The Spoonbill Generator presents
Ask Me Why |
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| (Lennon/McCartney) | |||||||
| Wednesday 6 June 1962, 6.00-8.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: Ron Richards and George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Chris Neal. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-00 | Δ/2T | E47052* | ||||
| Monday 26 November 1962, 7.00-10.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, unknown. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-1 | Δ/2T | E48382* | ||||
| Recording | TK-2 | Δ/2T | E48382* | ||||
| Recording | TK-3 | Δ/2T | E48382* | ||||
| Recording | TK-4 | Δ/2T | E48382* | ||||
| Recording | TK-5 | Δ/2T | E48382* | ||||
| Recording | TK-6 ✔ | Δ/2T | E48382* | ||||
| Friday 30 November 1962, Time unknown | |||||||
| Studio Two (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, unknown. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM | < TK-6 | Δ | E48389* | "Please Please Me" single | ||
| Monday 25 February 1963, 2.30-5.45pm. | |||||||
| Studio One (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, AB Lincoln. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM ✔ | < TK-6, with echo | Δ/2T | E48979* | Please Please Me | ||
| Stereo mixing | RS | < TK-6, with echo | Δ/2T | E48979* | Please Please Me | ||
Musicians | |||||||
Key | |||||||
| Takes | |||||||
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| TK | Take (TK-00: unnumbered take(s)) | ||||||
| RM | Mono Remix | ||||||
| RS | Stereo Remix | ||||||
| SI | Superimposition (i.e. overdub) | ||||||
| fs | False start | ||||||
| bd | Breakdown | ||||||
| ✔ | Best take | ||||||
| Channels | |||||||
| Δ | Delta Mono | ||||||
| 2T | Twin-track | ||||||
| Z | Stereo | ||||||
| 3T | Three-track | ||||||
| 4T | Four-track | ||||||
| 8T | Eight-track | ||||||
| Reels | |||||||
| * | indicates a reel now lost | ||||||
| Release | |||||||
| Only the first official release of any take is listed | |||||||
| [ ] | Take available only on bootleg, with an example cited | ||||||