Feel Fine" (from 27 November 1964 A-side)Lennon2:23
15."She's a Woman" (from 27 November 1964 B-side)McCartney3:04
16."Bad Boy" (Williams) (from 14 June 1965 US album Beatles VI, 10 December 1966 UK album A Collection of Beatles Oldies)Lennon2:20
17."Yes It Is" (from 9 April 1965 B-side of "Ticket to Ride")Lennon, McCartney and Harrison2:42
18."I'm Down" (from 23 July 1965 B-side of "Help!")McCartney2:38
Total length:42:37
Disc two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Day Tripper" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:52
2."We Can Work It Out" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)McCartney with Lennon2:15
3."Paperback Writer" (from 10 June 1966 A-side)McCartney2:26
4."Rain" (from 10 June 1966 B-side)Lennon3:01
5."Lady Madonna" (from 15 March 1968 A-side)McCartney2:17
6."The Inner Light" (Harrison) (from 15 March 1968 B-side)Harrison2:36
7."Hey Jude" (from 30 August 1968 A-side)McCartney7:09
8."Revolution" (from 30 August 1968 single version B-side)Lennon3:25
9."Only a Northern Song" (Harrison) (Previously unreleased April 1967[14] mono mix)Harrison3:26
10."All Together Now" (Previously unreleased May 1967[14] mono mix)McCartney2:11
11."Hey Bulldog" (Previously unreleased February 1968[14] mono mix)Lennon with McCartney3:14
12."It's All Too Much" (Harrison) (Previously unreleased October 1968[14] mono mix)Harrison6:28
13."Get Back" (from 11 April 1969 single version A-side)McCartney3:11
14."Don't Let Me Down" (from 11 April 1969 B-side)Lennon with McCartney3:33
15."Across the Universe" (Previously unreleased 1969 mono mix of the "Wildlife" version)Lennon3:50
16."You Know My Name (Look Up the Number]" (from 6 March 1970 B-side)Lennon and McCartney4:24
Total length:56:25

Vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Love Me Do" (from 5 October 1962 A-side, the original single version on Parlophone, catalogue number 45-R4949; recorded on 4 September 1962, featuring Ringo Starr on drums)McCartney with Lennon2:25
2."From Me to You" (from 11 April 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney1:57
3."Thank You Girl" (from 11 April 1963 B-side)Lennon and McCartney2:04
4."She Loves You" (from 23 August 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:21
5."I'll Get You" (from 23 August 1963 B-side)Lennon with McCartney2:06
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand" (from 29 November 1963 A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:26
7."This Boy" (from 29 November 1963 B-side)Lennon with Harrison and McCartney2:16
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Hellmer) (from 5 March 1964 German single)Lennon and McCartney2:26
2."Sie Liebt Dich" (Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Montague) (from 5 March 1964 German single)Lennon and McCartney2:19
3."Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Blackwell, Penniman) (from 19 June 1964 Long Tall Sally EP)McCartney2:03
4."I Call Your Name" (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:11
5."Slow Down" (Williams) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Lennon2:57
6."Matchbox" (Perkins) (from Long Tall Sally EP)Starr1:59
7."I Feel Fine" (from 27 November 1964 A-side)Lennon2:23
8."She's a Woman" (from 27 November 1964 B-side)McCartney3:04
Side three
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Bad Boy" (Williams) (from 14 June 1965 US album Beatles VI, 10 December 1966 UK album A Collection of Beatles Oldies)Lennon2:20
2."Yes It Is" (from 9 April 1965 B-side of "Ticket to Ride")Lennon, McCartney and Harrison2:42
3."I'm Down" (from 23 July 1965 B-side of "Help!")McCartney2:38
4."Day Tripper" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)Lennon and McCartney2:52
5."We Can Work It Out" (from 3 December 1965 double A-side)McCartney with Lennon2:15
6."Paperback Writer" (from 10 June 1966 A-side)McCartney2:26
7."Rain" (from 10 June 1966 B-side)Lennon3:01
Side four
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Lady Madonna" (from 15 March 1968 A-side)McCartney2:17
2."The Inner Light" (Harrison) (from 15 March 1968 B-side)Harrison2:36
3."Hey Jude" (from 30 August 1968 A-side)McCartney7:09
4."Revolution" (from 30 August 1968 single version B-side)Lennon3:25
Side five
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Only a Northern Song" (Harrison) (Previously unreleased April 1967[14] mono mix)Harrison3:26
2."All Together Now" (Previously unreleased May 1967[14] mono mix)McCartney2:11
3."Hey Bulldog" (Previously unreleased February 1968[14] mono mix)Lennon with McCartney3:14
4."It's All Too Much" (Harrison) (Previously unreleased October 1968[14] mono mix)Harrison6:28
Side six
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Get Back" (from 11 April 1969 single version A-side)McCartney3:11
2."Don't Let Me Down" (from 11 April 1969 B-side)Lennon with McCartney3:33
3."Across the Universe" (Previously unreleased 1969 mono mix of the "Wildlife" version)Lennon3:50
4."You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" (from 6 March 1970 B-side)Lennon and McCartney4:24

Charts and certifications

Past Masters: Volume 1

Past Masters: Volume 2

Past Masters

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