Archive for April, 2016
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April 29, 1966
29 Apr 2016Today, after laying down lead and backing vocals for “Eleanor Rigby” (another day at the office, ho-hum), The Beatles decided…
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April 28, 1966
28 Apr 2016I find it hard to say nice things about “Eleanor Rigby,” recorded 50 years ago today. This is the result a…
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April 27, 1966
27 Apr 2016There were two Beatles sessions today. The first was a mixing session that produced mixes of “Taxman,” “And Your Bird…
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April 26, 1966
26 Apr 2016The Beatles had first attempted “And Your Bird Can Sing,” on 4/20, and while it is pure speculation on my part to say…
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April 25, 1966
25 Apr 2016There was some work today on “Got You into My Life” — “Rough mono mixes, without echo, for the purpose…
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April 23, 1966
23 Apr 2016This being a day off for Los Beatles, let’s talk a little about the word “revolver.” I think that for…
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April 22, 1966
22 Apr 2016Today there was more work on “Taxman” and some overdubs for “Tomorrow Never Knows.” It’s worth remembering that at this…
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April 21, 1966
21 Apr 2016Nobody likes the taxman, so right there George had a head start on a hit song with his composition of…
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April 20, 1966
20 Apr 2016In today’s session The Beatles recorded nascent versions of “Taxman” and “And Your Bird Can Sing.” You can hear both…
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April 19, 1966
19 Apr 2016Mark Lewisohn’s The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions has many, many entries, and I believe that today’s is the shortest. It…