Friday, October 18, 1968
Tape copying "Yer Blues", "Don't Pass Me By"
For The Beatles
Last updated on August 2, 2021
Friday, October 18, 1968
For The Beatles
Last updated on August 2, 2021
"The Beatles" (aka the White Album) sessions
May 30 - Oct 18, 1968 • Songs recorded during this session appear on The Beatles (Mono)
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Oct 15, 1968 • Mixing "Happiness Is A Warm Gun", "I'm So Tired", "Cry Baby Cry"
Session Oct 18, 1968 • Tape copying "Yer Blues", "Don't Pass Me By"
Article October 20-31, 1968 • Paul McCartney spends time with Linda Eastman in New York
Article October 25, 1968 ? • Paul McCartney visits The Cavern
Next session Oct 29, 1968 • Mixing "Hey Bulldog", "All Together Now", "All You Need Is Love", "Only A Northern Song"
Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "The Beatles (Mono)" LP.
After a 24 hours long session on October 16 and 17, the stereo and mono versions of the White Album were completed. On this day, one hour was spent fixing some imperfections on the mono version. Only engineer John Smith was in the studio.
Tape copying • Tape copying of edit of remix mono 3 and edit piece take 1
Written by Ringo Starr
Tape copying • Tape copying of remix mono 1
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 4: The Beatles through Yellow Submarine (1968 - early 1969)
The fourth book of this critically acclaimed series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 4: The Beatles through Yellow Submarine (1968 - early 1969)" captures The Beatles as they take the lessons of Sgt. Pepper forward with an ambitious double-album that is equally innovative and progressive. 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 modestly consider the Paul McCartney Project to be the premier online resource for all things Paul McCartney, it is undeniable that The Beatles Bible stands as the definitive online site dedicated to the Beatles. While there is some overlap in content between the two sites, they differ significantly in their approach.
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