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Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! |
(Lennon/McCartney) |
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Friday 17 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.00am. |
Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| Recording | TK-1 fs | backing track + guide vocal | 4T | E63359 | [Sessionography 4] |
| Recording | TK-2 fs | backing track + guide vocal | 4T | E63359 | [Sessionography 4] |
| Recording | TK-3 | backing track + guide vocal | 4T | E63359 | |
| Recording | TK-4 | backing track + guide vocal | 4T | E63359 | 50th Anniversary Edition |
| Recording | TK-5 | backing track + guide vocal | 4T | E63359 | |
| Recording | TK-6 | backing track + guide vocal | 4T | E63359 | |
| Recording | TK-7 ✔ | backing track + guide vocal | 4T | E63359 | 50th Anniversary Edition |
| Reduction mix | TK-8 | < TK-7 | 4T | E63360 | |
| Reduction mix | TK-9 ✔ | < TK-7 | 4T | E63360 | |
| Recording | TK-9 | SI vocal, backing vocals | 4T | E63360 | Anthology 2 |
| Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-9 | Δ | E63334 | |
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Monday 20 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am. |
Studio Three |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| Recording | TK-00 | sound effects: 19 tape snippets | 4T | ?? | |
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Tuesday 28 March 1967, 7.00pm-4.45am. |
Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| Recording | TK-9 | SI harmonicas | 4T | E63360 | |
| Recording | TK-9 | SI guitar | 4T | E63360 | |
| Recording | TK-9 | SI Hammond organ, organ | 4T | E63360 | |
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Wednesday 29 March 1967, 7.00pm-5.45am. |
Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| Recording | TK-9 | SI organ | 4T | E63360 | |
| Recording | TK-9 | SI sound effects | 4T | E63360 | |
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Friday 31 March 1967, 7.00pm-3.00am. |
Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| Recording | TK-9 | SI organ, glockenspiel | 4T | E63360 | |
| Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-9 | Δ | E63762 | |
| Mono mixing | RM2 | < TK-9 | Δ | E63762 | |
| Mono mixing | RM3 | < TK-9 | Δ | E63762 | |
| Mono mixing | RM4 ✔ | < TK-9 | Δ | E63762 | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Mono mixing | RM5 | < TK-9 | Δ | E63762 | |
| Mono mixing | RM6 | < TK-9 | Δ | E63762 | |
| Mono mixing | RM7 | < TK-9 | Δ | E63762 | |
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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 mixing | RS1 | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | |
| Stereo mixing | RS2 | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | |
| Stereo mixing | RS3 | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | |
| Stereo mixing | RS4 | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | |
| Stereo mixing | RS5 | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | |
| Stereo mixing | RS6 | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | |
| Stereo mixing | RS7 | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | |
| Stereo mixing | RS8 ✔ | < TK-9 | Z | E63911 | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
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Musicians |
vocals | John Lennon | acoustic guitar | Paul McCartney | bass guitar | Paul McCartney | Lowrey organ | John Lennon | drums | Ringo Starr | shakerbells | Ringo Starr | harmonica | Ringo Starr | harmonica | George Harrison | | Hammond organ | George Martin | harmonium | George Martin | piano | George Martin | tape loops | George Martin | | bass harmonica | Mal Evans | harmonica | Neil Aspinall | tape loops | Geoff Emerick |
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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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