A Day In The Life

5:37 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster

Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road

SessionMixing : Feb 23, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5:37 • Studio version • B1 • Stereo

Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road

SessionMixing : Feb 23, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5:37 • Studio version • A • Mono

Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road

SessionMixing : Feb 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5:37 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road

SessionMixing : Feb 23, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5:37 • Studio version • B1 • Stereo

Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road

SessionMixing : Feb 23, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5:37 • Studio version • A • Mono

Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road

SessionMixing : Feb 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

5:37 • Studio version • B • Stereo

Paul McCartney : Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums, Final piano chord John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Brymer : Clarinet Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Final piano chord Sidney Sax : Violin Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Jürgen Hess : Violin John Underwood : Viola Alan Civil : French horn David Mason : Trumpet Neill Sanders : French horn Erich Gruenberg : Violin Granville Delmé Jones : Violin Bill Monro : Violin Hans Geiger : Violin D Bradley : Violin Lionel Bentley : Violin David McCallum Sr. : Violin Donald Weekes : Violin Henry Datyner : Violin Ernest Scott : Violin Gwynne Edwards : Viola Bernard Davis : Viola John Meek : Viola Dennis Vigay : Cello Alan Dalziel : Cello Alex Nifosi : Cello Cyril MacArthur : Double bass Gordon Pearce : Double bass John Marston : Harp Basil Tschaikov : Clarinet Roger Lord : Oboe N Fawcett : Bassoon Alfred Waters : Bassoon Clifford Seville : Flute David Sanderman : Flute Monty Montgomery : Trumpet Harold Jackson : Trumpet Raymond Brown : Trombone Raymond Premru : Trombone T Moore : Trombone Michael Barnes : Tubas Tristan Fry : Percussion, Timpani Marijke Koger : Tambourine

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road

SessionMixing : Feb 23, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

1:14 • Alternate take • Take 1 stereo

1:21 • Alternate take • Monitor Mix Of Take 1 mono

3:35 • Alternate take • Take 1+2 Intros Comp mono

2:41 • Alternate take • Take 4 mono

1:18 • Alternate take • RM1 from Take6 mono

4:33 • Alternate take • Take 6 mono

8:06 • Alternate take • Edit Of Takes1 and2 - RM1 From Take6 Orchestra - Chat stereo mono

4:30 • Alternate take • Take6 multitracks mix stereo

0:24 • Alternate take • orchestra overdub stereo

0:36 • Alternate take • orchestra overdub partial stereo

0:08 • Alternate take • edit piece take 11 mono

1:21 • Alternate take • edit piece take 9 V1 mono

0:13 • Alternate take • edit piece take 9 V2 mono

4:48 • Alternate take • RS 1 From Take 7 stereo

1:50 • Alternate take • RS 2 From Take 7 stereo

4:38 • Alternate take • RS 3 From Take 7 stereo

1:56 • Alternate take • RS 4 From Take 7 stereo

0:37 • Alternate take • RS 5 From Take 7 stereo

2:34 • Alternate take • RS 6 From Take 7 stereo

4:35 • Alternate take • RS 7 From Take 7 stereo

4:37 • Alternate take • RS 8 From Take 7 stereo

4:33 • Alternate take • RS 9 From Take 7 stereo

5:06 • Alternate take • Edit Of RS12 From Take7 - Edit Piece Take 9 V1 stereo

1:30 • Alternate take • Edit Of RS12 From Take7 - Edit Piece Take 9 V1 stereo

5:08 • Alternate take • Edit Of RS12 From Take7 - Edit Piece Take 9 V1 stereo

4:53 • Alternate take • RS From Take 7 And Edit Piece Take 9 stereo

5:21 • Alternate take • Rock Band Mix

5:04 • Outtake

5:05 • Outtake • C • Takes 1, 2 and take 6 overdub. Assembled expressly for the Anthology, this composite embraces the best of the unreleased outtakes of A Day In The Life, plotting the making of the song that brought such a monumental close to the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The opening talk, the sounding of the alarm clock (used so effectively in the finished master) and the intro - John muttering "sugar plum fairy, sugar plum fairy"instead of the more conventional count-in - is from the start of Take 1, when the song was first taped on 19 January 1967. The main body of the music is Take 2, recorded during the same session. At this point the tape features John's acoustic guitar and haunting live lead vocal, sundry percussion instruments, piano (played by Paul) and an echo-drenched Mal Evans, one of the Beatles' two assistants, counting out the first of two long gaps that would later be so famously filled with the orchestral crescendos. After the counting, the track slips into mono to illustrate a guide vocal from Paul, taped on 20 January as an overdub on to Take 6 but then superseded by a better recording of the passage on 3 February. The original survives, however, thanks to a mono mix done in the interim, on 30 January. Take 2 then returns, leading into a new mix of the orchestral crescendos recorded on 10 January, but instead of the familiar final piano chord the track ends with Paul talking about the orchestral overdub, a short extract from one of four tapes of ambient studio sounds recorded at the same session.

Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Maracas George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mal Evans : Alarm clock, Backing vocals (bar count)

SessionRecording : Jan 19, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Jan 20, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

SessionOverdubs : Feb 10, 1967 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

5:04 • Outtake • A Day In the Life with count-in

4:44 • Outtake • RS1

1:49 • Outtake • RS2

4:37 • Outtake • RS3

2:00 • Outtake • RS4

0:33 • Outtake • RS5

2:34 • Outtake • RS6

4:35 • Outtake • RS7

4:36 • Outtake • RS8

4:38 • Outtake • RS9

5:29 • Studio version • Reconstructed From A Different Sources

4:55 • Alternate take

Live • Medley with "Give Peace A Chance"

Concert From the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov 10, 2010

8:21 • Live

Concert From the concert in London, UK on Jun 27, 2009