Recording: I’m Looking Through You
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles had attempted to record Paul McCartney’s ‘I’m Looking Through You’ on 24 October 1965, but …
Recording: What Goes On, 12-Bar Original
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles were under pressure to complete the Rubber Soul album in time for the Christmas market. …
Recording: Michelle
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith One of the highlights of the Rubber Soul album, Paul McCartney’s ‘Michelle’, was recorded on this day …
Television: The Music Of Lennon & McCartney
This was the second of two days The Beatles spent at Granada TV Centre in Manchester, during which they recorded their contributions to a television special, The Music Of …
Television: The Music Of Lennon & McCartney
This was the first of two days at Granada TV Centre in Manchester, during which The Beatles recorded their contributions to The Music Of Lennon & McCartney, a television …
Recording, mixing: We Can Work It Out, Day Tripper
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles completed ‘We Can Work It Out’ on this day, following the work done on 20 …
Mixing: We Can Work It Out
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith During this half-hour session George Martin oversaw the creation of a rough mono mix of …
The Beatles collect their MBEs
26 October 1965 was an important day for The Beatles: an appointment at Buckingham Palace to collect their MBEs from the Queen.
Mixing: Drive My Car, Day Tripper, In My Life, If I Needed Someone, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Stereo mixes for five Rubber Soul songs were created by George Martin on this day, …
Mixing: Drive My Car, In My Life, If I Needed Someone, Day Tripper, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Mono mixes for five Rubber Soul songs were created by George Martin on this day, …
Recording: I’m Looking Through You
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith It took The Beatles three different attempts to record Paul McCartney’s song ‘I’m Looking Through You’: on …
Recording: In My Life, Nowhere Man
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Stuart Eltham, Norman Smith There were three separate recording sessions booked at Abbey Road’s Studio Two on this day. …
Recording: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles had attempted to record ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ on 12 October 1965, but …
Recording: We Can Work It Out
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles had recorded ‘Day Tripper’ at Abbey Road on 16 October 1965. Four days later they …
Recording: unused Christmas fan club messages
The Beatles had recorded messages for their fan club in 1963 and 1964, and this year was no different. Unusually, however, it took them two attempts to complete the …
Recording: If I Needed Someone, In My Life
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Having recorded the backing track two days previously, The Beatles completed ‘If I Needed Someone’, the first …
Recording: Day Tripper, If I Needed Someone
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles worked on two songs on this day. The first, ‘Day Tripper’, appeared on their final …
Recording: Drive My Car
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles recorded ‘Drive My Car’, the opening song for Rubber Soul, on this day at EMI …
Recording: Run For Your Life, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles began recording their sixth UK album, Rubber Soul, on this day at EMI Studios in …
The Beatles celebrate John Lennon’s 25th birthday
The Beatles all attended a party to celebrate the imminent opening of Lionel Bart’s musical Twang!, which ran briefly at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in December 1965.