Release date : Friday, May 26, 2017
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (50th anniversary boxset)
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
Last updated on August 26, 2021
Release date : Friday, May 26, 2017
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
Last updated on August 26, 2021
Previous album Apr 22, 2017 • "Flowers In The Dirt - The cassette demos" by Paul McCartney released globally
Interview May 25, 2017 • Paul McCartney interview for paulmccartney.com
Article May 26, 2017 • "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" released in US theatres
Album May 26, 2017 • "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (50th anniversary boxset)" by The Beatles released globally
Article Jun 01, 2017 • Listening events for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Dolby Atmos mix
Interview Jun 07, 2017 • Paul McCartney interview for Another Man
Next album Sep 15, 2017 • "Give More Love" by Ringo Starr released globally
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2:03 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Neill Sanders : French horn James W. Buck : French horn Tony Randall : French horn John Burden : French horn Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 03 & 06, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
With A Little Help From My Friends
2:44 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Timpani Ringo Starr : Drums, Lead vocals, Tambourine John Lennon : Backing vocals, Cowbell George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Hammond organ, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Mar 29, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 30, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
3:29 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Lowrey organ Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Lead vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar, Lead guitar, Tamboura George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
2:48 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals, Pianet electric piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Tamboura George Martin : Pianet electric piano (?), Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Malcolm Addey : Recording engineer Ken Townsend : Recording engineer Peter Vince : Recording engineer Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination Unknown musician(s) : Handclaps
Session Recording: Mar 09, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 23, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
2:37 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Maracas George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Harpsichord, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Adrian Ibbetson : Recording engineer Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Feb 09, 1967 • Studio Regent Sound Studio, London
Session Overdubs: Feb 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
3:35 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Lead vocals John Lennon : Lead vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Stephen Shingles : Viola John Underwood : Viola Erich Gruenberg : Violin Derek Jacobs : Violin Trevor Williams : Violin José Luis Garcia : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Gordon Pearce : Double bass Sheila Bromberg : Harp Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Mar 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
2:38 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar Ringo Starr : Bass harmonica (?), Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Lead vocals, Lowrey organ George Harrison : Backing vocals, Bass harmonica, Tambourine George Martin : Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Lowrey organ, Producer, Sound effects Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer, Sound effects, Tape loops Giles Martin : Producer Mal Evans : Bass harmonica Neil Aspinall : Bass harmonica Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Feb 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: March 28, 29 & 31, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by George Harrison
5:05 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
George Harrison : Acoustic guitar, Lead vocals, Sitar, Tamboura George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Jack Rothstein : Violin Neil Aspinall : Tamboura Ralph Elman : Violin Jack Greene : Violin Erich Gruenberg : Violin Alan Loveday : Violin Julien Gaillard : Violin Paul Scherman : Violin David Wolfsthal : Violin Reginald Kilbey : Cello Allen Ford : Cello Peter Beavan : Cello Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination Unknown musician(s) : Swarmandal Anna Joshi : Dilruba Amrit Gajjar : Dilruba Natwar Soni : Tabla Buddhadev Kansara : Tamboura
Session Recording: Mar 15, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 22, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Apr 03, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
2:38 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Chimes, Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Robert Burns : Clarinet Henry MacKenzie : Clarinet Frank Reidy : Clarinet Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Dec 06, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 08, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 20 & 21, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
2:42 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Comb and paper (?), Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?), Drums John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?) George Harrison : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?) George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Feb 23, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 24, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 07 & 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
2:41 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Lead guitar Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Barrie Cameron : Saxophone David Glyde : Saxophone Alan Holmes : Saxophone John Lee : Trombone Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination Unknown musician(s) : French horn, Tambourine, Trombone
Session Recording: Feb 08, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 16, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 13, 28 & 29, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
1:19 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals, Organ Ringo Starr : Drums, Lead vocals, Tambourine John Lennon : Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar, Lead vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination Unknown musician(s) : Maracas
Session Recording: Apr 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Circa 2017 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
5:37 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine Sam Okell : Mix engineer Miles Showell : Mastering engineer Sean Magee : Mastering engineer Matt Mysko : Mix assistant Greg McAllister : Mix assistant Matthew Cocker : Transfer engineer James Clark : Audio restoration Adam Sharp : Mix coordination
Session Recording: Jan 19, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jan 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison
0:02 • Studio version
Paul McCartney : Noises, Vocals Ringo Starr : Noises, Vocals John Lennon : Noises, Vocals George Harrison : Noises, Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer
Session Recording: Apr 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper Sessions
2:40 • Studio version • K • Take 1. Too much criticism to George Martin because on Anthology CDs Vol. 2 he "erased" Paul and George’s backing vocals, when in reality, he gave us the actual TAKE 1 without any overdubs as Mark Lewisohn documented, a version that wasn’t bootlegged before that. The very same day of this recording, November 24th, 1966, John recorded a second vocal (double tracked vocal) and Paul and George added backing harmonies, all over that first take and that’s the version that was bootlegged before and it’s the same version appearing now. Now, on this Deluxe edition: Giles edited out some mellotron warm up sounds after the "Take One" announcement, missing 22 seconds that are available on bootleg, and also he faded out 8 seconds of post-take studio sounds.
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron Ringo Starr : Drums, Maracas John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Mellotron George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Nov 24, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:00 • Studio version • G • Take 4. The bootlegs have it complete, while now Giles faded out five seconds of music (the actual end). Everything else is the same, including the slate announcement.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Mellotron Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Guitar, Lead vocals George Harrison : Maracas, Mellotron
Session Recording: Nov 28, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:17 • Studio version • J • Take 7. Could this be something new (as Take 7- overdubs on Take 6- has been around on bootlegs for many years)? [...] This Take 7 from the new Pepper Deluxe Box set has the same introduction as on bootlegs (with someone whistling and George Martin saying “Strawberry Fields Forever Take seven…”), Giles again edited out 8 seconds after the “Remix from four track Take Six” announcement and also did a fade out, but despite having those edits, there is something different. [...] An undocumented RS mix or simply Giles edited out the “Donald Duck” sounds, the hiccup, the “Ohh” and added Paul’s count-in? But if he did that, why the original RM3 doesn’t have also neither of that and the count-in has the same volume intensity? Giles took Paul’s count-in from the Mono Mix? (because none of the bootleg sources containing Take 7 have a count-in.) This Take 7 Stereo Mix is new to me.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Mellotron Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Guitar, Lead vocals George Harrison : Maracas, Mellotron George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer
Session Recording: Nov 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:19 • Studio version • H • Take 26. The bootleg version is complete with pre-take announcement sounds and no slight fade out at the end, while on this new version we have that. Also Giles try to hide John’s vocal warm ups during the first seconds on the song that can be heard clear and loud on the bootleg and here are almost imperceptible.
Paul McCartney : Electric guitar, Timpani Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Finger cymbals, Gourd, Lead vocals, Maracas, Mellotron, Tambourine George Harrison : Bongos, Swarmandal George Martin : Mellotron, Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer Mal Evans : Finger cymbals, Gourd, Maracas, Tambourine Derek Simpson : Cello Norman Jones : Cello Neil Aspinall : Finger cymbals, Gourd, Maracas, Tambourine Terry Doran : Maracas Tony Fisher : Trumpet Greg Bowen : Trumpet Derek Watkins : Trumpet Stanley Roderick : Trumpet Joy Hall : Cello
Session Recording: Dec 15, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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4:11 • Studio version • I • Stereo • 2015 mix - The mellotron is at the Center throughout the recording, instead of at left. The drums are centered instead of being at the left. The jangly guitars during the slow take of the song are to the right now, instead of centered. The bass is more prominent in the new mix. The transition between the major takes is a little covered up – being less abrupt than the 1971 stereo mix but not panning like the first stereo mix. The swarmandal moves across from R to L (as 1971 stereo). The extra plink after “think” is there, but it’s not as loud as German stereo. The horns are not as loud in verse 3 and are spread around (some at L, some at C). The guitar at C is softer during the fade. There is more echo on the horns during the fade, or so it seems. “Cranberry Sauce” appears only once.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Bongos, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Timpani Ringo Starr : Drums, Percussion John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Bongos, Mellotron, Piano, Vocals George Harrison : Electric guitar, Maracas, Svarmandal, Timpani George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Mal Evans : Tambourine Derek Simpson : Cello Norman Jones : Cello Neil Aspinall : Guiro Terry Doran : Maracas Tony Fisher : Trumpet Greg Bowen : Trumpet Derek Watkins : Trumpet Stanley Roderick : Trumpet Joy Hall : Cello Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording Take 7: Nov 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording Take 26: Dec 08, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 09, 15 and 21, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Circa 2015 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from Frank Daniels
3:00 • Studio version • E • Take 2. Starts with a "Take Two" announcement and some warm up but the rest is just the released take (minus overdubs), so this is not actual Take 2 (Takes 1 and 2 were instrumental). This is Take 2 Vocal Overdub (the same as the released version, Giles could have use a different vocal take but he didn’t) recorded two days later.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Chimes, Drums John Lennon : Electric guitar Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Dec 06, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 08, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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2:56 • Studio version • F • Take 6 – Instrumental. One of the highlights of this new Deluxe set not available before. Paul starts the count-in and the familiar piano notes, but from the second 41 the song adds a different rhythm buried on the final take (and also buried on the Anthology CD2 version that uses part of this take). This is like hearing a new Penny Lane version with instruments and elements not present on the final or the other known takes.
Paul McCartney : Harmonium, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Tambourine
Session Recording: Dec 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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1:47 • Studio version • G • Vocal Overdubs And Speech. New. “Vocal overdubs”?? Just the boys hearing through their headphones a rough cut of the song while they add some “da da daa” and handclaps (and sing some parts at the same time but not for recording, just to keep track of their “hand clap overdubs”). Still, new and nice to hear.
Paul McCartney : Handclaps, Vocals John Lennon : Handclaps, Vocals George Harrison : Handclaps, Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer
Session Recording: Jan 06, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:00 • Studio version • H • Stereo • 2017 stereo mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonium, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handbell John Lennon : Backing vocals, Congas, Guitar, Handclaps, Piano George Harrison : Backing vocals, Guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer David Mason : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Ray Swinfield : Flutes, Piccolos P Goody : Flutes, Piccolos Manny Winters : Flutes, Piccolos Dennis Walton : Flutes, Piccolos Leon Calvert : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Freddy Clayton : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Bert Courtley : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Duncan Campbell : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Dick Morgan : Cor anglais, Oboes Mike Winfield : Cor anglais, Oboes Frank Clarke : Double bass
Session Recording: Dec 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: 30 Dec 1966 and 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 Jan 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: 2017 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
4:41 • Studio version • F • Take 1. “In the Life Of… Take One” announcement available before but some micro seconds before that are new. This take was partially available mixing the Anthology Vol. 2 CD and the Making of Sgt Pepper, here is complete for the first time. It lacks Paul’s vocal part. During the last 24-bar count in by Mal, John jokes on him counting from 10 to 13 in a funny voice.
Paul McCartney : Piano Ringo Starr : Congas John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Backing vocals (bar count)
Session Recording: Jan 19, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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4:49 • Studio version • G • Take 2. The other highlight of this new boxed set. Pretty much the same as Take 1 but at the end John improvises with his piano. Starts with a “Take Two” announcement that is new. 2:20 of this song was available before on the Anthology CD 2, now we have it complete running 4:48. It also lacks Paul’s vocal part. The final “Hummm” Take 11 was edited here at the end for some strange reason and on the 2 disc version will be included after Take 1. (For the die-hards, they need to also buy the 2 CD version just for that edit)
Paul McCartney : Piano Ringo Starr : Congas John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Backing vocals (bar count)
Session Recording: Jan 19, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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0:56 • Studio version • I • Orchestra Overdub. Already available on Anthology 2 discs but now here it is complete and clean, still nothing really new or great because it’s also the released take from the final part. Starts with some ambient noises, people talking at distance, “A Day in the Life” playing as background just to keep track. The end is the same as on the Anthology CDs but lacks Paul’s comments that were inserted there. Just 0:55 of duration.
Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine
Session Recording: Feb 10, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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1:55 • Studio version • J • (Hummed Last Chord) [Takes 8, 9, 10 and 11]. 1:53 is the total length of this track and until we have the liner notes, we don’t know yet who’s doing the “Hummmss” besides John, Paul and George that can be heard on the tape, plus a woman that could be Patti Boyd (picture available) or Leslie Bryce (Beatles Monthly Book) or Cynthia or anyone else and one or two more male vocals that could be also anyone since Mark Lewisohn says this four takes named edit pieces takes 8-11 were recorded after the orchestral session where many friends attended. Even Mark L. don’t document who’s here doing all the “Hummmms”
Session Recording: Feb 10, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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2:53 • Studio version • K • The Last Chord. New. All nine takes for the first time (all announced and all complete except the final take, according to Mark L, take 7 was 59 seconds long but Giles here just included THREE seconds, the rest seems to be as complete as they were recorded). John, Paul, Ringo and Mal Evans at the same time on three pianos recording all nine edit pieces of the final piano note. Take 9 here is the overdubbed version and almost near the end we can hear George Martin saying “pretty good”. Total length of this track is 2:52, another highlight of this new collection.
Paul McCartney : Piano Ringo Starr : Piano John Lennon : Piano George Martin : Harmonium Mal Evans : Piano
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2:34 • Studio version • E • Take 1 – Instrumental. New. Take announcement coming from both Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush. That is new, the following warm-up pre take is edited here on the official box to just 13 seconds, five of which are new, but the rest was already available from the Rockband video game “chats and warm up before the actual song” mix and lasting longer (49 seconds) before they play the actual Take 1 (also NEW). Another highlight from this box, and after the take ends we can hear Geoff saying “Take Two”..
Paul McCartney : Electric guitar Ringo Starr : Drums George Harrison : Electric guitar Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2:37 • Studio version • F • Take 9 And Speech. Another “Gilestein” mix. Actual Take 9 was a backing track or instrumental. Take 10 became when Paul added his final vocal part BUT before that he also tried many vocal takes, none of which were included here but the final and official vocal take! (except for the “Free Now” impro) ...
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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1:04 • Studio version • E • Take 1 – Instrumental, Breakdown. New, only 1:03 but great. After the breakdown we can hear a “Take Two” announcement as well.
Paul McCartney : Drums Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Electric guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Tambourine
Session Recording: Feb 08, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:47 • Studio version • F • Take 8. The first 8 seconds pre-take warm up are new, the rest of the take was already released on the Anthology 2 CDs in a different mix (inverted channels plus sounds better there than here in my opinion, John’s vocal is brighter), the rest of the song until it’s end is identical, no extra seconds after.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Electric guitar, Lead vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Tambourine
Session Recording: Feb 08, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 16, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
Sgt. Pepper Sessions
3:00 • Studio version • D • Take 1. [...] But if you listen carefully this Take 1 on the new Deluxe box set is the released Take (with the original bass, the released version has (apparently) a small part re-recorded), not only the instrumentation but also Paul’s vocal (not double tracked yet), it lasts longer than the released take (this is 2:49 ( ten extra seconds of post-take) and the released take is 2:37) and maybe that’s why it could sound like a different take and also Paul singing different vocals near the end. [...]
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Maracas George Martin : Harpsichord Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Feb 09, 1967 • Studio Regent Sound Studio, London
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatle
3:28 • Studio version • E • Speech and Take 3. [...] if you also do a back to back comparison between this Take 1 and 3, some instruments sound different, Take 3 has a more “naked” and “live” sound and Take 1 sounds already mixed. Also, Paul’s vocal tones and intentions on many of the lines of the song are way different compared to the released take (or “Take 1” here). Maybe Giles also added a vocal overdub from Feb 21 that was also double tracked that day and erased the actual live vocal take from Feb 9? [...]
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Maracas George Martin : Harpsichord Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Feb 09, 1967 • Studio Regent Sound Studio, London
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatle
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
3:08 • Studio version • G • Speech from before Take 1 ; Take 4 and speech at the end
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Lead vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Tambourine George Martin : Harmonium Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Feb 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
2:35 • Studio version • H • Take 7. The pre take warm up also already available on the Rockband songs but Paul’s count-in is new, it’s not the same count-in from the Anthology 2 CDs: (George Martin: “OK Man let’s go, Lights on”/Paul’s count-in and John whistling) so the count-in here or on the Anthology CDs comes from a different take but not the 7th. The other main difference is that the Anthology Version has double tracked vocal or echo attached to John’s vocal, while on this new release it’s pure, single tracked. the vocal is also centered, while on Anthology it’s on the left channel. Here, the take is complete while on the Anthology, the tape-loops at the end.
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Lead vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Tambourine George Martin : Harmonium Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Feb 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
3:05 • Studio version • D • Speech and take 9. Partially new although according to Mark Lewisohn, take 9 was a reduction mix from take 8 and also a backing track and vocals were added a day after giving birth to take 10 and 11, so this could not be Take 9. The speech at the intro could be from an earlier take and it’s already available (edited here) at the Rockband intros, then we can hear Paul’s count in very far away (“One, Two, Three, Four” and by the way, this same count-in intro is also available on the Rockband mixes starting from “two, three, four” ) and once the song starts he is reciting with loud and clear voice, not the same as for the count-in, so this is a vocal overdub take, but it’s actually the released vocal take. Sadly, the only difference is the lack of overdubs and the harmonies from the intro, the best is that we can hear the full ending of the song and Paul and John singing at the end when the song already ended “Oh no no, I refuse to Go”.
Paul McCartney : Piano Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic guitar George Harrison : Acoustic guitar Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Feb 24, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:40 • Studio version • G • Take 1 and speech at the end
Paul McCartney : Lowrey organ Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Maracas, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar George Martin : Piano Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
4:08 • Studio version • H • Speech, false start and Take 5
Paul McCartney : Lowrey organ Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Maracas, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar George Martin : Piano Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:19 • Studio version • D • Take 1 - Instrumental and speech at the end
Paul McCartney : Pianet electric piano Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Electric guitar George Harrison : Electric guitar George Martin : Pianet electric piano (?) Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Mar 09, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:45 • Studio version • E • Take 12 with overdubs
Paul McCartney : Bass, Pianet electric piano Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Electric guitar George Harrison : Electric guitar, Tamboura George Martin : Pianet electric piano (?) Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Mar 09, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by George Harrison
5:33 • Studio version • E • Take 1 - Indian instruments only
George Harrison : Tamboura Giles Martin : Mixing engineer Neil Aspinall : Tamboura Unknown musician(s) : Swarmandal Anna Joshi : Dilruba Amrit Gajjar : Dilruba Natwar Soni : Tabla Buddhadev Kansara : Tamboura
Session Recording: Mar 15, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by George Harrison
3:56 • Studio version • F • George coaching the musicians
Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
3:49 • Studio version • E • Take 1 - Instrumental
George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer Stephen Shingles : Viola John Underwood : Viola Erich Gruenberg : Violin Derek Jacobs : Violin Trevor Williams : Violin José Luis Garcia : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Gordon Pearce : Double bass Sheila Bromberg : Harp
Session Recording: Mar 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3:48 • Studio version • F • Take 6 - Instrumental
George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer Stephen Shingles : Viola John Underwood : Viola Erich Gruenberg : Violin Derek Jacobs : Violin Trevor Williams : Violin José Luis Garcia : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Gordon Pearce : Double bass Sheila Bromberg : Harp
Session Recording: Mar 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
With A Little Help From My Friends
3:15 • Studio version • E • Take 1 - False start and Take 2 - Instrumental
Paul McCartney : Piano Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Cowbell George Harrison : Electric guitar George Martin : Organ Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Mar 29, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
2:00 • Studio version • F • Speech and Take 8
Paul McCartney : Organ, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar Giles Martin : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Apr 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Mono album (1967 mix)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2:03 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neill Sanders : French horn James W. Buck : French horn Tony Randall : French horn John Burden : French horn
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 03 & 06, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 06, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
With A Little Help From My Friends
2:44 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Timpani Ringo Starr : Drums, Lead vocals, Tambourine John Lennon : Backing vocals, Cowbell George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Hammond organ, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 29, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 30, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 31, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3:29 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Lowrey organ Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Lead vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar, Lead guitar, Tamboura George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 03, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:48 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals, Pianet electric piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Tamboura George Martin : Pianet electric piano (?), Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Malcolm Addey : Recording engineer Ken Townsend : Recording engineer Peter Vince : Recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Handclaps
Session Recording: Mar 09, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 23, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 23, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:37 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Maracas George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Harpsichord, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Adrian Ibbetson : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 09, 1967 • Studio Regent Sound Studio, London
Session Overdubs: Feb 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3:35 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Lead vocals John Lennon : Lead vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Stephen Shingles : Viola John Underwood : Viola Erich Gruenberg : Violin Derek Jacobs : Violin Trevor Williams : Violin José Luis Garcia : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Gordon Pearce : Double bass Sheila Bromberg : Harp
Session Recording: Mar 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
2:38 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar Ringo Starr : Bass harmonica (?), Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Lead vocals, Lowrey organ George Harrison : Backing vocals, Bass harmonica, Tambourine George Martin : Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Lowrey organ, Producer, Sound effects Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer, Sound effects Mal Evans : Bass harmonica Neil Aspinall : Bass harmonica
Session Recording: Feb 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: March 28, 29 & 31, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 31, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by George Harrison
5:05 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
George Harrison : Acoustic guitar, Lead vocals, Sitar, Tamboura George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Rothstein : Violin Neil Aspinall : Tamboura Ralph Elman : Violin Jack Greene : Violin Erich Gruenberg : Violin Alan Loveday : Violin Julien Gaillard : Violin Paul Scherman : Violin David Wolfsthal : Violin Reginald Kilbey : Cello Allen Ford : Cello Peter Beavan : Cello Unknown musician(s) : Swarmandal Anna Joshi : Dilruba Amrit Gajjar : Dilruba Natwar Soni : Tabla Buddhadev Kansara : Tamboura
Session Recording: Mar 15, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 22, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Apr 03, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Apr 04, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:38 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Chimes, Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Robert Burns : Clarinet Henry MacKenzie : Clarinet Frank Reidy : Clarinet
Session Recording: Dec 06, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 08, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 20 & 21, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Dec 30, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:42 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Comb and paper (?), Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?), Drums John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?) George Harrison : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?) George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 23, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 24, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 07 & 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:41 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Lead guitar Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Barrie Cameron : Saxophone David Glyde : Saxophone Alan Holmes : Saxophone John Lee : Trombone Unknown musician(s) : French horn, Tambourine, Trombone
Session Recording: Feb 08, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 16, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 13, 28 & 29, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Apr 19, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
1:19 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Bass guitar, Lead vocals, Organ, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Lead vocals, Maracas, Tambourine, Vocals John Lennon : Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Lead vocals, Vocals George Martin : Organ, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Maracas
Session Recording: Apr 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Apr 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
5:37 • Studio version • A • Mono • 1967 mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine
Session Recording: Jan 19, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jan 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 22, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Bonus tracks
4:07 • Studio version • A • Mono • Original mono mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Bongos, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Timpani Ringo Starr : Drums, Percussion John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Bongos, Mellotron, Piano, Vocals George Harrison : Electric guitar, Maracas, Svarmandal, Timpani George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mal Evans : Tambourine Derek Simpson : Cello Norman Jones : Cello Neil Aspinall : Guiro Terry Doran : Maracas Tony Fisher : Trumpet Greg Bowen : Trumpet Derek Watkins : Trumpet Stanley Roderick : Trumpet Joy Hall : Cello
Session Recording Take 7: Nov 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording Take 26: Dec 08, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 09, 15 and 21, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Dec 22, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3:00 • Studio version • B • Mono • Original mono mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Harmonium, Pianos, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine, Tubular bells John Lennon : Backing vocals, Congas, Guitar, Handclaps, Piano George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Handclaps George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer David Mason : Piccolo trumpet Ray Swinfield : Flute P Goody : Flute Manny Winters : Flute Dennis Walton : Flute Leon Calvert : Trumpet Freddy Clayton : Trumpet Bert Courtley : Trumpets Duncan Campbell : Trumpets Dick Morgan : Cor anglais, Oboes Mike Winfield : Cor anglais, Oboes Frank Clarke : Double bass Unknown musician(s) : Flugelhorn, Two piccolos
Session Recording: Dec 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 30, 1966 and Jan 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jan 25, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
4:43 • Studio version • H • First mono mix. "This is RM1 of Four Track Take..ahh.. Six" announcement from Geoff Emerick is new. But on bootleg we have a different announcement circulating: "Four track remix, this is Take six" and was placed together with the RM1 acetate version, so maybe that announcement on bootlegs comes from the tape reduction made to create Take 6 but not the Mono mixing?. The rest of the song is the same version on bootleg circulating from many years where Paul makes the "Oh S**t!" mistake, but here is in perfect quality.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Backing vocals (bar count)
Session Recording: Jan 19, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jan 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jan 30, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
3:29 • Studio version • I • Mono • Original mono mix - RM 11
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Lowrey organ Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Lead vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar, Lead guitar, Tamboura George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
3:35 • Studio version • D • Mono • First mono mix. "RM1" announcement from Emerick, Paul and John can be heard at the beginning ready to sing and then Paul’s count in. The harp at the intro has the ADT effect not featured on the final version and also the extra cello part is present here.
Paul McCartney : Lead vocals John Lennon : Lead vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Stephen Shingles : Viola John Underwood : Viola Erich Gruenberg : Violin Derek Jacobs : Violin Trevor Williams : Violin José Luis Garcia : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Gordon Pearce : Double bass Sheila Bromberg : Harp
Session Recording: Mar 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Mar 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 20, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
3:01 • Studio version • A • Mono • Capitol Records mono US Promo mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Harmonium, Pianos, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine, Tubular bells John Lennon : Backing vocals, Congas, Guitar, Handclaps, Piano George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Handclaps George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer David Mason : Piccolo trumpet Ray Swinfield : Flute P Goody : Flute Manny Winters : Flute Dennis Walton : Flute Leon Calvert : Trumpet Freddy Clayton : Trumpet Bert Courtley : Trumpets Duncan Campbell : Trumpets Dick Morgan : Cor anglais, Oboes Mike Winfield : Cor anglais, Oboes Frank Clarke : Double bass Unknown musician(s) : Flugelhorn, Two piccolos
Session Recording: Dec 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 30, 1966 and Jan 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jan 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
From the press release:
THE BEATLES CELEBRATE ‘SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND’
WITH SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION RELEASES‘Sgt. Pepper’ Presented with New Mixes in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Audio; Expanded with Previously Unreleased Session Recordings, Video Features & Special Packaging
Previously Unreleased 1992 Documentary Film, ‘The Making of Sgt. Pepper,’ Restored for Anniversary Edition’s Super Deluxe Boxed Set
London – April 5, 2017 – It was 50 years ago this June 1st when The Beatles’ John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr astonished and delighted the world, ushering in the Summer of Love with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, a groundbreaking masterwork that became popular music’s most universally acclaimed album. To salute the occasion, The Beatles will release a suite of lavishly presented ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Anniversary Edition packages on May 26 (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe). The album is newly mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo and 5.1 surround audio and expanded with early takes from the studio sessions, including no fewer than 34 previously unreleased recordings.
“It’s crazy to think that 50 years later we are looking back on this project with such fondness and a little bit of amazement at how four guys, a great producer and his engineers could make such a lasting piece of art,” says Paul McCartney in his newly-penned introduction for the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Anniversary Edition.
“‘Sgt. Pepper’ seemed to capture the mood of that year, and it also allowed a lot of other people to kick off from there and to really go for it,” Ringo Starr recalls in the Anniversary Edition’s book.
For Record Store Day on April 22, Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe will release an exclusive, limited edition seven-inch vinyl single of The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane,” among the first songs recorded during the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ sessions, which began in November 1966. Rather than being held for inclusion on the album, the two songs were released as a double A-sided single in February 1967. Amidst intense media speculation about the band’s next move, the single bridged what was then considered a long gap between the Revolver album, released in August 1966, and ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ which followed 10 months later.
This is the first time Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band has been remixed and presented with additional session recordings, and it is the first Beatles album to be remixed and expanded since the 2003 release of Let It Be… Naked. To create the new stereo and 5.1 surround audio mixes for ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios in London. All of the Anniversary Edition releases include Martin’s new stereo mix of the album, which was sourced directly from the original four-track session tapes and guided by the original, Beatles-preferred mono mix produced by his father, George Martin.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Edition releases include:
A CD featuring the new ‘Sgt. Pepper’ stereo mix, complete with the original U.K. album’s “Edit for LP End” run-out groove.
Deluxe: Expanded 2CD and digital package features the new stereo album mix on the first CD and adds a second CD of 18 tracks, including previously unreleased complete takes of the album’s 13 songs, newly mixed in stereo and sequenced in the same order as the album. The second CD also includes a new stereo mix and a previously unreleased instrumental take of “Penny Lane” and the 2015 stereo mix and two previously unreleased complete takes of “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
Deluxe Vinyl: Expanded 180-gram 2LP vinyl package features the new stereo album mix on the first LP and adds a second LP with previously unreleased complete takes of the album’s 13 songs, newly mixed in stereo and sequenced in the same order as the album.
Super Deluxe: The comprehensive six-disc boxed set features:
CD 1: New stereo album mix
CDs 2 & 3:
– 33 additional recordings from the studio sessions, most previously unreleased and mixed for the first time from the four-track session tapes, sequenced in chronological order of their recording dates
– A new stereo mix of “Penny Lane” and the 2015 stereo mix of “Strawberry Fields Forever”
CD 4:
– Direct transfers of the album’s original mono mix and the “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” singles
– Capitol Records’ U.S. promotional mono single mix of “Penny Lane”
– Previously unreleased early mono mixes of “She’s Leaving Home,” “A Day In The Life,” and “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” (a mix thought to have been erased from a tape in 1967, but discovered during archive research for the anniversary edition)
Discs 5 & 6 (Blu-ray and DVD):
– New 5.1 surround audio mixes of the album and “Penny Lane” by Giles Martin and Sam Okell, plus their 2015 5.1 surround mix of “Strawberry Fields Forever”
– High resolution audio versions of the new stereo mixes of the album and “Penny Lane” and of the 2015 stereo mix of “Strawberry Fields Forever”
– Video features: 4K restored original promotional films for “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Penny Lane,” and “A Day In The Life;” plus The Making of Sgt. Pepper, a restored, previously unreleased documentary film (broadcast in 1992), featuring insightful interviews with McCartney, Harrison, and Starr, and in-studio footage introduced by George Martin.– “A splendid time is guaranteed for all” –
The album’s vibrant artwork, including its extravagant Pop Art cover which finds The Beatles surrounded by a crowd of heroes in a 3D collage, was created by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth in collaboration with the band. The original artwork is showcased across the suite of Anniversary Edition releases, including the album’s pull-out sheet of ‘Sgt. Pepper’ cutouts. Housed in a 12-inch by 12-inch box with lenticular artwork and two bonus posters, the six-disc Super Deluxe set is presented with a 144-page hardcover book. The book includes new introductions by Paul McCartney and Giles Martin, and chapters covering comprehensive song-by-song details and recording information, the design of the cover, the album’s musical innovations and its historical context by Beatles historian, author and radio producer Kevin Howlett; composer and musicologist Howard Goodall; music producer and writer Joe Boyd; and journalists Ed Vulliamy and Jeff Slate, illustrated with rare photographs, reproductions of handwritten lyrics, Abbey Road Studios documentation, and original ‘Sgt. Pepper’ print ads. The Deluxe 2CD digipak is slipcased with a 50-page booklet abridged from the box set’s book, and the 2LP Deluxe Vinyl is presented in a faithful reproduction of the album’s original gatefold jacket.
– “We hope you will enjoy the show” –
Just as many ideas are sparked by chance, ‘Sgt. Pepper’ first sprang from a conversation between Paul and Beatles roadie Mal Evans on an airplane, when Mal’s request to pass the salt and pepper was misheard by Paul as “Sgt. Pepper.” The concept of who such a figure could be took root in Paul’s mind, blooming with the imagination of The Beatles as an Edwardian era military band — “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The Beatles’ creative wellspring for ‘Sgt. Pepper’ also flowed from such myriad sources as The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, a Victorian circus poster (“Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!”), a TV commercial for breakfast cereal (“Good Morning Good Morning”), a picture drawn by John’s young son, Julian (“Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”), a teen runaway reported in the news (“She’s Leaving Home’), and Hindu teachings (“Within You Without You”).
– “Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song” –
Using the standard four-track tape recording equipment of the day, The Beatles collaborated with producer George Martin to achieve “the impossible,” as they dubbed it, to go as far out as they could with arrangements and new technology to realize their collective vision for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. As George Martin described it, “We were into another kind of art form where you were putting something down on tape that could only be done on tape.” The Beatles clocked more than 400 hours in Abbey Road’s Studio 2 to record the album, wrapping sessions in April 1967.
– “I read the news today oh boy” –
Upon its release on June 1, 1967, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band initially spent 148 weeks in the British chart, including a total of 27 weeks at number one. During its first U.S. chart run, the album held the number one spot for 15 of the 88 weeks it appeared in the Top 200. ‘Sgt. Pepper’ won four GRAMMY Awards®, including Album of the Year, and it remains one of the most influential and bestselling albums of all time. In 2003, the U.S. Library of Congress selected ‘Sgt. Pepper’ for the National Recording Registry, recognizing the album as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” ‘Sgt. Pepper’ tops Rolling Stone magazine’s definitive list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”
From billboard, May 18, 2017:
[Giles] Martin says their work was built around the original mono mix of the album, which his father, the late Sir George Martin, produced. “The [monaural mix] is the one the band was present at, so we tried to adhere what they were trying with mono, the tape speeds and with effects, the ADT [artificial double tracking] on drums. ‘She’s Leaving Home’ is a good example of that. And then, things like fades, like ‘Good Morning’ with the animals being more present on the mono and the laughter at the end of ‘Within You Without You.’ There are things that Beatles fans cry out for that they experience in the mono.
“And on top of that, by using the techniques we used, by using the other generations of tapes, we get a chance to mix from tapes that haven’t been mixed from. And the intention was, I suppose, to make the mono into a stereo as far as the band’s ethic and what they want to achieve from their mixes goes. And also to bring Sgt. Pepper to a new generation.”
Martin says there were things he noticed between the stereo and mono mixes. “A good example of the stereo would be my intention to put the bass in the center as much as we could. And then ‘With a Little Help From My Friends,’ which you could have put the bass in the center if you have that, we had enough tracks to do it. I found that there was a loneliness to Ringo [Starr]’s voice when the bassist on the right panned right that I was missing when I put it in the center. And Sam actually put it on the right and I went, ‘Why didn’t you put it in the center?’ And he goes, ‘I’m not sure about it.’ And then I did it and it was like Ringo’s voice didn’t sound as good. So that would be a stereo thing, because the mono has no panning.” […]
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Cece Blakemore • 7 years ago
Mr. McCartney, Mr. Star, Mr. Martin & Mr. Okell please do the same for the White Album! Sergeant Pepper's and The White Album would be a dream come true! Thanks for listening. :)
The PaulMcCartney Project • 7 years ago
Thanks for the msg ! Your wish may become true according to Giles Martin !
“The White Album, which is the next release – that is where they started becoming indulgent,” Giles told the BBC in a new interview. “There are 70 takes of ‘Sexy Sadie,’ for instance. The efficiency went slightly out the window. There’s a lot of stuff. So, it’s getting the balance right.”
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