The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Friday 17 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.00am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-1 fsbacking track + guide vocal4TE63359[Sessionography 4]
 RecordingTK-2 fsbacking track + guide vocal4TE63359[Sessionography 4]
 RecordingTK-3 backing track + guide vocal4TE63359
 RecordingTK-4 backing track + guide vocal4TE6335950th Anniversary Edition
 RecordingTK-5 backing track + guide vocal4TE63359
 RecordingTK-6 backing track + guide vocal4TE63359
 RecordingTK-7 backing track + guide vocal4TE6335950th Anniversary Edition
 Reduction mixTK-8 < TK-74TE63360
 Reduction mixTK-9 < TK-74TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI vocal, backing vocals4TE63360Anthology 2
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-9ΔE63334
 
Monday 20 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-00 sound effects: 19 tape snippets4T??
 
Tuesday 28 March 1967, 7.00pm-4.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI harmonicas4TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI guitar4TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI Hammond organ, organ4TE63360
 
Wednesday 29 March 1967, 7.00pm-5.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI organ4TE63360
 RecordingTK-9 SI sound effects4TE63360
 
Friday 31 March 1967, 7.00pm-3.00am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI organ, glockenspiel4TE63360
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-9ΔE63762Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-9ΔE63762
 Mono mixingRM7 < TK-9ΔE63762
 
Friday 7 April 1967, 7.00pm-1.00am.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS2 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS3 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS4 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS5 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS6 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS7 < TK-9ZE63911
 Stereo mixingRS8 < TK-9ZE63911Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Musicians

vocalsJohn Lennon
acoustic guitarPaul McCartney
bass guitarPaul McCartney
Lowrey organJohn Lennon
drumsRingo Starr
shakerbellsRingo Starr
harmonicaRingo Starr
harmonicaGeorge Harrison
 
Hammond organGeorge Martin
harmoniumGeorge Martin
pianoGeorge Martin
tape loopsGeorge Martin
 
bass harmonicaMal Evans
harmonicaNeil Aspinall
tape loopsGeoff Emerick


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