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- Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the Revolver (UK Mono) LP.
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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This was the ninth day of the recording sessions for the “Revolver” album.
On April 17, 1966, The Beatles started recording John Lennon’s track “Doctor Robert“. All instruments were recorded at the end of this session. On this day, from 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm, they completed “Doctor Robert” by recording all the vocals.
John Lennon added his lead vocals to Take 7, and backing vocals were added by John, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
Three mono mixes were then made, making use of ADT (artificial double tracking) applied to George’s guitar and John’s vocals. However, none of those mixes would be released. “Doctor Robert” would be mixed in mono on May 12, 1966 (for its US release) and on June 21 (for its UK release), and in stereo on May 20.
Last updated on October 14, 2022
Songs recorded
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Staff
Musicians on "Doctor Robert"
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- George Harrison:
- Backing 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 Beatles Recording Reference Manual - Volume 2 - Help! through Revolver (1965-1966)
The second book of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)-nominated series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 2: Help! through Revolver (1965-1966)" follows the evolution of the band from the end of Beatlemania with "Help!" through the introspection of "Rubber Soul" up to the sonic revolution of "Revolver". 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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