Here is the list of albums that features “A Day In The Life”:
Appears on
Track type
Variation
Tour
A
Official album • Released in 1996
5:05 • Outtake • D • 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track slips into mono to illustrate a guide vocal from Paul, taped on 20 January as an overdub on to Take 6 but then superseded by a better recording of the passage on 3 February.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.
- George Martin:
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Session Recording:
- Jan 19, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Aztec Night: Live from Mexico City 2012
Unofficial live • Released in 2012
6:05 • Live
Concert From the concert in Mexico City, Mexico on May 08, 2012
B
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
5:10 • Studio version • alternate mix missing piano note
C
F
Unofficial live • Released in 2010
6:25 • Live • Medley with "Give Peace A Chance"
Concert From the concert in Miami, USA on Apr 03, 2010
G
Unofficial live • Released in 2009
6:07 • Live • Medley with "Give Peace A Chance"
Concert From the concert in Berlin, Germany on Dec 03, 2009
Unofficial live • Released in 2009
8:25 • Live
Concert From the concert in London, United Kingdom on Jun 27, 2009
Unofficial live • Released in 2009
2:16 • Rehearsal
Concert From the concert in Berlin, Germany on Dec 03, 2009
Unofficial album • Released in 2010
6:11 • Live
Concert From the concert in London, United Kingdom on Dec 22, 2009
Official live • Released in 2009
5:42 • Live • L1 • Could have been record on 17, 18 or 21 July 2009
- Paul McCartney:
- Executive producer
- Performed by:
- Paul McCartney • Rusty Anderson • Abe Laboriel Jr. • Paul Wickens • Brian Ray
- Geoff Emerick:
- Audio mixing
- Paul Hicks:
- Audio mixing
- Jonas Westling:
- Additional engineering
- Richard Lancaster:
- Additional engineering
- John Henry:
- Recording
Concert From the concert in New York, USA on Jul 17, 2009
Unofficial live • Released in 2009
5:56 • Live • Medley with "Give Peace A Chance"
Concert From the concert in Paris, France on Dec 10, 2009
L
Live On The Commons Halifax 2009
Unofficial live • Released in 2009
3:23 • Live
Concert From the concert in Halifax, Canada on Jul 11, 2009
Official album • Released in 2006
5:08 • Studio version • E
- George Martin:
- Producer
- Giles Martin:
- Producer
- Paul Hicks:
- Remix engineer
- Sam Okell:
- Remix engineer assistant
- Chris Bolster:
- Remix engineer assistant
- Mirek Stiles:
- Remix engineer assistant
- Session Recording:
- Circa 2004-2006
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
O
On The Run - Bologna, Italy - November 26, 2011
Unofficial live
5:50 • Live
Concert From the concert in Bologna, Italy on Nov 26, 2011
On The Run - Bologna, Italy - November 27, 2011
Unofficial live
5:51 • Live
Concert From the concert in Milan, Italy on Nov 27, 2011
On The Run - Hartwall Areena, Helsinki December 12, 2011
Unofficial live • Released in 2011
5:43 • Live
Concert From the concert in Helsinki, Finland on Dec 12, 2011
Unofficial live • Released in 2011
5:49 • Live • Medley with "Give Peace A Chance"
Concert From the concert in Bologna, Italy on Nov 26, 2011
Unofficial live • Released in 2011
5:49 • Live • Medley with "Give Peace A Chance"
Concert From the concert in Milan, Italy on Nov 27, 2011
Unofficial live • Released in 2014
6:17 • Live
Concert From the concert in Moscow, Russia on Dec 14, 2011
Unofficial live • Released in 2012
5:43 • Live • Medley with "Give Peace A Chance"
Concert From the concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Mar 24, 2012
Out There - Live In Japan - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial live • Released in 2016
5:39 • Live
Concert From the concert in New York City, USA on Dec 11, 2010
S
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
5:31 • Studio version
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
Studio version • Take 1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
Studio version • Take 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
Studio version • Orchestra Overdub
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
Studio version • (Hummed Last Chord) [Takes 8, 9, 10 and 11]
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
Studio version • The Last Chord
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
5:23 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Bongos, Drums
- John Lennon:
- Acoustic guitar, Piano, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Maracas
- George Martin:
- Harmonium, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Jack Brymer:
- Clarinet
- Mal Evans:
- Alarm clock, Piano, Vocals
- Sidney Sax:
- Violin
- Francisco Gabarro:
- Cello
- Jurgen Hess:
- Violin
- John Underwood:
- Viola
- Alan Civil:
- French horn
- David Mason:
- Trumpet
- Neil Sanders:
- French horn
- Erich Gruenberg:
- Violin
- Granville Jones:
- Violin
- Bill Monro:
- Violin
- Hans Geiger:
- Violin
- D Bradley:
- Violin
- Lionel Bentley:
- Violin
- David McCallum:
- 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
- Session Recording:
- Jan 19, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017)
Official album • Released in 2017
4:43 • Studio version • F • First mono mix. "This is RM1 of Four Track Take..ahh.. Six" announcement from Geoff Emerick is new. But on bootleg we have a different announcement circulating: "Four track remix, this is Take six" and was placed together with the RM1 acetate version, so maybe that announcement on bootlegs comes from the tape reduction made to create Take 6 but not the Mono mixing?. The rest of the song is the same version on bootleg circulating from many years where Paul makes the "Oh S**t!" mistake, but here is in perfect quality.
- Session Recording:
- Jan 30, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Mono)
Official album • Released in 1967
5:37 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Bongos, Drums
- John Lennon:
- Acoustic guitar, Piano, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Maracas
- George Martin:
- Harmonium, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Jack Brymer:
- Clarinet
- Mal Evans:
- Alarm clock, Piano, Vocals
- Sidney Sax:
- Violin
- Francisco Gabarro:
- Cello
- Jurgen Hess:
- Violin
- John Underwood:
- Viola
- Alan Civil:
- French horn
- David Mason:
- Trumpet
- Neil Sanders:
- French horn
- Erich Gruenberg:
- Violin
- Granville Jones:
- Violin
- Bill Monro:
- Violin
- Hans Geiger:
- Violin
- D Bradley:
- Violin
- Lionel Bentley:
- Violin
- David McCallum:
- 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
- Session Recording:
- Jan 19, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Stereo)
Official album • Released in 1967
5:37 • Studio version • B
- Paul McCartney:
- Bass, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Bongos, Drums
- John Lennon:
- Acoustic guitar, Piano, Vocals
- George Harrison:
- Maracas
- George Martin:
- Harmonium, Producer
- Geoff Emerick:
- Engineer
- Jack Brymer:
- Clarinet
- Mal Evans:
- Alarm clock, Piano, Vocals
- Sidney Sax:
- Violin
- Francisco Gabarro:
- Cello
- Jurgen Hess:
- Violin
- John Underwood:
- Viola
- Alan Civil:
- French horn
- David Mason:
- Trumpet
- Neil Sanders:
- French horn
- Erich Gruenberg:
- Violin
- Granville Jones:
- Violin
- Bill Monro:
- Violin
- Hans Geiger:
- Violin
- D Bradley:
- Violin
- Lionel Bentley:
- Violin
- David McCallum:
- 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
- Session Recording:
- Jan 19, 1967
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Unofficial album
8:06 • Alternate take • Edit Of Takes1 and2 - RM1 From Take6 Orchestra - Chat stereo mono