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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
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| Wednesday 1 February 1967, 7.00pm-2.30am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| | Recording | TK-1 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-2 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-3 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-4 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-5 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-6 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-7 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-8 | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-9 ✔ | backing track only | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-9 | SI bass | 4T | E63165 | |
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| Thursday 2 February 1967, 7.00pm-1.45am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| | Recording | TK-9 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-9 | SI backing vocals | 4T | E63165 | |
| | Recording | TK-10 ✔ | < TK-9 | 4T | E63022 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-10 | Δ | E63081 | [Sessionography Four] |
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| Friday 3 March 1967, 7.00pm-2.15am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| | Recording | TK-10 | SI horns | 4T | E63022 | |
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| Monday 6 March 1967, 7.00pm-12.30am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Recording | TK-10 | SI lead guitar | 4T | E63022 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM2 | < TK-10 | Δ | E63530 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM3 ✔ | < TK-10 | Δ | E63530 | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| | Stereo mixing | RS1 | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS2 | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS3 | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS4 | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS5 | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS6 | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS7 | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS8 ✔ | < TK-10 | Z | E63460 | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
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Musicians |
| vocals | John Lennon | | vocals | Paul McCartney | | vocals | George Harrison | | guitar | John Lennon | | guitar | George Harrison | | lead guitar | Paul McCartney | | bass guitar | Paul McCartney | | drums | Ringo Starr | | | | French horn | James W Buck | | French horn | John Burden | | French horn | Tony Randall | | French horn | Neil Sanders |
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| 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 |
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| Δ | Delta Mono |
| 2T | Twin-track |
| Z | Stereo |
| 3T | Three-track |
| 4T | Four-track |
| 8T | Eight-track |
| Reels |
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| * | indicates a reel now lost |
| Release |
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| Only the first official release of any take is listed |
| [ ] | Take available only on bootleg, with an example cited |
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