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Paperback Writer
(Lennon/McCartney)
Wednesday 13 April 1966, 8.00pm-2.30am.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-1	backing track only	4T	E59736	[Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 3]
	Recording	TK-2 ✔	backing track only	4T	E59736
Thursday 14 April 1966, 2.30-7.30pm.
Studio Three
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-2	SI bass	4T	E59736
	Recording	TK-2	SI Challen piano (not used)	4T	E59736
	Recording	TK-2	SI vocal, backing vocals	4T	E59736	[Turn Me On Dead Man]
Thursday 14 April 1966, 7.30-8.00pm.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM1	< TK-2	Δ	E59737
	Mono mixing	RM2	< TK-2	Δ	E59737	"Paperback Writer" single
Monday 31 October 1966, 2.30-4.30pm.
Studio One (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Stereo mixing	RS1		Z	E62082
	Stereo mixing	RS2		Z	E62082
	Stereo mixing	RS3 ✔		Z	E62082	Oldies
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

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