12-Bar Original
"12 Bar Original" is an instrumental by English rock band the Beatles. It was recorded in November 1965 at the same time as the songs on the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul.[1] It was recorded just after the song "What Goes On".[2] It wasn't released until the band's 1996 compilation album Anthology 2.[3] It was written by all four of the Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.[4]
| "12-Bar Original" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Beatles | |
| from Anthology 2" | |
| Released | 18 March 1996 (UK) 19 March 1996 (US) |
| Recorded | 4 November 1965 |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:54 |
| Label | Apple |
| Songwriter(s) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Richard Starkey |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
Personnel
Personnel per Ian MacDonald:[2]
- George Harrison – lead guitar
- John Lennon – lead guitar
- Paul McCartney – bass
- Ringo Starr – drums
- George Martin – harmonium
References
- ↑ Everett 2001, p. 308.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MacDonald 2005, p. 177.
- ↑ Anthology 2 (booklet). The Beatles. London: Apple Records. 1994. p. 18. 31796.
- ↑ "12 Bar Original, BMI Work #4263229". BMI. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
Sources
- Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul. US: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514105-9.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-84413-828-3.