E.P. Collection
The Beatles' E.P. Collection is a box set of vinyl records issued by Parlophone in the UK on 7 December 1981. It gathers thirteen of the band's EPs from 1963 to 1967, among them the double EP Magical Mystery Tour, and adds one new disc. It followed The Singles Collection 1962–1970 and The Beatles Collection as the third format-based set in the series, and it shares the dark blue box and gold lettering of the 1978 edition. The original sleeve designs are kept for the 1960s EPs.
The new disc, called The Beatles, carries "The Inner Light", "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman" and "This Boy", with artwork borrowed from the "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" single. It is worth hearing for the true stereo mix of "Baby, You're a Rich Man", which made its first UK appearance here. "This Boy" was pressed in mono by mistake at first.
E.P. Collection: tracklist and credits
Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Twist and ShoutBert Russell Berns and Phil Medley2:33
- 2A Taste of HoneyBobby Scott and Ric Marlow2:05
- 3Do You Want to Know a SecretJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:00
- 4There’s a PlaceJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:53
- Disc 2
- 1From Me to YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:57
- 2Thank You GirlJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:04
- 3Please Please MeJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:02
- 4Love Me DoJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:22
- Disc 3
- 1I Saw Her Standing ThereJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:56
- 2MiseryJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:50
- 3Anna (Go to Him)Arthur Alexander2:58
- 4ChainsCarole King and Gerry Goffin2:26
- Disc 4
- 1All My LovingJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:10
- 2Ask Me WhyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:28
- 3MoneyJanie Bradford and Berry Gordy2:48
- 4P.S. I Love YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:04
- Disc 5
- 1Long Tall SallyBlackwell, Johnson, Richard2:03
- 2I Call Your NameJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:11
- 3Slow DownLarry Williams2:57
- 4MatchboxCarl Perkins1:59
- Disc 6
- 1I Should Have Known BetterJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:42
- 2If I FellJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:18
- 3Tell Me WhyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:10
- 4And I Love HerJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:31
- Disc 7
- 1Any Time at AllJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:13
- 2I’ll Cry InsteadJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:48
- 3Things We Said TodayPaul McCartney and John Lennon2:39
- 4When I Get HomeJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:18
- Disc 8
- 1No ReplyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:18
- 2I’m a LoserJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:34
- 3Rock & Roll MusicChuck Berry2:34
- 4Eight Days a WeekJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:45
- Disc 9
- 1I’ll Follow the SunJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:51
- 2Baby’s in BlackJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:08
- 3Words of LoveBuddy Holly2:15
- 4I Don’t Want to Spoil the PartyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:36
- Disc 10
- 1She Loves YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:21
- 2I Want to Hold Your HandJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:27
- 3Can’t Buy Me LoveJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:14
- 4I Feel FineJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:22
- Disc 11
- 1YesterdayJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney
- 2Act NaturallyVoni Morrison and Johnny Russell
- 3You Like Me Too MuchGeorge Harrison
- 4It’s Only LoveJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney
- Disc 12
- 1Nowhere ManJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney
- 2Drive My CarJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney
- 3MichelleJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney
- 4You Won’t See MeJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney
- Disc 13
- 1Magical Mystery TourJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:51
- 2Your Mother Should KnowJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:29
- 3I Am the WalrusJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney4:36
- Disc 14
- 1The Fool on the HillJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney3:00
- 2FlyingHarrison, Lennon, McCartney, Starr2:17
- 3Blue Jay WayGeorge Harrison3:57
- Disc 15
- 1The Inner LightGeorge Harrison2:35
- 2Baby You’re a Rich ManJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney3:04
- 3She’s a WomanJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney3:03
- 4This BoyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:15
- Produced by
- George Martin, Ron Richards, George Harrison
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1, Studios Pathé-Marconi EMI, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3, Chappell Recording Studios, EMI Recording Studios, Olympic Sound Studios
- Recorded
- September 1962 – February 1968
- Mixed at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios: Room 65
- Engineered by
- Norman Smith, Stuart Eltham, Richard Langham, Geoff Emerick, A. B. Lincoln, Ken Scott, Mike Stone, Ron Pender, John Timperley, Keith Grant
- Photography
- Robert Freeman
- Label
- Parlophone
Line-up
- George Harrison · electric guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, handclaps, 12 string guitar, classical guitar, percussion, guitar, harmonica, vocals, Hammond organ
- John Lennon · electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals, handclaps, piano, percussion, spoken vocals, organ, electric piano, mellotron, mouth harp, effects, clavioline
- Paul McCartney · electric bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, vocals, handclaps, piano, tambourine, acoustic guitar, recorder, guitar
- Ringo Starr · drums (drum set), percussion, tambourine, handclaps, maracas, cowbell, lead vocals, bongos, claves, cymbal, finger cymbals, effects, vocals
- Andy White · drums (drum set), bongos, percussion · guest
- George Martin · piano, upright piano · guest
- Neil Aspinall · percussion · guest
- Mal Evans · percussion · guest
- Roy Copestake · trumpet · guest
- Elgar Howarth · trumpet · guest
- David Mason · trumpet · guest
- John Wilbraham · trumpet · guest
- Ralph Elman · violin · guest
- Eldon Fox · cello · guest
- Jack Greene · violin · guest
- John Jezzard · violin · guest
- Gordon Lewin · clarinet · guest
- Bram Martin · cello · guest
- Andrew McGee · violin · guest
- Morris Miller · horn · guest
- Jack Richards · violin · guest
- Lionel Ross · cello · guest
- Jack Rothstein · violin · guest
- Neill Sanders · horn · guest
- Sidney Sax · violin · guest
- Louis Stevens · violin · guest
- Tony Tunstall · horn · guest
- Terence Weil · cello · guest
- John Bryning · spoken vocals · guest
- Mark Dignam · spoken vocals · guest
- Philip Guard · spoken vocals · guest
- Peggie Allen · vocals · guest
- F Dachtler · vocals · guest
- June Day · vocals · guest
- J Fraser · vocals · guest
- Allan Grant · vocals · guest
- D Griffiths · vocals · guest
- Wendy Horan · vocals · guest
- Irene King · vocals · guest
- Sylvia King · vocals · guest
- Fred Lucas · vocals · guest
- G Mallen · vocals · guest
- John O’Neill · vocals · guest
- Mike Redway · vocals · guest
- The Mike Sammes Singers · background vocals · guest
- J Smith · vocals · guest
- Jill Utting · vocals · guest
- Pat Whitmore · vocals · guest
- Jack Ellory · flute · guest
- Christopher Taylor · flute · guest
- Richard Taylor · flute · guest
- Peter Willison · cello · guest
- Indril Bhattacharya · sitar · guest
- Rijram Desad · harmonium, dholak, tabla · guest
- Pandit Shankar Ghosh · sitar · guest
- Hanuman Jadev · shehnai · guest
- Sharad Jadev · shehnai · guest
- S.R. Kenkari · flute · guest
- Aashish Khan · sarod · guest
- Mahapurush Misra · pakhawaj, tabla · guest
- Chandra Shakher · surbahar · guest
- Shambu-Das · sitar · guest
- Shivkumar Sharma · santoor · guest
- Vinayak Vora · shehnai · guest
- Eddie Kramer · vibraphone · guest
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Also released on 7 December
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 December 1981 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 7 December 1981 | |
| Wikidata | 7 December 1981 | |
| UK / Europe release | 7 December 1981 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 1981 | GB | Parlophone | original | |
| 26 May 1992 | GB | Parlophone | 5099920477226 | other |
| 10 June 1992 | JP | Apple Records | 4988006670389 | other |
| 30 June 1992 | US | Apple Records | 077771585227 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 597x600, upscaled to 1500 (x2.51)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 597×600 | upscaled: major: best source 597x600, upscaled to 1500 (x2.51) |