Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Recording for the Revolver album had been completed the day before. During this final session, mono and stereo mixes of six songs were made to complete the album.
The session began at 7pm and finished at 1.30am the next morning. Two mono mixes of ‘Eleanor Rigby’ were the first to be made, followed by one of ‘She Said She Said’ and one of ‘Good Day Sunshine’. With those the mono album was ready to be banded and mastered, ahead of its 5 August 1966 release.
The second half of the session was devoted to stereo mixes. ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘She Said She Said’, and ‘Good Day Sunshine’ were each mixed in a single attempt, followed by two mixes of ‘Yellow Submarine’.
‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ proved more problematic, and took six attempts before a satisfactory stereo mix was achieved. The session ended with one mix of ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’.
With that, work on The Beatles’ 1966 album Revolver, held by many to be their finest collection of songs, was complete.
Also on this day...
- 2019: Paul McCartney live: Petco Park, San Diego
- 2016: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: PNC Pavilion, Cincinnati
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham
- 2013: Paul McCartney live: Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
- 2012: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh
- 2011: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Opera House, Manchester
- 2008: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville
- 2000: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: House Of Blues, West Hollywood
- 1995: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Century Hall, Nagoya
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Great Woods Centre for the Performing Arts, Mansfield
- 1976: Wings live: Forum, Inglewood
- 1973: UK album release: Living In The Material World by George Harrison
- 1968: Paul McCartney addresses Capitol Records conference
- 1968: The Beatles purchase Apple headquarters at 3 Savile Row, London
- 1965: The Beatles live: Palais d’Hiver, Lyon, France
- 1964: The Beatles live: Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
- 1964: Mixing, editing: A Hard Day’s Night album, Long Tall Sally EP songs
- 1963: The Beatles live: Town Hall, Abergavenny
- 1963: Television: Juke Box Jury
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
- 1961: Recording: My Bonnie, The Saints, Why, Cry For A Shadow
- 1957: The Quarrymen live: Rosebery St, Liverpool
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