Friday, April 8, 1966
Recording "Got To Get You Into My Life"
For The Beatles
Last updated on October 22, 2023
Friday, April 8, 1966
For The Beatles
Last updated on October 22, 2023
April 6 - June 22, 1966 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Revolver (UK Mono)
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session April 6 - June 22, 1966 • Recording "Revolver"
Session Apr 07, 1966 • Recording "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Got To Get You Into My Life"
Session Apr 08, 1966 • Recording "Got To Get You Into My Life"
Session Apr 11, 1966 • Recording "Got To Get You Into My Life", "Love You To"
Session Apr 13, 1966 • Recording "Love You To", "Paperback Writer"
Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Revolver (UK Mono)" LP.
This was the third day of recording the “Revolver” album, continuing the work done on Paul McCartney’s “Got To Get You Into My Life“ the previous day.
Five takes had been recorded so far, in an acoustic vein. On this day, from 2:30 pm to 9 pm, The Beatles started from scratch, recording three takes (numbered takes 6 to 8), with Paul McCartney on bass, John Lennon on organ, George Harrison on electric guitar, and Ringo Starr on drums.
Recorded with frequency control (varispeed) at a slower than normal tape speed, the backing track played back a semitone higher in pitch as well as faster than the original performance.
From The Beatles Recording Reference Manual – Volume 2 – Help! through Revolver (1965-1966) by Jerry Hammack, 2021
Take 8 was now deemed the best and would become the basis of the final released version. Work on “Got To Get You Into My Life” would continue on April 11, 1966.
Recording • Take 6
Recording • Take 7
Recording • Take 8
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (Super Deluxe - 2022)
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