Thursday, June 9, 1966
Recording and mixing "Good Day Sunshine"
For The Beatles
Last updated on October 21, 2022
Thursday, June 9, 1966
For The Beatles
Last updated on October 21, 2022
April 6 - June 22, 1966 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Revolver (UK Mono)
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Jun 06, 1966 • Mixing "And Your Bird Can Sing", "For No One", "I'm Only Sleeping", "Tomorrow..."
Session Jun 08, 1966 • Recording "Good Day Sunshine", editing "And Your Bird Can Sing"
Session Jun 09, 1966 • Recording and mixing "Good Day Sunshine"
Article Jun 10, 1966 • "Yesterday and Today" butcher cover is being withdrawn
Single Jun 10, 1966 • "Paperback Writer / Rain (UK)" by The Beatles released in the UK
Next session Jun 14, 1966 • Recording "Here, There And Everywhere"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Revolver (UK Mono)" LP
This was the 29th day of the recording sessions for the “Revolver” album.
The previous day, The Beatles recorded the rhythm track and the first overdubs of Paul McCartney’s “Good Day Sunshine“, under the working title “A Good Day’s Sunshine“. On this day, in an afternoon session lasting from 2:30 pm to 8 pm, they completed the recording of this track by adding more overdubs onto take 1.
George Martin added a honky-tonk piano solo, to complete Paul’s piano, recorded with varispeed (the tape machine was running faster than usual, at 56 cycles per second as opposed to the normal 50, so that it was both slower and lower upon playback).
Ringo Starr supplemented his drum part with additional contributions on snare, bass drum and crash cymbals, the latter at the end of the intro and over the choruses.
Paul, George Harrison and John Lennon provided additional backing vocals for the coda and some hand claps during the final verse and chorus.
Six mono mixes of “Good Day Sunshine” were made at the end of the session. None of those mixes were used and new ones would be made on June 22, 1966.
Recording • SI onto take 1
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 1 from take 1
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 2 from take 1
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 3 from take 1
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 4 from take 1
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 5 from take 1
Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 6 from take 1
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