Which Track Doesn’t Belong: Beatles LPs (2)

[B] Can't Buy Me Love | McCartney wrote this chart-topper in a Paris hotel room, three years before the Beatles boarded their psychedelic bus for Mystery Tour filming.

[D] Something | Frank Sinatra called Harrison's masterwork "the greatest love song ever written," gracing Abbey Road with its sublime guitar solo two years post-Mystery Tour.

[A] Day Tripper | This riff-driven single competed with "We Can Work It Out" for A-side status, never needing animated underwater adventures to make waves.

[C] Honey Pie | McCartney channeled his father's jazz band era for this pastiche, nestled among White Album eclecticism rather than submarine psychedelia.

[D] Bad Boy | Larry Williams' rocker was rushed out for the American market, finding sanctuary in compilations rather than Revolver's sonic innovations.

[A] The Inner Light | Harrison's first Indian-instrumented B-side was recorded in Bombay, appearing solely on the flip of "Lady Madonna" in 1968.

[C] The Word | Lennon proclaimed this his first conscious message song about love, emerging during Rubber Soul's marijuana-influenced philosophical phase.

[B] Two of Us | Originally titled "On Our Way Home," this acoustic duet captured John and Paul's partnership during their final collaborative period.

[A] Blue Jay Way | Harrison's foggy meditation emerged from waiting for friends in Los Angeles, its backwards vocals perfect for Mystery Tour's surreal journey.

[C] Any Time at All | Lennon's confident rocker powered Hard Day's Night's B-side, where film obligations demanded all original Lennon-McCartney compositions.

[B] I'll Cry Instead | Written for the film's chase sequence before "Can't Buy Me Love" replaced it, this stayed on Hard Day's Night's soundtrack grooves.

[D] Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in German seems singles-worthy but actually lived on Something New, Capitol's American compilation creation.

[B] Revolution | The fast, electric version backed "Hey Jude" as 1968's revolutionary summer heated up, separate from White Album's slower blues take.

[C] Revolution 1 | This laid-back version with "shoo-be-doo-wah" vocals opens White Album's second disc, complete with John's counted-in "take two."

[A] Cry Baby Cry | This nursery rhyme nightmare sits on disc two before "Revolution 9," not among disc one's opening rockers.

[D] Twist and Shout | Lennon shredded his voice recording this Isley Brothers cover in one take, capping Please Please Me's marathon session.

[D] Paperback Writer | McCartney's ode to aspiring authors featured revolutionary bass recording techniques, released as a single six months after Rubber Soul.

[C] Girl | Lennon's sharp intake of breath punctuates this Rubber Soul standout, recorded two years after With the Beatles' covers-heavy tracklist.

[B] For No One | McCartney's baroque heartbreaker features Alan Civil's French horn, representing Revolver's orchestral touches absent from early Beatles albums.

[A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | McCartney's reggae-influenced singalong drove Lennon mad during White Album sessions, five years removed from With the Beatles' Motown covers.