Tell Me Why (original stereo studio mix)
~ Recording by The Beatles
Annotation
Stereo mix has a noise at the very end edited off the mono mix.
Annotation last modified on 2021-06-25 23:41 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, recording first published, sold in U.K.) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (stereo, West Coast, tight STEREO) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (stereo, East Coast, Nicholas credit) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | Something New (stereo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Odeon | STO 83 756 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (stereo, West Coast, loose STEREO) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (stereo, East Coast, Nicolas credit) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, ℗ 1964, Sold in U.K., serif) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, ℗ 1964, Sold in U.K., sans-serif) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (subsidiary, Scranton) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (subsidiary, Los Angeles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, ℗ 1964) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, one EMI box) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (Capitol Record Club, lime labels) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST-8-2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (lime labels, Los Angeles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (lime labels, Winchester) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (Capitol Record Club) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST-8-2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! - A Hard Day’s Night - Originals From The United Artists' Picture | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Odeon | 1C 062-04 145 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, THE GRAMOPHONE...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (Apple labels) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (Apple, subsidiary) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (stereo) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records | AP-8147 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (Apple, "All rights..." text) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, EMI RECORDS...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (orange labels) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (purple labels, Mfd. by Capitol) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Odeon | 1C 072-04 145 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 1C 198-53 163, 1C 198-53 164, 1C 198-53 165, 1C 198-53 166, 1C 198-53 167, 1C 198-53 168, 1C 198-53 169, 1C 198-53 170, 1C 198-53 171, 1C 198-53 172, 1C 198-53 173, 1C 198-53 174, 1C 198-53 175, 1C 198-53 176 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Collection (limited edition) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | BC-1 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (rainbow labels) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ST 2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo, two EMI boxes, UNAUTHORISED COPYING...) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | PCS 3058 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection (repress) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:13 | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night (MFSL Original Master Recording) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-103 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (RZG, red labels) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Мелодия (ex-Soviet music label, a subdivision of Formax group now) | С60 23579 008 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (AZG, red labels) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Мелодия (ex-Soviet music label, a subdivision of Formax group now) | C60 23579 008 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (LZG, black labels) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Мелодия (ex-Soviet music label, a subdivision of Formax group now) | С60 23579 008 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (purple labels, Manufactured by Capitol) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C1-90443 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album |
| TOSHIBA EMI (a rare imprint used mostly for promos and video releases - does not stand for “東芝EMI株式会社”), Apple Records, Parlophone | TOCP-50501, TOCP-50502, TOCP-50503, TOCP-50504, TOCP-50505, TOCP-50506, TOCP-50507, TOCP-50508, TOCP-50509/10, TOCP-50511, TOCP-50512, TOCP-50513, TOCP-50514, TOCP-50515, TOCP-50516 |
| 3.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:11 | The Beatles | The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 07243 875400 2 6 |
| 3.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:11 | The Beatles | The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (short box) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7243 8 75656 2 3 |
| 3.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:11 | The Beatles | The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 (long box) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7243 8 66878 2 1 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone | 0946 3 82413 2 4 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | 0946 3 82413 2 4 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation | Apple Records | 509996996804520 | |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | TOCP-71021~36 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo USB (Limited edition USB flash drive) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 5099969944963 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack | Parlophone | 0094638241317 | |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Parlophone | 094638241317 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | The Beatles (boxset) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | |
| 3.14 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | 3766898 |
| 4.18 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | 3766898 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| EMI Catalogue, Parlophone | |
| 1.14 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night: Original Motion Picture Sound Track | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises), United Artists | B0019700-02 |
| 1.18 | Tell Me Why (stereo) | 2:11 | The Beatles | Something New | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | B0019701-02 |
| 4.18 | Tell Me Why (stereo) | 2:10 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | B0019645-02 |
| 3.14 | Tell Me Why (stereo) | 2:09 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | B0019645-02 |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:07 | The Beatles | Meet The Beatles (Japan box set) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Odeon, Universal Music Publishing Group | UICY-76429/33 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| EMI Catalogue | |
| 3.6 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Tell Me Why | 2:11 | The Beatles | 16 Superhits, Volume 4 | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Dorado (sublabel of “Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH”) | 2155424 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:13 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (MFSL DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | MFSL-1-103 |
| 1.7 | Tell Me Why | 2:06 | The Beatles | Something New (stereo DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | ST 2108 |
| 1.6 | Tell Me Why | 2:10 | The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night (UK stereo DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album + Soundtrack |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | PCS 3058 |
| 1.18 | Tell Me Why | ?:?? | The Beatles | Something New | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on Capitol Records) | ST 2108 |
| 1.9 | Tell Me Why | 2:09 | The Beatles | Best, Volume 4: 1964 | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| CTA ("The CTA collections are unauthorized compilations that were allowable under Japanese law") | TF-24 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Richard Langham (on 1964-02-27) Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1964-06-22) |
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| engineer: | Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-06-22) |
| producer: | George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-06-22) |
| acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) |
| drums (drum set): | Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) |
| electric bass guitar: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) |
| electric guitar [lead guitar]: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) |
| upright piano: | George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1964-02-27) |
| background vocals [harmony vocals]: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1964-02-27) |
| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-27) |
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| mixed at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-22) |
| recording of: | Tell Me Why (on 1964-02-27) |
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Related works
Tell Me Why
| writer: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-02) |
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| publisher: | Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) Northern Songs Ltd. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Unart Music Corp. |
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| later translated versions: | Dis‐moi pourquoi (Tell Me Why) Sei mir treu wie Gold (Tell Me Why) |
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