Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
The Beatles hadn’t worked on ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ since 8 December 1966, but turned their attentions to it once again during this 7pm-1am session.
Three tracks of the four-track tape had been filled by the end of the previous session. On this evening, onto the fourth, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison added backing vocals while Ringo Starr played chimes.
Two reduction mixes were then made to free up new tracks. These mixes were numbered 3 and 4, with the latter being marked best. The bass, drums, piano and guitars were combined onto one track, leaving space for the clarinet overdub recorded on the following day.
Also on this day...
- 2011: Paul McCartney live: Echo Arena, Liverpool
- 2010: Paul McCartney live: O2 Academy, Liverpool
- 2009: Paul McCartney live: The O2, Dublin
- 1974: George Harrison live: Madison Square Garden, New York City
- 1974: UK album release: Dark Horse by George Harrison
- 1971: US album release: The Concert For Bangladesh by George Harrison & Friends
- 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for CBC Weekend
- 1969: Television: John Lennon in conversation with Marshall McLuhan
- 1966: Television: Reporting ’66
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1958: The Quarrymen live: wedding reception, Speke, Liverpool
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I have this album: i bought it the summer of 1967!!!
I was 20!!!!!!
As a musician I often think of the first b-part as if some of lyrics is missing. The second b-part kicks of with the words “Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight, if it’s not too dear” Intentionally or not, is there a story behind this? If someone close to the story of the recording knows of it, I’d like to hear.
I believe Macca had relatives in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, and he and Lennon hitch hiked down there in 1960 or there about.
Also, see the Ticket To Ride entry as it`s been said it might have also been a play on Ticket To Ryde.
it’s the evening of the interviews outside the abbey road studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnkZY6DzXdI