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The Beatles' Recording Sessions

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If You've Got Trouble
(Lennon/McCartney)
Thursday 18 February 1965, 6.00-10.30pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Ken Scott.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-1 ✔	backing track only	4T	E55322
	Recording	TK-1	SI guitars	4T	E55322
	Recording	TK-1	SI guitar solo	4T	E55322
	Recording	TK-1	SI vocal	4T	E55322	[Sessionography Three]
Saturday 20 February 1965, 11.00am-12.00 noon.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Ken Scott.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM1	< TK-1	Δ	E55325
Tuesday 23 February 1965, 10.00am-1.00pm.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: n/a.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Malcolm Davies.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Stereo mixing	RS1	< TK-1	Z	E55435
Musicians
vocals Ringo Starr lead guitar George Harrison rhythm guitar John Lennon bass Paul McCartney drums Ringo Starr
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

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