The Spoonbill Generator presents
I Should Have Known Better |
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| (Lennon/McCartney) | |||||||
| Tuesday 25 February 1964, 2.30-5.30pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Richard Langham. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-1 | 4T | E51861 | ||||
| Recording | TK-2 | 4T | E51861 | ||||
| Recording | TK-3 | 4T | E51861 | ||||
| Wednesday 26 February 1964, 2.30-5.30pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Richard Langham. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-1 | REMAKE | 4T | E51864 | |||
| Recording | TK-2 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-3 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-4 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-5 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-6 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-7 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-8 bd | harmonica part dropped | 4T | E51864 | [Sessiongraphy 2] | ||
| Recording | TK-9 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-10 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-11 | 4T | E51864 | [Sessiongraphy 2] | |||
| Recording | TK-12 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-13 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-14 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-15 | 4T | E51864 | ||||
| Recording | TK-16 | 4T | E51865 | ||||
| Recording | TK-17 | 4T | E51865 | ||||
| Recording | TK-18 | 4T | E51865 | ||||
| Recording | TK-19 | 4T | E51865 | ||||
| Recording | TK-20 | 4T | E51865 | ||||
| Recording | TK-21 | 4T | E51865 | ||||
| Recording | TK-22 ✔ | SI vocal, harmonica, guitar on TK-21 | 4T | E51865 | |||
| Tuesday 3 March 1964, 10.00am-1.45pm. | |||||||
| Studio One (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, AB. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-22 | Δ | E51925 | A Hard Day's Night | ||
| Tuesday 9 June 1964, 2.00-5.45pm. | |||||||
| Studio Three (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Ken Scott. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono tape copying | RM1 | < TK-22 (for United Artists) | Δ | E52813* | |||
| Mono tape copying | RM1 | < TK-22 (for Capitol) | Δ | E52814* | |||
| Monday 22 June 1964, 11.30am-1.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio One (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Norman Smith, Geoff Einerick. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Stereo mixing | RS1 | < TK-22 | Z | E53123 | A Hard Day's Night | ||
Musicians | |||||||
Key | |||||||
| Takes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||