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Eleanor Rigby |
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| Thursday 28 April 1966, 5.00-7.50pm. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Recording | TK-1 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59871 | |
| | Recording | TK-2 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59871 | |
| | Recording | TK-3 bd | backing track: strings | 4T | E59871 | |
| | Recording | TK-4 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59871 | |
| | Recording | TK-5 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59871 | |
| | Recording | TK-6 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59871 | |
| | Recording | TK-7 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59871 | |
| | Recording | TK-8 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59872 | |
| | Recording | TK-9 bd | backing track: strings | 4T | E59872 | |
| | Recording | TK-10 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59872 | |
| | Recording | TK-11 bd | backing track: strings | 4T | E59872 | |
| | Recording | TK-12 bd | backing track: strings | 4T | E59872 | |
| | Recording | TK-13 | backing track: strings | 4T | E59872 | |
| | Recording | TK-14 ✔ | backing track: strings | 4T | E59872 | Anthology 2 |
| | Reduction mix | TK-15 | < TK-14 | 4T | E59873 | |
| | Recording | TK-15 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E59873 | |
| | Recording | TK-15 | SI backing vocals | 4T | E59873 | |
| | Recording | TK-15 | SI congas, finger cymbals | 4T | E59873 | |
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| Friday 29 April 1966, 5.00pm-1.00am. |
| Studio Three |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-15 | Δ | E59874 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM2 | < TK-15 | Δ | E59874 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM3 ✔ | < TK-15 | Δ | E59874 | |
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| Monday 6 June 1966, 12.00pm-1.30am. |
| Studio Three |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Recording | TK-15 ✔ | SI lead vocal, replacing congas & finger cymbals | 4T | E59873 | |
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| Wednesday 22 June 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am. |
| Studio Three (control room) |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Jerry Boys.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Mono mixing | RM4 | | Δ | E60503 | | |
| | Mono mixing | RM5 | | Δ | E60503 | Revolver | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS1 | | Z | E60504 | Revolver | |
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Musicians |
| vocals | Paul McCartney | | harmony vocals | John Lennon | | harmony vocals | George Harrison | | | | violin | Tony Gilbert | | violin | John Sharpe | | violin | Sidney Sax | | viola | Stephen Shingles | | viola | John Underwood | | cello | Derek Simpson | | cello | Norman Jones | | violin | Jurgen Hess |
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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 |
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| Δ | Delta Mono |
| 2T | Twin-track |
| Z | Stereo |
| 3T | Three-track |
| 4T | Four-track |
| 8T | Eight-track |
| Reels |
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| * | indicates a reel now lost |
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| Only the first official release of any take is listed |
| [ ] | Take available only on bootleg, with an example cited |
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