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I Want To Hold Your Hand |
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| Thursday 17 October 1963, 2.30-5.30pm, 7.00-10.00pm. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Geoff Emerick.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Recording | TK-1 fs | (first 4-track recording) | 4T | E50888 | [Sessionography 1] |
| | Recording | TK-2 fs | | 4T | E50888 | [Sessionography 1] |
| | Recording | TK-3 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-4 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-5 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-6 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-7 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-8 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-9 fs | | 4T | E50888 | [Sessionography 1] |
| | Recording | TK-10 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-11 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-12 | | 4T | E50888 | |
| | Recording | TK-13 bd | | 4T | E50889 | |
| | Recording | TK-14 fs | | 4T | E50889 | |
| | Recording | TK-15 fs | | 4T | E50889 | |
| | Recording | TK-16 fs | | 4T | E50889 | |
| | Recording | TK-17 ✔ | | 4T | E50889 | |
| | Recording | TK-17 | SI guitar, backing vocals, handclaps | 4T | E50889 | |
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| Monday 21 October 1963, 10.00am-1.00pm. |
| Studio One (control room) |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, .
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| | Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-17 | &Delta | E50105 | "I Want To Hold Your Hand" single |
| | Stereo mixing | RS17 | < TK-17 | Z | E50105 | 1976 Australian single |
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| Friday 24 January 1964, 10.00-10.45am. |
| Studio One (control room) |
Producer: n/a. Engineers: Norman Smith, AB Lincoln/Geoff Emerick.
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| | Tape copying | TK-17 | backing track only | 4T | E51499 | |
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| Tuesday 8 June 1965, 10.00-10.30am. |
| Studio One (control room) |
Producer: n/a. Engineers: Norman Smith, Ron Pender.
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| | Stereo mixing | RS | < TK-17 | Z | E56164 | |
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| Monday 7 November 1966, 2.30-5.30pm. |
| Studio One (control room) |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Mike Stone.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Stereo mixing | RS1 ✔ | | Z | E62175 | Oldies | |
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Musicians |
| vocals | Paul McCartney | | vocals | John Lennon | | lead guitar | George Harrison | | rhythm guitar | John Lennon | | bass guitar | Paul McCartney | | handclaps | Ringo Starr | | handclaps | George Harrison | | handclaps | Paul McCartney | | drums | Ringo Starr | | handclaps | John Lennon |
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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 |
| Release |
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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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