Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
The recording of ‘Penny Lane’ had concluded on 17 January 1967, but work wasn’t completed to The Beatles’ satisfaction until this day.
Although a copy of a 17 January mono mix had been sent to Capitol Records for release and radio distribution, Paul McCartney felt that it could be improved upon. Three more mono mixes, numbered 12-14, were therefore made on this day, the main difference being the omission of the seven-note trumpet coda by David Mason.
The mixing session began at 6.30pm and lasted for two hours, taking place in the control room of Studio One. From 9-10pm tape copies of remix mono 14 were made, and discs were hastily pressed and sent to the United States.
How come Paul wasn’t happy with RM11 since it wasn’t debuted in the United Kingdom?