The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Fixing A Hole

(Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey)
 
Thursday 9 February 1967, Time unknown
Regent Sound Studio, London
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Adrian Ibbetson, unknown.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease





 RecordingTK-1 4TE65850
 RecordingTK-1 SI vocal4TE65850
 Reduction mixTK-00 < TK-14T??
 Reduction mixTK-00 SI guitar solo4T??
 Reduction mixTK-00 SI guitar solo, backing vocals4T??
 Tape copyingTK-2 < TK-004TE65850
 RecordingTK-2 4TE65850
 RecordingTK-3 bd4TE65850
 
Tuesday 21 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin F: Geoff Emerick.     Engineers: Richard Lush, .
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease





 RecordingTK-1 REMAKE4TE63341*
 Reduction mixTK-3 < TK-24TE63341
 Reduction mixTK-3 SI bass, drums, harpsichord4TE63341
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-3ΔE63353
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-3ΔE63353
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-3ΔE63353
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-3ΔE63353
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-3ΔE63353
 EditingRM3+RM6 ΔE63353Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 
Friday 7 April 1967, 7.00pm-1.00am.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease





 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-3ZE63912Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Musicians

lead and backing vocalsPaul McCartney
backing vocalsGeorge Harrison
backing vocalsJohn Lennon
lead guitarGeorge Harrison
bassPaul McCartney
drumsRingo Starr
maracasRingo Starr
 
harpsichordGeorge Martin


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