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The Beatles' Recording Sessions

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Good Morning Good Morning
(Lennon/McCartney)
Wednesday 8 February 1967, 7.00pm-2.15am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-1	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
	Recording	TK-2	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
	Recording	TK-3	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
	Recording	TK-4	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
	Recording	TK-5	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
	Recording	TK-6	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
	Recording	TK-7	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
	Recording	TK-8 ✔	backing track + guide vocal	4T	E63234
Thursday 16 February 1967, 7.00pm-1.45am.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-8	SI lead vocal, bass	4T	E63266	[Sessionography 4]
	Mono mixing	RM1	< TK-8	Δ	E63334
	Reduction mix	TK-9	< TK-8	4T	E63266
	Reduction mix	TK-10 ✔	< TK-8	4T	E63266
Monday 20 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM1	< TK-10	Δ	E63334
Monday 13 March 1967, 7.00pm-2.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-10	SI brass	4T	E63266
Tuesday 28 March 1967, 7.00pm-4.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-10	SI lead vocal	4T	E63266
	Reduction mix	TK-11	< TK-10	4T	E63748
	Recording	TK-11	SI guitar solo	4T	E63748
	Recording	TK-11	SI backing vocals	4T	E63748	[Sessionography 4]
	Editing	TK-00	sound effects compiled	4T	??
	Reduction mix	TK-00	sound effects	4T	E63360
Wednesday 29 March 1967, 7.00pm-5.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Reduction mix	TK-00	sound effects	4T	E63360
	Recording	TK-11	SI sound effects from E63360	4T	E63748
Thursday 6 April 1967, 7.00pm-1.00am.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM1	< TK-11	Δ	E63883
	Mono mixing	RM2 ✔	< TK-11	Δ	E63883
	Stereo mixing	RS1	< TK-11	Z	E63884
	Stereo mixing	RS2	< TK-11	Z	E63884
	Stereo mixing	RS3	< TK-11	Z	E63884
	Stereo mixing	RS4	< TK-11	Z	E63884
	Stereo mixing	RS5 ✔	< TK-11	Z	E63884	Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Wednesday 19 April 1967, 7.00pm-12.30am.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM10	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM11	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM12	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM13	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM14	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM15	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM16	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM17	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM18	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM19	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM20	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM21	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM22	< TK-11	Δ	E64015
	Mono mixing	RM23 ✔	< TK-11	Δ	E64015	Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Musicians
Key
Takes
	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

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