Monday, July 1, 1963

"She Loves You / I'll Get You" session #1

For The Beatles

Last updated on June 4, 2021

Location

Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Timeline

Previous session Mar 14, 1963 • "From Me To You / Thank You Girl" session #3

Radio show Jun 29, 1963 • Saturday Club

Concert Jun 30, 1963 • United Kingdom • Great Yarmouth

Session Jul 01, 1963 • "She Loves You / I'll Get You" session #1

Radio show Jul 04, 1963 • The Beat Show

Session Jul 04, 1963 • "She Loves You / I'll Get You" session #2

Some of the songs from this session also appear on:

John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London recording the single 'She Loves You', 1st July 1963. Lennon plays a Gibson J160E acoustic guitar and McCartney a Hofner 500/1 violin bass. — John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London recording the single ‘She Loves You’, 1st July 1963. Lennon plays a Gibson J160E acoustic guitar and McCartney a Hofner 500/1 violin bass.

Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London during the recording session for the single 'She Loves You', 1st July 1963. McCartney tunes up his first Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar. — Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London during the recording session for the single ‘She Loves You’, 1st July 1963. McCartney tunes up his first Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar.

From Facebook – 1 July 1963 – Photo by Terry O’Neill © Iconic Images / Terry O’Neill Archive (https://iconicimages.net/photographers/terry-oneill/)

Session activities

She Loves You
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Recording • Unknown number of takes
I'll Get You
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Recording • Unknown number of takes

Staff

Musicians

Paul McCartney : vocals, bass guitar, handclaps
Ringo Starr : handclaps, drums
John Lennon : vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar
George Harrison : handclaps, lead guitar, backing vocals

Production staff

George Martin : Producer
Geoff Emerick : Second Engineer
Norman Smith : Engineer

Going further

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!

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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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