The Beatles (Stereo)

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UK release date:: Nov 22, 1968

US release date:: Nov 25, 1968

Publisher:: Apple Records

Reference:: PCS 7067/8 (UK) - SWBO 101 (US)

Timeline

Interview Nov 21, 1968 • Paul McCartney interview for Radio Luxembourg

Album Nov 22, 1968 • "The Beatles (Mono)" by The Beatles released in the UK

Album Nov 22, 1968 • "The Beatles (Stereo)" by The Beatles released in the UK

Album Nov 25, 1968 • "The Beatles (Stereo)" by The Beatles released in the US

Interview Nov 30, 1968 • Paul McCartney interview for New Musical Express

Master release

The Beatles

By The Beatles

Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions

Recording "Revolution 1"

May 30, 1968

Recording "Revolution 1"

May 31, 1968

Recording "Don't Pass Me By"

Jun 05, 1968

Recording "Don't Pass Me By"

Jun 06, 1968

Recording "Blackbird", "Revolution 9"

Jun 11, 1968

Recording "Revolution 1", "Revolution 9"

Jun 21, 1968

Mixing "Revolution 1", "Revolution 9"

Jun 25, 1968

Recording "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"

Jun 27, 1968

Recording "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"

Jul 01, 1968

Recording "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

Jul 08, 1968

Recording "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

Jul 09, 1968

Mixing "Revolution", recording and mixing "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", recording "Cry Baby Cry"

Jul 15, 1968

Recording "Cry Baby Cry"

Jul 16, 1968

Recording "Cry Baby Cry", "Helter Skelter"

Jul 18, 1968

Recording "Don't Pass Me By", "Good Night"

Jul 22, 1968

Recording and mixing "Everybody's Got Something To Hide...", mixing "Good Night"

Jul 23, 1968

Recording "Not Guilty", "Mother Nature's Son"

Aug 09, 1968

Recording "Sexy Sadie", "Yer Blues"

Aug 13, 1968

Recording and mixing "Yer Blues", recording and mixing "What's The New Mary Jane"

Aug 14, 1968

Recording and mixing "Rocky Raccoon"

Aug 15, 1968

Recording "Yer Blues", recording and mixing "Mother Nature's Son", "Wild Honey Pie"

Aug 20, 1968

Recording and mixing "Sexy Sadie"

Aug 21, 1968

Recording "Back In The U.S.S.R."

Aug 22, 1968

Recording and mixing "Back In The U.S.S.R."

Aug 23, 1968

Recording "Dear Prudence"

Aug 28, 1968

Recording "Dear Prudence"

Aug 29, 1968

Recording "Dear Prudence"

Aug 30, 1968

Recording "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Sep 05, 1968

Recording "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Sep 06, 1968

Recording "Helter Skelter"

Sep 09, 1968

Recording "Helter Skelter"

Sep 10, 1968

Recording "Glass Onion"

Sep 11, 1968

Recording "Glass Onion"

Sep 12, 1968

Recording "I Will", "Glass Onion"

Sep 16, 1968

Mixing "Helter Skelter", recording "I Will", "Cry Baby Cry"

Sep 17, 1968

Recording and mixing "Birthday"

Sep 18, 1968

Recording "Piggies"

Sep 19, 1968

Recording "Piggies"

Sep 20, 1968

Recording "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"

Sep 24, 1968

Recording and mixing "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"

Sep 25, 1968

Recording and mixing "Honey Pie"

Oct 01, 1968

Recording "Honey Pie"

Oct 02, 1968

Recording "Savoy Truffle"

Oct 03, 1968

Recording "Martha My Dear", "Honey Pie"

Oct 04, 1968

Recording "Savoy Truffle", recording and mixing "Martha My Dear", "Honey Pie", mixing "Dear Prudence"

Oct 05, 1968

Mixing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", recording "Long Long Long"

Oct 07, 1968

Recording "Long Long Long", "I'm So Tired", "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill"

Oct 08, 1968

Mixing "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill", recording "Long, Long, Long", "Why Don't We Do It In The Road"

Oct 09, 1968

Recording and mixing: "Piggies", "Glass Onion", "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?", "Rocky Raccoon", "Long, Long, Long"

Oct 10, 1968

Recording and mixing "Savoy Truffle", "Piggies", "Don't Pass Me By", "Good Night"

Oct 11, 1968

Mixing "Everybody's Got Something...", "Helter Skelter", "Mother Nature's Son", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Long, Long, Long"

Oct 12, 1968

Recording and mixing "Julia", "Dear Prudence", "Wild Honey Pie", "Back In The U.S.S.R.", "Blackbird"

Oct 13, 1968

Recording and mixing "I Will", "Birthday", "Savoy Truffle", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Long Long Long", "Yer Blues

Oct 14, 1968

Mixing "Happiness Is A Warm Gun", "I'm So Tired", "Cry Baby Cry"

Oct 15, 1968

Mixing "Why Don't We Do It In The Road", "It's All Too Much" and cross-fades for the White Album

Oct 16-17, 1968

“The Beatles” double-album postponed by one week

Early November 1968

A TV ad project to promote “The Beatles” double-album called off

End of October / early November 1968

“The Beatles” double-album announced

Sep 28, 1968

Designing the “White Album” packaging

September - October 1968

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Track list

Side 1

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:44 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Handclaps, Percussion, Piano, Vocals

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Handclaps, Percussion

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Drums, Electric guitar, Handclaps, Percussion, Six-string bass guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Aug 22, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Aug 23, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Dear Prudence

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:56 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Flugelhorn, Handclaps, Piano

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Handclaps, Lead guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Mal Evans :: Backing vocals, Handclaps, Tambourine

Barry Sheffield :: Recording engineer

Jackie Lomax :: Backing vocals, Handclaps

John McCartney :: Backing vocals, Handclaps

Session Recording:: Aug 28, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Aug 29, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Aug 30, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Mixing:: Oct 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Glass Onion

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:18 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Piano, Recorder

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Tambourine

John Lennon :: Acoustic guitar, Vocals

George Harrison :: Lead guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Chris Thomas :: Producer, Recorder

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

John Underwood :: Viola

Eldon Fox :: Cello

Eric Bowie :: Violin

Henry Datyner :: Violin

Reginald Kilbey :: Cello

Norman Lederman :: Violin

Ronald Thomas :: Violin

Keith Cummings :: Viola

Session Recording:: Sep 11, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 12, 13, 16 - 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session String overdubs:: Oct 10, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 10, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:09 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass part on distorted acoustic guitar, Handclaps, Percussion, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Conga drum, Drums, Handclaps, Maracas, Percussion

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Handclaps, Piano

George Harrison :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Handclaps

George Martin :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Rex Morris :: Saxophone (?)

Ronnie Scott :: Saxophone (?)

Unknown musician(s) :: Saxophone

Session Recording:: Jul 08, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 09, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 15, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 12, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Wild Honey Pie

Written by Lennon - McCartney

0:53 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Drums, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Aug 20, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Aug 20, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:14 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass

Ringo Starr :: Backing vocals, Drums, Tambourine

John Lennon :: Acoustic guitar, Organ, Vocals

George Harrison :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Yoko Ono :: Backing vocals, Vocals

Chris Thomas :: Mellotron

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Maureen Starkey :: Backing vocals

Session Recording:: Oct 08, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Oct 08, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 09, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Written by George Harrison

4:45 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass guitar, Organ, Piano

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Maracas, Tambourine

John Lennon :: Bass guitar

George Harrison :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Hammond organ, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Eric Clapton :: Lead guitar

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Sep 05, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 06, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 14, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:45 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Piano

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Tambourine

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Lead vocal, Organ

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Lead electric guitar

Chris Thomas :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Sep 24, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 25, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 15, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Martha My Dear

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:29 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Handclaps, Piano, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Drums

George Harrison :: Electric guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Tony Tunstall :: French horn

Leo Birnbaum :: Viola

Leon Calvert :: Flugelhorn, Trumpet

Reginald Kilbey :: Cello

Barry Sheffield :: Recording engineer

Bernard Miller :: Violin

Dennis McConnell :: Violin

Lou Sofier :: Violin

Les Maddox :: Violin

Henry Myerscough :: Viola

Frederick Alexander :: Cello

Stanley Reynolds :: Trumpet

Ronnie Hughes :: Trumpet

Ted Barker :: Trombone

Alf Reece :: Tuba

Session Recording:: Oct 04, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Oct 05, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Mixing:: Oct 05, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

10.

I'm So Tired

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:04 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Lead guitar, Organ, Vocals

George Harrison :: Lead guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Oct 08, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 15, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

11.

Blackbird

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:18 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Foot taps, Lead vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Jun 11, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

12.

Piggies

Written by George Harrison

2:04 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Harmony vocals

Ringo Starr :: Kick drum, Tambourine

John Lennon :: Harmony vocals, Tape loops

George Harrison :: Acoustic guitar, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Chris Thomas :: Harpsichord, Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

John Underwood :: Viola

Eldon Fox :: Cello

Eric Bowie :: Violin

Henry Datyner :: Violin

Reginald Kilbey :: Cello

Norman Lederman :: Violin

Ronald Thomas :: Violin

Keith Cummings :: Viola

Session Recording:: Sep 19, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 20, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Oct 10, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 11, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

13.

Rocky Raccoon

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:33 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Accordion, Backing vocals, Harmonica, Six-string bass

George Harrison :: Backing vocals

George Martin :: Piano, Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Aug 15, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Aug 15, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 10, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

14.

Don't Pass Me By

Written by Ringo Starr

3:51 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Drums, Piano

Ringo Starr :: Percussion, Piano, Sleigh bell, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Jack Fallon :: Violin

Session Recording:: Jun 05, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jun 06, Jun 12, Jul 22, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 11, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

15.

Why Don't We Do It In The Road?

Written by Lennon - McCartney

1:41 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Bass, Handclaps, Lead guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Handclaps

Ken Townsend :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Oct 09, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Oct 10, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 16-17, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

16.

I Will

Written by Lennon - McCartney

1:46 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: 'sung bass', Acoustic guitars, Backing vocal, Lead vocal

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Maracas, Skulls

Chris Thomas :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Sep 16, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 17, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 14, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

17.

Julia

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:57 • Studio version • A • Stereo

John Lennon :: Acoustic guitar, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Oct 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Side 2

Birthday

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:43 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass guitar, Piano, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Handclaps

John Lennon :: Lead guitar, Vocals

George Harrison :: Lead guitar, Tambourine

Mal Evans :: Handclaps

Yoko Ono :: Backing vocals

Chris Thomas :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Pattie Boyd / Harrison :: Backing vocals

Session Recording:: Sep 18, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 18, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Sep 18, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Yer Blues

Written by Lennon - McCartney

4:01 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Vocals

George Harrison :: Lead guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Aug 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Aug 14, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Aug 20, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Aug 20, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Mother Nature's Son

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:48 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitars, Bass drum, Percussion, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Unknown musician(s) :: Two trombones, Two trumpets

Session Recording:: Aug 09, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Aug 20, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 12, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:25 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Hand bell, Maracas

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Guitar, Vocals

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Lead guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Jun 27, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 01, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 23, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 12, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Sexy Sadie

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:15 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Guitar, Hammond organ, Piano

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Vocals

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Tambourine

George Martin :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Aug 13, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Aug 21, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 14, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Helter Skelter

Written by Lennon - McCartney

4:30 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Electric guitar, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Backing vocals, Bass guitar, Piano, Tenor saxophone

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Electric guitar

Mal Evans :: Trumpet

Chris Thomas :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Sep 09, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 10, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 12, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Long, Long, Long

Written by George Harrison

3:06 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Hammond organ

Ringo Starr :: Drums

George Harrison :: Acoustic guitars, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Chris Thomas :: Piano

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Oct 07, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Oct 08, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Oct 09, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 14, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Revolution I

Written by Lennon - McCartney

4:16 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Hammond organ, Piano

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Vocals

George Harrison :: Backing vocals, Lead guitar

George Martin :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Yoko Ono :: Backing vocals, Electronic sound effects

Derek Watkins :: Trumpet

Freddy Clayton :: Trumpet

Rex Morris :: Trombone

Peter Bown :: Recording engineer

Francie Schwartz :: Backing vocals

Don Lang :: Trombone

J Power :: Trombone

Bill Povey :: Trombone

Session Recording:: May 30, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: May 31 & Jun 4, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jun 21, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jun 25, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Honey Pie

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:41 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Piano, Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Drums

John Lennon :: Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar

George Harrison :: Bass

George Martin :: Producer

Dennis Walton :: Saxophone

Rex Morris :: Saxophone

Barry Sheffield :: Recording engineer

Ronald Chamberlain :: Saxophone

Jim Chester :: Saxophone

Harry Klein :: Saxophone

Raymond Newman :: Clarinet

David Smith :: Clarinet

Session Recording:: Oct 01, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Oct 02, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Oct 04, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Mixing:: Oct 05, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

10.

Savoy Truffle

Written by George Harrison

2:55 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass guitar, Bongos, Harmony vocals

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Tambourine

George Harrison :: Lead guitar, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Chris Thomas :: Electric piano, Organ

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Barry Sheffield :: Recording engineer

Harry Klein :: Baritone saxophone

Art Ellefson :: Tenor saxophone

Danny Moss :: Tenor saxophone

Derek Collins :: Tenor saxophone

Ronnie Ross :: Baritone saxophone

Bernard George :: Baritone saxophone

Session Recording:: Oct 03, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Oct 05, 1968

Studio :: Trident Studios, London, UK

Session Overdubs:: Oct 11, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs & mixing:: Oct 14, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

11.

Medley

Cry Baby Cry

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:44 • Studio version • A • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Guitar, Piano, Whistling

Ringo Starr :: Drums, Tambourine

John Lennon :: Acoustic guitar, Piano, Vocals, Whistling

George Harrison :: Lead guitar

George Martin :: Harmonium, Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Jul 16, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 18, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Sep 17, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 15, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Can You Take Me Back

Written by Lennon - McCartney

2:22 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney :: Vocals

Ringo Starr :: Maracas

John Lennon :: Percussion

Giles Martin :: Mixing engineer, Producer

Chris Thomas :: Producer

Ken Scott :: Engineer

Session Recording:: Sep 16, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 16-17, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

12.

Revolution 9

Written by Lennon - McCartney

8:22 • Studio version • A • Stereo

John Lennon :: Effects, Producer, Samples, Tape loops, Vocals

George Harrison :: Samples, Vocals

George Martin :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Yoko Ono :: Effects, Samples, Vocals

Session Recording:: May 30, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jun 6, 10, 11, 20, 21, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jun 21, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jun 25, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

13.

Good Night

Written by Lennon - McCartney

3:14 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Ringo Starr :: Vocals

George Martin :: Celesta, Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Ken Scott :: Recording engineer

Pat Whitmore :: Backing vocals

Irene King :: Backing vocals

Fred Lucas :: Backing vocals

Mike Redway :: Backing vocals

Peter Bown :: Recording engineer

Ingrid Thomas :: Backing vocals

Val Stockwell :: Backing vocals

Ross Gilmour :: Backing vocals

Ken Barrie :: Backing vocals

Unknown musician(s) :: Clarinet, Double bass, French horn, Harp, Three cellos, Three flutes, Three violas, Twelve violins, Vibraphone

The Mike Sammes Singers :: Backing vocals

Session Recording:: Jul 22, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: Jul 22, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Oct 11, 1968

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

About

Paul McCartney, in the Anthology book:

I think it was a very good album. It stood up, but it wasn’t a pleasant one to make. Then again, sometimes those things work for your art. The fact that it’s got so much on it is one of the things that’s cool about it. The songs are very varied. I think it’s a fine album.

I don’t remember the reaction. Now I release records and I watch to see who likes it and how it does. But with The Beatles, I can’t ever remember scouring the charts to see what number it had come in at. I assume we hoped that people would like it. We just put it out and got on with life. A lot of our friends liked it and that was mainly what we were concerned with. If your mates liked it, the boutiques played it and it was played wherever you went – that was a sign of success for us.

[…]

Now John had to have Yoko there. I can’t blame him, they were intensely in love – in the first throes of the first passions – but it was fairly off-putting having her sitting on one of the amps. You wanted to say, ‘Excuse me, love – can I turn the volume up?’ We were always wondering how to say: ‘Could you get off my amp?’ without interfering with their relationship.

It was a very difficult time. I felt that when John finally left the group he did it to clear the decks for his relationship. Anything prior to that meant the decks weren’t clear – he had all his Beatle baggage; all his having to relate to us. He just wanted to go off into the corner and look into Yoko’s eyes for hours, saying to each other, ‘It’s going to be all right.’ It was pretty freaky when we were trying to make a track.

Looking at it now you can be amused by it, and it was quite a laugh, really. But at the time, this was us and it was our careers. We were The Beatles, after all, and here was this girl… It was like we were her courtiers, and it was very embarrassing. The White Album was a very tense one to make.

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Paul McCartney in "Many Years From Now", by Barry Miles:

I wrote quite a few songs in Rishikesh and John came up with some creative stuff. George actually once got quite annoyed and told me off because I was trying to think of the next album. He said, ‘We’re not fucking here to do the next album, we’re here to meditate!’ It was like, ‘Ohh, excuse me for breathing!’ You know. George was quite strict about that, George can still be a little that way, and it’s like, ‘Oh come on, George, you don’t have a monopoly on thought in this area. I’m allowed to have my own views on the matter.’

I was doing a song, I Will, that I had as a melody for quite a long time but I didn’t have lyrics to it. I remember sitting around with Donovan, and maybe a couple of other people. We were just sitting around one evening after our day of meditation and I played him this one and he liked it and we were trying to write some words. We kicked around a few lyrics, something about the moon, but they weren’t very satisfactory and I thought the melody was better than the words so I didn’t use them. I kept searching for better words and I wrote my own set in the end.