Tuesday, December 2, 1969
Mixing "Lady Madonna", "Rain", "Octopus's Garden"
For The Beatles
Last updated on November 22, 2021
Tuesday, December 2, 1969
For The Beatles
Last updated on November 22, 2021
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Article December 1969 • The Beatles reject offers to perform live
Session Dec 02, 1969 • Mixing "Lady Madonna", "Rain", "Octopus's Garden"
Session Dec 05, 1969 • Mixing "Hey Jude", "Revolution"
Single Dec 05, 1969 • "Come And Get It / Rock Of All Ages" by Badfinger released in the UK
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Hey Jude" LP
By The Beatles
The “Hey Jude” album was released in February 1970, in the US only. Allen Klein had negotiated a more lucrative contract for the Beatles with Capitol Records in 1969 which required one compilation album per year. He directed Allan Steckler of ABKCO/Apple to work on one. Steckler chose songs that had not appeared on any Capitol album in the United States and that spanned the group’s career. He also put more focus on recent singles than on earlier material.
In preparation for this release, some songs, which had previously only been mixed in mono, had to be mixed in stereo.
On this day, between 2:30 and 5:30 pm, “Lady Madonna” and “Rain” were then mixed in stereo (“Lady Madonna” had been mixed in mono on February 15, 1968; “Rain” on April 16, 1966). More stereo mixes for the “Hey Jude” compilation would be made on December 5, 1969.
During this session, time was also spent working on stereo mixes for “Octopus’s Garden“. Ringo Starr was to appear in a musical sequence for a television special about George Martin, and those mixes were prepared for that purpose.
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 5
AlbumOfficially released on Hey Jude
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 7
AlbumOfficially released on Hey Jude
Written by Ringo Starr
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 32
Written by Ringo Starr
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 2 from take 32
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn
The definitive guide for every Beatles recording sessions from 1962 to 1970.
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