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Yellow Submarine is the tenth official album released by
The Beatles. It was the soundtrack to the animated film
of the same name.
In contrast to how the film was received,
Yellow Submarine is usually considered The Beatles' weakest album, as it featured only six songs by the band. The Beatles didn't consider it a
studio album, since the four previously-unreleased tracks on it were recorded at various times in 1967 and early 1968.
History
"
Only a Northern Song" was originally recorded during the sessions for the
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, although it didn't appear there. Most of the song was recorded in February 1967. "
It's All Too Much" was recorded just before the release of
Sgt. Pepper, although it was shortened (from eight minutes) for
Yellow Submarine. "
Hey Bulldog" (recorded in February 1968) and "
All Together Now" (recorded in May 1967) were always intended for the film soundtrack.
"
Baby You're a Rich Man" was also originally intended for the film soundtrack, but was released as the B-side to "
All You Need is Love" instead and wasn't included in the
Yellow Submarine album.
Two of the songs on the album had previously been released. "
Yellow Submarine" had already appeared on
Revolver in August 1966 and as a hit single at about the same time. "All You Need Is Love" had been a hit single in 1967 and had also appeared in the United States edition of
Magical Mystery Tour later that year.
The second side features arrangements (recorded specifically for the album) of
George Martin's orchestral score.
After mixed response to the album upon its release, The Beatles considered releasing
Yellow Submarine as a five-track EP, without the film score but including the then-unreleased "
Across the Universe" as a bonus track, but never did so. The Beatles had previously released popular songs from their LPs as EPs in the British market.
U.S. cassette and eight-track tape versions featured "
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (from
Sgt. Pepper) as an extra song on side two.
With the re-release of the film in 1999, the original album was re-released along with a
Yellow Submarine Songtrack album.
UK and US differences
Although the essential artwork on the album covers issued in the United States and Great Britain are similar, there are a few subtle differences on the sleeves. The front of the British jacket contains the words "NOTHING IS REAL" in green print just below the album's title. This subtitle had been omitted from the American album cover.
On the back of the cover, the British album contained a review of the Beatles'
"White Album" written for the
London Observer by
Tony Palmer. The review was introduced by a few liner notes by
Apple press officer
Derek Taylor. Rather than plug the group's previous release, however, the more imaginative back of the American cover contained a fictious illustrated biography of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in which the ensemble's battle with the
Blue Meanies was compared to three other epic struggles in the history of the English-speaking world:
Beowulf's struggle to save the
Heorot mead hall,
King John's signing of the
Magna Carta, and
Thomas Jefferson's writing of the
Declaration of Independence.
The two album covers (and record labels) also differ in the fact that the British version recognizes seven tracks from the film's score on Side Two, while the American version only recognizes six tracks, treating the songs "Sea of Times" and "Sea of Holes" as a single track, entitled "Sea of Time & Sea of Holes."
One final difference is that the American album was only released in stereo, while the British album was available in both stereo and mono.
The international compact disc release is consistent with the British version of the LP, in that the "Nothing Is Real" subtitle remains intact, and the review of the "White Album," with Taylor's introduction, is included inside the CD insert. The CD also recognizes "Sea of Time" and "Sea of Holes" as separate tracks.
Track listing
Side one
All tracks were credited to
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
"Yellow Submarine" – 2:38
"Only a Northern Song" (George Harrison) – 3:27
"All Together Now" – 2:10
"Hey Bulldog" – 3:14
"It's All Too Much" (Harrison) – 6:28
"All You Need Is Love" – 3:47
Side two
All tracks were written by George Martin, except where noted.
"Pepperland" – 2:24
"Sea of Time" – 3:00
"Sea of Holes" – 2:21
"Sea of Monsters" – 3:40
"March of the Meanies" – 2:22
"Pepperland Laid Waste" – 2:15
"Yellow Submarine in Pepperland" (Lennon, McCartney, arr. George Martin) – 2:11Further Information
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