The Spoonbill Generator presents
A Hard Day's Night |
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| (Lennon/McCartney) | |||||||
| Thursday 16 April 1964, 10.00am-1.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Geoff Emerick. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-1 | 4T | E52399 | Anthology 1 | |||
| Recording | TK-2 fs | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | |||
| Recording | TK-3 fs | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | |||
| Recording | TK-4 | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | |||
| Recording | TK-5 | (listed as TK-4) | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | ||
| Recording | TK-6 bd | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | |||
| Recording | TK-7 | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | |||
| Recording | TK-8 fs | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | |||
| Recording | TK-9 ✔ | 4T | E52399 | ||||
| Recording | TK-9 | SI vocals, cowbell, bongos | 4T | E52399 | |||
| Recording | TK-9 | SI solos - guitar, piano | 4T | E52399 | [Sessiongraphy Two] | ||
| Monday 20 April 1964, 2.00-3.15pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, AB Lincoln. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-9 | &Delta | E52430* | |||
| Stereo mixing | RS1 | < TK-9 | Z | E52430* | |||
| Thursday 23 April 1964, 4.30-5.45pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, David Lloyd. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM10 ✔ | < TK-9 | Δ | E52358* | A Hard Day's Night | ||
| Tuesday 9 June 1964, 2.00-5.45pm. | |||||||
| Studio Three (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Ken Scott. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono tape copying | RM10 | (for United Artists | Δ | E52813* | |||
| Mono tape copying | RM10 | (for Capitol) | Δ | E52814* | |||
| Mono mixing | RM | for United Artists | Δ | E52815* | |||
| Monday 22 June 1964, 11.30am-1.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio One (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Geoff Einerick. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Stereo mixing | RS1 | < TK-9 | Z | E53123 | A Hard Day's Night | ||
Musicians | |||||||
Key | |||||||
| Takes | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||