The Beatles in Mono | ||||
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Released | 9 September 2009 | |||
Recorded | 11 September 1962–4 January 1970 at EMI, Trident, Olympic, Apple, Chappell, De Lane Lea and Regent Sound studios, London; Pathé Marconi Studio, Paris; HMV Studios, Bombay | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 577:46 | |||
Label | Apple, EMI | |||
Producer | George Martin Simon Gibson, Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell, Steve Rooke, Allan Rouse (remaster engineers) | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Austin Chronicle | [2] |
Classic Rock | 9/10[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Mojo | [5] |
Pitchfork Media | 10/10[6] |
Uncut | 9/10[7] |
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Abbey Road | ||||
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Released | 26 September 1969 (UK) 1 October 1969 (US) | |||
Recorded | 22 February – 20 August 1969 | |||
Studio | EMI, Olympic and Trident Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:03 | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Producer | George Martin | |||
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Singles from Abbey Road | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [112] |
The A.V. Club | A[113] |
Consequence of Sound | A+[114] |
The Daily Telegraph | [115] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [116] |
MusicHound Rock | [117] |
Paste | 100/100[118] |
Pitchfork | 10/10[119] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [120] |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue number |
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United Kingdom | 26 September 1969 | Apple (Parlophone) | LP | PCS 7088 |
United States | 1 October 1969 | Apple, Capitol | LP | SO 383 |
Japan | 21 May 1983 | Toshiba-EMI | Compact Disc | CP35-3016 |
Worldwide reissue | 10 October 1987 | Apple, Parlophone, EMI | CD | CDP 7 46446 2 |
Japan | 11 March 1998 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP 51122 |
Japan | 21 January 2004 | Toshiba-EMI | Remastered LP | TOJP 60142 |
Worldwide reissue | 9 September 2009 | Apple, Parlophone, EMI | Remastered CD | 0946 3 82468 24 |
Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
1. | 'Come Together' | Lennon | 4:19 |
2. | 'Something' (George Harrison) | Harrison | 3:02 |
3. | 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' | McCartney | 3:27 |
4. | 'Oh! Darling' | McCartney | 3:27 |
5. | 'Octopus's Garden' (Richard Starkey) | Starr | 2:51 |
6. | 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' | Lennon | 7:47 |
Total length: | 24:53 |
Side two | |||
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No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
1. | 'Here Comes the Sun' (George Harrison) | Harrison | 3:05 |
2. | 'Because' | Lennon, McCartney and Harrison | 2:45 |
3. | 'You Never Give Me Your Money' | McCartney | 4:03 |
4. | 'Sun King' | Lennon, with McCartney and Harrison | 2:26 |
5. | 'Mean Mr. Mustard' | Lennon | 1:06 |
6. | 'Polythene Pam' | Lennon | 1:13 |
7. | 'She Came In Through the Bathroom Window' | McCartney | 1:58 |
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 |
Total length: | 22:10 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[192] | Diamond | 500,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[193] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[194] | Diamond | 1,000,000^ |
France (SNEP)[196] | Gold | 732,000[195] |
Germany (BVMI)[197] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[198] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Japan | -- | 655,000[138] |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[199] | 5× Platinum | 75,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[200] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[201] | 12× Platinum | 12,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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