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Thursday, September 12, 1963

"With The Beatles" session #5

For The Beatles

Last updated on June 4, 2021

From Facebook – Photographer Norman Parkinson’s timeless shot of Paul during the recording of With The Beatles. At EMI Studios on September 12, 1963.
From Facebook – 12 September 1963 Photo by Norman Parkinson © Iconic Images / Norman Parkinson Archive (https://www.normanparkinson.com/)
From Facebook – 12 September 1963 Photo by Norman Parkinson © Iconic Images / Norman Parkinson Archive (https://www.normanparkinson.com/)
From Facebook – 12 September 1963 Photo by Norman Parkinson © Iconic Images / Norman Parkinson Archive (https://www.normanparkinson.com/)

Session activities

  1. Message to Australia

    Recording • Take 1

  2. Message to Australia

    Recording • Take 2

  3. Message to Australia

    Recording • Take 3

  4. Message to Australia

    Recording • Take 4

  5. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 20

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  6. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 21

    AlbumOfficially released on Bootleg Recordings 1963

  7. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 22

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  8. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 23

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  9. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 24

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  10. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 25

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  11. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 26

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  12. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 27

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  13. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 28

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  14. Hold Me Tight

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Re-make - Take 29

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  15. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 10

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  16. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 11

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  17. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 12

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  18. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 13

    AlbumReleased on bootleg With The Beatles - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  19. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 14

  20. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 15

  21. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 16

  22. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 17

  23. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 18

  24. Don't Bother Me

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • Re-make - Take 19

  25. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 3

  26. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 4

  27. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 5

  28. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 6

  29. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 7

  30. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 8

  31. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 9

  32. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 10

  33. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 11

  34. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 12

  35. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 13

  36. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 14

  37. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 15

  38. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 16

  39. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 17

  40. Little Child

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 18

  41. I Wanna Be Your Man

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 2

  42. I Wanna Be Your Man

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 3

  43. I Wanna Be Your Man

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 4

  44. I Wanna Be Your Man

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 5

  45. I Wanna Be Your Man

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 6

  46. I Wanna Be Your Man

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 7


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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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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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