Recording: A Day In The Life
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick This second session for ‘A Day In The Life’ began with three reduction mixes to reduce four …
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Recording: A Day In The Life
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles began work on the finale of their Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album on …
Recording, mixing: Penny Lane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The recording of ‘Penny Lane’ was completed during this session, which began at 7pm and finished at …
Recording, mixing: Penny Lane
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick This session, which began at 2.30pm and ended at 11pm, saw the second set of session musicians …
Recording: Penny Lane
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles switched from Studio Two to the smaller Studio Three for this overdub session for ‘Penny …
Recording, mixing: Penny Lane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick ‘Penny Lane’ was almost complete prior to this session, but required some additional overdubs by session musicians.
Recording: Penny Lane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick On 4 January 1967, John Lennon and George Harrison had added piano and guitar parts to track …
Recording: Penny Lane, Carnival Of Light
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles worked on two recordings during this session: their next single ‘Penny Lane’, and a long-unreleased …
Recording: Penny Lane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles’ first recording session of 1967 saw work continue on ‘Penny Lane’.
Tape copying: When I’m Sixty-Four, Strawberry Fields Forever
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Copies were made of the final mixes of ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ …
Mixing, recording: When I’m Sixty-Four, Penny Lane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles continued work on ‘Penny Lane’ on this day. This was the second session for the …
Recording, mixing, editing: When I’m Sixty-Four, Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Work took place on three different songs on 29 December 1966, during three different sessions. …
Mixing, editing: Strawberry Fields Forever
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick After reviewing the tapes of previous sessions, John Lennon decided that he liked both the original recording …
Recording, mixing: When I’m Sixty-Four, Strawberry Fields Forever
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Recording for ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ was completed on this night, with the overdub of a clarinet part …
Recording: When I’m Sixty-Four
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 …
Recording, mixing: Strawberry Fields Forever
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Following a six-day hiatus, The Beatles resumed working on ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ in a session which began …
Recording, mixing: Strawberry Fields Forever
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles continued working on their remake of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ during this session, which began at …
Recording, editing: When I’m Sixty-Four, Strawberry Fields Forever
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producers: George Martin, Dave Harries Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Dave Harries The Beatles worked on two songs on this day: ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ and …
Recording: Christmas radio messages, When I’m Sixty-Four
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles recorded the first song for Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on this day, along …
Mixing, editing: Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas
Room 53, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Tony Barrow Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles’ fourth Christmas record, Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas, was mixed in mono and edited for release …