A Day In The Life

January 19, 1967	Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England	Vocals and track recorded
January 20, 1967	Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England	Additional overdubs
February 3, 1967	Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England	Re-recording done
February 10, 1967	Abbey Road Studio 1, London, England	Orchestra recorded
February 22, 1967	Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England	A bunch of pianos recorded and mono mix done
February 23, 1967	Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England	Stereo mix done
March 1, 1967	Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England	Unused piano overdubbed attempted

Producer	George Martin
Lead Vocals	John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Guitar	John Lennon
Bass	Paul McCartney
Double Bass	Cyril MacArthur, Gordon Pearce
Piano	Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Martin, Mal Evans, Ringo Starr
Harmonium	George Martin
Drums	Ringo Starr
Tympany Drums	Tristan Fry
Bongos	George Harrison
Maracas	Ringo Starr
Percussion	Tristan Fry
Tambourine	Marijke Koger
Harp	John Marston
Trumpet	David Mason, Monty Montgomery, Harold Jackson
Trombone	Raymond Brown, Raymond Premru, T Moore
French Horn	Alan Civil, Neil Sanders
Flute	Clifford Seville, David Sanderman
Oboe	Roger Lord
Bassoon	N Fawcett, Alfred Waters
Clarinet	Basil Tschaikov, Jack Brymer
Tuba	Michael Barnes
Violin	Erich Gruenberg, Granville Jones, Bill Monro, Jürgen Hess, Hans Geiger, D Bradley, Lionel Bentley, David McCallum, Donald Weekes, Henry Datyner, Sidney Sax, Ernest Scott
Viola	John Underwood, Gwynne Edwards, Bernard Davis, John Meek
Cello	Francisco Gabarro, Dennis Vigay, Alan Dalziel, Alex Nifosi
Conductor	Paul McCartney
Mixing	George Martin, Geoff Emerick, Richard Lush
Engineering	Geoff Emerick
Assistant Engineering	Phil McDonald, Richard Lush
In Attendance	Donovan, Graham Nash, Klaus Voormann, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts

Release	Artist	Released
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	The Beatles	June 1, 1967

Vocals and track recorded Abbey Road Studio 2 London, England January 19, 1967	Geoff Emerick (Engineering) George Harrison (Bongos) George Martin (Producer) John Lennon (Guitar, Lead Vocals) Paul McCartney (Piano) Phil McDonald (Assistant Engineering) Ringo Starr (Maracas)
Additional overdubs Abbey Road Studio 2 London, England January 20, 1967	Geoff Emerick (Engineering) George Martin (Producer) John Lennon (Lead Vocals) Paul McCartney (Bass, Lead Vocals) Phil McDonald (Assistant Engineering) Ringo Starr (Drums)
Re-recording done Abbey Road Studio 2 London, England February 3, 1967	Geoff Emerick (Engineering) George Martin (Producer) Paul McCartney (Bass, Lead Vocals) Richard Lush (Assistant Engineering) Ringo Starr (Drums)
Orchestra recorded Abbey Road Studio 1 London, England February 10, 1967	Alan Civil (French Horn) Alan Dalziel (Cello) Alex Nifosi (Cello) Alfred Waters (Bassoon) Basil Tschaikov (Clarinet) Bernard Davis (Viola) Bill Monro (Violin) Bill Wyman (In Attendance) Brian Jones (In Attendance) Charlie Watts (In Attendance) Clifford Seville (Flute) Cyril MacArthur (Double Bass) David Mason (Trumpet) David McCallum (Violin) David Sanderman (Flute) D Bradley (Violin) Dennis Vigay (Cello) Donald Weekes (Violin) Donovan (In Attendance) Erich Gruenberg (Violin) Ernest Scott (Violin) Francisco Gabarro (Cello) Geoff Emerick (Engineering) George Martin (Producer) Gordon Pearce (Double Bass) Graham Nash (In Attendance) Granville Jones (Violin) Gwynne Edwards (Viola) Hans Geiger (Violin) Harold Jackson (Trumpet) Henry Datyner (Violin) Jack Brymer (Clarinet) John Marston (Harp) John Meek (Viola) John Underwood (Viola) Jürgen Hess (Violin) Keith Richards (In Attendance) Klaus Voormann (In Attendance) Lionel Bentley (Violin) Marijke Koger (Tambourine) Michael Barnes (Tuba) Mick Jagger (In Attendance) Monty Montgomery (Trumpet) Neil Sanders (French Horn) N Fawcett (Bassoon) Paul McCartney (Conductor) Raymond Brown (Trombone) Raymond Premru (Trombone) Richard Lush (Assistant Engineering) Roger Lord (Oboe) Sidney Sax (Violin) The Rolling Stones (In Attendance) T Moore (Trombone) Tristan Fry (Percussion, Tympany Drums)
A bunch of pianos recorded and mono mix done Abbey Road Studio 2 London, England February 22, 1967	Geoff Emerick (Engineering) George Martin (Harmonium, Piano, Producer) John Lennon (Piano) Mal Evans (Piano) Paul McCartney (Piano) Richard Lush (Assistant Engineering) Ringo Starr (Piano)
Stereo mix done Abbey Road Studio 2 London, England February 23, 1967	Geoff Emerick (Engineering, Mixing) George Martin (Mixing, Producer) Richard Lush (Assistant Engineering, Mixing)
Unused piano overdubbed attempted Abbey Road Studio 2 London, England March 1, 1967	Geoff Emerick (Engineering) George Martin (Producer) Richard Lush (Assistant Engineering)

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Recording of "A Day In The Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

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