| The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 18 April 1979 |
| Recorded | 1963–1973 |
| Genre | Various |
| Length | 46:42 |
| Language | English |
| Label | EMI NUT 18 |
| Producer | Various |
The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away is a conceptual compilation album containing the original artist recordings of songs composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the 1960s that they had elected not to release as Beatles songs. The album was released in the UK in 1979.
With the exception of "I'm the Greatest", a Ringo Starr album track written for him by John Lennon in 1973, all songs were recorded and released as singles during the active Beatles years in the 1960s.
There are three songs written by Paul McCartney when the Beatles were together that are not in this compilation: “Thingumybob", recorded by Black Dyke Mills Band; "Goodbye", recorded by Mary Hopkin; and "Come and Get It", recorded by Badfinger.
A similar but less comprehensive compilation, The Stars Sing Lennon & McCartney, had been released on EMI's mid-price Music for Pleasure label in 1971.[1]
- ^ Stormo, Roger (28 October 2014). "The Daily Beatle: The early Lennon & McCartney cover album". Wogew.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.