Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Previous session Jul 30, 1963 • "With The Beatles" session #2
Concert Aug 20, 1963 • United Kingdom • Bournemouth
Concert Aug 21, 1963 • United Kingdom • Bournemouth
Session Aug 21, 1963 • "With The Beatles" session #3
Concert Aug 22, 1963 • United Kingdom • Bournemouth
Concert Aug 23, 1963 • United Kingdom • Bournemouth
Next session Sep 10, 1963 • Rehearsals with the Rolling Stones
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "With the Beatles (Mono)" LP
Written by Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy
Editing • Editing of takes 6 and 7
Written by Smokey Robinson
Editing • Editing of takes 7, 10 and 11
Written by Chuck Berry
Editing • Editing of takes 7 and 8
Editing • Editing of takes 17 and 21
Written by Richard Drapkin
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 6
Written by Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy
Mixing • Mono mixing from edit of takes 6 and 7
Written by Smokey Robinson
Mixing • Mono mixing from edit of takes 7, 10 and 11
Written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 9
Written by Meredith Willson
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 8
Written by Chuck Berry
Mixing • Mono mixing from edit of takes 7 and 8
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 14
Mixing • Mono mixing from edit of takes 17 and 21
AlbumOfficially released on With the Beatles (Mono)
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 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)
Nominated for the 2018 Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.
The first book of the series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)" tracks the evolution of the band from their earliest recordings and initial hits, through "Please Please Me", "With The Beatles", "A Hard Day's Night", and "Beatles For Sale". 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.
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Jesse • 4 years ago
This really needs to be updated to say that all mixes made on this date were on the album, this seems to be the case for most mixing sessions on this site, it never clarifies which mix was actually on the album unless you look at the album itself
The PaulMcCartney Project • 4 years ago
Hi Jesse, thanks for your message. Indeed, you're right that the session pages can be improved by linking mixes and corresponding releases. The feature is there, and in some cases, it is filled (eg. on this page, see "It Won't Be Long". But it's just a matter of finding the time to fill all the pages :)
