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"She Loves You / I'll Get You" session #1

Monday, July 1, 1963 • For The Beatles

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Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the She Loves You / I'll Get You 7" Single.
Studio:
EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Timeline

Session Jul 01, 1963 • "She Loves You / I'll Get You" session #1
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London recording the single 'She Loves You', 1st July 1963. Lennon plays a Gibson J160E acoustic guitar and McCartney a Hofner 500/1 violin bass.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London recording the single ‘She Loves You’, 1st July 1963. Lennon plays a Gibson J160E acoustic guitar and McCartney a Hofner 500/1 violin bass.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London during the recording session for the single 'She Loves You', 1st July 1963. McCartney tunes up his first Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London during the recording session for the single ‘She Loves You’, 1st July 1963. McCartney tunes up his first Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar.
From Facebook – 1 July 1963 – Photo by Terry O’Neill © Iconic Images / Terry O’Neill Archive (https://iconicimages.net/photographers/terry-oneill/)

Last updated on June 4, 2021

Songs recorded

1.

She Loves You

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Unknown number of takes

2.

I'll Get You

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Recording • Unknown number of takes

Staff

Musicians

Paul McCartney:
vocals, bass guitar, handclaps
Ringo Starr:
handclaps, drums
John Lennon:
rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonica
George Harrison:
handclaps, lead guitar, backing vocals

Production staff

George Martin:
Producer
Geoff Emerick:
Second Engineer
Norman Smith:
Engineer

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!

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