"A World Without Love"   (Lennon-McCartney; Northern Songs, Ltd.) [2:39]

Recorded on 21 January 1964 at EMI Recording Studios

Columbia DB 7225 released 22 February 1964. Charts 12 March 1964; US-UK #1

Peter Asher and Gordon Waller and an unidentified studio ensemble of drums, bass, and acoustic guitar on one track (probably the original track), electric guitar, and organ. Session musicians include Vic Flick (electric twelve-string guitar), Harold Smart (organ), Allan Weighell or Ron Prentiss (bass), and probably Andy White (drums).

Norman Newell, artist-and-repertoire Manager. Geoff Love, Music Director.

1988. The British Invasion: The History of British Rock 1:19. Santa Monica, CA: Rhino Records Inc. [R2 70319]

Notes and Quotes

	Section	Time	Meas.	Description	Text
	Intro	0:00	4	Mersey-beat drums & bass emphasis	—
A	Verse	0:	16+8	unison through most of the line; some harmony on the hook	a
A	Verse	:	16+8	begin in unison, move to harmony for rest of line	b
B	Chorus	:	16	unison (organ appears)	c
A	Verse	:	16+8	unison to harmony (as in second verse)	a
A	Verse	:	16+8	organ and guitar alternation on solo [organ plays main melody; guitar plays against it]	—
B	Chorus	:	16	unison (guitar jams in octaves in background)	c
A	Verse	:	16+8	as in verses 2 & 3 above with guitar octaves responding	a
	Coda	:	13	repeat hook and end with triplets	a'

Text
[Please] Lock me away and don't allow the day here inside where I hide with my loneliness, I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love.	a
Birds sing out of tune and rainclouds hide the moon, I'm OK, here I'll stay with my loneliness, I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love.	b
So I wait and in a while, I will see my true love smile, She may come, I know not when, when she does I'll know; So baby, until then,	c

London	Schedule	Peter and Gordon
	20-Feb-2012