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Thursday 19 January 1967, 7.30pm-2.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-1		4T	E63017	[Sessionography 4]
	Recording	TK-2		4T	E63017
	Recording	TK-3 bd		4T	E63017
	Recording	TK-4 ✔		4T	E63017
	Recording	TK-4	SI lead vocals	4T	E63017
	Recording	TK-4	SI piano	4T	E63017
	Recording	TK-4	SI lead vocal	4T	E63017	Anthology 2 ?
	Reduction mix	TK-5	< TK-4	4T	E63017	[Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 3]
	Reduction mix	TK-6 ✔	< TK-4	4T	E63017	[Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 3]
	Reduction mix	TK-7	< TK-4	4T	E63017	[Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 3]
Friday 20 January 1967, 7.00pm-1.10am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-6	SI bass, drums	4T	E63022
	Recording	TK-6	SI vocal (middle eight)	4T	E63022
	Recording	TK-6	SI vocal	4T	E63022
Monday 30 January 1967, 7.00-8.30pm.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM1	< TK-6	Δ	E63081	[Sessionography 4]
Friday 3 February 1967, 7.00pm-1.15am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-6	SI bass, drums, tambourine, maracas	4T	E63022
	Recording	TK-6	SI vocal (middle eight)	4T	E63022	Anthology 2 ?
Friday 10 February 1967, 8.00pm-1.00am.
Studio One
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Reduction mix	TK-7	< TK-6, with SI 50 kHz tone	4T	E63022
	Recording	TK-7	SI orchestra	4T	E63175	[Sessionography 4]
	Recording		Studio guests	4T	E63176
	Recording		Studio guests	4T	E63198
	Recording		Studio guests	4T	E63199
	Recording		Studio guests	4T	E63200
Monday 13 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM2	< TK-7	Δ	E63258
	Mono mixing	RM3	< TK-7	Δ	E63258
	Mono mixing	RM4	< TK-7	Δ	E63258
	Mono mixing	RM5	< TK-7	Δ	E63258
Wednesday 22 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-00	9 edit pieces, piano	4T	E63175
	Mono mixing	RM6	remixes 6-9, from takes 6 and 7	Δ	E63355
	Mono mixing	RM7	remixes 6-9, from takes 6 and 7	Δ	E63355
	Mono mixing	RM8	remixes 6-9, from takes 6 and 7	Δ	E63355
	Mono mixing	RM9	remixes 6-9, from takes 6 and 7	Δ	E63355
	Editing		of remix mono 9 and edit piece take 9	Δ	E63355	Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
	Stereo mixing	RS1	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sergeant Pepper Deluxe]
	Stereo mixing	RS2	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sergeant Pepper Deluxe]
	Stereo mixing	RS3	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sergeant Pepper Deluxe]
	Stereo mixing	RS4	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sessionography 4]
	Stereo mixing	RS5	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sessionography 4]
	Stereo mixing	RS6	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sessionography 4]
	Stereo mixing	RS7	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sergeant Pepper Deluxe]
	Stereo mixing	RS8	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sergeant Pepper Deluxe]
	Stereo mixing	RS9	remixes 1-9, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63356	[Sergeant Pepper Deluxe]
Thursday 23 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Stereo mixing	RS10	remixes 10-12, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63460
	Stereo mixing	RS11	remixes 10-12, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63460
	Stereo mixing	RS12	remixes 10-12, from takes 6 and 7	Z	E63460
	Editing		of remix stereo 12 and edit piece 9	Z	E63460	Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Wednesday 1 March 1967, 7.00pm-2.15am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-6	SI piano	4T	??
Musicians
vocals Paul McCartney vocals John Lennon acoustic guitar John Lennon bass Paul McCartney piano John Lennon piano Paul McCartney maracas George Harrison drums Ringo Starr bongo Ringo Starr   harmonium George Martin   vocals Mal Evans double basses Cyril Mac Arthur double basses Gordon Pearce piano Mal Evans percussion Tristan Fry tambourine Marijke Koger timpani Tristan Fry violin Sidney Sax violin Donald Weekes viola Bernard Davis viola Gwynne Edwards viola John Underwood viola John Meek tuba Michael Barnes violin Erich Gruenberg violin Bill Monro violin Ernest Scott violin Jurgen Hess violin Henry Datyner violin Lionel Bentley violin D Bradley violin Granville Jones violin Hans Geiger violin David McCallum trumpet Harold Jackson trumpet David Mason trumpet Monty Montgomery French horn Neil Sanders French horn Alan Civil bassoons N Fawcett bassoons Alfred Waters cello Francisco Gabarro cello Dennis Vigay cello Alex Nifosi cello Alan Dalziel clarinet Basil Tschaikov clarinet Jack Brymer flute David Sanderman flute Clifford Seville harp John Marston oboe Roger Lord trombone T Moore trombone Raymond Premru trombone Raymond Brown alarm clock Mal Evans
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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