Trident Studios, St Anne’s Court, London
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Barry Sheffield
The Beatles completed the recording of ‘Dear Prudence’ during this 5-11pm session, which took place at Trident Studios, an eight-track facility in London’s Soho.
Paul McCartney was the only Beatle to play at the session, recording piano and flügelhorn parts.
Rough mono and stereo mixes were also made on this day, although neither was used on the White Album. A second mono mix, also unused, was made on 5 October 1968, and final mixes were made at Abbey Road on 13 October.
Last updated: 6 July 2022
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The end drumming solo was done by ringo on dear Prudence, Paul was not able to do it, it was too complicated, so Ringo over dubbed it, Lol
Not THAT again… Listen to the isolated drums, there is at least one overdub, so you’re right, Paul didn’t do it IN ONE TAKE, he overdubbed a second drum track.
And it’s NOT that complicated, when isolated it’s sounds even a bit clumsy.
All Paul, no Ringo (who was NOT there).
Not THAT again… Listen to the isolated drums, there is at least one overdub, so you’re right, Paul didn’t do it IN ONE TAKE, he overdubbed a second drum track.
And it’s NOT that complicated, when isolated it’s sounds even a bit clumsy.
All Paul, no Ringo (who was NOT there).
This was done to death on the Dear Prudence song page. OK, reasons why it’s not Ringo:
1. There is no studio record to say the song was worked on after he returned to the group. EMI was very meticulous about note keeping during sessions.
2. No eyewitness from the sessions has ever said Ringo overdubbed drums onto McCartney’s work. If that were to happen it’d be worth reconsidering.
3. As paulsbass said, if you listen to the isolated drum track the playing isn’t all that good anyway. It falters in places, and the timing isn’t great. If it was Ringo it’s certainly not one of his best performances, but I’m inclined to believe it’s McCartney all the way.
This was done to death on the Dear Prudence song page. OK, reasons why it’s not Ringo:
1. There is no studio record to say the song was worked on after he returned to the group. EMI was very meticulous about note keeping during sessions.
2. No eyewitness from the sessions has ever said Ringo overdubbed drums onto McCartney’s work. If that were to happen it’d be worth reconsidering.
3. As paulsbass said, if you listen to the isolated drum track the playing isn’t all that good anyway. It falters in places, and the timing isn’t great. If it was Ringo it’s certainly not one of his best performances, but I’m inclined to believe it’s McCartney all the way.
Paul did not play the flugelhorn on the record. It was recorded by a studio musician. Paul does not play brass instruments.