Mixing "The Inner Light"

Tuesday, January 27, 1970 • For The Beatles

Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the The Beatles EP.
Studio:
EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

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About

On this day, for some unknown reason, the first stereo mix of “The Inner Light” (recorded in early 1968) was made between 10 am and 11:30 am. It would be released 11 years later, in December 1981, with the release of “The Beatles” EP.

Also on this day, Mal Evans wrote the following entry in his diary:

January 27: “Seem to be losing Paul — really got the stick from him today.”

Mal Evans – From his diary – From Here, there and everywhere (thetimes.co.uk), March 20, 2005

Last updated on March 6, 2023

Songs recorded


1.

The Inner Light

Written by George Harrison

Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 6

Staff

Production staff

Geoff Emerick:
Producer
John Barrett:
Second engineer
Peter Bown:
Engineer
Jeff Jarratt:
Engineer

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!

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Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium

We owe a lot to Chip Madinger and Mark Easter for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details!

Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium is the ultimate look at the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr beyond the Beatles. Every aspect of their professional careers as solo artists is explored, from recording sessions, record releases and tours, to television, film and music videos, including everything in between. From their early film soundtrack work to the officially released retrospectives, all solo efforts by the four men are exhaustively examined.

As the paperback version is out of print, you can buy a PDF version on the authors' website

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If we like to think, in all modesty, that the Paul McCartney Project is the best online ressource for everything Paul McCartney, The Beatles Bible is for sure the definitive online site focused on the Beatles. There are obviously some overlap in terms of content between the two sites, but also some major differences in terms of approach.

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