Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Previous session Oct 03, 1963 • "With The Beatles" session #7
Concert Oct 15, 1963 • United Kingdom • Southport
Interview Oct 16, 1963 • The Beatles interview for BBC Radio
Session Oct 17, 1963 • "I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy" session #1
Concert Oct 19, 1963 • United Kingdom • Buxton
Radio show Oct 20, 1963 • Easy Beat
Next session Oct 21, 1963 • "I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy" session #2
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy" 7" Single
Written by Tony Barrow
Recording • Unknown number of takes
AlbumOfficially released on The Beatles Christmas record
Written by Smokey Robinson
Recording • Take 12
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AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 12
AlbumOfficially released on Free As A Bird
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AlbumOfficially released on Free As A Bird
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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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