Part of
"The Beatles" (aka the White Album) sessions
May 30 - Oct 18, 1968 • Songs recorded during this session appear on The Beatles (Mono)
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- Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the The Beatles (Mono) LP.
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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On this day, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney continued the work on “Don’t Pass Me By“, which recording started the day before. They erased both of Paul McCartney’s bass guitar tracks recorded onto take 5, and added two tracks of Ringo Starr’s lead vocals. A new reduction mix took the song to take 7, and Paul added a new bass part.
At the end of the master version, one can hear Ringo chanting “This Is Some Friendly“, which was the working title for “Don’t Pass Me By” used on this day, soon followed by Ringo whispering “I’ve seen a few Friendlies and this is one“.
Work on “Don’t Pass Me By” would continue on July 12, with the addition of a violin played by Jack Fallon.
On his side, John Lennon worked on sound effects and tape loops, to be part of “Revolution 9“. He was also interviewed in the studio by BBC Radio 1’s Kenny Everett, soon joined by Paul and Ringo. Together, they recorded some sung jingles for a new BBC Radio 1 show.
Last updated on September 7, 2021
Songs recorded
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Written by Ringo Starr
Recording • SI onto take 7
Album Officially released on The Beatles (50th anniversary boxset)
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Staff
Musicians on "Don't Pass Me By"
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass
- Ringo Starr:
- Vocals
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!
The fourth book of this critically acclaimed series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 4: The Beatles through Yellow Submarine (1968 - early 1969)" captures The Beatles as they take the lessons of Sgt. Pepper forward with an ambitious double-album that is equally innovative and progressive. From the first take to the final remix, discover the making of the greatest recordings of all time. Through extensive, fully-documented research, these books fill an important gap left by all other Beatles books published to date and provide a unique view into the recordings of the world's most successful pop music act.
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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