Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Previous session Apr 23, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night" session #8
Article May 1964 • Lenmac Ltd is formed
Radio show May 18, 1964 • From Us To You
Session May 22, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night" session #9
Session May 29, 1964 • "From A Window" session
Single May 29, 1964 • "Nobody I Know / You Don't Have To Tell Me" by Peter and Gordon released in the UK
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "A Hard Day's Night (Mono)" LP
Recording • Surimpression - Take 10
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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