Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Having recorded the backing track two days previously, The Beatles completed ‘If I Needed Someone’, the first of two compositions by George Harrison for the Rubber Soul album.
Track two of the four-track tape was filled with Harrison’s lead vocals, and backing vocals by Paul McCartney. On the third Harrison double-tracked his lead vocals, and John Lennon added more backing vocals. The fourth track contained an overdub of Harrison’s 12-string Rickenbacker guitar and Ringo Starr’s tambourine.
With ‘If I Needed Someone’ completed, The Beatles rehearsed then recorded three takes of Lennon’s ‘In My Life’, one of Rubber Soul’s finest songs. The rhythm track contained bass guitar, drums, Harrison’s lead guitar, Lennon’s Epiphone Casino, and George Martin’s tambourine.
Lennon added his lead vocals onto the second track, together with harmonies from McCartney. Track three contained double-tracked lead vocals, plus backing vocals by McCartney and Harrison.
‘In My Life’ was completed on 22 October 1965, when George Martin overdubbed his baroque-style piano solo.
the lighting in the bottle from 65 to 69. there was more to these guys than just musicians/songwriters. there was a outside force they were channeling. i have original beatle 4 tracks and 8 tracks from giles martin. and when you listen to them soloed, you hear all the humanness of their playing, but when you combine all the secret sauce, its just blows your head off.
the walrus WAS paul. saw him this weekend, and hes still freaking amazing, what a band.
According to http://www.beatlesebooks.com, George actually overdubbed an extra part on his Rickenbacker 12-string on “If I Needed Someone” and he clearly would have participated in the taping of the basic track of the song – he wrote it, after all.