One of the four Beatles is entirely absent from this recording
30 Beatles songs were recorded without one or more of the four present, among them 'Yesterday' (1965), 'Wild Honey Pie' (1968), and 'I Me Mine' (1970).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
3 of the four are absent
1 of the four are absent
No Lennon, no Harrison
No John Lennon
No McCartney – walked out after argument
2 of the four are absent
No John Lennon, Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr – Harrison is the only Beatle on the track
1 of the four are absent
Ringo had walked out; no Ringo on track
3 of the four are absent
Ringo had quit; Paul on drums
No Lennon; no Harrison
2 of the four are absent
No George
3 of the four are absent
Lennon absent from sessions
No Lennon
3 of the four are absent
No Ringo on basic tracking; he plays tambourine overdub
Lennon and Harrison on the piece itself; McCartney and Starr reach it only through the Revolution take it was built from
No Lennon
No Lennon or Harrison
Three Beatles absent – McCartney played every instrument
No George (abroad); no Ringo (filming The Magic Christian)
1 of the four are absent
No Lennon, recovering from car accident
3 of the four are absent
No Lennon – recovering from car accident
No John Lennon; recovering from car accident
No Lennon (on holiday in Denmark)
Updated
Album
Past Masters
CD
Course
Usher – Teaches the Art of Performance
MasterClass · Live performance, stagecraft, vocal range.
Book
John Lennon: The Life
Philip Norman
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