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The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Friday 17 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.00am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-1 fsbacking track + guide vocal4TE63359[Sessionography 4]
 RecordingTK-2 fsbacking track + guide vocal4TE63359[Sessionography 4]
 RecordingTK-3 backing track + guide vocal4TE63359
 RecordingTK-4 backing track + guide vocal4TE6335950th Anniversary Edition
 RecordingTK-5 backing track + guide vocal4TE63359
 RecordingTK-6 backing track + guide vocal4TE63359
 RecordingTK-7 backing track + guide vocal4TE6335950th Anniversary Edition
 Reduction mixTK-8 < TK-74TE63360
 Reduction mixTK-9 < TK-74TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI vocal, backing vocals4TE63360Anthology 2
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-9ΔE63334
 
Monday 20 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-00 sound effects: 19 tape snippets4T??
 
Tuesday 28 March 1967, 7.00pm-4.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI harmonicas4TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI guitar4TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI Hammond organ, organ4TE63360
 
Wednesday 29 March 1967, 7.00pm-5.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI organ4TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI sound effects4TE63360
 
Friday 31 March 1967, 7.00pm-3.00am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI organ, glockenspiel4TE63360
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-9ΔE63762Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM7 < TK-9ΔE63762
 
Friday 7 April 1967, 7.00pm-1.00am.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS2 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS3 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS4 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS5 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS6 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS7 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS8 < TK-9ZE63911Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Musicians



Key

Takes
TKTake (TK-00: unnumbered take(s))
RMMono Remix
RSStereo Remix
SISuperimposition (i.e. overdub)
fsFalse start
bdBreakdown
Best take
Channels
ΔDelta Mono
2TTwin-track
ZStereo
3TThree-track
4TFour-track
8TEight-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