The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Got To Get You Into My Life

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Thursday 7 April 1966, 8.15pm-1.30am.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-1 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-2 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-3 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-4 4TE59734
 RecordingTK-5 4TE59734Anthology2
 
Friday 8 April 1966, 2.30-9.00pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-6 REMAKE: backing track only4TE59735
 RecordingTK-7 backing track only4TE59735
 RecordingTK-8 backing track only4TE59735
 
Monday 11 April 1966, 2.30-7.00pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-8 SI guitars, bass4TE59735
 RecordingTK-8 SI vocal4TE59735
 
Monday 25 April 1966, 10.00-11.00am.
Abbey Road, Room 65
Producer: n/a.     Engineers: Peter Vince, .
 
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 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-8ΔE60603
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-8ΔE60603
 
Wednesday 18 May 1966, 2.30pm-2.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-8 SI brass4TE59875
 Reduction mixTK-9 < TK-84TE59875
 Reduction mixTK-10 < TK-84TE59875
 Reduction mixTK-11 < TK-84TE59875
 RecordingTK-9 SI vocal, backing vocal, tambourine4TE59875
 RecordingTK-9 SI guitar, organ4TE59875
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-9Δ??
 
Friday 17 June 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI lead guitar4TE59875
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-9Δ??
 Mono mixingRM7 < TK-9Δ??
 
Monday 20 June 1966, 6.00-8.30pm.
Studio One (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 Mono mixing and recordingRM8 < RM7, with SI of brass < TK-8ΔE60257Revolver
 
Wednesday 22 June 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Jerry Boys.
 
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 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-9ZE60504Revolver


Musicians

vocalsPaul McCartney
lead guitarGeorge Harrison
rhythm guitarJohn Lennon
bassPaul McCartney
drumsRingo Starr
tambourineRingo Starr
 
organGeorge Martin
 
tenor saxophonePeter Coe
tenor saxophoneAlan Branscombe
trumpetEddie Thornton
trumpetLes Condon
trumpetIan Hamer


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