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In their 7 year career, The Beatles recorded 222 song titles on their 14 official studio albums and singles, with a total play time of just over 10 hours ... and so the history of music had a new chapter inserted.

It was a hobby of mine back in high school in the early 70s to own every original record by The Beatles. It took about 4 years with the help of pocket-money and gifts to eventually get all 14 of the original albums plus Greatest Hits Volume 2 which contained some non-album songs like Day Tripper, We Can Work It Out and She's a Woman. At that time I was missing a few of the rarer singles and B-sides, but I didn't really notice, as I was mainly interested in getting all of the original albums and hit singles. The price of LPs back then was from $5.99 to $7.99 and $12.99 for the double White album.

When the CD arrived in the early 80s, some of the first CDs I purchased were Beatles albums. It was fabulous to hear these albums in clean digital glory, and as a bonus, you couldn't scratch them and wear them out with repeated plays.

In the 90s I seriously considered buying the full collection boxed set of CDs, but I was irritated and disappointed to learn that the first 4 albums were only available as mono CDs and this led me to eventually discard the idea. To this day I have no idea why they would release mono CDs when the original LPs were in stereo, even if it was sometimes rather gimmicky stereo with wide separation.

With the arrival of the home computer age and music compression technology in the late 90s my old Beatles collecting hobby went a step further and I decided to try and collect every track by The Beatles on a single CD of mp3 files. By ripping my own CDs, digitising my vinyl and swapping a few rare tracks with friends I managed to complete the mp3 collection in about 4 weeks of spare time.

Over the following years I added some post-Beatles solo works and 6 discs of Anthology to the collection. The current Beatles mp3 Collection (dated March 2006) contains 1014 files in 57 folders with a total size of 2.82GB. The following table shows the contents of the well-known and officially released albums by The Beatles. Some tracks run together to remain as a single mp3 file and these have been indicated with coloured text. You can click most of the album cover thumbnail images to pop-up enlargements, but be warned that some of the pop-ups will require at least a 1280x1024 resolution display.

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Please Please Me (March 1963)

  1. I Saw Her Standing There {McCartney/Lennon} (2:56)
  2. Misery {Lennon/McCartney} (1:50)
  3. Anna (Go To Him) {Arthur Alexander} (2:57)
  4. Chains {Gerry Goffin/Carole King} (2:27)
  5. Boys {Luther Dixon/Wes Farrell} (2:27)
  6. Ask Me Why {Lennon/McCartney} (2:28)
  7. Please Please Me {Lennon} (2:03)
  8. Love Me Do {McCartney/Lennon} (2:22)
  9. P.S. I Love You {McCartney/Lennon} (2:06)
  10. Baby It’s You {Hal David/Barney Williams/Burt Bacharach} (2:38)
  11. Do You Want To Know A Secret {Lennon} (2:00)
  12. A Taste Of Honey {Ric Marlow/Bobby Scott} (2:05)
  13. There’s A Place {Lennon} (1:53)
  14. Twist And Shout {Medley/Russell} (2:33)

With The Beatles (November 1963)

  1. It Won’t Be Long {Lennon} (2:14)
  2. All I’ve Got To Do {Lennon} (2:04)
  3. All My Loving {McCartney} (2:10)
  4. Don’t Bother Me {Harrison} (2:29)
  5. Little Child {Lennon/McCartney} (1:48)
  6. Till There Was You {Meredith Willson} (2:17)
  7. Please Mr. Postman {Brian Holland/Robert Bateman/Berry Gordy} (2:37)
  8. Roll Over Beethoven {Chuck Berry} (2:47)
  9. Hold Me Tight {McCartney/Lennon} (2:33)
  10. You Really Got A Hold On Me {William Robinson} (3:03)
  11. I Wanna Be Your Man {McCartney/Lennon} (1:59)
  12. Devil In Her Heart {Richard B. Drapkin} (2:27)
  13. Not A Second Time {Lennon} (2:09)
  14. Money (That’s What I Want) {Berry Gordy/Janie Bradford} (2:47)

The second cover is the one released in Australia

A Hard Day’s Night (July 1964)

  1. A Hard Day’s Night {Lennon} (2:32)
  2. I Should Have Known Better {Lennon} (2:45)
  3. If I Fell {Lennon} (2:22)
  4. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You {Lennon} (1:58)
  5. And I Love Her {McCartney/Lennon} (2:31)
  6. Tell Me Why {Lennon} (2:10)
  7. Can’t Buy Me Love {McCartney/Lennon} (2:15)
  8. Any Time At All {Lennon} (2:14)
  9. I’ll Cry Instead {Lennon} (1:48)
  10. Things We Said Today {McCartney} (2:38)
  11. When I Get Home {Lennon} (2:19)
  12. You Can’t Do That {Lennon} (2:37)
  13. I’ll Be Back {Lennon} (2:21)

Beatles for Sale (December 1964)

  1. No Reply {Lennon} (2:18)
  2. I’m A Loser {Lennon} (2:33)
  3. Baby’s In Black {Lennon/McCartney} (2:08)
  4. Rock And Roll Music {Chuck Berry} (2:34)
  5. I’ll Follow The Sun {McCartney} (1:51)
  6. Mr. Moonlight {Roy Lee Johnson} (2:37)
  7. Kansas City {Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller} (2:33)
  8. Eight Days A Week {McCartney/Lennon} (2:46)
  9. Words Of Love {Buddy Holly} (2:14)
  10. Honey Don’t {Carl Perkins} (3:00)
  11. Every Little Thing {McCartney/Lennon} (2:05)
  12. I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party {Lennon} (2:36)
  13. What You’re Doing {McCartney/Lennon} (2:34)
  14. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby {Carl Perkins} (2:24)

The second cover is the one released in Australia (click to enlarge).

Help! (August 1965)

  1. Help! {Lennon/McCartney} (2:21)
  2. The Night Before {McCartney} (2:37)
  3. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away {Lennon} (2:11)
  4. I Need You {Harrison} (2:32)
  5. Another Girl {McCartney} (2:08)
  6. You’re Gonna Lose That Girl {Lennon} (2:20)
  7. Ticket To Ride {Lennon} (3:13)
  8. Act Naturally {Johnny Russell/Vonie Morrison} (2:33)
  9. It’s Only Love {Lennon} (1:59)
  10. You Like Me Too Much {Harrison} (2:38)
  11. Tell Me What You See {McCartney} (2:40)
  12. I’ve Just Seen A Face {McCartney} (2:07)
  13. Yesterday {McCartney} (2:08)
  14. Dizzy Miss Lizzie {Larry Williams} (2:54)

Rubber Soul (December 1965)

  1. Drive My Car {McCartney/Lennon} (2:30)
  2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) {Lennon/McCartney} (2:06)
  3. You Won’t See Me {McCartney} (3:22)
  4. Nowhere Man {Lennon} (2:45)
  5. Think For Yourself {Harrison} (2:19)
  6. The Word {Lennon/McCartney} (2:44)
  7. Michelle {McCartney/Lennon} (2:42)
  8. What Goes On {Lennon/McCartney/Starkey} (2:51)
  9. Girl {Lennon} (2:34)
  10. I’m Looking Through You {McCartney} (2:27)
  11. In My Life {Lennon/McCartney} (2:28)
  12. Wait {Lennon/McCartney} (2:17)
  13. If I Needed Someone {Harrison} (2:24)
  14. Run For Your Life {Lennon} (2:19)

Revolver (August 1966)

  1. Taxman {Harrison/Lennon} (2:39)
  2. Eleanor Rigby {McCartney/Lennon} (2:08)
  3. I’m Only Sleeping {Lennon} (3:01)
  4. Love You Too {Harrison} (3:01)
  5. Here, There And Everywhere {McCartney} (2:26)
  6. Yellow Submarine {McCartney/Lennon} (2:41)
  7. She Said She Said {Lennon} (2:37)
  8. Good Day Sunshine {McCartney} (2:10)
  9. And Your Bird Can Sing {Lennon} (2:01)
  10. For No One {McCartney} (2:02)
  11. Dr. Robert {Lennon/McCartney} (2:15)
  12. I Want To Tell You {Harrison} (2:30)
  13. Got To Get You Into My Life {McCartney} (2:31)
  14. Tomorrow Never Knows {Lennon} (2:57)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (June 1967)

  1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band {McCartney} (2:02)
  2. With A Little Help From My Friends {McCartney/Lennon} (2:44)
  3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds {Lennon/McCartney} (3:29)
  4. Getting Better {McCartney/Lennon} (2:48)
  5. Fixing A Hole {McCartney} (2:36)
  6. She’s Leaving Home {McCartney/Lennon} (3:35)
  7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite {Lennon} (2:37)
  8. Within You Without You {Harrison} (5:06)
  9. When I’m Sixty-Four {McCartney/Lennon} (2:37)
  10. Lovely Rita {McCartney} (2:42)
  11. Good Morning Good Morning {Lennon} (2:42)
  12. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) {McCartney} (1:19)
  13. A Day In The Life {Lennon/McCartney} (5:33)

Magical Mystery Tour (November 1967)

  1. Magical Mystery Tour {McCartney/Lennon} (2:52)
  2. The Fool On The Hill {McCartney} (3:00)
  3. Flying {Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey} (2:17)
  4. Blue Jay Way {Harrison} (3:57)
  5. Your Mother Should Know {McCartney} (2:29)
  6. I Am The Walrus {Lennon} (4:37)
  7. Hello Goodbye {McCartney} (3:32)
  8. Strawberry Fields Forever {Lennon} (4:10)
  9. Penny Lane {McCartney/Lennon} (3:04)
  10. Baby You’re A Rich Man {Lennon/McCartney} (3:03)
  11. All You Need Is Love {Lennon} (3:49)

See also: Magical Mystery Tour Gallery

"White Album" (November 1968)

Disc 1

  1. Back In The U.S.S.R. {McCartney} (2:43)
  2. Dear Prudence {Lennon} (3:57)
  3. Glass Onion {Lennon} (2:17)
  4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da {McCartney} (3:09)
  5. Wild Honey Pie {McCartney} (1:02)
  6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill {Lennon} (3:05)
  7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps {Harrison} (4:45)
  8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun {Lennon} (2:44)
  9. Martha My Dear {McCartney} (2:29)
  10. I’m So Tired {Lennon} (2:03)
  11. Blackbird {McCartney/Lennon} (2:18)
  12. Piggies {Harrison} (2:05)
  13. Rocky Raccoon {McCartney} (3:41)
  14. Don’t Pass Me By {Starkey} (3:42)
  15. Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? {McCartney} (1:41)
  16. I Will {McCartney} (1:47)
  17. Julia {Lennon/Yoko Ono/Kahlil Gibran} (2:54)

Disc 2

  1. Birthday {McCartney/Lennon} (2:43)
  2. Yer Blues {Lennon} (4:01)
  3. Mother Nature’s Son {McCartney} (2:48)
  4. Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey {Lennon} (2:25)
  5. Sexy Sadie {Lennon} (3:15)
  6. Helter Skelter {McCartney} (4:30)
  7. Long, Long, Long {Harrison} (3:04)
  8. Revolution 1 {Lennon} (4:16)
  9. Honey Pie {McCartney} (2:41)
  10. Savoy Truffle {Harrison} (2:55)
  11. Cry Baby Cry {Lennon} (3:11)
  12. Revolution 9 {Lennon/Yoko Ono} (8:13)
  13. Good Night {Lennon} (3:12)

Yellow Submarine (January 1969)

  1. Yellow Submarine {McCartney/Lennon} (2:43)
  2. Only A Northern Song {Harrison} (3:28)
  3. All Together Now {McCartney} (2:13)
  4. Hey Bulldog {Lennon/McCartney} (3:14)
  5. It’s All Too Much {Harrison} (6:29)
  6. All You Need Is Love {Lennon} (3:53)
  7. Pepperland [instrumental] {George Martin} (2:24)
  8. Sea Of Time & Sea Of Holes [instrumental] {George Martin} (5:21)
  9. Sea Of Monsters [instrumental] {George Martin} (3:40)
  10. March Of The Meanies [instrumental] {George Martin} (2:22)
  11. Pepperland Laid Waste [instrumental] {George Martin} (2:15)
  12. Yellow Submarine In Pepperland [instrumental] {McCartney/Lennon, arranged by George Martin} (2:11)

Abbey Road (September 1969)

  1. Come Together {Lennon} (4:21)
  2. Something {Harrison} (3:03)
  3. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer {McCartney} (3:27)
  4. Oh! Darling {McCartney} (3:27)
  5. Octopus’s Garden {Starkey} (2:51)
  6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) {Lennon} (7:47)
  7. Here Comes The Sun {Harrison} (3:05)
  8. Because {Lennon} (2:46)
  9. You Never Give Me Your Money {McCartney} (4:02)
  10. Sun King {Lennon} (2:27)
  11. Mean Mr. Mustard {Lennon} (1:06)
  12. Polythene Pam {Lennon} (1:13)
  13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window {McCartney} (1:57)
  14. Golden Slumbers {McCartney/Thomas Dekker} (1:32)
  15. Carry That Weight {McCartney} (1:37)
  16. The End {McCartney} (2:20)
  17. Her Majesty {McCartney} (0:23)

Hey Jude Album (February 1970)

  1. Can’t Buy Me Love {McCartney/Lennon} (2:15)
  2. I Should Have Known Better {Lennon} (2:45)
  3. Paperback Writer {McCartney/Lennon} (2:19)
  4. Rain {Lennon} (3:02)
  5. Lady Madonna {McCartney} (2:18)
  6. Revolution {Lennon} (3:24)
  7. Hey Jude {McCartney} (7:09)
  8. Old Brown Shoe {Harrison} (3:18)
  9. Don’t Let Me Down {Lennon} (3:35)
  10. The Ballad Of John And Yoko {Lennon} (3:00)

Let It Be (May 1970)

  1. Two Of Us {McCartney} (3:37)
  2. I Dig A Pony {Lennon} (3:54)
  3. Across The Universe {Lennon} (3:49)
  4. I Me Mine {Harrison} (2:26)
  5. Dig It {Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey} (0:50)
  6. Let It Be (Album Version) {McCartney} (4:03)
  7. Maggie Mae {public domain} (0:41)
  8. I’ve Got A Feeling {Lennon/McCartney} (3:38)
  9. One After 909 {Lennon} (2:55)
  10. The Long And Winding Road {McCartney} (3:38)
  11. For You Blue {Harrison} (2:33)
  12. Get Back {McCartney} (3:07)
 

Singles & Rarities

  1. A Hard Day's Night (Alternate Version) {2:43}
  2. Across The Universe (Non Album Version) {3:43}
  3. Boys (Single GEPO-70013)
  4. Eleanor Rigby (Single GEP-70045)
  5. I Call Your Name (Single GEPO-70013)
  6. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Single A-8103)
  7. Long, Tall Sally (Single GEPO-70013)
  8. Penny Lane (Single GEP-70045)
  9. Please Mister Postman (Single GEPO-70013)
  10. Strawberry Fields (Single GEP-70045) Poor Quality
  11. This Boy (Single A-8103)
  12. Yellow Submarine (Single GEP-70045)
  13. Day Tripper {2:48}
  14. From Me To You {1:55}
  15. I Call Your Name {2:09}
  16. I Feel Fine {2:19}
  17. I Want To Hold Your Hand {2:26}
  18. I’m Down {2:31}
  19. Let It Be (Single Version) {3:52}
  20. Long Tall Sally {1:59}
  21. Matchbox {3:08}
  22. Money (That's What I Want) (Live)
  23. She Loves You {2:21}
  24. She’s A Woman {2:57}
  25. Slow Down {2:52}
  26. Thank You Girl {2:04}
  27. The Inner Light {2:36}
  28. This Boy {2:16}
  29. We Can Work It Out {2:12}
  30. Yes It Is {2:42}
  31. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) {5:43}

During the late 70s I collected these 7" singles from specialist record shops in Melbourne:

Catalogue A-Side B-Side
A-8103 I Want To Hold Your Hand This Boy
A-8153 Ticket To Ride Yes It Is
A-8133 I Feel Fine She's a Woman
A-8163 Help! I'm Down
A-8183 Day Tripper We Can Work It Out
GEPO-70013 Long, Tall Sally
I Call Your Name		 Please, Mister Postman
Boys
GEPO-70014 Slow Down
Matchbox 		Till There Was You
I Wanna Be Your Man
GEPO-70045 Penny Lane
Eleanor Rigby 		Strawberry Fields Forever
Yellow Submarine

In Late 2004 I obtained the 4 volumes of Beatles Anthology to add to the collection.

Anthology 1
  1. Free as a Bird
  2. We Were Four Guys...That's All [Interview]
  3. That'll Be the Day
  4. In Spite of All the Danger
  5. Sometimes I'd Borrow...Those Still Exist [Interview]
  6. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
  7. You'll Be Mine
  8. Cayenne
  9. First of All...It Didn't Do a Thing Here [Interview]
  10. My Bonnie
  11. Ain't She Sweet
  12. Cry for a Shadow
  13. Brian Was a Beautiful Guy...He Presented Well [Interview]
  14. I Secured Them...A Beatle Drink Even Then [Reading]
  15. Searchin'
  16. Three Cool Cats
  17. The Sheik of Araby
  18. Like Dreamers Do
  19. Hello Little Girl
  20. Well, the Recording Test...By My Artists [Reading]
  21. Besame Mucho
  22. Love Me Do
  23. How Do You Do It
  24. Please Please Me
  25. One After 909 [Sequence]
  26. One After 909 [Complete]
  27. Lend Me Your Comb
  28. I'll Get You
  29. We Were Performers...In Britain [Interview]
  30. I Saw Her Standing There
  31. From Me to You
  32. Money (That's What I Want)
  33. You've Really Got a Hold on Me
  34. Roll over Beethoven

Anthology 2

  1. She Loves You [Take]
  2. Till There Was You
  3. Twist and Shout
  4. This Boy
  5. I Want to Hold Your Hand [Version]
  6. Boys, What I Was Thinking...
  7. Moonlight Bay
  8. Can't Buy Me Love
  9. All My Loving [Version]
  10. You Can't Do That
  11. And I Love Her [Version]
  12. A Hard Day's Night [Version]
  13. I Wanna Be Your Man
  14. Long Tall Sally
  15. Boys
  16. Shout
  17. I'll Be Back [Take 2]
  18. I'll Be Back [Take 3]
  19. You Know What to Do
  20. No Reply [Demo Version]
  21. Mr. Moonlight
  22. Leave My Kitten Alone
  23. No Reply [Take]
  24. Eight Days a Week [Sequence]
  25. Eight Days a Week [Complete]
  26. Kansas City Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!

Anthology 3

  1. Real Love
  2. Yes It Is [Version]
  3. I'm Down
  4. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away [Version]
  5. If You've Got Trouble
  6. That Means a Lot
  7. Yesterday [Take]
  8. It's Only Love [Take]
  9. I Feel Fine
  10. Ticket to Ride
  11. Yesterday [Take]
  12. Help! [Version]
  13. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
  14. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
  15. I'm Looking Through You
  16. 12-Bar Original
  17. Tomorrow Never Knows
  18. Got to Get You into My Life
  19. And Your Bird Can Sing [Version]
  20. Taxman
  21. Eleanor Rigby [Strings Only]
  22. I'm Only Sleeping [Rehearsal]
  23. I'm Only Sleeping [Take 1]
  24. Rock & Roll Music
  25. She's a Woman

Anthology 4

  1. Strawberry Fields Forever [Demo Sequence]
  2. Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 1]
  3. Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 7 and Edit Piece]
  4. Penny Lane [Take]
  5. A Day in the Life [Version]
  6. Good Morning, Good Morning [Version]
  7. Only a Northern Song
  8. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite [Takes 1 and 2]
  9. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite [Take 7]
  10. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds [Take]
  11. Within You, Without You [Instrumental]
  12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) [Take]
  13. You Know My Name (Look up the Number)
  14. I Am the Walrus [Version]
  15. Fool on the Hill [Demo Version]
  16. Your Mother Should Know
  17. Fool on the Hill [Take 4]
  18. Hello, Goodbye [Version]
  19. Lady Madonna [Take]
  20. Across the Universe [Alternate Take]

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