Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Previous session Aug 14, 1964 • "Beatles for Sale" Session #2
Concert Sep 18, 1964 • USA • Dallas
Concert Sep 20, 1964 • USA • New York City
Session Sep 29, 1964 • "Beatles for Sale" Session #3
Session Sep 30, 1964 • "Beatles for Sale" Session #4
Interview October 1964 • Paul McCartney interview for Beat Instrumental
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Beatles For Sale (Mono)" LP
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
Recording • Take 3
Recording • Take 4
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 1
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 2
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 3
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 4
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 5
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 6
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 7
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 8
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 9
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 10
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 11
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 12
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 13
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 14
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 15
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 16
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 17
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 18
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Recording • Take 19
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
Recording • Take 3
Recording • Take 4
Recording • Take 5
Recording • Take 6
Recording • Take 7
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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