The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

Home          Alphabetical Song List          Recording Dates          Singles & Albums          Sources

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
(Lennon/McCartney)
Wednesday 29 January 1964, Late-morning/afternoon.
EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Jacques Esmenjaud.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-1 fs		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-2 fs		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-3		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-4		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-5 ✔		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-6		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-7 ✔		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-8		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-9 fs		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-10 fs		2T	E51593
	Recording	TK-11		2T	E51593
	Editing	TK-5/7 edit		2T	E51592
	Recording	TK-5/7 ✔	SI handclaps	2T	E51592
Tuesday 10 March 1964, 10.00am-1.00pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, unknown.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM1	< TK-5/7	&Delta	E52000*	West German single
Thursday 12 March 1964, 10.00am-12.00 noon.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, .
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Stereo mixing	RS1	< TK-5/7	Z	E51975	Rarities
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

---