Beatles history - 1967 April
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Saturday |
Studio 1. 7.00pm-6.00am. Recording: `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)' (takes 1-9). Mono mixing: `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)' (remixes 1-9, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. |
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1
Saturday |
6th and last performance of Fats Domino and his orchestra at the Saville Theatre. Support acts: Gerry and the Pacemakers, and the Bee Gees. | |
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3
Monday |
Paul, with Mal, flies to North America to visit Jane. | |
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3
Monday |
Studio 1. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Within You Without You' (overdub onto take 2). Studio 2 (control room only). 3.00-6.30am. Mono mixing: `Within You Without You' (remixes 1-3 from `Part 1' of take 2, remixes 4, 5 from `Parts 2 and 3' of take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Recording of sitar and strings for `Within You Without You'. | |
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4
Tuesday |
Paul flies from San Francisco to Denver. | |
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4
Tuesday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00pm-12.45am. Mono mixing: `Within You Without You' (remixes 6-11 from `Part 1' of take 2, remix 12 from `Parts 2, 3' of take 2). Editing: `Within You Without You' (of mono remixes 10-12, with overdub). Stereo mixing: `Within You Without You' (remixes 1-3 from `Part 1' of take 2, remixes 4, 5 of `Parts 2, 3' of take 2). Editing: `Within You Without You' (of stereo remixes 3, 5 with overdub). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Recording of laughters for `Within You Without You'. | |
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5
Wednesday |
Paul and Jane spend the day in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and go to the theatre in Denver. | |
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6
Thursday |
Evening: Paul watches Jane perform in a play of `Romeo and Juliet'. | |
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6
Thursday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00pm-1.00am. Mono mixing: Crossfades for LP; `Good Morning Good Morning' (remixes 1, 2, from take 11). Stereo mixing: `Good Morning Good Morning' (remixes 1-5, from take 11). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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7
Friday |
Paul flies to Los Angeles. | |
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7
Friday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00pm-1.00am. Stereo mixing: Crossfades for LP; `With A Little Help From My Friends' (remixes 1-3, from take 11); `Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!' (remixes 1-8, from take 9); `Fixing A Hole' (remix 1, from take 3); `Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (remixes 1-5, from take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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8
Saturday |
Brian stays in a private clinic. | |
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8
Saturday |
J P Fallon (Coachworks), Chertsey, Surrey. John visit to investigate the feasibility of having his Rolls-Royce psychodelically painted. | |
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10
Monday |
Start of six days of Donovan performances at the Saville Theatre. | |
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11
Tuesday |
Paul flies from the US to Britain. He conceives the idea for `Magical Mystery Tour'. | |
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12
Wednesday |
Last day of Paul's stay in the US, according to initial plans. | |
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16
Sunday |
Performance of the Impressions at the Saville Theatre. [?] | |
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16
Sunday |
Performance of Bo Diddley, Ben E. King and the Alan Bown Set at the Saville Theatre. | |
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17
Monday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00-10.30pm. Stereo mixing: `Getting Better' (remix 1, from take 15); `She's Leaving Home' (remixes 1-6, from take 11); `When I'm Sixty-Four' (remix 1, from take 4); `Lovely Rita' (remixes 1, 2, from take 11). Editing: `She's Leaving Home' (of remix stereo 6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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19
Wednesday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00pm-12.30am. Mono mixing: `Good Morning Good Morning' (remixes 10-23, from take 11); `Only A Northern Song' (remix 4, from take 12). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Mix of end hen crow in `Good Morning Good Morning' with the first guitar note of `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)'. `Only A Northern Song' mixed to restart work on it later. | |
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19
Wednesday |
Incorporation of The Beatles and Company. | |
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20
Thursday |
Studio 3 (control room only). 5.00-6.15pm. Stereo mixing: `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)' (remix 1-10, from take 9). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.15am. Recording: `Only A Northern Song' (overdub onto take 3, overdub onto take 11). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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21
Friday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.30am. Mono mixing: `Only A Northern Song' (remixes 1-11, from takes 3, 11). Recording: `Edit for LP end' (take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Recording of `Sgt Pepper's' inner groove. Last session for LP `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. | |
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24
Monday |
1st evening of Donovan performances at the Saville Theatre. | |
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24
Monday |
Jeff Beck signs an agency deal with NEMS Enterprises. | |
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24
Monday |
US single release: `Love In The Open Air'. | |
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25
Tuesday |
Studio 3. 7.00pm-3.45am. Recording: `Magical Mystery Tour' (tape loop of coach noise, takes 1-3, tape reduction take 3 into takes 4-8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Recording of rythm track and tape loop of car noise for `Magical Mystery Tour'. Decision of adding trumpets. Start of sessions for `Magical Mystery Tour'. | |
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25
Tuesday |
2nd evening of Donovan performances at the Saville Theatre. | |
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26
Wednesday |
Studio 3. 7.00pm-2.00am. Recording: `Magical Mystery Tour' (overdub onto take 8, tape reduction take 8 into take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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26
Wednesday |
3rd performance of Donovan at the Saville Theatre. | |
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27
Thursday |
Studio 3. 7.00pm-12.45am. Recording: `Magical Mystery Tour' (overdub onto take 9). Mono mixing: `Magical Mystery Tour' (remixes 1-4, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. A session is booked for May 3. Emerick and Townsend excuse themselves for being booked for other session, with the Wurzels, that same day. | |
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27
Thursday |
4th performance of Donovan at the Saville Theatre. | |
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28
Friday |
Henry Moss cuts the mono version of `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. | |
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28
Friday |
5th performance of Donovan at the Saville Theatre. | |
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29
Saturday |
6th and last performance of Donovan at the Saville Theatre. | |
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29
Saturday |
Alexandra Palace and Pavilion, London. Evening. `14 Hour Technicolor Dream', benefit event for `International Times', underground newspaper. Yoko Ono is one of the performers. John attends part of the event. |
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