The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Lovely Rita

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Thursday 23 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-1 backing track only4TE63461
 RecordingTK-2 backing track only4TE63461
 RecordingTK-3 backing track only4TE63461
 RecordingTK-4 backing track only4TE63461
 RecordingTK-5 backing track only4TE63461
 RecordingTK-6 backing track only4TE63461
 RecordingTK-7 backing track only4TE63461
 RecordingTK-8 backing track only4TE63461
 Reduction mixTK-9 < TK-84TE63462
 RecordingTK-9 SI bass4TE63462
 
Friday 24 February 1967, 7.00pm-1.15am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-9 SI lead vocal4TE63462
 Reduction mixTK-10 < TK-94TE63461
 Reduction mixTK-11 < TK-94TE63461
 
Tuesday 7 March 1967, 7.00pm-2.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-11 SI backing vocals4TE63461
 RecordingTK-11 SI comb & paper4TE63461
 
Tuesday 21 March 1967, 7.00pm-2.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-11 SI piano solo4TE63461
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM7 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM8 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM9 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM10 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM11 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM12 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM13 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM14 < TK-11ΔE63530
 Mono mixingRM15 < TK-11ΔE63530
 EditingRM11+RM14 ΔE63530Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 
Monday 17 April 1967, 7.00-10.30pm.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-11ZE64009
 Stereo mixingRS2 < TK-11ZE64009Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Musicians

vocalsPaul McCartney
backing vocalsJohn Lennon
backing vocalsGeorge Harrison
acoustic rhythm guitarGeorge Harrison
acoustic rhythm guitarJohn Lennon
bassPaul McCartney
pianoPaul McCartney
drumsRingo Starr
comb and paperRingo Starr
comb and paperGeorge Harrison
comb and paperJohn Lennon
comb and paperPaul McCartney
 
pianoGeorge Martin


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