- Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the From Me To You / Thank You Girl 7" Single.
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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About
From Anthology 1:
Pre-dating the version on the Let It Be album by six years, this recording sequence of One After 909 was taped toward the end of the session in which the Beatles cut From Me To You and Thank You Girl, the A- and B-sides of their third single. Despite putting down five takes, however, the Beatles failed to achieve an entirely satisfactory recording of One After 909 in this session, leaving the job unfinished and unissued.
The sequence presented here comprises Take 3, which broke down, followed by a short extract of Take 4 before it too broke down, and the beginning of Take 5, which was an edit piece from the guitar solo onwards. Finally, by editing them together, we hear how 4 and 5 could have been made into a master.
The breakdown of Take 3 provides fine aural evidence of the incredibly hectic schedule endured by the Beatles in 1962/63. The finger points to Paul who complains that he doesn’t have his plectrum, and the voice of road manager Neil Aspinall is then heard, indicating that Paul didn’t instruct him to bring in his suitcase. The previous night the Beatles had been performing at a ballroom in St. Helens, just outside Liverpool. But the morning of the recording session found them 200 miles south, on photographic assignments at EMI house, on the street of London and on the steps outside Abbey Road studio. Then came the important recording session in the afternoon and evening followed by a swift return north for a BBC radio appearance in Manchester the next day, 6 March.
Last updated on July 9, 2017
Songs recorded
1.
Recording • Take 1
Album Officially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963
2.
Recording • Take 2
Album Officially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963
3.
Recording • Take 3
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
4.
Recording • Take 4
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
5.
Recording • Take 5
Album Officially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963
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Recording • Take 6
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 7
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 8
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 9
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 10
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 11
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
12.
Recording • Take 12
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 13
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
14.
Recording • Take 1
Album Officially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963
15.
Recording • Take 2
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 3
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 4
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
18.
Recording • Take 5
Album Officially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963
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Recording • Take 6
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Recording • Take 7
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
21.
Recording • Take 8
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
22.
Recording • Take 9
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
23.
Recording • Take 10
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
24.
Recording • Take 11
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
25.
Recording • Take 12
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
26.
Recording • Take 13
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
27.
Recording • Take 1
Album Officially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963
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Recording • Take 2
Album Officially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963
29.
Recording • Take 3
Album Released on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
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Staff
Musicians
- Paul McCartney:
- bass guitar, vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- drums
- John Lennon:
- rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonica
- George Harrison:
- harmony vocals, lead guitar
Production staff
Going further
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn
The definitive guide for every Beatles recording sessions from 1962 to 1970.
We owe a lot to Mark Lewisohn for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - the number of takes for each song, who contributed what, a description of the context and how each session went, various photographies... And an introductory interview with Paul McCartney!
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)
Nominated for the 2018 Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.
The first book of the series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)" tracks the evolution of the band from their earliest recordings and initial hits, through "Please Please Me", "With The Beatles", "A Hard Day's Night", and "Beatles For Sale". From the first take to the final remix, discover the making of the greatest recordings of all time.
Through extensive, fully-documented research, these books fill an important gap left by all other Beatles books published to date and provide a unique view into the recordings of the world's most successful pop music act.
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