The Spoonbill Generator presents
Eleanor Rigby |
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| (Lennon/McCartney) | |||||||
| Thursday 28 April 1966, 5.00-7.50pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| 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 | |||
| Friday 29 April 1966, 5.00pm-1.00am. | |||||||
| Studio Three | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-15 | Δ | E59874 | |||
| Mono mixing | RM2 | < TK-15 | Δ | E59874 | |||
| Mono mixing | RM3 ✔ | < TK-15 | Δ | E59874 | |||
| Monday 6 June 1966, 12.00pm-1.30am. | |||||||
| Studio Three | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-15 ✔ | SI lead vocal, replacing congas & finger cymbals | 4T | E59873 | |||
| Wednesday 22 June 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am. | |||||||
| Studio Three (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Jerry Boys. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM4 | | Δ | E60503 | | |||
| Mono mixing | RM5 | | Δ | E60503 | Revolver | | ||
| Stereo mixing | RS1 | | Z | E60504 | Revolver | | ||
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 | ||||||