All tracks in stereo and written by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.

Disc one

"Free as a Bird" (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey) – 4:25
Lennon demo recorded at The Dakota, New York City, 1977; The Beatles version recorded at The Mill Studio, Sussex, England, February–March 1994[citation needed]
"We were four guys ... that's all" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
"That'll Be the Day" [Mono] (Allison-Holly-Petty) – 2:08
"In Spite of All the Danger" [Mono] (McCartney-Harrison) – 2:45
Tracks 3–4 recorded by The Quarrymen at Phillips' Sound Recording Services, Liverpool, England, 12 July 1958
"Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist" (McCartney speaking to Mark Lewisohn) – 0:18
"Hallelujah, I Love Her So" [Mono] (Charles) – 1:13
"You'll Be Mine" [Mono] – 1:39
"Cayenne" [Mono] (McCartney) – 1:14
Tracks 6–8 recorded at McCartney's house in Liverpool, late summer or spring 1960
"First of all ... it didn't do a thing here" (McCartney speaking to Malcom Threadgill) – 0:07
"My Bonnie" (traditional, arranged by Tony Sheridan) – 2:42
"Ain't She Sweet" (Ager-Yellen) – 2:13
"Cry for a Shadow" (Lennon-Harrison) – 2:22
Tracks 10–12 recorded at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany, 22 June 1961
"Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well" (Lennon speaking to David Wigg) – 0:10
"I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then" (Brian Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise) – 0:18
"Searchin'" [Mono] (Leiber-Stoller) – 3:00
"Three Cool Cats" [Mono] (Leiber-Stoller) – 2:25
"The Sheik of Araby" [Mono] (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder) – 1:43
"Like Dreamers Do" [Mono] – 2:36
"Hello Little Girl" [Mono] – 1:40
Tracks 15–19 recorded at Decca Studios, London, England, 1 January 1962, in audition for Decca Records
"Well, the recording test ... by my artists" (Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise) – 0:32
"Bésame Mucho" [Mono] (Velázquez-Skylar) – 2:37
"Love Me Do" [Mono] – 2:32
Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 6 June 1962
"How Do You Do It" [Mono] (Murray) – 1:57
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 4 September 1962
"Please Please Me" [Mono] – 1:59
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 11 September 1962
"One After 909" (Sequence) [Mono] – 2:23
"One After 909" (Complete) [Mono] – 2:56
Tracks 25–26 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 5 March 1963
"Lend Me Your Comb" [Mono] (Twomey-Wise-Weisman) – 1:50
Recorded live at BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, 2 July 1963, for the Pop Go The Beatles radio broadcast
"I'll Get You" [Mono] – 2:08
Recorded live on Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium, London, 13 October 1963
"We were performers ... in Britain" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
"I Saw Her Standing There" [Mono] – 2:49
"From Me to You" [Mono] – 2:05
"Money (That's What I Want)" [Mono] (Gordy-Bradford) – 2:52
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" [Mono] (Robinson) – 2:58
"Roll Over Beethoven" [Mono] (Berry) – 2:22
Tracks 30–34 recorded live at the Karlaplansstudion, Stockholm, Sweden, 24 October 1963, for the Popgrupp från Liverpool på besök i Stockholm (English: Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm) radio broadcast

Disc two

"She Loves You" [Mono] – 2:50
"Till There Was You" [Mono] (Willson) – 2:54
"Twist and Shout" [Mono] (Russell-Medley) – 3:05
Tracks 1–3 recorded live at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 4 November 1963, for the Royal Variety Performance
"This Boy" [Mono] – 2:22
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" [Mono] – 2:37
"Boys, what I was thinking..." (Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise speaking to The Beatles) – 2:06
"Moonlight Bay" [Mono] (Madden-Wenrich) – 0:50
Tracks 4–7 recorded live at ATV Studios, London, 2 December 1963, for The Morecambe and Wise Show
"Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2) – 2:10
Recorded at Pathé Marconi Studio, Paris, France, 29 January 1964
"All My Loving" [Mono] – 2:19
Recorded live at CBS Television Studio, New York City, United States, 9 February 1964, for The Ed Sullivan Show (includes Sullivan's introduction)
"You Can't Do That" (Take 6) – 2:42
"And I Love Her" (Take 2) – 1:52
Tracks 10–11 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 25 February 1964
"A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1) – 2:44
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 16 April 1964
"I Wanna Be Your Man" – 1:48
"Long Tall Sally" (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell) – 1:45
"Boys" (Dixon-Farrell) – 1:50
"Shout" (Isley-Isley-Isley) – 1:31
Tracks 13–16 recorded live at IBC Studios, London, 19 April 1964, for the Around The Beatles television broadcast
"I'll Be Back" (Take 2) – 1:13
"I'll Be Back" (Take 3) – 1:58
Tracks 17–18 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 1 June 1964
"You Know What to Do" (Demo) (Harrison) – 1:59
"No Reply" (Demo) – 1:46
Tracks 19–20 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 3 June 1964
"Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4) (Johnson) – 2:47
"Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5) (John-Turner-McDougal) – 2:57
Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 14 August 1964
"No Reply" (Take 2) – 2:29
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 30 September 1964
"Eight Days a Week" (Sequence) – 1:25
"Eight Days a Week" (Complete) – 2:48
Tracks 24–25 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 6 October 1964
"Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2) (Leiber-Stoller/Penniman) – 2:44
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 18 October 1964