Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus

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Side 1

1.

Hello, Goodbye

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:27 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :

Bass, Bongos, Conga, Piano, Vocals

Ringo Starr :

Drums, Maracas, Tambourine

John Lennon :

Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Organ

George Harrison :

Backing vocals, Lead guitar

George Martin :

Producer

Geoff Emerick :

Recording engineer

Ken Scott :

Recording engineer

Kenneth Essex :

Viola

Leo Birnbaum :

Viola

Session Recording:

Oct 02, 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:

2, 19, 20, 25 Oct, 2 Nov 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:

Nov 02, 1967

Studio :

EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Side 2

About

From Wikipedia:

[…] “Hello, Goodbye” was selected as the Beatles’ single for the 1967 Christmas season, their first release since Epstein’s death. A dismayed Lennon pushed for his composition “I Am the Walrus” to be the A-side instead, but he was overruled by McCartney and George Martin, on the grounds that “Hello, Goodbye” was the more commercial of the two tracks. Lennon remained dismissive of the song; he later said: “[‘I Am the Walrus’] was the B side to ‘Hello, Goodbye’! Can you believe it?” Everett writes that, had “I Am the Walrus” been the A-side, “[it] would probably have encouraged Lennon to lead the Beatles to new heights“, whereas the decision to choose “Hello, Goodbye” was “one more nail in the Beatles coffin“.

In Britain, Parlophone issued “Hello, Goodbye” backed by “I Am the Walrus” on 24 November 1967, with the catalogue number R 5655. Within a day of its release, the record had sold over 300,000 copies there. It went on to top the UK’s official singles chart for seven weeks, through to 23 January 1968, giving the Beatles their longest run at number 1 on that chart since “She Loves You” in 1963. In the process, the song became the group’s fourth Christmas number 1 single in five years. For three weeks from 27 December 1967, the band held the top two positions in the UK, with the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack EP trailing “Hello, Goodbye“.

The single was released on 27 November in the United States, as Capitol 2056. It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and became the band’s fifteenth American chart-topper. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 15 December 1967. It was later listed by Billboard magazine as the band’s seventh biggest US chart hit. The single was successful in many other countries, topping charts in Australia, Canada, West Germany, Holland and Norway. It also peaked at number 2 in Ireland, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland. […]

The Beatles “Hello, Goodbye” HD Screen Captures – The Beatles: 1+ “Hello, Goodbye”

The Beatles “Hello, Goodbye” HD Screen Captures – The Beatles: 1+ “Hello, Goodbye”

The Beatles “Hello, Goodbye” HD Screen Captures – The Beatles: 1+ “Hello, Goodbye”

Last updated on December 18, 2022