Wednesday, June 22, 1966
Mixing session for "Revolver"
For The Beatles
Last updated on October 22, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 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 Three, Abbey Road
Previous session Jun 21, 1966 • Recording "She Said She Said", mixing session for "Revolver"
Interview Jun 21, 1966 • The Beatles interview for Record Beat
Article Jun 22, 1966 • The Beatles attend the opening night at Sibylla's nightclub
Session Jun 22, 1966 • Mixing session for "Revolver"
Article Jun 23, 1966 • The Beatles travel from London to Munich
Interview Jun 23, 1966 • Press conference in Munich
Next session July 14-15, 1966 • Recording "Got To Get You Into My Life"
Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Revolver (UK Mono)" LP.
By The Beatles
This was the last session for the “Revolver” album. The Beatles and the engineering team had to complete the album on this day, as The Beatles were to fly to Munich on the following day, to start their German tour.
The session began at 7 pm and finished at 1.30 am the next morning. During this final session, mono and stereo mixes of six songs were made to complete the album.
Two mono mixes of “Eleanor Rigby” (labelled Remix Mono 4 and 5) were made from take 15. RM5 was the one released.
“She Said She Said” had been recorded the previous day and three mono mixes had been made. On this day, Remix Mono 4 was made and was the one released.
Six mono mixes of “Good Day Sunshine” had been done on June 9, 1966. On this day, a seventh mono mix was made from take 1 and was the one released.
With those mono mixes completed, the mono album was ready to be banded and mastered, ahead of its August 5 release.
The second half of the session was devoted to stereo mixes.
“Eleanor Rigby“, “She Said She Said” and “Good Day Sunshine” were each mixed in a single attempt.
Two stereo mixes of “Yellow Submarine” were created from take 5. Remix Stereo 2 served as the stereo version released.
Six stereo mixes of “Tomorrow Never Knows” were then created from take 3. Remix Stereo 6 was considered the best and was the one released.
The session ended with one stereo mix of “Got To Get You Into My Life“.
Incredibly, Revolver had been completed in just over ten weeks (we had most weekends off), with many songs taking only a few hours to get down on tape. It was always a matter of capturing the moment, and when you were working with the Beatles it had to be right. Exhausting as it was, both mentally and physically, it was a good way to work – really, the only way to work.
Geoff Emerick – From “Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles“, 2006
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 4 from take 15
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 5 from take 15
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Mono)
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 4 from take 4
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Mono)
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 7 from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Mono)
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 15
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Stereo)
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 4
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Stereo)
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Stereo)
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 5
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 2 from take 5
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Stereo)
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 3
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 2 from take 3
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 3 from take 3
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 4 from take 3
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 5 from take 3
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 6 from take 3
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Stereo)
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 9
AlbumOfficially released on Revolver (UK Stereo)
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