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The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Tuesday 28 February 1967, 7.00pm-3.00am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 Recording rehearsal onlyE63518
 
Wednesday 1 March 1967, 7.00pm-2.15am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-1 backing track + guide vocal4TE63519
 RecordingTK-2 backing track + guide vocal4TE63519
 RecordingTK-3 backing track + guide vocal4TE63519
 RecordingTK-4 backing track + guide vocal4TE63519
 RecordingTK-5 backing track + guide vocal4TE63519
 RecordingTK-6 backing track + guide vocal4TE63519
 RecordingTK-7 backing track + guide vocal4TE63519
 RecordingTK-7 SI tambura4TE63519
 Reduction mixTK-8 < TK-74TE63519
 
Thursday 2 March 1967, 7.00pm-3.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 RecordingTK-8 SI lead vocal, backing vocal4TE63518
 RecordingTK-8 SI lead vocal, backing vocal4TE63518
 RecordingTK-8 SI bass4TE63518
 RecordingTK-8 SI fuzz guitar4TE63518
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM7 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM8 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM9 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM10 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM11 < TK-8ΔE63522
 
Friday 3 March 1967, 7.00pm-2.15am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-8ΔE63522
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-8ΔE63522Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 
Friday 7 April 1967, 7.00pm-1.00am.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
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 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-8ZE63912
 Stereo mixingRS2 < TK-8ZE63912
 Stereo mixingRS3 < TK-8ZE63912
 Stereo mixingRS4 < TK-8ZE63912
 Stereo mixingRS5 < TK-8ZE63912Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Musicians



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