Pre Wonderwall Music
This era covers recordings that took place between George’s birthday (24/25 February 1943) and George’s first solo album Wonderwall Music which was started in December of 1967. Aside from two recently released outakes from Wonderwall Music, this section is entirely composed of Beatles songs recorded both before and after the band had a fixed name or hairstyle!
1 | “In Spite of All the Danger” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison / Paul McCartney |
| Recorded by | The Quarry Men |
| End of principle recording | 12 July 1958 |
| First release | 20 November 1995 in UK on Anthology 1 |
| Notes | The full length version of this performance has yet to be released. A repeated verse and chorus have reportedly been edited out. |
2 | “Cry for a Shadow” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison / John Lennon |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 22 June 1961 |
| First release | January 1962 in France on Mister Twist |
| Version 1 | Mono fold down, from Mister Twist [France, 1962] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Let’s do the Twist [UK, 1964] |
| Version 3 | Mock stereo mix from mono fold down(!), from The Beatles with Tony Sheridan [US, 1964] |
| Notes | Available on CD most officially from Anthology 1, although the channels are reversed for unknown reasons. |
3 | “Don’t Bother Me” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 12 September 1963 |
| First release | 22 November 1963 in UK on With the Beatles |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from With the Beatles [Mono, 1963] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from With the Beatles [Stereo, 1963] |
| Version 3 | Capitol stereo mix, from Meet the Beatles [Stereo, 1964] |
| Version 4 | Capitol mono fold down, from Meet the Beatles [Mono, 1964] |
4 | “You Know What to Do” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 3 June 1964 |
| First release | 20 November 1995 in UK on Anthology 1 |
5 | “I Need You” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 16 February 1965 |
| First release | 6 August 1965 in UK on Help! |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Help! [UK, Mono, 1965] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Help! [Stereo, 1965] |
| Version 3 | Capitol mono fold down, from Help! [US, Mono, 1965] |
| Version 4 | Remix, from Help! [1987] |
6 | “You Like Me Too Much” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 17 February 1965 |
| First release | 14 June 1965 in US on Beatles VI |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Beatles VI [Mono, 1965] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Beatles VI [Stereo, 1965] |
| Version 3 | Remix, from Help! [1987] |
| Notes | In the UK, this was first released on Help! two months after the US album Beatles VI. |
7 | “If I Needed Someone” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 16 October 1965 |
| First release | 3 December 1965 in UK on Rubber Soul |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Rubber Soul [UK, Mono, 1965] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Rubber Soul [UK, Stereo, 1965] |
| Version 3 | Remix, from Rubber Soul [1987] |
| Version 4 | Remix, from 1962–1966 [2023] |
| Notes | This was omitted from the US version of Rubber Soul. It was instead released six months later on Yesterday and Today. |
8 | “12-Bar Original” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison / John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Richard Starkey |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 4 November 1965 |
| First release | 18 March 1996 on Anthology 2 |
9 | “Think for Yourself” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 8 November 1965 |
| First release | 3 December 1965 in UK on Rubber Soul |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Rubber Soul [Mono, 1965] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Rubber Soul [Stereo, 1965] |
| Version 3 | Remix, from Rubber Soul [1987] |
| Version 4 | Remix, from Yellow Submarine Songtrack [1999] |
10 | “Love You To” [Take 1] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 11 April 1966 |
| First release | 28 October 2022 on Revolver [Super Deluxe Edition] |
11 | “Love You To” [Unnumbered Rehearsal] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 11 April 1966 |
| First release | 28 October 2022 on Revolver [Super Deluxe Edition] |
13 | “Love You To” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 11 April 1966 |
| First release | 5 August 1966 in UK on Revolver |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Revolver [Mono, 1966] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Revolver [Stereo, 1966] |
| Version 3 | Remix, from Yellow Submarine Songtrack [1999] |
| Version 4 | Remix, from Revolver [2022] |
| Version 5 | “Take 7” mix, from Revolver [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions, 2022] |
14 | “Taxman” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 22 April 1966 |
| First release | 5 August 1966 in UK on Revolver |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Revolver [Mono, 1966] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Revolver [Stereo, 1966] |
| Version 3 | Anthology mix, from Anthology 2 [1996] |
| Version 4 | Remix, from Revolver [2022] |
| Version 5 | “Take 11” mix, from Revolver [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions, 2022] |
15 | “I Want to Tell You” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 2 June 1966 |
| First release | 5 August 1966 in UK on Revolver |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Revolver [Mono, 1966] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Revolver [Stereo, 1966] |
| Version 3 | Remix, from Revolver [2022] |
16 | “I Want to Tell You” [Speech and Take 4] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 2 June 1966 |
| First release | 28 October 2022 on Revolver [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
| Notes | According to the Super Deluxe book, this track features studio chat from the very start of the session, a tiny section of actual playing from take four, and a bit more studio chat from after take 15. |
17 | “Only a Northern Song” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 14 February 1967 |
| First release | 13 January 1969 in US on Yellow Submarine |
| Version 1 | Mock stereo mix, from Yellow Submarine [Stereo, 1969] |
| Version 2 | Mono fold down of mock stereo mix(!), from Yellow Submarine [UK, Mono, 1969] |
| Version 3 | Anthology mix, from Anthology 2 [1996] |
| Version 4 | Stereo mix, from Yellow Submarine Songtrack [1999] |
| Version 5 | 1967 mono mix, from Mono Masters [2009] |
| Notes | No stereo mix from 1967 was completed. Two 4-track tape machines were used to record the song, so getting them to match up exactly proved too painstaking to finish the second mix. |
18 | “Within You Without You” [George Coaching the Musicians] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 15 March 1967 |
| First release | 26 May 2017 on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [Super Deluxe Edition] |
19 | “Within You Without You” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 3 April 1967 |
| First release | 1 June 1967 in UK on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [Mono, 1967] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [Stereo, 1967] |
| Version 3 | Instrumental remix, from Anthology 2 [1996] |
| Version 4 | Remix and mashup, from Love [2006] |
| Version 5 | Remix, from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [2017] |
| Version 6 | Indian instruments only, from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions, 2017] |
20 | “It’s All Too Much” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 2 June 1967 |
| First release | 13 January 1969 in US on Yellow Submarine |
| Version 1 | Stereo mix, from Yellow Submarine [Stereo, 1969] |
| Version 2 | Mono fold down, from Yellow Submarine [UK, Mono, 1969] |
| Version 3 | Remix, from Yellow Submarine Songtrack [1999] |
| Version 4 | 1968 mono mix, from Mono Masters [2009] |
| Notes | The full performance of this take ran over eight minutes long. It was edited down to about 6:25. Part of the missing audio can, however, be heard on the Yellow Submarine film. |
21 | “Blue Jay Way” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 7 September 1967 |
| First release | 27 November 1967 in US on Magical Mystery Tour |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Magical Mystery Tour [Mono, 1967] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Magical Mystery Tour [Stereo, 1967] |
22 | “Flying” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison / John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Richard Starkey |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 8 September 1967 |
| First release | 27 November 1967 in US on Magical Mystery Tour |
| Version 1 | Mono mix, from Magical Mystery Tour [Mono, 1967] |
| Version 2 | Stereo mix, from Magical Mystery Tour [Stereo, 1967] |
23 | “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison / John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Richard Starkey |
| Recorded by | The Beatles |
| End of principle recording | 28 November 1967 |
| First release | 4 December 1995 in UK on Free as a Bird |
24 | “Almost Shankara” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 9–13 January 1968 |
| First release | 22 September 2014 in UK on Wonderwall Music |
25 | “The Inner Light” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 12 January 1968 |
| First release | 22 September 2014 in UK on Wonderwall Music |