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The Beatles' Recording Sessions

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Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Tuesday 12 October 1965, 7.00-11.30pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Ken Scott.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease
 RecordingTK-1 ✔4TE57714
 RecordingTK-1 SI backing vocals, sitar, maracas, finger cymbals4TE57714Anthology 2
 
Thursday 21 October 1965, 2.30-7.00pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Ken Scott.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease
 RecordingTK-2 REMAKE4TE57716
 RecordingTK-3 4TE57716
 RecordingTK-4 ✔4TE57716
 RecordingTK-2 SI sitar4TE57716[Sessionography Three]
 RecordingTK-4 SI sitar, bass drum, tambourine, thigh-slaps4TE57716[Sessionography Three]
 
Monday 25 October 1965, 10.00am-1.00pm.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Ken Scott.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-4ΔE57541*Rubber Soul
 
Tuesday 26 October 1965, 10.00am-12.30pm.
Studio Two (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Ron Pender.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease
 Stereo mixingRS1 < TK-4ZE57542Rubber Soul

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