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Thursday 28 April 1966
5.00-7.50pm., Studio Two. Producer: George Martin
	Task	Track	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-1	backing track: strings	4T	E59871
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-2	backing track: strings	4T	E59871
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-3	backing track: strings	4T	E59871
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-4	backing track: strings	4T	E59871
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-5	backing track: strings	4T	E59871
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-6	backing track: strings	4T	E59871
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-7	backing track: strings	4T	E59871
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-8	backing track: strings	4T	E59872
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-9	backing track: strings	4T	E59872
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-10	backing track: strings	4T	E59872
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-11	backing track: strings	4T	E59872
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-12	backing track: strings	4T	E59872
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-13	backing track: strings	4T	E59872
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-14	backing track: strings	4T	E59872	Anthology 2
	Reduction mix	Eleanor Rigby	TK-15	< TK-14	4T	E59873
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-15	SI lead vocal	4T	E59873
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-15	SI backing vocals	4T	E59873
	Recording	Eleanor Rigby	TK-15	SI congas, finger cymbals	4T	E59873
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