Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (UK - Picture disc

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UK release date:: Feb 16, 1987

Publisher:: Parlophone

Reference:: RP 5570

Timeline

Previous single Dec 01, 1986 • "Only Love Remains / Tough On A Tightrope" by Paul McCartney released in the UK

Session Feb 04, 1987 • Recording "Rockestra Theme"

Session Feb 05, 1987 • Mixing "Rockestra Theme"

Single Feb 16, 1987 • "Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (UK - Picture disc - 1987)" by The Beatles released in the UK

Interview Feb 22, 1987 • Linda McCartney interview for The Telegraph

Article March 1987 • Paul & Linda McCartney film a cameo appearance for comedy "Eat The Rich"

Next single Mar 23, 1987 • "Let It Be (Ferry Aid - EU version)" by Ferry Aid released in the UK

Master releases

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

By The Beatles

Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane

By The Beatles

Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions

Recording "Strawberry Fields Forever" #3

Nov 29, 1966

Recording "Strawberry Fields Forever", "When I'm Sixty-Four"

Dec 08, 1966

Recording "Strawberry Fields Forever" #5

Dec 09, 1966

Mixing "Strawberry Fields Forever"

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

Mixing "Penny Lane"

Jan 25, 1967

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Track list

Side 1

Strawberry Fields Forever

Written by Lennon - McCartney

4:07 • Studio version • A • Mono

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

Side 2

Penny Lane

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:00 • Studio version • B • Mono

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

About

From beatlesblogger.com:

Back in 1982, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of “Love Me Do” – the Beatles first UK single, EMI released the record in a special picture sleeve. (They also released it as a picture discs as well)

Then over the following eight years, on the 20th anniversary release date of each the official UK singles, they continued to do the same for each and every disc. That means it took some collectors eight years to complete the set! All singles were released on black vinyl and, as already mentioned, in picture disc versions too. […]

The release program for this set of singles was as follows:

Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (Parlophone/October 4, 1982)
Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (Parlophone/January 10, 1983)
From Me To You / Thank You Girl (Parlophone/April 11, 1983)
She Loves You / I’ll Get You (Parlophone/August 22, 1983)
I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (Parlophone/November 28, 1983)
Can’t Buy Me Love / You Can’t Do That (Parlophone/March 19, 1984)
A Hard Day’s Night / Things We Said Today (Parlophone/July 9, 1984)
I Feel Fine / She’s A Woman (Parlophone/November 26, 1984)
Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is (Parlophone/April 9, 1985)
Help / I’m Down (Parlophone/July 23, 1985)
We Can Work It Out/ Day Tripper (Parlophone/December 2, 1985)
Paperback Writer / Rain (Parlophone/June 9, 1986)
Yellow Submarine/ Eleanor Rigby (Parlophone/August 5, 1986)
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (Parlophone/February 16, 1987)
All You Need Is Love / Baby You’re A Rich Man (Parlophone/July 6, 1987)
Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (Parlophone/November 23, 1987)
Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (Parlophone/March 14, 1988)
Hey Jude /Revolution (Apple/August 30, 1988)
Get Back / Don’t Let Me Down (Apple/April 10, 1989)
The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (Apple/May 30, 1989)
Something / Come Together (Apple/October 30, 1989)
Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)(Apple/March 3, 1990)

From Catawiki:

The artwork on these picture disc singles mirrors the artwork in the Blue Box Singles set on all but 2 singles. For whatever reason, All you need is love and Hey Jude were redesigned before becoming picture discs.

Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (UK - Picture disc - 1987)