Distinct mix
The mono and stereo releases are different records rather than two balances of one, differing in length, in the take or overdub used, or in effects you hear on one and not the other.
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
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Songs(32 of 34)
| # | 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 | A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | - |
| 3 | And I Love Her | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Something New mono omits one of Paul's vocal tracks |
| 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 | Eleanor Rigby | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Stereo isolates lead vocal in right channel; mono is balanced |
| 10 | Got to Get You into My Life | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Mono runs 2:35; stereo 2:27 |
| 11 | Love You To | 1966 | Revolver | George | Mono is 9 seconds longer than stereo |
| 12 | I'm Only Sleeping | 1966 | Revolver | John | Five different mono/stereo mixes exist with varying placements of the backwards guitar |
| 13 | Penny Lane | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | US promo mono mix has extra piccolo trumpet flourish at the end |
| 14 | Lovely Rita | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Mono mixed Mar 21; stereo mixed Apr 17 |
| 15 | She's Leaving Home | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | Mono runs faster and slightly higher in pitch than stereo |
| 16 | Fixing a Hole | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Mono and stereo mixes differ in vocal balance |
| 17 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Eleven mono mixes attempted before final |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Good Morning Good Morning | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Mono has different animal-SFX edit and tighter segue to Reprise |
| 20 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | Mono mix differs in orchestral balance |
| 21 | 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 |
| 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 | Helter Skelter | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Mono and stereo differ significantly in length and content |
| 25 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Mono and stereo White Album mixes |
| 26 | Don't Pass Me By | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | Mono mix is faster and has different violin arrangement on fade |
| 27 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | - | Mono and stereo mixes differ significantly in panning of loops |
| 28 | Good Night | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | Mono and stereo mixes differ slightly |
| 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 |
Love Me Do
Single uses Sept 4 master; album uses Sept 11 master
A Hard Day's Night
And I Love Her
Something New mono omits one of Paul's vocal tracks
Tell Me Why
Mono vocal single-tracked; stereo vocal double tracked
I'll Cry Instead
US single splices an extra middle-eight + refrain; UK album is shorter
Help!
Mono uses May 24 vocal overdub from CTS for film
I'm Looking Through You
US stereo has two false guitar starts
Paperback Writer
Stereo 2:16, mono 2:23 - different fade lengths
Eleanor Rigby
Stereo isolates lead vocal in right channel; mono is balanced
Got to Get You into My Life
Mono runs 2:35; stereo 2:27
Love You To
Mono is 9 seconds longer than stereo
I'm Only Sleeping
Five different mono/stereo mixes exist with varying placements of the backwards guitar
Penny Lane
US promo mono mix has extra piccolo trumpet flourish at the end
Lovely Rita
Mono mixed Mar 21; stereo mixed Apr 17
She's Leaving Home
Mono runs faster and slightly higher in pitch than stereo
Fixing a Hole
Mono and stereo mixes differ in vocal balance
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Eleven mono mixes attempted before final
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Mono and stereo mixes differ in tape-loop placement
Good Morning Good Morning
Mono has different animal-SFX edit and tighter segue to Reprise
A Day in the Life
Mono mix differs in orchestral balance
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Mono has tighter crowd noise and different segue edit
I Am the Walrus
Mono has King Lear fed live; stereo is fake-stereo from mono in that section
Blue Jay Way
Backwards-tape passages on stereo mix only; absent from mono
Helter Skelter
Mono and stereo differ significantly in length and content
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Mono and stereo White Album mixes
Don't Pass Me By
Mono mix is faster and has different violin arrangement on fade
Revolution 9
Mono and stereo mixes differ significantly in panning of loops
Good Night
Mono and stereo mixes differ slightly
Get Back
Single has chamber reverb and Loretta coda; album has rooftop outro
Let It Be
Single and album are different mixes with different guitar solos
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
Single mix mono only; stereo restored on Anthology 2
The Long and Winding Road
Naked version (2003) removes Spector's orchestra and choir
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