Posts Categorized: Studio

Mixing: I Feel Fine, I'll Follow The Sun, She's A Woman, Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

Room 65, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were on tour in Glasgow, George Martin oversaw mono mixes of two songs recorded for Beatles For Sale, and both sides of their next single. The session lasted from 2.30-5.45pm.

Recording: Eight Days A Week, Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!, Mr Moonlight, I Feel Fine, I'll Follow The Sun, Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby, Rock And Roll Music, Words Of Love

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith 18 October 1964 was a busy day for The Beatles: a nine hour session, recording the a-side of their next single and working on another seven for the Beatles For Sale LP.

Mixing: No Reply

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles were on tour in Hull when George Martin made two mono mixes of No Reply. The session lasted from 2.30-5.30pm. Just one of them was released, and appeared on the Beatles For Sale LP.

Mixing: She's A Woman, Eight Days A Week

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith It is not known whether The Beatles attended this mixing session for two of their recently-recorded songs. 12 October 1964 was a rest day from their tour of Britain..

Recording: She's A Woman

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles recorded She's A Woman, the b-side to their 1964 Christmas single I Feel Fine, on this day.

Recording: Eight Days A Week

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles spent the day working on Eight Days A Week, a song which appeared on the UK album Beatles For Sale. At this early stage, however, the group was considering releasing it as their next single.

Recording: Every Little Thing, What You're Doing, No Reply

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith This was the fourth of seven days in which The Beatles recorded their fourth UK album Beatles For Sale.

Recording: Every Little Thing, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, What You're Doing

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Having finished their triumphant tour of North America in August and September 1964, The Beatles returned to Abbey Road to resume work on their fourth UK album Beatles For Sale.

Recording, mixing: I'm A Loser, Mr Moonlight, Baby's In Black, Leave My Kitten Alone

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The second day in the studio for what would become the Beatles For Sale LP saw work on four songs.

Recording: Baby's In Black

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith One month and a day after their third album A Hard Day's Night was released, The Beatles returned once more to EMI Studios to begin work on the follow-up, Beatles For Sale.

Recording: It's For You by Cilla Black

The Beatles had arrived at London Airport at 11.10am, following their flight back from Sydney, Australia. In the afternoon John Lennon and Paul McCartney attended a recording session at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, in which Cilla Black recorded their song It's For You.

Mixing, editing: A Hard Day's Night album, Long Tall Sally EP

Studios One and Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith With The Beatles on tour in New Zealand, George Martin and his team at EMI Studios created a number of mono and stereo mixes for the A Hard Day's Night LP and the Long Tall Sally EP.

Mixing: I'll Be Back

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles were on tour while this hour-long mixing session took place at Abbey Road.

Mixing: A Hard Day's Night, Things We Said Today

Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were away on tour in Hong Kong, George Martin was at Abbey Road working on the mixes for the A Hard Day's Night LP.

Recording, mixing, editing: Long Tall Sally, Matchbox, I Call Your Name, Slow Down, When I Get Home, Any Time At All, I'll Cry Instead

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were on tour in Denmark, George Martin oversaw a mixing, editing and overdub session at EMI Studios, for songs for the A Hard Day's Night LP and the Long Tall Sally EP.

Recording: You Know What To Do, You're My World, No Reply, Any Time At All, Things We Said Today

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Following Jimmie Nicol's hastily-arranged rehearsal ahead of The Beatles' world tour, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison recorded three songs in Abbey Road's Studio Two.

Ringo Starr is taken ill before The Beatles' world tour

In the morning Ringo Starr collapsed with tonsillitis and pharyngitis during a photo session for the Saturday Evening Post newspaper in Barnes, north London.

Recording: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Three songs for the non-soundtrack side of the A Hard Day's Night LP were recorded today: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today and When I Get Home.

Recording: Matchbox, I'll Cry Instead, Slow Down, I'll Be Back

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith During this day's two recording sessions The Beatles worked on a number of songs for the A Hard Day's Night LP and the Long Tall Sally EP.

Recording: You Can't Do That

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were abroad on holiday, George Martin overdubbed a piano part onto You Can't Do That.