Past Masters, Volume One

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Past Masters, Volume One
Compilation album by The Beatles
Released	7 March 1988
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios, Pathé Marconi Studios: 4 September 1962–14 June 1965
Genre	Rock
Length	41:27
Label	Parlophone, Capitol, Apple
Producer	George Martin
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20 Greatest Hits (1982) Past Masters, Volume One (1988) Past Masters, Volume Two (1988)

Past Masters, Volume One is a compilation album by the The Beatles released on compact disc in 1988. It contains 18 recordings originally released between 1962 and 1965:

• 13 tracks from Beatles singles (including some B-sides),
• All 4 tracks from their Long Tall Sally EP, and
• a U.S. album track, "Bad Boy".

When the Beatles albums were first released on compact disc, this collection (and a second collection entitled Past Masters, Volume Two) were put together so that the Beatles' entire catalogue of released work would be available on CD. None of these songs (in the versions included on this album) are found on any of the Beatles' original non-compilation albums released in the UK up to 1970.

This album was also released as a double LP set combined with Volume Two.

[edit] Track listing

All songs composed by Lennon/McCartney, except where noted. All tracks are in stereo except where noted as mono.

1. "Love Me Do" (from 1962-10-05 A-side, the original single version recorded on 1962-09-04 featuring Ringo Starr on drums, mono)
2. "From Me to You" (from 1963-04-11 A-side, mono)
3. "Thank You Girl" (from 1963-04-11 B-side, mono)
4. "She Loves You" (from 1963-08-23 A-side, mono)
5. "I'll Get You" (from 1963-08-23 B-side, mono)
6. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (from 1963-11-29 A-side)
7. "This Boy" (from 1963-11-29 B-side)
8. "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (Lennon, McCartney, Nicholas, Heller) (from 1964-03-05 German single, mono)
9. "Sie Liebt Dich" (Lennon, McCartney, Nicholas, Montague) (from 1964-03-05 German single, mono)
10. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Little Richard, Robert Blackwell) (from 1964-06-19 Long Tall Sally EP)
11. "I Call Your Name" (from 1964-06-19 Long Tall Sally EP)
12. "Slow Down" (Williams) (from 1964-06-19 Long Tall Sally EP)
13. "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins) (from 1964-06-19 Long Tall Sally EP)
14. "I Feel Fine" (from 1964-11-27 A-side)
15. "She's a Woman" (from 1964-11-27 B-side)
16. "Bad Boy" (Williams) (recorded on the composer's birthday 10 May 1965, from 1965-06-14 U.S. album Beatles VI, 1966-12-10 UK album A Collection of Beatles Oldies)
17. "Yes It Is" (from 1965-04-09 B-side)
18. "I'm Down" (from 1965-07-23 B-side)

[edit] See also

• Past Masters, Volumes One and Two

v • d • e The Beatles' compilations Bert Kaempfert recordings (Polydor/Bear Family) My Bonnie (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, Germany, 1962) • The Beatles' First (Germany, 1964 / UK, 1967) • In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970) • The Early Tapes of The Beatles (1984) • Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days (2001) 1962–1970 (Parlophone/ Apple/Capitol) Hits: A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) • 1962–1966 (1973) • 1967–1970 (1973) • 20 Greatest Hits (1982) • 1 (2000) Themes: Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) • Love Songs (1977) • The Beatles' Ballads (1980) • Reel Music (1982) Non-album tracks: Hey Jude (US, 1970 / UK, 1979) • Rarities (UK, 1978) • Rarities (US, 1980) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988) Alternate versions: Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) • Let It Be… Naked (2003) Other: The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) / From Then to You (UK) (1970) • Love (2006) Unreleased: Sessions (due date 1985) Live albums (Parlophone/ Capitol/Lingasong) The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977) • Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) • Live at the BBC (1994) Anthology (Parlophone/ Apple/Capitol) Anthology 1 (1995) • Anthology 2 (1996) • Anthology 3 (1996) Box sets (Parlophone/ Apple/Capitol) The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / US, 1979) • The Beatles Box Set (1988) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006)