Streaming • Released in 2016
2:29 • Outtake • D2016 • Take 2. Almost four months after the song had been recorded in demo form, the Beatles returned to No Reply and taped a definitive version, Take 8, for Beatles For Sale. Presented here, as balance engineer Norman Smith announced, is Take 2, unreleased, which underlines the more dramatic, bluesy style that John perhaps meant for his song. Laughter ensured that this particular take could not have been used, but it was clearly an important stepping-stone to the master version, John concluding "Well, we just found out what to do, anyway - it's good!"
George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Sep 30, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
