The Spoonbill Generator presents
When I'm Sixty-Four |
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| (Lennon/McCartney) | |||||||
| Tuesday 6 December 1966, 6.45pm-1.50am. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-1 | 4T | E62553 | ||||
| Recording | TK-2 ✔ | 4T | E62553 | ||||
| Recording | TK-2 | SI piano, snare | 4T | E62553 | |||
| Recording | TK-2 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E62553 | |||
| Thursday 8 December 1966, 2.30-5.30pm. | |||||||
| Studio One | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-2 | SI lead vocal | 4T | E62553 | |||
| Tuesday 20 December 1966, 7.00pm-1.00am. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-2 | SI backing vocals | 4T | E62553 | |||
| Recording | TK-2 | SI chimes | 4T | E62553 | |||
| Reduction mix | TK-3 | 4T | E62582 | ||||
| Reduction mix | TK-4 ✔ | 4T | E62274 | ||||
| Wednesday 21 December 1966, 7.00-9.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Recording | TK-4 | SI clarinet | 4T | E62274 | |||
| Wednesday 21 December 1966, 9.00-10.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM1 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62555 | |||
| Mono mixing | RM2 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62555 | |||
| Mono mixing | RM3 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62555 | |||
| Thursday 29 December 1966, 2.30-4.45pm. | |||||||
| Studio Three (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM4 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62556 | |||
| Mono mixing | RM5 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62556 | |||
| Mono mixing | RM6 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62556 | |||
| Mono mixing | RM7 | < TK-4 | Δ | E62556 | |||
| Friday 30 December 1966, 7.00pm-3.00am. | |||||||
| Studio Two | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Mono mixing | RM8 ✔ | < TK-4 | Δ | E62556 | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | ||
| Monday 2 January 1967, 2.30-4.00pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Tape copying | RM8 | of remix mono 8 | Δ | E62821* | |||
| Monday 17 April 1967, 7.00-10.30pm. | |||||||
| Studio Two (control room) | |||||||
| Producer: George Martin. Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush. | |||||||
| Task | Take | Channels | Reel | Release | |||
| Stereo mixing | RS1 | < TK-4 | Z | E64009 | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | ||
Musicians | |||||||
Key | |||||||
| Takes | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||