The Spoonbill Generator presents

The Beatles' Recording Sessions

 

Yellow Submarine

(Lennon/McCartney)
 
Thursday 26 May 1966, 7.00pm-1.00am.
Studio Three
Producer: n/a.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-1 backing track only4TE60044
 RecordingTK-2 backing track only4TE60044
 RecordingTK-3 backing track only4TE60044
 RecordingTK-4 backing track only4TE60044
 RecordingTK-4 SI lead vocal, backing vocals4TE60044
 RecordingTK-4 SI backing vocals, maracas4TE60044
 Reduction mixTK-5 < TK-44TE60045
 
Wednesday 1 June 1966, 2.30pm-2.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 RecordingTK-5 SI brass4TE60045
 RecordingTK-5 SI backing vocals4TE60045
 RecordingTK-5 SI sound effects4TE60045"Real Love" single
 
Friday 3 June 1966, 7.00pm-2.30am.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald.
 
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 Mono mixingRM1 < TK-5ΔE60193*
 Mono mixingRM2 < TK-5ΔE60193*
 Mono mixingRM3 < TK-5ΔE60193*
 Mono mixingRM4 < TK-5ΔE60193*
 Mono mixingRM5 < TK-5ΔE60193*Revolver
 
Wednesday 22 June 1966, 7.00pm-1.30am.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Jerry Boys.
 
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 Stereo mixingRS1 ZE60504
 Stereo mixingRS2 ZE60504Revolver


Musicians

vocalsRingo Starr
backing vocalsGeorge Harrison
backing vocalsJohn Lennon
backing vocalsPaul McCartney
acoustic guitarJohn Lennon
bassPaul McCartney
drumsRingo Starr
tambourineGeorge Harrison
 
backing vocalsGeorge Martin
 
backing vocalsBrian Jones
backing vocalsGeoff Emerick
backing vocalsMal Evans
backing vocalsMarianne Faithfull
backing vocalsPattie Harrison
backing vocalsNeil Aspinall
backing vocalsAlf Bicknell
bass drumMal Evans


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