Dates and take numbers of all recordings listed in this book. Recording dates are included even if the track was remade and those recordings or overdubs were not used. Mixes that are not specific to a given recording – such as those destined for the US, or stereo mixes of singles that would appear on releases such as Past Masters or the 1962–1966 and 1967–1970 “Red” and “Blue” compilations – are in square brackets.
Strawberry Fields Forever
Recorded 24/11/1966 – take 1
Recorded 28/11/1966 – takes 2–4
Recorded 29/11/1966 – takes 5–7
Remade 8/12/1966 – takes 9–24
Overdubs recorded 9/12/1966 – take 25
Overdubs recorded 15/12/1966 – take 26
Overdubs recorded 21/12/1966
Edit of take 7 and take 26 22/12/1966
Mono mix 22/12/1966 from takes 7, 26; edited
[Stereo mix 29/12/1966, 26/10/1971 from takes 7, 26; edited]
Penny Lane
Recorded 29/12/1966 – takes 1–6
Overdubs recorded 30/12/1966 – take 7
Overdubs recorded 4/1/1967, 5/1/1967
Overdubs recorded 6/1/1967 – takes 8–9
Overdubs recorded 9/1/1967, 10/1/1967, 12/1/1967, 17/1/1967
Mono mix 25/1/1967 from take 9
[Stereo mix 30/9/1971 from take 9]
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band LP
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Recorded 1/2/1967 – takes 1–9
Overdubs recorded 2/2/1967 – take 10
Overdubs recorded 3/3/1967, 6/3/1967
Mono & stereo mix 6/3/1967 from take 10
With A Little Help From My Friends
Recorded 29/3/1967 – takes 1–11
Overdubs recorded 30/3/1967
Mono mix 31/3/1967 from take 11
Stereo mix 7/4/1967 from take 11
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Recorded 1/3/1967 – takes 1–8
Overdubs recorded 2/3/1967
Mono mix 3/3/1967 from take 8
Stereo mix 7/4/1967 from take 8
Getting Better
Recorded 9/3/1967 – takes 1–12
Overdubs recorded 10/3/1967
Overdubs recorded 21/3/1967 – takes 13–14
Overdubs recorded 23/3/1967 – take 15
Mono mix 23/3/1967 from take 15
Stereo mix 17/4/1967 from take 15
Fixing A Hole
Recorded 9/2/1967 – takes 1–3
Overdubs recorded 21/2/1967
Mono mix 21/2/1967 from take 3
Stereo mix 7/4/1967 from take 3
She’s Leaving Home
Recorded 17/3/1967 – takes 1–6
Overdubs recorded 20/3/1967 – takes 7–10
Mono mix 20/3/1967 from take 9
Stereo mix 17/4/1967 from take 9
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
Recorded 17/2/1967 – takes 1–9
Recorded 20/2/1967
Overdubs recorded 28/3/1967, 29/3/1967, 31/3/1967
Mono mix 31/3/1967 from take 9
Stereo mix 7/4/1967 from take 9
Within You Without You
Recorded 15/3/1967 – take 1
Overdubs recorded 22/3/1967 – take 2
Overdubs recorded 3/4/1967, 4/4/1967
Mono & stereo mix 4/4/1967 from take 2
When I’m Sixty-Four
Recorded 6/12/1966 – takes 1–2
Overdubs recorded 8/12/1966
Overdubs recorded 20/12/1966 – takes 3–4
Overdubs recorded 21/12/1966
Mono mix 30/12/1966 from take 4
Stereo mix 17/4/1967 from take 4
Lovely Rita
Recorded 23/2/1967 – takes 1–9
Overdubs recorded 24/2/1967 – takes 10–11
Overdubs recorded 7/3/1967, 21/3/1967
Mono mix 21/3/1967 from take 11
Stereo mix 17/4/1967 from take 11
Good Morning Good Morning
Recorded 8/2/1967 – takes 1–8
Overdubs recorded 16/2/1967 – takes 9–10
Overdubs recorded 13/3/1967
Overdubs recorded 28/3/1967 – take 11
Overdubs recorded 29/3/1967
Mono mix 19/4/1967 from take 11
Stereo mix 6/4/1967 from take 11
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Recorded 1/4/1967 – takes 1–9
Mono mix 1/4/1967 from take 9
Stereo mix 20/4/1967 from take 9
A Day In The Life
Recorded 19/1/1967 – takes 1–4
Overdubs recorded 20/1/1967 – takes 5–7
Overdubs recorded 3/2/1967
Overdubs recorded 10/2/1967 – edit piece (hums) takes 8–11
Edit pieces (piano chord) 1–9 recorded 22/2/1967
Mono mix 22/2/1967 from takes 6, 7, edit piece 9
Stereo mix 23/2/1967 from takes 6, 7, edit piece 9
Single
All You Need Is Love
Recorded 14/6/1967 – takes 1–33
Overdubs recorded 19/6/1967
Overdubs recorded 23/6/1967 – takes 34–43
Overdubs recorded 24/6/1967 – takes 44–47
Overdubs recorded 25/6/1967 – takes 48–58
Overdubs recorded 26/6/1967
Mono mix 26/6/1967 from take 58
[Stereo mix 29/10/1968 from take 58]
Baby You’re A Rich Man
Recorded 11/5/1967 – takes 1–12
Mono mix 11/5/1967 from take 12 (reduction take 2)
[Stereo mix 22/10/1971 from take 12 (reduction take 2)]
Single
Hello, Goodbye
Recorded 2/10/1967 – takes 1–16
Overdubs recorded 19/10/1967 – take 17
Overdubs recorded 20/10/1967
Overdubs recorded 25/10/1967 – takes 18–21
Tape reduction 1/11/1967 – takes 22–25
Overdubs recorded 2/11/1967
Mono mix 2/11/1967 from take 22
[Stereo mix 6/11/1967 from take 22]
I Am The Walrus
Recorded 5/9/1967 – takes 1–16
Overdubs recorded 6/9/1967 – take 17
Overdubs recorded 27/9/1967 – reduction takes 18–25
Tape reduction overdub 28/9/1967
Mono mix 29/9/1967 from take 17 with radio feed
[Stereo mix 6/11/1967, 17/11/1967 from take 17 and mono mix]
Magical Mystery Tour EP
Magical Mystery Tour
Recorded 25/4/1967 – takes 1–8
Overdubs recorded 26/4/1967 – take 9
Overdubs recorded 27/4/1967, 3/5/1967, 7/11/1967
Mono & stereo mix 7/11/1967 from take 9
Your Mother Should Know
Recorded 22/8/1967 – takes 1–8
Overdubs recorded 23/8/1967 – take 9
Remade 16/9/1967 – takes 20–30
Overdubs recorded 29/9/1967 – takes 50–52
Mono mix 2/10/1967 from take 52
Stereo mix 6/11/1967 from take 52
I Am The Walrus
See above
The Fool On The Hill
Recorded 25/9/1967 – takes 1–4
Overdubs recorded 26/9/1967 – takes 5–6
Overdubs recorded 27/9/1967, 20/10/1967
Mono mix 25/10/1967 from take 6
Stereo mix 1/11/1967 from take 6
Flying
Recorded 8/9/1967 – takes 1–8
Overdubs recorded 28/9/1967
Mono mix 28/9/1967 from take 8
Stereo mix 7/11/1967 from take 8
Blue Jay Way
Recorded 6/9/1967 – take 1
Overdubs recorded 7/9/1967 – takes 2–3
Overdubs recorded 6/10/1967
Mono & stereo mix 7/11/1967 from take 3