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Tuesday, July 15, 1969

Recording and mixing "You Never Give Me Your Money"

For The Beatles

Last updated on December 25, 2021


Master session

Location

  • Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

  • Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road

Timeline

AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Abbey Road" LP

On this day, from 2:30 pm to 11 pm, work continued on “You Never Give Me Your Money“.

From 2:30 pm to 6 pm, in Studio Three, more overdubs were added onto take 30. Paul McCartney double-tracked his lead vocals during the second verse (on track one) and added tubular bells (on track four) during the instrumental section that closes the song.

From 6 pm to 11 pm, in the control room of Studio Two, the engineering team worked on mixing the song in stereo. Six attempts were done.

You Never Give Me Your Money” would receive more overdubs on July 30.


Session activities

  1. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • SI onto take 30

  2. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 30

  3. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 2 from take 30

  4. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 3 from take 30

  5. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 4 from take 30

  6. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 5 from take 30

  7. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 6 from take 30


Staff

Musicians on "You Never Give Me Your Money"

Production staff


Going further

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