Beatles Cd - Studio Sessions At Abbey Road Vol.4

1965 and 1966 sessions.

Originally available in the Yellow Dog Box Set "The Ultimate Collection" reference YDB303

Added pitch corrections thanks to Ken Smith (mojofilter01@yahoo.com)

Core collection Track identified Version validated Lyrics available Version details available Audio excerpt available Participants list available 1. Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney) 03:01 Take 1 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles Pitch correction: +4.1% 2. (Medley) (unknown) 04:05 (unidentified) 16 Feb 1965

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 2 Breakdown 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles Breakdown

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 3 False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 4 False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 5a False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 5b False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 6 False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 7 Breakdown 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles Breakdown

Pitch correction: +4.1% 3. (Medley) (unknown) 03:09 (unidentified) 16 Feb 1965

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 8 False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 9 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles Pitch correction: +4.1% 4. (Medley) (unknown) 03:15 (unidentified) 16 Feb 1965

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 10 False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 11 False Start 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles False Start

Pitch correction: +4.1% Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 14 16 Feb 1965

The Beatles Pitch correction: +4.1% 5. (Medley) (unknown) 03:31 (unidentified) 13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 1 Breakdown 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.01 The Beatles Instrumental. Breakdown.

Breakdown- string broke

Pitch correction: +4.1% Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 2 Breakdown 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.02 The Beatles Instrumental. Breakdown.

Breakdown

Pitch correction: +4.1% Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 3 Breakdown 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.03 The Beatles Instrumental. Breakdown.

Breakdown

Pitch correction: +4.1% Dialogue (The Beatles Section) ᦙ

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Studio Chat Recorind Of 'Help!' (date unknown)

The Beatles Take 4 is announced. Several chords and discussion but no Take appears

Pitch correction: +4.1% 6. Help! (Lennon/McCartney) 02:52

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 5 Instrumental 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.05 The Beatles Although a complete take, this instrumental was not used for the released version.

Pitch correction: +4.1% 7. (Medley) (unknown) 03:19 (unidentified) 13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 6 Breakdown 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.06 The Beatles Instrumental. Breakdown.

Breakdown

Pitch correction: +4.1% Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 7 Breakdown 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.07 The Beatles Instrumental breakdown.

Breakdown

Pitch correction: +4.1% 8. (Medley) (unknown) 02:46 (unidentified) 13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 8 Breakdown 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.08 The Beatles Instrumental. Breakdown.

Breakdown

Pitch correction: +4.1% Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 9 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.09 The Beatles Vocal superimposition.

Overdub of 2nd vocal onto Take 4

Pitch correction: +4.1% 9. Help! (Lennon/McCartney) 02:35

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 10 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.10 The Beatles Reduction mixdown from Take 9 (from 4 tracks to 3). Vocal surimposition on take 4 ?

Tape reduction of Take 9 to three tracks.

Pitch correction: +4.1% 10. (Medley) (unknown) 02:46 (unidentified) 13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 11 False Start 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.11 The Beatles Lead guitar surimposition on take 4. Control room breakdown.

False Start by control room of this Overdub of Lead Guitar onto Take 4

Pitch correction: +4.1% Help! (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 12 13 Apr 1965 SS.HLP.01.12 The Beatles Surimposition of George's guitar on take 4.

Overdub of lead guitar onto Take 4

Pitch correction: +4.1% 11. Help! (Lennon/McCartney) 02:25 Alternate Mix 13 Apr 1965

The Beatles Incorrectly identified as Take 13 several unnumbered Takes were made after 12.

Overdub onto Take 4

Pitch correction: +4.1% 12. Run For Your Life (Lennon/McCartney) 00:17 Take 1 12 Oct 1965

The Beatles Pitch correction: +4.1% 13. Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney) 02:08

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 1 Breakdown 16 Oct 1965 SS.PM2.01.01 The Beatles Breakdown backing Track

Pitch correction: +2.8% 14. (Medley) (unknown) 04:16 (unidentified) 16 Oct 1965

Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney) 0:22

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 2 False Start 16 Oct 1965 SS.PM2.01.02 The Beatles False Start Backing Track Pitch correction: +2.8% Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 3 16 Oct 1965 SS.PM2.01.03 The Beatles Whilst Take 3 is available prior to the overdub of vocals, that doesn't appear here.

Pitch correction: +3.1%

15. We Can Work It Out (Lennon/McCartney) 02:03 Take 1 Breakdown 20 Oct 1965

The Beatles Breakdown Backing Track

Pitch correction: +3.4% 16. We Can Work It Out (Lennon/McCartney) 02:30

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RM1 Take 2 20 Oct 1965

The Beatles Take 2 has no overdubs of vocals but this version has.

This alternate mix to that released is after the Overdub of vocals and harmonium.

Pitch correction: +3.4% 17. (Medley) (unknown) 04:08 (unidentified) 13 Apr 1966

Paperback Writer (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 1 Breakdown 13 Apr 1966

The Beatles Breakdown backing track

Pitch correction: +3.8% Paperback Writer (Lennon/McCartney)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take 2 13 Apr 1966 SS.PM2.03.02 The Beatles Recorded in the middle of the night (the session ended at 2.30 am). Pitch correction: +3.8% 18. Rain (Lennon/McCartney) 03:07 Alternate Mix 14 Apr 1966

The Beatles John's lead vocals mixed more into the background

Pitch correction: +5.4%