Free As A Bird

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A	Free As A Bird Composed By – John LennonEngineer – Geoff EmerickProducer – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo StarrRecorded By – John LennonWritten-By – George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr	2:42
B	Christmas Time (Is Here Again) Engineer – Geoff EmerickProducer – George MartinWritten-By – George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr	3:02

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Apple Corps Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Apple Corps Ltd.
• Licensed To – EMI Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
• Published By – Lenono Music
• Published By – Northern Songs
• Recorded At – EMI Studios

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Richard Ward, The Team
• Artwork – John Lennon
• Liner Notes – Mark Lewisohn

Notes

A side originally recorded circa 1977 in New York.
Beatles overdubs recorded February / March 1994 in England.
B side music recorded 28 November, 1967 at EMI Studios, London.
Greetings recorded 6 December, 1966 at EMI Studios, London.

On label: R 6422
On back cover: 7243 8 82587 7 7
Printed in UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout - Stamped): R6422 A-2-1-Q4 D
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout - Stamped): R6422 B-21-Q4 D
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout - Stamped - Variant 1): R 6422 A-2-1- Q5 D
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout - Stamped - Variant 1): R 6422 B-2-1- Q5 D
• Barcode (Scanned): 7 24388 25877 7
• Barcode (Lined): 724388258777
• Other (Distribution Code): UK: R 6422

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7243 8 82587 2 2, CDR 6422	The Beatles	Free As A Bird ‎(CD, Single)	Apple Records, Apple Records	7243 8 82587 2 2, CDR 6422	UK & Europe	1995
TOCP-8715	The Beatles	Free As A Bird ‎(CD, Maxi)	Apple Records	TOCP-8715	Japan	1996
7243 8 82587 7 7, R 6422	The Beatles	Free As A Bird ‎(7", Single, Pic, Unofficial)	Apple Records , Apple Records	7243 8 82587 7 7, R 6422	Europe	1995
7243 8 82587 2 2, 8825872	The Beatles	Free As A Bird ‎(CD, Single)	Apple Records, Apple Records	7243 8 82587 2 2, 8825872	Australia	1995
7243 8 82588 2 1	The Beatles	Free As A Bird ‎(CD, Single)	Apple Records	7243 8 82588 2 1	Europe	1995

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