Tag: 1967
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 …
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 …
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 …
The second day of filming for the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ promotional clip took place on this day at Knole Park in Sevenoaks, Kent.
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick A rough mono mix of ‘A Day In The Life’ was made in the control …
Having decided that their next single would be the double a-side ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and ‘Penny Lane’, The Beatles took part in promotional films. Work began on this day …
Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The recording of ‘Penny Lane’ had concluded on 17 January 1967, but work wasn’t completed …
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick This second session for ‘A Day In The Life’ began with three reduction mixes to reduce four …
Thursday 19 January 1967 Studio Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles began work on the finale of their Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album on …
Paul McCartney gave an interview on this day for the Granada Television late-night show Scene Special.
Tuesday 17 January 1967 Studio Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The recording of ‘Penny Lane’ was completed during this session, which began at 7pm and finished at …
Paul McCartney and George Harrison watched Donovan performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London on this day.
Thursday 12 January 1967 Studio Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick This session, which began at 2.30pm and ended at 11pm, saw the second set of session musicians …
On this evening Paul McCartney saw trumpet player David Mason performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto Number 2 in F Major with the English Chamber Orchestra from Guildford Cathedral, on the …
Tuesday 10 January 1967 Studio Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles switched from Studio Two to the smaller Studio Three for this overdub session for ‘Penny …
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick ‘Penny Lane’ was almost complete prior to this session, but required some additional overdubs by session musicians.
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick On 4 January 1967, John Lennon and George Harrison had added piano and guitar parts to track …
Thursday 5 January 1967 Studio Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles worked on two recordings during this session: their next single ‘Penny Lane’, and a long-unreleased …
Wednesday 4 January 1967 Studio Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Beatles’ first recording session of 1967 saw work continue on ‘Penny Lane’.