The mono and stereo releases differ in a way a listener would notice – different length, alternate take/overdub, notable effects or balance differences. NOT for trivial fold-downs or pan changes. Tag note should state what differs. Examples: Strawberry Fields Forever, I Am the Walrus, Helter Skelter, Revolution 1, Why Don't We Do It in the Road.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Me Do | 1962 | Please Please Me | Paul, John | Single uses Sept 4 master; album uses Sept 11 master |
| 2 | And I Love Her | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Something New mono omits one of Paul's vocal tracks |
| 3 | A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | – |
| 4 | Tell Me Why | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Mono vocal single-tracked; stereo vocal double-tracked |
| 5 | I'll Cry Instead | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | US single splices an extra middle-eight + refrain; UK album is shorter |
| 6 | Help! | 1965 | Help! | John | Mono uses May 24 vocal overdub from CTS for film |
| 7 | I'm Looking Through You | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | US stereo has two false guitar starts |
| 8 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | Stereo 2:16, mono 2:23 – different fade lengths |
| 9 | I'm Only Sleeping | 1966 | Revolver | John | Five different mono/stereo mixes exist with varying placements of the backwards guitar |
| 10 | Love You To | 1966 | Revolver | George | Mono is 9 seconds longer than stereo |
| 11 | Eleanor Rigby | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Stereo isolates lead vocal in right channel; mono is balanced |
| 12 | Got to Get You into My Life | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Mono runs 2:35; stereo 2:27 |
| 13 | Penny Lane | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | US promo mono mix has extra piccolo trumpet flourish at the end |
| 14 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Eleven mono mixes attempted before final |
| 15 | Lovely Rita | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Mono mixed Mar 21; stereo mixed Apr 17 |
| 16 | Good Morning Good Morning | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Mono has different animal-SFX edit and tighter segue to Reprise |
| 17 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | Mono mix differs in orchestral balance |
| 18 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Mono has tighter crowd noise and different segue edit |
| 19 | She's Leaving Home | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | Mono runs faster and slightly higher in pitch than stereo |
| 20 | Fixing a Hole | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Mono and stereo mixes differ in vocal balance |
| 21 | Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Mono and stereo mixes differ in tape-loop placement |
| 22 | I Am the Walrus | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | Mono has King Lear fed live; stereo is fake-stereo from mono in that section |
| 23 | Blue Jay Way | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | George | Backwards-tape passages on stereo mix only; absent from mono |
| 24 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Mono and stereo White Album mixes |
| 25 | Helter Skelter | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Mono and stereo differ significantly in length and content |
| 26 | Good Night | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | Mono and stereo mixes differ slightly |
| 27 | Don't Pass Me By | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | Mono mix is faster and has different violin arrangement on fade |
| 28 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | Mono and stereo mixes differ significantly in panning of loops |
| 29 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | Single has chamber reverb and Loretta coda; album has rooftop outro |
| 30 | Let It Be | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | Single and album are different mixes with different guitar solos |
| 31 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) | 1970 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Single mix mono only; stereo restored on Anthology 2 |
| 32 | The Long and Winding Road | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | Naked version (2003) removes Spector's orchestra and choir |
Single uses Sept 4 master; album uses Sept 11 master
Something New mono omits one of Paul's vocal tracks
Mono vocal single-tracked; stereo vocal double-tracked
US single splices an extra middle-eight + refrain; UK album is shorter
Mono uses May 24 vocal overdub from CTS for film
US stereo has two false guitar starts
Stereo 2:16, mono 2:23 – different fade lengths
Five different mono/stereo mixes exist with varying placements of the backwards guitar
Mono is 9 seconds longer than stereo
Stereo isolates lead vocal in right channel; mono is balanced
Mono runs 2:35; stereo 2:27
US promo mono mix has extra piccolo trumpet flourish at the end
Eleven mono mixes attempted before final
Mono mixed Mar 21; stereo mixed Apr 17
Mono has different animal-SFX edit and tighter segue to Reprise
Mono mix differs in orchestral balance
Mono has tighter crowd noise and different segue edit
Mono runs faster and slightly higher in pitch than stereo
Mono and stereo mixes differ in vocal balance
Mono and stereo mixes differ in tape-loop placement
Mono has King Lear fed live; stereo is fake-stereo from mono in that section
Backwards-tape passages on stereo mix only; absent from mono
Mono and stereo White Album mixes
Mono and stereo differ significantly in length and content
Mono and stereo mixes differ slightly
Mono mix is faster and has different violin arrangement on fade
Mono and stereo mixes differ significantly in panning of loops
Single has chamber reverb and Loretta coda; album has rooftop outro
Single and album are different mixes with different guitar solos
Single mix mono only; stereo restored on Anthology 2
Naked version (2003) removes Spector's orchestra and choir
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