Drive My Car (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Annotation

The following release uses a fold down remaster of this mix for mono:
US: Capitol T 2553 Yesterday & Today 1966

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-05 14:52 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., sans-serif)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1965-12-03
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, SOLD IN U.K., serif)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1965-12-03
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (mono)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1966-06-14
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)T 2553
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (stereo)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1966-06-20
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST 2553, ST-2553
1.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesYesterday and TodayThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1966-07-20
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, no SOLD IN U.K.)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, one EMI box)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.1Drive My Car2:30The BeatlesRubber Soul (stereo)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple RecordsAP-8156
2.5Drive My Car2:25The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1973-04-02
Apple RecordsSKBO 3403
2.5Drive My Car2:25The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1973-04-02
Apple RecordsSKBO 3403
2.5Drive My Car?:??The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1973-04-19
Apple RecordsOC 192 o 05307-8, PCSP 717
2.5Drive My Car2:25The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records1C 188-05 307/08
2.3Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll MusicThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1976-06-07
ParlophonePCSP 719
2.3Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll MusicThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone, Pathé Marconi EMI (record company, renamed EMI Pathé Marconi in 1986)2C154-06137/138
2.10Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll MusicThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)SKBO-11537
1.18Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll MusicThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Parlophone8X2-PCSP 719
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
2.5Drive My Car?:??The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Pathé Marconi EMI (record company, renamed EMI Pathé Marconi in 1986)2C162 05307/8
1.3Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music – Volume 2The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1980-10-27
ParlophonePCSP 719
1.3Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll Music – Volume 2 (MP201)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Music for Pleasure2M026-06138
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
1.1Drive My Car2:33The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL Original Master Recording)The BeatlesAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-106
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophonePCS 3075
6.1Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
1.8Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneTC-PCS 3075
1.1Drive My Car2:31The BeatlesRubber Soul (original mix)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneC2 46440
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber Soul (Apple Logo)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, ParlophonePCS 3075
1.19Drive My Car2:26The Beatles100 Hits TaxmanVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RMG RecordsRMG 1339 MP3
6.15Drive My Car (1965 stereo mix)2:32The BeatlesThe Beatles in MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-09-09
Apple Records5099969945120
6.15Drive My Car (1965 stereo mix)2:32The BeatlesThe Beatles in MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2009-09-10
Apple RecordsTOCP-71041-53
1.1Drive My Car2:31The BeatlesYesterday… and TodayThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-01-21
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0019708-02
1.12Drive My Car2:31The BeatlesYesterday… and TodayThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-01-21
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0019708-02
1.1Drive My Car2:28The BeatlesRubber Soul (Mastered for iTunes)The BeatlesAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
2.5Drive My Car2:28The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records0602547048455
1.1Drive My Car2:21The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum
  • ES2017-11-03
Parlophone0094638241812, PCS 3075
1.17Drive My Car?:??The BeatlesRock ’n’ Roll MusicThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
ParlophonePCSP 719
Bootleg
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday and TodayThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
PDL DisquesPDL-1001
1.1Drive My Car2:33The BeatlesRubber Soul (MFSL DESS bootleg)The BeatlesAlbum
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsMFSL-1-106
1.1Drive My Car2:25The BeatlesYesterday...And TodayThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsT-2553
2.5Drive My Car?:??The Beatles1962–1966The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsSKBO 3403
1.17Drive My Car2:29The BeatlesRock’N’Roll MusicThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsSKBO 11537
6.15Drive My Car (1965 stereo mix)2:32The BeatlesThe Beatles In MonoThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records5099969945120
1.12Drive My Car (mono)2:34The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (40th anniversary edition)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2011-06-15
Apple Records (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on Apple Records)TOCP-71111
1.1Drive My Car (stereo)2:30The BeatlesYesterday… and Today (40th anniversary edition)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2011-06-15
Apple Records (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on Apple Records)TOCP-71111
1.15Drive My Car (original 1965 stereo mix version)2:32The BeatlesRubber SoulThe BeatlesAlbum

Relationships

additional engineer:Ron Pender
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
cowbell and drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar], piano and slide guitar:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
tambourine:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
background vocals:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
lead vocals:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-13)
mixed at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-26)
has remixes:Drive My Car (1987 remix)
recording of:Drive My Car (on 1965-10-13)

Related works

Drive My Car

writer:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
written at:Kenwood (John Lennon's former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
referred to in medleys:Beatles Medley (Stars on 45)
Stars on 45 (Beatles Medley 7″ Mix) (order: 6)
Stars on 45 (12″ single) (order: 9)
later parody versions:Try Micah
later translated versions:Tu peux t'en aller
Старенький автомобиль
is the basis for:Ride on shooting star