Recording: I Wanna Be Your Man, Little Child

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Work continued on two With The Beatles songs on this day, in a session beginning at 10am and finishing at 1pm.

Only John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were present; George Harrison was still travelling back from his holiday in America, and would rejoin the group later in the day.

With The Beatles album artwork - Germany

The first song to be worked on was ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’. Ringo Starr added a new vocal in two takes, numbered 14 and 15.

Afterwards Lennon and McCartney added their vocals to ‘Little Child’. They recorded three takes which were numbered 19-21.

Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics for Little Child

Last updated: 23 June 2023
Recording, editing, mixing: Little Child, Hold Me Tight, Money, I Wanna Be Your Man, All I've Got To Do, Don't Bother Me, Not A Second Time
Radio: The Public Ear
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