The Beatles Recording Reference Manual Volume 3 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967)
Corrigendum
Jerry Hammack
Edited by Gillian G. Gaar Jerry Hammack
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Hammack, Jerry, 1961- The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 3: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
Jerry Hammack About this Corrigendum ______It’s clear, I’m not perfect.
In researching, writing, editing and producing The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals, I made some errors. Some of these errors were of omission, some were of misinterpretations of information that I was challenged on and found my conclusions wanting, and others were bothersome copy/paste issues that were not caught in the proofing stage of book production.
Regardless of their type or nature, I take responsibility for them all.
I know these books are not cheap to own, and I also know that Beatles fans interested in this material are some of the most detail-oriented fans in the world. You don’t want to pay for the same book twice, and you want the most accurate and up-to-date information possible regarding the work of the band in the studio.
This corrigendum is intended to provide you with all the content that changed between the first version of Volume Three and its current edition. I have included individual song narratives, diagrams, and sessions where information was modified due to one of the error types noted above. I have not included content where typographical errors occurred, and global changes (small, but essential corrections that would span multiple sessions) are noted in their own section, as opposed to on a session-by-session basis.
These pages can be printed and inserted into your volume.
Thank you to all the fans and scholars who have continued to help me make these books as good as they can possibly be. I am forever grateful to your contributions and critical eyes.
Jerry Hammack Toronto, Ontario Canada
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
Global and minor changes
• No global changes were noted at the time of publishing.
Jerry Hammack
November 24, 1966 thru November 7, 1967 Strawberry Fields Forever
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Mellotron 1 Drums Guitar 1 Take 6 Maracas 1 bt
Bass Vocal 1** Superimposition Mellotron 2 Mellotron 3 ontosi Take 6
Mellotron 1 Version 3 Drums Tape reduction Guitar 1 Maracas Take 7 Mellotron 3 Bass 2 (from Take 6) Mellotron 2 tr
Superimposition Vocal 1 Vocal 2 ontosi Take 7
Drums 2 Unnumbered (reversed) Take (mono) 3 bt
Take 15 and Bongos+ Timpani+ Drums 2 Take 24 with Drums 3+ Finger cymbals+ Tambourine+ (reversed) unnumbered Gourd+ Maracas+ 4 superimpositionsbt+
EDIT OF TAKES 15 AND 24
Version 4 Drums 2 Drums 3 Tape reduction Bongos Take 25 Finger cymbals (from edit of Gourd 5 Takes tr15 and 24) Timpani Tambourine Maracas
Drums 4 Hi hat (reversed) Superimposition Swarmandal 1 onto Take 25 Guitar 2 Mellotron 4-5 si
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
November 24, 1966 thru November 7, 1967 Strawberry Fields Forever
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
(From Track 1) (From Track 2)
Superimposition Cellos Trumpets ontosi Take 25
Drums 2 Drums 4 Drums 3 Hi hat (reversed) Tape reduction Bongos Swarmandal 1 Take 26 Finger cymbals Guitar 2 Gourd 2 (from Take 25) Mellotron 4-5 tr Timpani Cellos Tambourine Trumpets
Maracas Version 4
Vocal 4 Superimposition Snare drum Vocal 5** Swarmandal 2 ontosi Take 26
Vocal 6 Superimposition Piano ontosi Take 26
Mellotron 1 Drums Guitar 1 RM 10 and RS 1 Maracas Vocal 1 Vocal 2 Mellotron 3 from Bass 2 Take 7 Mellotron 2
Drums 2 Drums 4 Drums 3 rm Hi hat (reversed) Vocal 4 RM 11 and RS 2 Bongos Vocal 6 Swarmandal 1 Snare drum from Finger cymbals Piano Guitar 2 Swarmandal 2 Gourd 2 Take 26 Mellotron 4-5 Timpani Cellos Tambourine Trumpets Maracas
RELEASE VERSION RM 12 FROM EDIT OF RM 10 AND RM 11 ANDr RS 3 v FROM EDIT OF RS 1 AND RS 2
Jerry Hammack
December 6, 1966 thru April 17, 1967 When I m Sixty-Four
+ work added to a track with preexisting content TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Guitar Bass Take 2 Drums 1 bt
Superimposition Piano Snare Vocal 1 ontosi Take 2
Superimposition + Vocal 2 ontosi Take 2
+ Backing vocals Superimposition + Chimes ontosi Take 2
Guitar Snare Tape reduction Bass Vocal 1 Backing vocals Take 4 Drums Vocal 2 Chimes Piano 2 (fromtr Take 2)
Superimposition Clarinets ontosi Take 4
Guitar Snare Bass Vocal 1 Clarinets Backing vocals REMIX Drums Vocal 2 Chimes Piano rm
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
December 29, 1966 thru January 25, 1967 Penny Lane
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Piano 1 Take 6 1 bt
Piano 3 Piano 2 Superimposition Drums 1 Harmonium Tambourine 1 Tambourine 2 ontosi Take 6
Piano 1-3 Tape reduction Tambourine 1-2 Take 7 Drums 1 Harmonium 2 (fromtr Take 6)
Vocal 1** Superimposition Backing vocals 1** ontosi Take 7
Piano 4** Superimposition Vocal 2** Guitar 1** ontosi Take 7
Vocal 3 Superimpositions Backing vocals 2 ontosi Take 7
Drums 2 Superimpositions Bass Guitar 2 Congas ontosi Take 7
Piano 1-3 Tambourine 1-2 Tape reduction Vocal 3 Drums 1 Take 8 Harmonium Backing vocals 2 Bass 3 (fromtr Take 7) Drums 2 Guitar 2 Congas
Piano 5 Backing vocals 3 Superimposition Piano 6 Handclaps ontosi Take 8**
Jerry Hammack
December 29, 1966 thru January 25, 1967 Penny Lane
+ work added to a track with preexisting content TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Piano 1-3 Tambourine 1-2 Tape reduction Vocal 3 Drums 1 Take 9 Harmonium Backing vocals 2 Bass 3 (fromtr Take 7) Drums 2 Guitar 2 Congas
Flugelhorn Piccolo Superimposition Trumpet 1 onto Take 9 Flute si
Backing vocals 4 Superimposition Chimes Hand bell ontosi Take 9
+ Trumpet 2 + Cor anglais Superimposition + Oboe onto Take 9 + Double bass si
+ Piccolo trumpet + Piccolo trumpet Superimposition 1 2 ontosi Take 9
Piano 1-3 Backing vocals 4 Flugelhorn Tambourine 1-2 Chimes Piccolo Vocal 3 Drums 1 Hand bell Trumpet 1 REMIX Harmonium Trumpet 2 Backing vocals 2 Flute Bass Cor anglais Piccolo trumpet 2 rm Drums 2 Oboe Guitar 2 Double bass Congas Piccolo trumpet 1
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
February 13, 1967 thru October 29, 1968 Only A Northern Song
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Drums Organ** Tambourine** Bass 1** Take 3 1 bt
Tape reduction Drums Take 11 and Organ Tambourine Take 12** 2 (fromtr Take 3)
Superimposition Vocal 1 Vocal 2 ontosi Take 12**
Superimposition Glockenspiel Trumpet 1 Bass 2 onto Take 3 1 si
Drums** Tape copying Organ Tambourine** of Take 11 3 tc
Miscellaneous percussion Vocal 2 Superimposition Vocal chatter Vocal 1 Trumpet 2 onto Take 11 Organ effects 3 Piano si
Drums Glockenspiel Trumpet 1 Bass 2 Take 3 1 REMIX (From manual sync of Take 3 Miscellaneous rmand Take 11) percussion Vocal 2 Vocal chatter Organ Vocal 1 Take 11 Trumpet 2 Organ effects 3 Piano
Jerry Hammack
March 9 thru April 17, 1967 Getting Better
TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Guitar 1 Pianet Drums 1 Guitar 2 Take 7 1 bt
Guitar 1 Tape reduction Pianet Take 12 Drums 1 Guitar 2 2 (fromtr Take 7)
Drums 2 Drums 3 Tanpura/ Superimposition Bass 1 Bass 2 tamboura ontosi Take 12
Guitar 1 Drums 2 Tape reduction Bass 1 Pianet Take 14 Drums 1 Drums 3 Guitar 2 Bass 2 3 (fromtr Take 12) Tanpura/ tamboura
Vocal 1 Vocal 2 Superimposition Backing vocals 1 Backing vocals 2 ontosi Take 14
Guitar 1 Drums 2 Vocal 1 Tape reduction Bass 1 Backing vocals 1 Pianet Take 15 Drums 1 Drums 3 Vocal 2 Guitar 2 Bass 2 Backing vocals 2 4 (fromtr Take 14) Tanpura/ tamboura
Piano Guitar 3 Superimposition Congas onto Take 15 Handclaps si
Guitar 1 Drums 2 Vocal 1 Piano Bass 1 Backing vocals 1 Guitar 3 Pianet REMIX Drums 1 Drums 3 Vocal 2 Congas Guitar 2 Bass 2 Backing vocals 2 Handclaps rm Tanpura/ tamboura
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
March 15 thru April 4, 1967 Within You Without You ^unknown number of performers TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Tanpura 1-2 Dilruba 1^ Tanpura 3^ Take 1 (Parts 1-3) Tabla Swarmandal 1 bt
Superimposition Dilrubas 2-3 ontosi Take 1
Tanpura 1-2 Dilruba 1^ Tape reduction Tabla Swarmandal Take 2 Dilrubas 2-3 Tanpura 3^ 2 (Partstr 1-3)
Acoustic guitar Superimposition Strings Sitar onto edit of Vocals Takessi 16 and 17
REMIX (mono - Part 1 (RM 10) and Parts Tanpura 1-2 Dilruba 1^ Acoustic guitar 2 and 3 (RM 12) Tabla Swarmandal Strings Sitar (stereo – (RS 3) Dilrubas 2-3 Tanpura 3^ Vocals from Part 1 of takerm 2 and RS 5 from Parts 2 and 3)
RELEASE VERSION (MONO) EDIT OF RM 10 AND RM 12 (STEREO) EDIT OF RS 3 ANDrv RS 5
Jerry Hammack
March 17 thru April 17, 1967 She s Leaving Home
TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Take 1 Violas Violins Cellos Harp and 1 btTake 6
Tape reduction Take 9 Violas Cellos (from Take 1) Violins Harp 2 and Take 10 (fromtr Take 6)**
Vocal 3 Vocal 1 Superimposition Vocal 4 Vocal 2 ontosi Take 9
Violas Cellos Vocal 3 Vocal 1 REMIX Violins Harp Vocal 4 Vocal 2 rm
RELEASE VERSION (MONO) EDIT OF RM 6 (STEREO) EDITr OFv RS 6
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
May 12, 1967 thru October 29, 1968 All Together Now
TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Acoustic guitar 1 Acoustic guitar 2 Drums Take 9 Tambourine 1 Harmonica bt Cog rattle Horn Vocal Backing vocals 1 Backing vocals 2 Superimposition Bass Drumsticks Handclaps onto Take 9 Finger cymbals si
Acoustic guitar 1 Vocal Acoustic guitar 2 Backing vocals 1 Backing vocals 2 Bass REMIX Drums Drumsticks Handclaps Tambourine Finger cymbals Harmonica rm Cog rattle Horn
Jerry Hammack
May 17, 1967 thru November 26, 1969 You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Part 1 - Take 9 Bass 1 Drums 1 1 bt
Vocal 2** Superimposition Vocal 1** Handclaps onto Bongos 1 Partsi 1 - Take 9
Superimposition Piano 1 onto Partsi 1 - Take 9
Guitar 3 Drums 2 Bass 2 Saxophone 1 Part 2 – Take 12 Piano 2 2 bt
Piano 3 Bongos 2 Part 3 – Take 4 Maracas 2 bt
Piano 4 Bongos 3 Tambourine Vocal 3 Vocal 4 Cog Rattle Part 5 – Take 1 Whistle 3 bt
Piano 5 Drums 3 Bass 3 Saxophone 2 Part 4 – Take 6 Vibraphone 3 bt
EDIT OF: PART 1 – TAKE 9, PART 2 – TAKE 12, PART 3 – TAKE 4, PART 4 – TAKE 6 AND PART 5 – TAKE 1
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
May 17, 1967 thru November 26, 1969 You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
EDIT OF PARTS 1 – NAMED TAKE 30
Guitar 1 Bass 2 Handclaps Guitar 2 Piano 1 Vocal 3 Bongos 1 Bass 1 Saxophone 1 Bass 3 Vocal 4 Drums 1 Guitar 3 Drums 2 Piano 2 Piano 3 Bongos 2 (Take 30) Maracas Piano 4 Bongos 3 Tambourine Cog Rattle Whistle Piano 5 Drums 3 Saxophone 2 Vibraphone
Spade Vocal 5 Superimposition Audience sound Vocal 6 effects ontosi Take 30
Guitar 1 Handclaps Piano 1 REMIX (RM 3) Bass 2 Guitar 2 Bongos 1 Saxophone 1 Tape copy of Vocal 3 Bass 1 Vocal 5 Bass 3 Vocal 4 rm/RM 3, namedtc Drums 1 Spade Vocal 6 RM 4 Guitar 3 Audience sound Drums 2 effects Piano 2 Piano 3 Bongos 2 Maracas Piano 4 Bongos 3 Tambourine Cog Rattle Whistle Piano 5 Drums 3 Saxophone 2 Vibraphone RELEASE VERSION EDIT OFrv RM 4
Jerry Hammack
September 5 thru November 17, 1967 I Am The Walrus
TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Tambourine Guitar 1 Drums Pianet Take 16 1 bt
Tambourine Tape reduction Guitar 1 Take 17 Drums Pianet 2 (fromtr Take 16)
Bass Superimposition Vocal 1 Snare ontosi Take 17
Tambourine + *Tape reduction Guitar 1 Brass Take 20 Contra-bass Violins+ Celli+ Drums (from Take 17) Pianet clarinet+ with Bass 3 Snare simultaneous tr+ Vocal 1 superimposition
Tambourine Brass Guitar 1 Contra-bass Drums clarinet Tape reduction Pianet Violins Take 25 Bass Celli 4 (from Take 20) Snare tr Vocal 1
Superimposition Choir ontosi Take 25
Tambourine Brass Guitar 1 Bass Contra-bass Vocal 1 Tape reduction Drums clarinet Snare Take 25 into Take Pianet Violins Celli 2 tr17 Choir
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual — Volume 3 — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967) Corrigendum
September 5 thru November 17, 1967 I Am The Walrus
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Tambourine Brass REMIX Guitar 1 Contra-bass Bass Vocal 1 (RM 10 and Drums clarinet Snare RM 22 from Take Pianet Violins Celli 2 17 with live radio rmfeed) Choir
RELEASE VERSION MONO - EDIT OF RM 10 ANDrv RM 22
Tambourine Brass Guitar 1 Contra-bass Bass (RS 6 from Vocal 1 Drums clarinet Snare Take 17) Pianet Violins 2 Celli Choir REMIX (RS 7) Tambourine Guitar 1 rm Drums Pianet Brass Contra-bass clarinet (RS 7 from Violins RM 22) Celli 3 Choir Bass Snare Vocal 1 Radio feed
REMIX Tambourine Brass (RS 25 from Guitar 1 Contra-bass Bass Vocal 1 Take 17 [front Drums clarinet Snare Pianet Violins 2 part of song rmonly]) Celli Choir
RELEASE VERSION STEREO - EDIT OF RS 25 (FRONT HALF OF SONG) AND RS 7 (BACKrv HALF OF SONG)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jerry Hammack is a Canadian-American musician, producer, recording engineer and author living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.