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- Timeline See what happened in May 2017
- Release date:
- May 26, 2017
- Sessions This album has been recorded during the following sessions
- Recording "Strawberry Fields Forever" #3 (Nov 29, 1966)
- Recording Christmas messages and "When I'm Sixty Four" (Dec 06, 1966)
- Recording "Strawberry Fields Forever" #4 (Dec 08, 1966)
- Recording "Strawberry Fields Forever" #5 (Dec 09, 1966)
- Mixing Strawberry Fields Forever #7 (Dec 22, 1966)
- Mixing "When I'm Sixty Four", "Strawberry Fields Forever" and recording "Penny Lane" (Dec 29, 1966)
- Recording "Penny Lane" and mixing "When I'm Sixty Four", "Penny Lane" (Dec 30, 1966)
- Recording "Penny Lane" (Jan 17, 1967)
- Recording "A Day In The Life" (Jan 19, 1967)
- Recording "A Day In The Life" (Jan 20, 1967)
- Mixing "Penny Lane" (Jan 25, 1967)
- Mixing "A Day In The Life" (Jan 30, 1967)
- Recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Feb 01, 1967)
- Recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Feb 02, 1967)
- Recording "A Day In The Life" (Feb 03, 1967)
- Recording "Good Morning Good Morning" (Feb 08, 1967)
- Recording "Fixing A Hole" (Feb 09, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Good morning good morning" (Feb 16, 1967)
- Recording "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Feb 17, 1967)
- Recording "Fixing A Hole" (Feb 21, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "A Day In The Life" (Feb 22, 1967)
- Mixing "A Day In The Life", recording "Lovely Rita" (Feb 23, 1967)
- Recording "Lovely Rita" (Feb 24, 1967)
- Recording "A Day In The Life", "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (Mar 01, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (Mar 02, 1967)
- Recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", mixing "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (Mar 03, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Mar 06, 1967)
- Recording "Lovely Rita" (Mar 07, 1967)
- Recording "Getting Better" (Mar 09, 1967)
- Recording "Getting Better" (Mar 10, 1967)
- Recording "Good Morning Good Morning" (Mar 13, 1967)
- Recording "Within You Without You" (Mar 15, 1967)
- Recording "She's Leaving Home" (Mar 17, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "She's Leaving Home" (Mar 20, 1967)
- Recording "Getting Better", "Lovely Rita", mixing "Lovely Rita" (Mar 21, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Within You Without You" (Mar 22, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Getting Better" (Mar 23, 1967)
- Recording "Good Morning Good Morning" and "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Mar 28, 1967)
- Recording "Good Morning Good Morning" and "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!", "With A Little Help From My Friends" (Mar 29, 1967)
- Recording "With A Little Help From My Friends" (Mar 30, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!", mixing "With A Little Help From My Friends" (Mar 31, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" (Apr 01, 1967)
- Recording and mixing "Within You Without You" (Apr 03, 1967)
- Mixing "Within You Without You" (Apr 04, 1967)
- Mixing "Good Morning Good Morning", "Only A Northern Song" (Apr 19, 1967)
Previous • Sessions
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Track list
Disc 1
1.
New Stereo Mix
1.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2:02 • Studio version • R2017
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Lead guitar, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums
- John Lennon:
- Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Guitar, Vocals
- George Martin:
- Organ, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Giles Martin:
- Producer
- Neil 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 Recording:
- Feb 02, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 03, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 06, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2.
With A Little Help From My Friends
2:45 • Studio version • R2017
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Piano
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums, Tambourine, Vocals
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals, Cowbell
- George Harrison:
- Lead guitar
- George Martin:
- Hammond organ, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Mar 29, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 30, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 31, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Disc 2
1.
Sgt. Pepper Sessions
1.
Studio version • 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.
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
2.
Studio version • 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.
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
3.
4.
Studio version • 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.
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
5.
6.
Studio version • 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.
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
7.
Studio version • 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.
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Studio version • (Hummed Last Chord) [Takes 8, 9, 10 and 11]
14.
15.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Studio version • Take 1 – Instrumental
- Session Recording:
- Feb 01, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
16.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Studio version • Take 9 And Speech
17.
Studio version • Take 1 – Instrumental, Breakdown
18.
Disc 3
1.
Sgt. Pepper Sessions
1.
2.
3.
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
Studio version • Speech from before Take 1 ; Take 4 and speech at the end
4.
5.
6.
Studio version • Take 1 and speech at the end
7.
Studio version • Speech, false start and Take 5
8.
Studio version • Take 1 - Instrumental and speech at the end
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
With A Little Help From My Friends
Studio version • Take 1 - False start and Take 2 - Instrumental
15.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Studio version • Speech and Take 8
Disc 4
1.
Mono album (1967 mix)
1.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2:03 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Lead guitar, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums
- John Lennon:
- Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Guitar, Vocals
- George Martin:
- Organ, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Neil 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 Recording:
- Feb 02, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 03, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 06, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2.
With A Little Help From My Friends
2:45 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Piano
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums, Tambourine, Vocals
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals, Cowbell
- George Harrison:
- Lead guitar
- George Martin:
- Hammond organ, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Mar 29, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 30, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 31, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3.
3:28 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Lowrey organ
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums, Maracas
- John Lennon:
- Lead guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Tambura
- George Martin:
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Mar 01, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 02, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 03, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
4.
2:47 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass guitar, Piano, Rhythm guitar, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Congas, Drums
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- George Harrison:
- Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Tambura
- George Martin:
- Pianette, Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Malcolm Addey:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Mar 09, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 10, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 21, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 23, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
5.
2:38 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Lead and backing vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums, Maracas
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals
- George Harrison:
- Backing vocals, Lead guitar
- George Martin:
- Harpsichord, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Adrian Ibbetson:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 09, 1967
- Studio:
- Regent Sound Studio, London
- Session Recording:
- Feb 21, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 21, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
6.
3:26 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals, Vocals
- George Martin:
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- 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 Recording:
- Mar 20, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 20, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
7.
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
2:41 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums, Harmonica, Shaker bells
- John Lennon:
- Lowrey organ, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Harmonica
- George Martin:
- Hammond organ, Harmonium, Piano, Producer, Tape loops
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer, Tape loops
- Mal Evans:
- Bass harmonica
- Neil Aspinall:
- Harmonica
- Session Recording:
- Feb 17, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- 28, 29, 31 March 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 31, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
8.
Written by George Harrison
5:08 • Studio version • A
- George Harrison:
- Acoustic guitar, Sitar, Tambura, Vocals
- George Martin:
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Jack Rothstein:
- Violin
- Neil Aspinall:
- Tambura
- 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
- Session Recording:
- Mar 15, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 22, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Apr 03, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 04, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
9.
2:40 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Chimes, Drums
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals, Guitar
- George Harrison:
- Backing vocals
- George Martin:
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Robert Burns:
- Clarinet
- Henry MacKenzie:
- Clarinet
- Frank Reidy:
- Clarinet
- Session Recording:
- Dec 06, 1966
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- 8,20,21 Dec 1966
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Dec 30, 1966
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
10.
2:46 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Comb and paper, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Comb and paper, Drums
- John Lennon:
- Acoustic rhythm guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper
- George Harrison:
- Acoustic rhythm guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper
- George Martin:
- Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 23, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Feb 24, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Mar 07, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 21, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
11.
2:34 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals, Bass, Lead guitar
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums, Tambourine
- John Lennon:
- Rhythm guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Backing vocals, Lead guitar
- George Martin:
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Barrie Cameron:
- Saxophone
- David Glyde:
- Saxophone
- Alan Holmes:
- Saxophone
- John Lee:
- 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:
- 13, 28, 29 March 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 19, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
12.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
1:19 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass guitar, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Drums, Maracas, Tambourine, Vocals
- John Lennon:
- Rhythm guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Lead guitar, Vocals
- George Martin:
- Organ, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Apr 01, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 01, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
13.
5:23 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Bongos, Drums
- John Lennon:
- Acoustic guitar, Piano, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Maracas
- George Martin:
- Harmonium, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Jack Brymer:
- Clarinet
- Mal Evans:
- Alarm clock, Piano, Vocals
- Sidney Sax:
- Violin
- Francisco Gabarro:
- Cello
- Jurgen Hess:
- Violin
- John Underwood:
- Viola
- Alan Civil:
- French horn
- David Mason:
- Trumpet
- Neil Sanders:
- French horn
- Erich Gruenberg:
- Violin
- Granville Jones:
- Violin
- Bill Monro:
- Violin
- Hans Geiger:
- Violin
- D Bradley:
- Violin
- Lionel Bentley:
- Violin
- David McCallum:
- 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:
- 3,10,22 Feb 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 22, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2.
Bonus tracks
1.
4:09 • Studio version • A • 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:
- 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
- John Hall:
- Cello
- Session Recording:
- Nov 29, 1966
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Dec 08, 1966
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- 29 Nov 1966 and 8, 9, 15, 21 Dec 1966
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Dec 22, 1966
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2.
3:02 • Studio version • B • Original mono 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:
- Engineer
- 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:
- Jan 25, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
3.
4:43 • Studio version • F • 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.
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 30, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
4.
3:50 • Studio version • E • Original mono mix - No.11. From "The Daily Beatles": New- "RM 11" announcement from Emerick, it has also some pre-take sounds. The ‘lost’ version for many years.
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 02, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
5.
3:43 • Studio version • C • First mono mix. From "The Daily Beatle": New- "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.
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 20, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Details & description coming from The Daily Beatles
6.
3:02 • Studio version • A • Capitol Records mono US Promo 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:
- Engineer
- 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:
- Jan 17, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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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.” […]
Cece Blakemore
May 26, 2017 / 2am
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. :)