The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

She's Leaving Home

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Friday 17 March 1967, 7.00pm-12.45am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease





 RecordingTK-1 backing track: strings + harp4TE63657
 RecordingTK-2 backing track: strings + harp4TE63657
 RecordingTK-3 backing track: strings + harp4TE63657
 RecordingTK-4 backing track: strings + harp4TE63657
 RecordingTK-5 backing track: strings + harp4TE63657
 RecordingTK-6 backing track: strings + harp4TE63657
 
Monday 20 March 1967, 7.00pm-3.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Ken Scott.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease





 Reduction mixTK-7 < TK-14TE63631
 Reduction mixTK-8 < TK-14TE63631
 Reduction mixTK-9 < TK-14TE63631
 Reduction mixTK-10 < TK-64TE63631
 RecordingTK-9 SI vocals4TE63631
 RecordingTK-9 Si backing vocals4TE63631
 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-9ΔE63372
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-9ΔE63372
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-9ΔE63372
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-9ΔE63372
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-9ΔE63372
 Mono mixingRM6 < TK-9ΔE63372
 EditingRM6 ΔE63372Sergeant 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.
 
TaskTakeChannelsReelRelease





 Stereo mixingRS1 fs< TK-9ZE64009
 Stereo mixingRS2 fs< TK-9ZE64009
 Stereo mixingRS3 fs< TK-9ZE64009
 Stereo mixingRS4 < TK-9ZE64009
 Stereo mixingRS5 fs< TK-9ZE64009
 Stereo mixingRS6 < TK-9ZE64009
 EditingRS6 ZE64009Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Musicians

leadvocalsPaul McCartney
vocalsJohn Lennon
backing vocalsPaul McCartney
backing vocalsJohn Lennon
 
double bassGordon Pearce
violinTrevor Williams
violinDerek Jacobs
violinErich Gruenberg
violaStephen Shingles
violaJohn Underwood
harpSheila Bromberg
celloAlan Dalziel
celloDennis Vigay
violinJosé Luis Garcia


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