The Beatles - EMI Studio Sessions '66-'67 - Japan CD

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The Beatles, Studio Session Series, Winter 1966 ~ Spring 1967!
The door to the golden era of "Sargent Peppers" is now open.
Sessions including "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane".

In the fall of 1966, the Beatles put an end to their touring activities and spent the entire time at EMI Studios in Abbey Road writing new songs. This CD contains all the takes from the working tapes of the sessions that were omitted from the official "Sargent Peppers 50th Anniversary Box". You can hear various versions of "Strawberry Fields Forever" in high quality sound. The recordings are presented in chronological order and show the progression of the Beatles' studio work. Here are some of the contents.

Strawberry Fields Forever
On the first day at EMI Studios, where the members had not been together for three months, John plays guitar for the members to hear. George Martin recalls, "It was simple and wonderful," and "Take 0" recorded here is close to that take. The "Strawberry Fields Forever" session begins with Paul playing the mellotron. Take 1" is composed with John singing out of the blue, and includes both dubbed and undubbed versions of Paul and George's vibrant chorus; on November 28, John's languid vocals on "Take 4," with a decided Mellotron intro and a one-note key drop, are appealing. The next day, the slow version was completed. Take 6" was hard to ignore, but "Take 7" was chosen. In December, however, he began working on a psychedelic arrangement with strings and counter-rotating drums. The acoustic, rustic "Take 7" and the back-spinning, flying, avant-garde "Take 24" are combined to reach the miraculous goal.

Other tracks include sessions for "When I'm Sixty-Four," "Penny Lane," and "A Day in the Life." Experience in sound the magical moment that opened the door to the rock revolution of 1967 and the masterpiece album "Sargent Peppers.

Detailed liner notes in Japanese, 8 pages, including the situation of the time, episodes, song titles, etc. Digipak CD from Eternal Grooves. 6 pages.

Japanese liner notes, 6,800 characters, 8 pages.
Licensed by JASRAC, Japan Copyright Association.
Jacket with licensed photo by Getty Images Japan.

Included songs
24th November 1966 - EMI Studio 2, London - 7:00 PM-2:30 AM
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 0
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 1
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 1+ dubs
28th November 1966 - EMI Studio 2, London - 7:00 PM-1:30 AM
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 2
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 3 fragment
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 4
29th November 1966 - EMI Studio 2, London - 2:30 PM-8:00 PM
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 5 fragment
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 6
Strawberry Fields Forever / rehearsals
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 7
8th December 1966 - EMI Studio 1&2, London - 2:30 PM-3:40 AM
Strawberry Fields Forever / partial drum track
15th December 1966 - EMI Studio 2, London - 2:30 PM-12:00 PM
12. Strawberry Fields Forever / take 25
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 26 mix 1
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 26 mix 2
Strawberry Fields Forever / take 26 RM9
20th December 1966 - EMI Studio 2, London - 7:00 PM-1:00 AM
16. when I'm Sixty-Four / take 3
When I'm Sixty-Four / take 4 pitch corrected
29th December 1966 - EMI Studio 2&3, London - 7:00 PM-2:15 AM
18. Strawberry Fields Forever / RM 12 (mono)
19. penny lane / take 6
6th January 1967 - EMI Studio 2, London - 7:00 PM-1:00 AM
20. Penny Lane / take 8 Paul & George Scat and Handclap Overdubs
9th&12th January 1967 - EMI Studio 2, London
21. penny lane / Brass rehearsals
22. Penny Lane / take 9
19th January 1967 - EMI Studio 2, London - 7:30 PM-2:30 AM
23. a day in the life / take 1 fragments
24. a day in the life / take 2 + dubs
Bonus
25. Strawberry Fields Forever /John Lennon Demo 1966
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