Recording: Eight Days A Week
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles spent the day working on ‘Eight Days A Week’, a song which appeared on the …
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Recording: Every Little Thing, What You’re Doing, No Reply
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith This was the fourth of seven days in which The Beatles recorded their fourth UK album Beatles …
Recording: Every Little Thing, I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party, What You’re Doing
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Having finished their triumphant tour of North America in August and September 1964, The Beatles returned to …
Recording, mixing: I’m A Loser, Mr Moonlight, Baby’s In Black, Leave My Kitten Alone
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The second day in the studio for what would become the Beatles For Sale LP saw work …
Recording: Baby’s In Black
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith One month and a day after their third album A Hard Day’s Night was released, The Beatles …
Recording: It’s For You by Cilla Black
The Beatles had arrived at London Airport at 11.10am, following their flight back from Sydney, Australia. In the afternoon John Lennon and Paul McCartney attended a recording session at …
Mixing, editing: A Hard Day’s Night album, Long Tall Sally EP songs
Studios One and Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were on tour in New Zealand, George Martin and his …
Mixing: I’ll Be Back
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles were on tour while this hour-long mixing session took place at Abbey Road.
Mixing: A Hard Day’s Night, Things We Said Today
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were away on tour in Hong Kong, George Martin was at Abbey …
Recording, mixing, editing: Long Tall Sally, Matchbox, I Call Your Name, Slow Down, When I Get Home, Any Time At All, I’ll Cry Instead
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were on tour in Denmark, George Martin oversaw a mixing, editing and overdub session …
Recording: You Know What To Do, You’re My World, No Reply, Any Time At All, Things We Said Today
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Following Jimmie Nicol’s hastily-arranged rehearsal ahead of The Beatles’ world tour, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George …
Ringo Starr is taken ill before The Beatles’ world tour
On the morning of 3 June 1964 Ringo Starr collapsed with tonsillitis and pharyngitis during a photo session for the Saturday Evening Post newspaper in Barnes, south London.
Recording: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Three songs for the non-soundtrack side of the A Hard Day’s Night LP were recorded today: ‘Any …
Recording: Matchbox, I’ll Cry Instead, Slow Down, I’ll Be Back
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith During this day’s two recording sessions The Beatles worked on a number of songs for the A …
Recording: You Can’t Do That
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were abroad on holiday, George Martin overdubbed a piano part onto ‘You Can’t Do …
Mixing: A Hard Day’s Night
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith George Martin had created mono and stereo mixes of the song ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ …
Mixing: A Hard Day’s Night
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles had recorded the song ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ on 16 April 1964. Four …
Recording: Around The Beatles
IBC Studios, Portland Place, London Producer: Jack Good Engineer: Alan Florence Tape operator: Peter Robinson The television special Around The Beatles, which was filmed on 28 April 1964, included …
Recording: A Hard Day’s Night
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles recorded the title track of their third album and first feature film, ‘A Hard Day’s …
Mixing: Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand, Sie Liebt Dich
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were filming A Hard Day’s Night at Twickenham Film Studios, George Martin oversaw stereo …