Trident Studios, St Anne’s Court, London
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Barry Sheffield
This session, which took place at London’s Trident Studios between 6pm and 1am, saw more overdubs added to ‘Savoy Truffle’ and ‘Martha My Dear’, plus the creation of a number of mono and stereo mixes.
George Harrison added his lead vocals onto ‘Savoy Truffle’, with Paul McCartney adding additional harmonies. McCartney then overdubbed electric guitar and bass onto ‘Martha My Dear’.
Three songs were then mixed in mono: ‘Honey Pie’, Martha My Dear and ‘Dear Prudence’. Each was done in a single attempt, although ‘Dear Prudence’ was given another mix at Abbey Road on 13 October 1968. ‘Honey Pie’ and ‘Martha My Dear’ were then given their first stereo mixes.
Also on this day...
- 2018: Paul McCartney live: Austin City Limits Music Festival
- 2016: Paul McCartney live: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
- 2014: Ringo Starr live: CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- 2012: Love Me Do at 50: Beatles fans break world singing record in Liverpool
- 2005: Paul McCartney live: Madison Square Garden, New York City
- 2002: Paul McCartney live: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
- 1999: US album release: Run Devil Run by Paul McCartney
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
- 1984: US single release: Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him by John Lennon
- 1969: Recording, mixing: Cold Turkey, Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow) by Plastic Ono Band
- 1963: The Beatles live: Concert Hall, Glasgow
- 1962: The Beatles live: Co-operative Hall, Nuneaton
- 1962: UK single release: Love Me Do
- 1960: The Beatles live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
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Cooool Beans! In a ’67 interview Frank Zappa agreed with Lennon’s misquoted Jesus comment. But at least John didn’t eat the yellow snow! FRED thebeatleguyofblacksburgva LARK
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What’s about Revolution#9 recording and mixing? Because this was an queer experiment just noises , rain sounds,some voices etc even Paul singing She loves you yeah yeah… on the background. Not a precious work as a musical song. Better had been inclyded Sour Milk Sea and Not Guilty, 2 George songs, really good both.
I think Revolution # 9 is one of the best Beatles-tracks. If Lennon aims to evocate ‘the’ Revolution, he succeeds marvelously. Number 9 is the highest number, 10 is a composite number. I never tire of listening to it. How marvelous that The Beatles validated musical creativity and experiment with such a meticulously composed collage, and then juxtapose it with the beautifully sentimental, arch-gorgeous Good Bye. Sequencing Genius !
Is it possible to get outakes of Bad to me, I’ll keep you satisfied, A world without love, From a window. Excellent songs never released as official recordings.