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Strawberry Fields Forever |
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| Thursday 24 November 1966, 7.00pm-2.30am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Recording | TK-1 | backing track only | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-1 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-1 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-1 | SI backing vocals | 4T | E62274 | Anthology 2 |
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| Monday 28 November 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Recording | TK-2 bd | REMAKE: backing track only | 4T | E62274 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Recording | TK-3 fs | backing track only | 4T | E62274 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Recording | TK-4 | backing track only | 4T | E62274 | [Sergeant Pepper Deluxe] |
| | Recording | TK-4 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-4 | SI slide guitar, bass | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-4 | SI guitar | 4T | E62274 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM2 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM3 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62495 | |
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| Tuesday 29 November 1966, 2.30-8.00pm. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Recording | TK-5 fs | REMAKE: backing track only | 4T | E62274 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Recording | TK-6 | backing track only | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-6 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-6 | SI Mellotron | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Recording | TK-6 | SI bass | 4T | E62274 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Reduction mix | TK-7 | | 4T | E62274 | |
| | Reduction mix | TK-7 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E62274 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-7 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM2 | < TK-7 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM3 ✔ | < TK-7 | Δ | E62495 | [Sessionography Four] |
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| Thursday 8 December 1966, 7.00pm-3.40am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: Dave Harries/George Martin. Engineers: Dave Harries/Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Recording | TK-9 | REMAKE: percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-10 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-11 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-12 fs | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-13 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-14 fs | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-15 ✔ | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-16 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-17 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-18 fs | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-20 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-21 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-22 | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-23 fs | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Recording | TK-24 ✔ | percussion only | 4T | E62581 | |
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| Friday 9 December 1966, 2.30-10.00pm. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Editing | TK-15 + TK-24 | | 4T | E62581 | |
| | Reduction mix | TK-25 | < TK-15 + TK-24 | 4T | E62582 | |
| | Recording | TK-25 | SI percussion | 4T | E62582 | |
| | Recording | TK-25 | SI Mellotron | 4T | E62582 | |
| | Recording | TK-25 | SI guitar | 4T | E62582 | |
| | Recording | TK-25 | SI swarmandal | 4T | E62582 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM4 | < TK-25 | Δ | E62495 | |
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| Thursday 15 December 1966, 2.30-12.00pm. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Recording | TK-25 | SI trumpets | 4T | E62582 | |
| | Recording | TK-25 | SI cellos | 4T | E62582 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Reduction mix | TK-26 | < TK-25 | 4T | E62553 | |
| | Recording | TK-26 | SI vocal, snare, swarmandal | 4T | E62553 | |
| | Recording | TK-26 | SI vocal | 4T | E62553 | [Sessionography Four] |
| | Mono mixing | RM5 | < TK-26 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM6 | < TK-26 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM7 | < TK-26 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM8 | < TK-26 | Δ | E62495 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM9 ✔ | < TK-26 | Δ | E62495 | |
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| Wednesday 21 December 1966, 10.00-11.45pm. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Recording | TK-26 | SI vocal | 4T | E62553 | |
| | Recording | TK-26 | SI piano | 4T | E62553 | |
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| Thursday 22 December 1966, 7.00-11.30pm. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Mono mixing | RM10 | < TK-7 | Δ | E62555 | |
| | Mono mixing | RM11 | < TK-26 | Δ | E62555 | |
| | Editing | RM12 | < RM10+RM11 | Δ | E62555 | UK single |
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| Thursday 29 December 1966, 2.30-4.45pm. |
| Studio Three (control room) |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Tape copying | RM13 | < RM12 | Δ | E62556 | US Single |
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| Thursday 29 December 1966, 4.45-5.40pm. |
| Studio Three (control room) |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| Task | Take | | Channels | Reel | Release |
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| | Stereo mixing | RS1 | < TK-7 | Z | E62557 | |
| | Stereo mixing | RS2 | < TK-26 | Z | E62557 | |
| | Editing | RS3 ✔ | RS1+RS2 | Z | E62557 | US Magical Mystery Tour |
| | Stereo mixing | RS4 | < TK26 | Z | E62557 | |
| | Editing | RS5 | RS1+RS4 | Z | E62557 | |
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| Friday 30 December 1966, 7.00pm-3.00am. |
| Studio Two |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Tape copying | RM12 | 2 copies for Capitol | Δ | E62821* | |
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| Monday 2 January 1967, 2.30-4.00pm. |
| Studio Two (control room) |
Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
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| | Tape copying | RM12 | for Capitol | Δ | E62821* | |
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Musicians |
| vocals | John Lennon | | acoustic guitar | John Lennon | | electric guitar | Paul McCartney | | electric guitar | George Harrison | | bass | Paul McCartney | | svarmandal | George Harrison | | piano | John Lennon | | Mellotron | Paul McCartney | | Mellotron | John Lennon | | timpani | George Harrison | | timpani | Paul McCartney | | percussion | Ringo Starr | | maracas | George Harrison | | drums | Ringo Starr | | bongo | Paul McCartney | | bongo | John Lennon | | | | guiro | Neil Aspinall | | maracas | Terry Doran | | tambourine | Mal Evans | | trumpet | Tony Fisher | | trumpet | Stanley Roderick | | trumpet | Derek Watkins | | cello | Norman Jones | | cello | Derek Simpson | | cello | John Hall | | trumpet | Greg Bowen |
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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 |
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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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