Wednesday, August 13, 1969
Mixing "You Never Give Me Your Money"
For The Beatles
Last updated on April 26, 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 1969
For The Beatles
Last updated on April 26, 2025
Feb 22 - Aug 25, 1969 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Abbey Road
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road • London • UK
Session Aug 11, 1969 • Recording "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", "Oh! Darling", "Here Comes The Sun"
Session Aug 12, 1969 • Mixing "Oh! Darling", "Because", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
Session Aug 13, 1969 • Mixing "You Never Give Me Your Money"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Abbey Road" LP
“You Never Give Me Your Money” was completed during this mixing session, which took place in the control room of EMI Studio Two from 2:30 pm to 9:15 pm.
On July 30, a reduction mix of Take 30 had been made and labelled Take 40, onto which backing vocals were overdubbed. On July 31, Paul McCartney had returned to take 30 to record additional bass and piano parts.
On this day, it was decided that the final stereo mix would be an edit combining Take 30 and Take 40. Eight stereo mixes were attempted from Take 30, labelled Remix Stereo 20 to 27. An edit was then made, combining Take 30 RS23 with Take 40 RS1, and this edit became the version released on “Abbey Road.”
The first attempt at crossfading “You Never Give Me Your Money” into “Sun King” would be carried out the following day, August 14, 1969.
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 20 from take 30
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 21 from take 30
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 22 from take 30
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 23 from take 30
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 24 from take 30
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 25 from take 30
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 26 from take 30
Editing • Editing of Take 30 RS27 and Take 40 RS1
AlbumOfficially released on Abbey Road
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn
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The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 5: Let It Be through Abbey Road (1969 - 1970)
The fifth and final book of this critically acclaimed series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 5: Let It Be through Abbey Road (1969 - 1970)" follows The Beatles as they "get back to where they once belonged...". Not once, but twice. With "Let It Be", they attempted to recapture the spontaneity of their early years and recordings, while "Abbey Road" was a different kind of return - to the complexity, finish and polish that they had applied to their work beginning with "Revolver" and through to "The Beatles".
Solid State: The Story of "Abbey Road" and the End of the Beatles
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