The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Got To Get You Into My Life

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Thursday 7 April 1966, 8.15pm-1.30am.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-1 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-2 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-3 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-4 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-5 4TE59734Anthology2
 
Friday 8 April 1966, 2.30-9.00pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-6 REMAKE: backing track only4TE59735
 RecordingTK-7 backing track only4TE59735
 RecordingTK-8 backing track only4TE59735
 
Monday 11 April 1966, 2.30-7.00pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-8 SI guitars, bass4TE59735
 RecordingTK-8 SI vocal4TE59735
 
Monday 25 April 1966, 10.00-11.00am.
Abbey Road, Room 65
Producer: n/a.     Engineers: Peter Vince, .
 
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 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-8ΔE60603
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-8ΔE60603
 
Wednesday 18 May 1966, 2.30pm-2.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-8 SI brass4TE59875
 Reduction mixTK-9 < TK-84TE59875
 Reduction mixTK-10 < TK-84TE59875
 Reduction mixTK-11 < TK-84TE59875
 RecordingTK-9 SI vocal, backing vocal, tambourine4TE59875
 RecordingTK-9 SI guitar, organ4TE59875
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-9Δ??
 
Friday 17 June 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI lead guitar4TE59875
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM7 < TK-9Δ??
 
Monday 20 June 1966, 6.00-8.30pm.
Studio One (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 Mono mixing and recordingRM8 < RM7, with SI of brass < TK-8ΔE60257Revolver
 
Wednesday 22 June 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Jerry Boys.
 
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 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-9ZE60504Revolver


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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