Monday, June 20, 1966
Mixing "Got To Get You Into My Life"
For The Beatles
Last updated on October 22, 2022
Monday, June 20, 1966
For The Beatles
Last updated on October 22, 2022
April 6 - June 22, 1966 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Revolver (UK Mono)
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Previous session Jun 17, 1966 • Recording and mixing "Here, There And Everywhere", "Got To Get You Into My Life"
Interview Jun 18, 1966 • Paul McCartney interview for Disc And Music Echo
Interview Jun 18, 1966 • Paul McCartney interview for Melody Maker
Session Jun 20, 1966 • Mixing "Got To Get You Into My Life"
Album Jun 20, 1966 • "Yesterday and Today (Mono)" by The Beatles released in the US
Album Jun 20, 1966 • "Yesterday and Today (Stereo)" by The Beatles released in the US
Next session Jun 21, 1966 • Recording "She Said She Said", mixing session for "Revolver"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Revolver (UK Mono)" LP
“Got To Get You Into My Life” was recorded at the beginning of the “Revolver” sessions, on April 7, 8, 11 and May 18, 1966. The last overdub was added on June 17, and four mono mixes were created. But it was thought those mixes could be improved upon, especially the brass section.
On this day, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm, the mono mix released on “Revolver” was created.
During the additional mono remixing of ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’, late at night on 17 June, it was decided that the song’s brass section needed beefing up a little. This was done by making a copy of remix seven (calling it remix eight) and then superimposing, fractionally out of sync, the instruments from the original session tape of the 18 May brass overdub.
From The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn, 2004
There were only five [brass] players on the session, and when it came time to mix the song, Paul kept saying, ‘I wish we could make the brass sound bigger.’
George Martin replied, ‘Well, there’s no way we’re bringing them back in for another session – we’ve got to get the album wrapped up and there’s no more budget for outside players anyway.’ That’s when I came up with the idea of dubbing the horn track onto a fresh piece of two-track tape, then playing it back alongside the multritrack, but just slightly out of sync, which had the effect of doubling the horns.
Geoff Emerick – From “Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles“, 2006
“Got To Get You Into My Life” would be mixed in stereo on June 22, 1966.
Mixing • Mono mixing - Tape copy of remix 7 into remix 8 with SI added from take 8
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Mono)
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