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- Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the Abbey Road LP.
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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During this 2:30 pm – midnight session, overdubs were added to “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer“, “Something” and “You Never Give Me Your Money“.
“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” had been worked on during the past two days. On this third day, Paul McCartney recorded additional vocals and George Harrison added an extra lead guitar.
They got annoyed because Maxwell’s Silver Hammer took three days to record. Big deal.
Paul McCartney – From The Beatles Anthology
“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” would receive one last overdub on August 6.
“Something” had been started in May 1969. On this day, overdubs were added onto take 36. George recorded his first lead vocals and Paul added backing vocals. According to Kevin Howlett in the “Abbey Road” Super Deluxe edition book (2019), Billy Preston was also in the studio recording an organ part.
Four stereo mixes were then made, as well as a tape reduction to allow for more overdubs. At this stage, the track was cut from 7’48” to 5’32”, shortening the instrumental coda from 4’48” to 2’32” (the instrumental coda would later be entirely removed).
Work on “Something” would continue on July 16.
“You Never Give Me Your Money” had last been worked on, on July 1. On this day, Paul added a bass guitar overdub onto track seven of take 30. Work on the track would continue on July 15.
Last updated on December 25, 2021
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Staff
Musicians on "Something"
Musicians on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
- Paul McCartney:
- Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Lead guitar
Musicians on "You Never Give Me Your Money"
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass
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!
Solid State: The Story of "Abbey Road" and the End of the Beatles
Acclaimed Beatles historian Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account yet of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of Abbey Road. In February 1969, the Beatles began working on what became their final album together. Abbey Road introduced a number of new techniques and technologies to the Beatles' sound, and included "Come Together," "Something," and "Here Comes the Sun," which all emerged as classics.
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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