Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles intended to begin the recording of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds during this session. Rehearsals took so long, however, that no proper takes were recorded.
February 1967
Recording: Lovely Rita
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Work continued on the Sgt Pepper song Lovely Rita during this session, which began at 7pm and finished at 1.15am the following morning.
Recording, mixing, editing: A Day In The Life, Lovely Rita
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick This session began with the creation of a stereo mix for A Day In The Life, followed by the recording of a new Sgt Pepper song, Lovely Rita.
Recording, mixing: A Day In The Life
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Following the 10 February 1967 session, in which the orchestral overdubs were added to A Day In The Life, the song was completed on this day with the recording of the final piano chord.
Recording, mixing: Fixing A Hole
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles finished recording the Sgt Pepper song Fixing A Hole during this session, having begun it at Regent Sound Studio in London on 9 February 1967.
Recording, mixing: Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!, Good Morning Good Morning
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Work continued on Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! during this session, which lasted from 7pm to 2.15am. No new recording was made, but a reel of sound effects was created.
Recording, mixing: Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick John Lennon purchased a poster advertising Pablo Fanques' Fair from an antique shop while filming the promo clip for Strawberry Fields Forever on 31 January 1967. He adapted the poster's words into a song, and on this day work began on the result:... Read more »
UK single release: Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
A key date in The Beatles' career came with the UK release of perhaps their finest single of all, the double a-side Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever.
Recording, mixing: Good Morning Good Morning
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles left their usual surroundings of Studio Two for the smaller Studio Three for this session, which saw vocals and bass guitar overdubbed onto the rhythm track of Good Morning Good Morning.
Recording, mixing: Only A Northern Song
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Work continued on George Harrison's Only A Northern Song during this session, which began at 7pm and ended at 12.30am.
Recording, mixing: A Day In The Life, Only A Northern Song
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Although it never appeared on the album, the first song by George Harrison recorded for Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was Only A Northern Song. It was eventually released in January 1969 on the soundtrack for the Yellow Submarine film.
US single release: Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
Four days before its UK release, The Beatles' double a-side single Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever was released in the United States.
Recording: A Day In The Life
Studio One, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick One of the most significant Beatles recording sessions took place on this day: the orchestral overdubs for A Day In The Life.
Recording: Fixing A Hole
Regent Sound Studio, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Adrian Ibbetson This was The Beatles' first EMI recording session to take place in a British studio other than Abbey Road. The studios there were all booked on this day, so the group decamped to Regent Sound Studio at 164-166 Tottenham Court Road, London.
Recording: Good Morning Good Morning
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles recorded eight takes of the rhythm track for the Sgt Pepper song Good Morning Good Morning on this evening, in a session which began at 7pm and ended at 2.15am the following morning.
Filming: Penny Lane
The Beatles completed their work on the promo clip for Penny Lane on this day. It was a second part of a two-day shoot, which had begun two days previously.
Filming: Penny Lane
The Beatles began making the promo film for Penny Lane on this day. It was a two-day shoot, completed two days later.
Recording: A Day In The Life
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Further overdubs were added onto A Day In The Life during this session, which began at 7pm and finished at 1.15am the following morning. Each of them involved replacing previously-recorded parts.
Recording, mixing: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The song Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band had more overdubs added during this second session, which lasted from 7pm-1.45am.
Recording: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Paul McCartney had the idea for Sgt Pepper during a flight from Kenya to England in November 1966. On this day they began recording the title song.
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