Recording "Fixing A Hole"
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- Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (UK Mono) LP.
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Songs recorded
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Editing • Editing of mono remix 3 and mono remix 6
Album Officially released on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (UK Mono)
Staff
Musicians on "Fixing A Hole"
Production staff
About
On February 9, 1967, all the studios at EMI Studios in Abbey Road were booked, so The Beatles went to Regent Sound Studio to start recording Paul McCartney’s “Fixing A Hole.” They recorded the basic tracks and some overdubs; the resulting work was labelled Take 2.
On this day, February 21, from 7 pm to 12:45 am, they continued working on the track and completed it. They attempted a remake of the song at the start of the session, but after only one take, labelled Take 1 despite Take 1 already existing from the Regent Sound session, they decided to stick to the results of the earlier session.
As the four-track tape from Regent Sound was full, they first freed up track two by doing a reduction mix of Take 2 and combining the double-tracked guitar by George Harrison into one track. The resulting work was labelled Take 3, even though a Take 3 already existing from the February 9 session.
Next, The Beatles recorded another rhythm track, doubling Paul McCartney’s bass, George Martin’s harpsichord, and Ringo Starr’s drums on track two.
“Fixing a Hole” was then mixed in mono from Take 3. Five attempts were made, numbered Remix Mono 2 to 6 (there was no RM1). An edit of RM3 and RM6, which can be heard at the 2:06 mark, was then done and this served as the mono release version of the song on the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album.
The stereo mix of “Fixing A Hole” was created on April 7, 1967.
Last updated on February 7, 2024