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1964

World market and movies



Although it feels uncomfortable in Japan, the Christmas show continues at the beginning of the year and continues until January 11th.
Around that time (January 10th), Vee-Jay Records released "INTRODUCING... THE BEATLES" in the United States (it was originally planned for the summer of 63). This album contains 12 songs from "PLEASE PLEASE ME" excluding " Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" .
After the 10 days, now Capitol is "WITH THE BEATLES" to the axis 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and 'This Boy' was added to the "MEET THE BEATLES!" Has been released.

German version


Global expansion begins in France. During that period, he recorded a German version ( 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' / 'Sie Liebt Dich' ) in Paris . While this has been translated the English version of each song because that was realized at the request of EMI West Germany branch office to the need to sing in German, 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' is ' I Want To Hold Your Hand ' Although as based on the lyrics of become the contents of the women's perspective, ' Sie Liebt Dich ' is ' She Loves You' is changed to the song of the triangle relationship.

At this point, the 2-track tape, "She Loves You," which had been disposed of, has been re-recorded, but the 4-track tape of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" has been used for karaoke. There is. The common karaoke part can be confirmed with the synchronized sound source " Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand/
I Want To Hold Your Hand
". It can be seen that the semitone progression phrases and clapping that were lacking from this are added.

After the German version was recorded, he also started'Can't Buy Me Love' in his spare time . This song was created in Paris with an A-melody part, and Martin added a chorus part (John also cooperated), and Martin himself involved in the composition of the song and changed the opening and chord progression. In the second take , the key D was finally changed to the key C, and it can be seen that George is always required to play ad lib during this time.

The session schedule on January 31 was canceled because it was considered to be completed recording, but the situation has changed because I got a 12-string guitar during my stay in the United States in February. It's unclear if he was given the time to work on the interlude for the first time, or if he had the urge to use a 12-string guitar, but one month later he would replace the lead guitar part. Eventually I settled on two 6-string guitars, but at least the idea of ​​layering guitars with interludes would have been inspired by 12-string guitars.

January 10, 1964
Released "INTRODUCING... THE BEATLES" in USA .
This album only Vee-Jay Records.

January 15
to February 4, 1964
France tour, Paris performance except the first day.
Martin at the George V Hotel in Paris, Martin's Scrambled Eggs' (just the words "Scrambled eggs, oh, my baby, how I love your legs.") I heard that I listened to for the first time.
In addition, I also composed'Can't Buy Me Love', which was completed and recorded immediately.

January 18, 1964
The US single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" / "I Saw Her Standing There" won the billboard first place.
Released December 26, 1963.

January 20, 1964
Released US version "MEET THE BEATLES!"
Capitol will be released from "WITH THE BEATLES" .

January 29, 1964
German version ( 'Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' / 'Sie Liebt Dich' ) and'Can't Buy Me Love' recorded.

During the vacation just before going to the United States (I think it's actually staying in Paris), 6 new songs (2 ballads inside) for the Beatles starring movie (later "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT") from movie producer Walter Shenson. And up tempo 2 songs).
The film was the film that United Artists created for the soundtrack album, the "Movie with Albums." For that reason, a lot of new songs were put in, and a black-and-white movie was supposed to be produced under the condition that the budget was strictly kept.

Ed Sullivan Show


He returned to London on February 5 after finishing the performances in Paris twice or three times a day, but he left for the United States on the 7th without a break.

In the United States, he has performed on the "Ed Sullivan Show" for three consecutive weeks (though the third time is a recorded broadcast), and has concerts in Washington, DC on the 11th and Carnegie Hall on the 12th. Especially noteworthy is that each member received a guitar from Rickenbacker during this period, one of which is the 12-string guitar (Rickenbacker 360/12) is important after the Beatles. Have meaning.
The relationship with Rickenbacker was not only due to John's loyalty, but also due to the purchase by George, who moved to the United States in late September 1988 , and the use of the Rickenbacker 425 in the Ready Steady Go .


February 1964
Eric Clapton's Yardbirds has signed a contract with Columbia Label, an EMI-owned company, and is in the process of making a debut song in March.
1964
February 7
to 22 days
American tour.
The rehearsal for the "Ed Sullivan Show" was held on the afternoon of 8th and the morning of 9th (George was absent due to his condition).
On the afternoon of the 9th, recording for the third time of the program (23rd broadcast).
The night of the 9th is the first appearance and live broadcast of the program (the day of the anecdote of the rating record).
The same program will be broadcast live on the night of the 16th.
During this period, each member received a guitar from Rickenbacker. One of them is a 12-string guitar (Rickenbacker 360/12).
⇒ 63/10/4
Concerts are held in Washington DC on the 11th and at Carnegie Hall on the 12th.

February 25, 1964
Recorded using a 12-string guitar.
'You Can't Do That' (1st-9th Takes)
'Can't Buy Me Love' (4th Take)
'And I Love Her' (1st Take and 2nd Take )
'I Should Have Known Better' (First to third take)

'You Can't Do That' was a song John wrote with Wilson Pickett in mind, like'When I Get Home', and he said that he played lead guitar, "There is nothing better than George, I played because I like it."
'And I Love Her' said it was the first ballad to impress Paul himself, and "her" refers to Jane Usher.
Also, the title "And" has an important meaning, because it came from the second A melody, and it was "And" when I added it as I remembered that there was the last lyrics first and a little later. Talking.

February 26, 1964
Mono mixing for singles ( 'Can't Buy Me Love' (ringo version) / 'You Can't Do That' ).
However, 'Can't Buy Me Love', which requires an additional hi-hat for apples, seems to have been worked on later.
Remake of "And I Love Her" with rust added from 19:00 to 22:00 (ringo changed from drums to bongo on the way).
On this day, Klaus Forman went to England and stayed in the apartment where George and Ringo lived. At this time, instead of going straight from Germany, I went through Spain, where I bought a gut guitar. George, who liked the gut guitar, brought it to the studio the next day for use.
(End of story by Klaus)

February 27, 1964
Re- make "And I Love Her" with Klaus Gut guitar .
Other, 'Tell Me Why' (first to eighth take), 'If I Fell' (Chapter 1 to 15 take) it is also recording.
John describes the chord progression (D-D7-G-Gm-D) that moves to the chorus of'If I Fell' and describes it as a proper ballad song that is a precursor of'In My Life' .
Also, the intro ("preamble") was written by Paul and is said to be the best one he created. Perhaps the reason for this was Do You Want To Know A Secret when I was trying to make a song for George ( 'I'm Happy Just To Dance With You' ) .

February 28, 1964
Peter and Gordon have released'A World Without Love'.
Recording is January 21st.

March 1, 1964
Recording the remaining 3 songs for the movie.
'I'm Happy Just To Dance With You' (1st-4th takes)
'Long Tall Sally' (1st take, ⇒ 56/03 )
'I Call Your Name' (1st-7th takes)
'I'm Happy Just To Dance With You' is a co-write I wrote for George from the beginning, and like'Do You Want to Know a Secret' , "It would be nice to develop with E-Abm". It's aimed at, and is actually made with the exact same chord progression (E-Abm-F#m-B7). ⇒ 62/10 John said that
"I Call Your Name" was making A melody when the Beatles had no form as a group (before Hamburg). For Billy J. Kramer's single B side (A side is'Bad to Me'), a middle 8 (rust) is added with Paul, and the arrangement is covered here.


Movie "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"


After returning from the United States, the 12-string guitar provided by Rickenbacker was the main focus, and "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" was imbued with that sound. It's easy to imagine that a 12-string guitar was shocking to George. The octave playing technique, which had been the highest technique until then, has become obsolete, and the ending of'This Boy' is no longer used.

The first recording after returning to Japan is also using the 12-string guitar. However, he has a good ability to judge the properness, and in the interlude of "Can't Buy Me Love", he will use two 6-string guitars, and the second take of "And I Love Her" will be remade from the next day as NG. Become.
'Can't Buy Me Love' hi-hat problem

Hi-hats are added to the mono version, but different performances are added for records and movies ( record (left) and movie (right) hi-hats ). Jeff Emmerich notes that Norman Smith was playing the drums "on the day he sat in the engineer's seat for the first time," but in recordings on February 25 and March 10, Norman Smith was the engineer. It is written. In other words, because Norman Smith plays, Emmeric must have been driven out as an engineer.

The single mono-mixing performed on the day after recording (February 26th) can be played with apples, but on March 10th, Norman Smith took the place of apples due to the absence of apples for movie shooting. It is presumed that the mixing was done.

Still, what remains a mystery is "the cause in the first place", and according to Emmerich, the high-pitched sound of track 1 (where the performance including the drums is recorded) was no longer produced due to the damage to the tape. It is said that the damage was brought back from Paris and noticed, but as the recording record shows, the vocal and the lead guitar were recorded again the day before mixing. If that was the case, it would have been okay to re-record the basic track, and it would be reasonable to assume that it was damaged when additional recording was performed.
And the tape operator (second engineer) on February 25 is written as "Richard Langham". How is the truth? ?
'And I Love Her' (2nd take) was unsatisfied even after remake such as adding chorus and changing composition, but old friend Klaus Forman appeared and happened to pass Spain, miraculously. The coincidence of purchasing a gut guitar has been remade into an acoustic song .

According to John, 'Tell Me Why' was made by Lester because he wanted "another" uptempo song. In other words, before this day, Leicester was checking the song (in one theory he was present in the recording session), and at the same time, 'I'll Cry Instead' was crap without recording. Become. Also, instead of the song, "Can't Buy Me Love" , which was not for movies, was selected .

The recording is being done on Sunday, the day before the movie shooting started on March 2. Three songs among which was recorded, 'I'M Happy Just To Dance With You' is employed by George playing scene of the, of the Capitol without the two songs that remain will be used "THE BEATLES 'SECOND ALBUM" mono-friendly・Mix and stereo mix are prepared.
By the way, "Recording Sessions" misunderstood "Long Tall Sally ", which has only the first take, as a single live recording, but it is clear that additions and replacements by 4-track recording have been made. Is.

The day after the movie was cranked in, Martin provided 6 songs in mono-mixed form as originally requested. However, it seems that they became NG for the movie, "I Call Your Name" eventually became a crap, and Leicester has adopted "Can't Buy Me Love" which was not a candidate .
Feud between Martin and Richard Lester

Martin has been removed from being the music director in his next work, "HELP!", because he left a grudge against him in this work.

The key to solving this mystery lies in the mono-mixing on March 4. For the movie shooting that started on March 2nd, the next day we are mono-mixing the necessary new songs. However, at the beginning of the morning of the 4th, "I Call Your Name " "Improving Mono Mixing" is performed.
Multiple versions of this song have been released due to different intro and interlude takes, but the point here seems to be the echo of vocals. From the results of the sound source comparison, it is known that the movie uses a mix without echo, but it is presumed that it was created for confirmation by Leicester because it was a request different from the record production.

Since the movie'Can't Buy Me Love' (Norman Smith version) was created on March 10, all the mono mixes on March 3 became NG and re-mixing without echo. I was asked to.
It is speculated that this was the origin of the feud.

March 2
to April 24, 1964
Intermittent filming.
Main scene.
3/31 Stage shooting with Phil Collins (Scalar Theater)
4/3 Trailer shooting
4/5 Opening scene (Marylebone Station)
4/9 Apple's solo scene (along Thames river, etc.)
4 /13 George's solo scene, John sinking into the bath tub
4/23 Aerial view from a helicopter

March 3, 1964
Mono mixing of 6 new songs for movies.
'I Should Have Known Better''If
I Fell''Tell
Me Why''And
I Love Her''I'm
Happy Just To Dance With You''I
Call Your Name'

March 4, 1964
First thing in the morning is an experimental mono-mixing of'I Call Your Name' .

March 10, 1964
Mono mixing again for the movie.
The following are stereo mixings on record but are used in the movie.
'Can't Buy Me Love' (Norman Smith version) The
following 3 songs are as recorded and are mixed for the US version of "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" .
"Long Tall Sally" (mono & stereo)
"I Call Your Name" (stereo)
"You Can't Do That" (stereo)
Actually, it seems that the following echo-free mono mix for the movie was also created at this time.
'I Should Have Known Better''If
I Fell''Tell
Me Why''And
I Love Her''I'm
Happy Just To Dance With You'

March 20, 1964
Released the single album'Can't Buy Me Love' / 'You Can't Do That' .
Released in the US on March 16th.

March 23, 1964
John's "IN HIS OWN WRITE" is published.
One piece of "Neville Club" in this work was read in an interview on December 10th of the previous year, and this interview is being broadcast on an Australian radio.
Also, Richard Lester has proposed a movie title from the sentence "He'd had a hard days night that day, for Michael was a Cocky Watch tower." John reveals that this original story is apple-ism (a funny apple-style statement).

April 4, 1964
Billboard 1st-5th monopoly.
  1. 'Can't Buy Me Love'
  2. 'Twist And Shout'
  3. "She Loves You"
  4. 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'
  5. Please Please Me
(Reference) The following is as follows.
31 of 'I Saw Her Standing There'
41 of 'From Me To You'
46 of Do You Want To Know A Secret
58 of 'All My Loving'
67 of 'You Can Not Do That'
68 of 'Roll Over Beethoven'
79 of 'Thank You Girl'

April 10, 1964
Released the American edition "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" .

April 16, 1964
Recording'A Hard Day's Night' .
Of the 9 takes, the final take will be accompanied by the phrase of the orchid playing style. George didn't play this phrase, similar to Yardbirds''Honey In Your Hips' , but recorded it at half tape speed.
In addition, the film director Richard Lester, who was also present at the recording, persistently requested an intro with a high impact and a "Dreamy" ending (Emerick).
Jeff Emmerich said, "Bongo is an apple playing," but Norman Smith himself testifies to it.

April 20, 1964
'A Hard Day's Night' is mixed and the mono and stereo mixes are handed to United Artists for the movie soundtrack.

April 23, 1964
A mono mix for the record of'A Hard Day's Night' is created.
*The record shows for the first time that the soundtrack for movies and the one for records are different.

On April 15th, he is still filming today, but Paul appears in a television show at night. Just after the filming was over, John was performing the song the next morning in response to the results of a movie title review meeting by the people involved (recording started at 10:00 on the 16th), so this meeting was held on the 15th. Seem. In that case, Paul who appeared on TV may not have participated, and it is convincing that it was John's sole work. John said immediately about why he made it, "Which one of the next singles will take the A side, or there was a little competition with Paul." The last single was Paul's "Can't Buy Me Love" . It seems that it was also influenced by it (it was supposed that it would be a single because it was the theme song of the movie).
About this, movie producer Walter Schenson said, "When I asked John and Paul for an uptempo song for the opening with the title given at the review meeting, the two people performed the song at 8 o'clock the next day." (Later year) I am recollecting.
In this way, the 6th new song is completed, and "I Call Your Name" and "I'll Cry Instead" are completely unnecessary.

For some reason, the finished melody uses a sound (Sound A) that exceeds John's range at the end of chorus . Thus, the recording will be in the form of alternating lead vocals with A melody and chorus.
The recording was accompanied by film director Richard Lester, who requested a high-impact intro and a "Dreamy" ending, which was arranged from the first take to a cacophony to an arpeggio.
Story about Fadd9

The opening code played by George in response to Leicester has been the subject of much debate for many years, but George himself replied in an online chat on February 15, 2001:
Q: Mr Harrison, What Is The Opening Chord You Used For "A Hard Day'S Night"?
A:. It Is F With A G On Top, But You'Ll Have To Ask Paul About The Bass Note To Get The Proper Story
clogging It is Fadd9, and this code is also used in the ending arpeggio.

It should be noted that this chord is not a cacophony created by chance, but you can see that it is used by John in the intro to John and George's co-authored'Cry For A Shadow' . It's certainly a code I remembered quite early on, and John's first learning was a banjo code, in part. There are various tuning methods for banjos, but it is speculated that his mother, Julia, taught open G tuning for a five-string banjo, which is similar to a guitar. In that case, the chord form of Fadd9 on the guitar is equivalent to a normal F chord. Probably the most natural chord form for John.
As usual, George suddenly plays the solo role in the song that he hears for the first time. Of the total 9 takes, the 8th take is a completely different solo, but during the final take (it's not solo because I'm playing with Paul), it's a sudden fast-playing phrase. This is a well-known half-speed recording , but the phrase itself is very similar to the intro of Yardbird's demo song'Honey In Your Hips' where Eric Clapton was enrolled (or rather, the third bar). Same as). It is unlikely that George would adopt a phrase that he couldn't play, and there is a good chance that Paul or John took the lead and forced him. It is normal in the Beatles for the guitar and bass to play the interlude, where bass is added to the bass part.
By the way , at the time of radio recording on July 14 (for "TOP GEAR" on July 16th broadcast) , it seems that he could not play it well, so the interlude 8 bars are replaced with monaural records .
Beatles and Clapton

Speaking of Clapton in the song, 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' is famous, but it seems that the first encounter with the Yardbirds will be the first.

When the Rolling Stones made their debut on Decca with the Beatles' recommendation, the Yardbirds were placed behind the Crowdad Club where the Stones had appeared. Clapton joined the Yardbirds in October 63 (when I provided the'I Wanna Be Your Man' to Stones).
Immediately after that, in November 1963, Yardbirds also recorded three demo songs in order to audition for Decca. Like the Beatles, the Yardbirds also fall to the Decca audition, but signed a contract with EMI in February 164. One of the demos is'Honey In Your Hips' , and the intro phrase played by Clapton in this song is the same as the orchestral part of'A Hard Day's Night' .
The song was auditioned and mistakenly released as a single in the Netherlands (Which label is unknown, but it was also coupled with'Boom Boom' , which was also included in the demo ), but it was EMI at the time. It is highly possible that the Beatles were listening directly to the Yardbirds demo inside.
It is recorded that the theme song'A Hard Day's Night' was created on April 20th and 23rd, with two types of mono mixes (for movies and for records). Martin is unacceptable to use the movie mix for records, and it is speculated that he decided to make another. At this point, he may have decided to use the whole mono mix on March 3 (for records, not NG).


"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"



May 2nd
-27th, 1964
The Beatles goes on vacation (John and George until 26th).
Paul is out on vacation to the Bahamas with Jane Asher, Ringo and Morin, playing the acoustic guitar on the yacht while composing'Things We Said Today' .

May 8, 1964
The Strangers with Mike Shannon has released'One And One Is Two'.
Billy J. Kramer refuses to record.

May 29, 1964
Peter and Gordon release'Nobody I Know'.
Recording is April.

June 1, 1964
Recording songs for the album.
'Matchbox' (1st to 5th take, ⇒ 57/2 )
'I'll Cry Instead' (1st to 8th take)
'Slow Down' (1st to 6th take, ⇒ 58/2 )
'I'll Be Back' (1st to 16th takes)
Karl Perkins is observing the session but not attending.
'I'll Be Back' changed the chord progression used in Del Shannon's song (probably to refer to'Runaway') to its own style (not lowering chord but lowering bass tone only) The same applies to the situation where A melody is A minor and Sabi is A major). It should be noted that during the recording, significant changes were made, such as changing from 3 beats to 4 beats .

June 2, 1964
Recording songs for the album.
"Any Time At All" (1st-12th takes)
"Things We Said Today" (1st-3rd takes)
"When I Get Home" (1st-11th takes)
'Things We Said Today' is a song I made during the holidays in May, and "we" is Paul and Jane Asher, whose theme is "nostalgia in the future" that reminds us of the future.
'When I Get Home' is John's solo work based on the idea of ​​a married life with Cynthia, and it is John's "Wilson Pickett-style Motown sound, a four-beat beat in one bar" (actually). I'm not using a cowbell).

June 3, 1964
Rehearsal for a concert with Jimmy Nicole, who has been hospitalized by Apple.
Each person is a demo recording.
'You Know What To Do' (George)
'It's For You' (Paul)
'No Reply' (John)
'No Reply' is intended for Tommy Quickley's (NEMS affiliate) single, based on this demo The recording was scheduled for release on August 7th, but it was not released.
The song is influenced by The Rays's'Silhouettes' released in 1957.
In addition, "Any Time At All" and "Things We Said Today" added piano and others.

June 4, 1964
Mono mixing for EP and album.
'Long Tall Sally'
'Matchbox'
'I Call Your Name'
'Slow Down' (after adding Martin piano)
'When I Get Home'
'Any Time At All'
'I'Ll Cry Instead'

June 5, 1964
The Applejacks has released'Like Dreamers Do'.
Produced by Mike Smith (Producer of Decca who rejected the Beatles)!

June 9, 1964
Mono tape copies of the movie inserts and the latest two singles for Capitol Records and United Artists.
Created a long ending version of'A Hard Day's Night' for United Artists.

June 19, 1964
Released EP "LONG TALL SALLY" .

June 22, 1964
Mixing for the album (3 patterns: English mono, American mono, and stereo).
'Any Time At All'
'When I Get Home'
'I'Ll Be Back'
'And I Love Her' (things Anglo-American common)
and later created only stereo version.
'If I Fell''A
Hard Day's
Night''I Should Have Known Better''I'm
Happy Just To Dance With You''I
Call Your
Name''Can't Buy Me Love''You
Can't Do That '
'Tell Me
Why''Things We Said
Today''Matchbox' (copy of the thing on June 4th)
'Slow Down' (copy of the thing on June 4th)
'Long Tall
Sally''I'll Cry Instead '

July 10, 1964
Released single'A Hard Day's Night' / 'Things We Said Today' and album'A HARD DAY'S NIGHT' .

All songs used in EP "LONG TALL SALLY" and "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" were prepared in mono mix and stereo mix. Also, because there is a movie mix, the release situation is quite complicated.

Originally, in the UK, single and EP are only mono versions, so stereo mixing is not necessary, but since this time we are also shipping to the US market to Capitol, we are making a mix that is unnecessary in the UK .. In fact, the stereo version of'Long Tall Sally' created on June 22 is unreleased to date.

On the other hand, four types of versions will be released in'I Call Your Name' accompanied by editing, and the search for mix differences caused by this is also a factor that fuels enthusiasts' quest.
What made the release situation more complicated is the Capitol.
EMI (and Apple) probably don't know the details, but Capitol is making its own modifications to the mix that's been sent. The addition of Echo is well known, but what has been attributed to mono and stereo versions has never been told.

Martin created a mono version when each song was recorded, then a stereo version at the end of the album session. If you send it to Capitol each time, only the mono version will be at hand first. To release the song, Capitol has created and released a pseudo-stereo version.

On the other hand, if both the mono version and the stereo version arrive at the same time, the stereo version may be dropped to mono. An American mono version of'I'll Be Back' is an example of this, which has also not been released to date.

July 14, 1964
Recorded "A Hard Day's Night" on radio (for "TOP GEAR" on 7/16 broadcast).
The interlude 8 bars have been replaced with monaural records .

July 17, 1964
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas has released'From A Window'.
Recording is May 29th.

July 31, 1964
Cilla Black releases'It's For You'.
Recording is July 2nd. Paul will provide a demo performance (tape or acetate version) on June 3rd.


"BEATLES FOR SALE"


The second half of the album, which is produced twice a year, targets the Christmas market. Starting this time, the US market will also be targeted, and the tight schedule will prevent recording on the US tour from August 19th to September 20th. It was customary to cover the lack of songs with cover songs, but this time it seems that American-conscious songs such as Karl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly were taken up.

In addition, the 12-string guitar that appeared spectacularly in the previous work is used as one of many musical instruments, and the speed of this change is also the charm of the Beatles.
This seed was actually sown in its predecessor, 'Can't Buy Me Love' . It is an experience that some W-tracks of a 6-string guitar are more suitable than playing an interlude on a 12-string guitar. In this work, it develops into songs such as "Baby's In Black" , "Words Of Love" , "I Feel Fine" , and "She's A Woman" .
On the other hand, the key to this work was to use the 12-string guitar for volume playing ( 'Eight Days A Week' ), and it was judged that the thick and complicated chords were effectively used, and the next work "HELP!" Will be used a lot.

1964
August 11
to 14 days
Recording for "BEATLES FOR SALE" .
'Baby's In Black' (1st-14th take)
'I'm A Loser' (1st-8th take)
'Mr. Moonlight' (1st-4th take, ⇒ 62/X )
'Leave My Kitten Alone' ( 1st to 5th take, ⇒ 59/06 )
John describes "I'm A Loser" as "My Dylan era" song. Also, "clown" was an artist-friendly word, but he said that it was OK because it was used by Dylan ( 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' , ⇒ 63/11 ).
'Mr. Moonlight' (edited version of the 1st & 4th takes) became NG and remade on October 18.

August 23, 1964
We are touring the United States from August 19th to September 20th, and Capitol is recording the live at the Hollywood Bowl on that day (recording after dissolution).
⇒ 65/8 American Tour
The interlude of'A Hard Day's Night' plays the phrase exactly as it was recorded on a 12-string guitar.

September 9, 1964
Peter and Gordonk release'I Don't Want To See You Again'.
1964
September 29
to 30 days
Recording for "BEATLES FOR SALE" .
'Every Little Thing' (1st-9th take)
'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party' (1st-19th take)
'What You're Doing' (1st-12th take)
'No Reply' (1st take) 1-8 takes)
"What You're Doing" became NG and was remade on October 26.
The'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party' testifies that John and Paul made C&W styles for apples, but the intro (and ending) was Bob Dylan's'Blowin' where John was affected. It's also the atmosphere of'In The Wind' .

October 6, 1964
Recording of'Eight Days A Week' (1st to 13th takes).
Mark Luisson testifies that John was playing the riff for'I Feel Fine' .
George said the riff was influenced by Bobby Parker's'Watch Your Step' (released in July 1986).

October 8, 1964
Recording of'She's A Woman' (1st-7th takes).
Paul said he started writing music at home on the day to finish it on the way to the studio, and John said he helped with lyrics such as "turns me on" in the studio.

October 18, 1964
Recording for "BEATLES FOR SALE" .
'Eight Days A Week' (editing part 14th-15th take)
'Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' (1st-2nd take, ⇒ 59/04 )
'Mr. Moonlight' (remake ) 5th-8th Takes)
'I Feel Fine' (1st-9th Takes)
'I'll Follow The Sun' (1st-8th Takes, ⇒ 60/Spring )
'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' (1st Take) , ⇒ 57/X )
'Rock And Roll Music' (1st take, ⇒ 57/09 )
'Words Of Love' (1st ~ 3rd take, ⇒ 57/06 )
The feedback used for the'I Feel Fine' intro was recorded at the time of the first take, and it's unclear when it was discovered.
'Kansas City / Hey-Hey- Hey-Hey!' And 'Words Of Love' is recorded in the BBC for the summer of a year ago ( 'Kansas City' , 'Words Of Love' ). At that time, 'Words Of Love' was a duet between George and John following Buddy Holly, but this time Paul added an upper part.

October 26, 1964
Mono mixing for "BEATLES FOR SALE" .
However, 'Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' has stereo mixing because of the live piano addition.
Recording for "BEATLES FOR SALE" .
'Honey Don't' (1st-5th take, ⇒ 56/01 )
'What You're Doing' (13th-19th take with remake)
Since Ringo gave up'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party', he suddenly added'Honey Don't' for additional recording. This leaves'Leave My Kitten Alone' out of the recording list without mixing.
"Honey Don't" was recorded for the BBC a year ago, when John was in charge of lead vocals and the first half of the interlude.

October 27, 1964
November 4, 1964
Stereo mixing for "BEATLES FOR SALE" .

In addition, the biggest feature that can be confirmed in this work is that the 4-track tape is not the final stage. The piano of'Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' and the vocal of'Honey Don't' have been additionally played during mixing, and the final 4-track tape is not left.
At that time, what was needed was a master tape for recording, and it can be seen that the progress of recording was not considered important even at this point.

On September 29, I recorded "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" composed for apple . Waiting for Apple's vocal recording until the last day of recording considering the practice period, but since he gave up, he is still mixing as John's guide vocal.
Naturally, it became necessary to prepare an apple vocal song, and in a hurry , additional recording of'Honey Don't' was made. As a result, the number of songs increases and “Leave My Kitten Alone” is not included in the recording candidates without being mixed.
'Honey Don't' was John's vocal song , so it's the first dubbing that Ringo couldn't sing while playing the drums. This is backed up by a partial correction during mono mixing, and the tambourine is also played when the apple vocal is replaced live. This means that the vocal track also contains tambourine. It seems that it was difficult to get the rhythm because it was a song with a lot of breaks, so Ringo may have struck the tambourine himself to take the rhythm, or Paul might have accompanied Paul and hit the guide tambourine.

When it came to " Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" , it seemed that there was a awareness of "work that does not require the Beatles." The day we recorded a large number of cover songs (October 18th), when we completed the recording part that required the Beatles, the rest was completed with Martin's piano and mixing. This shows that Martin was still in control of the music production.


November 27, 1964
Released single'I Feel Fine' / 'She's A Woman' .

December 4, 1964
Released the album "BEATLES FOR SALE" .
1964
December 8
to 21 days
Paul was inspired by John Mayall and purchased the Epiphone Casino ES-230TD (made in 1987).
It's likely that Paul met Mayall during a session to record John Mayall & The Bruce Breakers on December 7th. Paul seems to have learned how to give feedback ( introduction to'I Feel Fine' ) on a hollow-body guitar at this time .
The Mayall guitar (hollow body) that influenced Paul was purchased in 1955 when he was living in the military in Japan (!).

I also bought the acoustic guitar Texan FT-79 at this time.

December 24
to January 16, 1964
"ANOTHER BEATLES' CHRISTMAS SHOW" sponsored by Epstein is being held in London as in the previous year.
This time, Yardbirds is also in the lineup, and officially it will be the first meeting with Eric Clapton.
Other performers include The Mike Cotton Sound , Freddie And The Dreamers, Elkie Brooks and Sounds Incorporated.
The Beatles have 11 songs ( 'Twist And Shout' , 'I'm A Loser' , 'Baby's In Black' , 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' , 'Can't Buy Me Love' , 'Honey Don't ' , 'I Feel Fine' , 'She's A Woman' , 'A Hard Day's Night' , 'Rock And Roll Music' , 'Long Tall Sally' ).
During this period, Paul visited the Yardbirds dressing room with a Texan and asked for his impressions of'Scrambled Eggs' ('Yesterday' without lyrics).
Aside: Yardbirds recorded'For Your Love' in February just after the show, but Clapton left without waiting for the group's first No.1 hit. Oddly enough, the Clapton will join John Mayall's band in April! !!


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