September 03, 2022

Revolver Session Recordings

The recent announcement of the Revolver Deluxe Set due in October, will include bonus tracks not officially available before. The Anthology 2 set included some alternate takes from this period. But fans have had much of this period recordings available for some time. Below are four sets from this period.

Anthology 2- Disk 1
17.    "Tomorrow Never Knows" ("Mark 1" / Take 1), April 6,1966 in EMI Studios,3:14
18.    "Got to Get You into My Life" (Take 5; mono), April 7,1966 in EMI Studios,2:54
19.    "And Your Bird Can Sing" (Take 2), April 20,1966 in EMI Studios,2:13
20.    "Taxman" (Take 11) Harrison, April 21,1966 in EMI Studios,2:32
21.    "Eleanor Rigby (strings only)" (Take 14), April 28, 1966 in EMI Studios,2:06
22.    "I'm Only Sleeping (rehearsal)" (mono),    April 29, 1966 in EMI Studios,0:41
23.    "I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)" (mono), April 29, 1966 in EMI Studios,2:59



Beatles Revolver Sessions-Granny Smith Label-4CD


DISC 1
Apr 6th 1966 - Studio 3, 8:15pm-1:00am
1. Tomorrow Never Knows - take 1 - backing loop
2. Tomorrow Never Knows - SI onto take 1 - drums & vocal
3. Tomorrow Never Knows - take 3 - bass & drums rhythm track

Apr 7th 1966 - Studio 3, 2:30-7:15pm
4. Tomorrow Never Knows - tape loops
5. Tomorrow Never Knows - SI onto take 3 - loop track

Apr 7th 1966 - Studio 3, 8:15pm-1:30am
6. Got To Get You Into My Life - take 5 - rhythm track
7. Got To Get You Into My Life - SI onto take 5 - vocals

Apr 8th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30-9:00pm
8. Got To Get You Into My Life - take 8

Apr 11th 1966 - Studio 2, 8:00pm-12:45am
9. Love You To - take 6 - guitar & vocal
10. Love You To - SI onto take 6 - sitar & tabla
11. Love You To - SI onto take 6 - 2nd sitar & fuzz bass

Apr 13th 1966 - Studio 3, 2:30-6:30pm
12. Love You To - SI onto take 7
13. Love You To - mono mix

Apr 13th 1966 - Studio 3, 8:00pm-2:30am
14. Paperback Writer - take 1
15. Paperback Writer - take 2 - rhythm
16. Paperback Writer - SI onto take 2 - lead vocal
17. Paperback Writer - SI onto take 2 - 2nd lead vocal

Apr 14th 1966 - Studio 3, 2:30-7:30pm
18. Paperback Writer - SI onto take 2 - bass

Apr 14th 1966 - Studio 3, 7:30-8:00pm
19. Paperback Writer - mono mix

Apr 14th 1966 - Studio 3, 8:30pm-1:30am
20. Rain - take 5 - rhythm
21. Rain - SI onto take 5 - lead vocal

Apr 16th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-1:30am
22. Rain - SI onto take 5 - bass & tambourine
23. Rain - SI onto take 5 - 2nd vocal (chorus)
24. Rain - backward vocal reversed
25. Rain - SI onto take 7 - backing vocals
26. Rain - mono mix

Apr 17th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30-10:30pm
27. Doctor Robert - take 7 - rhythm
28. Doctor Robert - SI onto take 7 - harmonium

Apr 19th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-12:00am
29. Doctor Robert - SI onto take 7 - lead guitar & vocals

DISC 2
Apr 20th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-2:30am
1. And Your Bird Can Sing - take 2
2. And Your Bird Can Sing - SI onto take 2 - lead vocals and guitar
3. And Your Bird Can Sing - SI onto take 2 - tambourine, bass, vocal, guitar
4. And Your Bird Can Sing - SI onto take 2 - laughing vocals

Apr 21st 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-12:50am
5. Taxman - take 11
6. Taxman - SI onto take 11 - lead vocal excerpt
7. Taxman - SI onto take 11 - 2nd lead vocal excerpt
8. Taxman - SI onto take 11 - both lead vocals, complete track
9. Taxman - SI onto take 11 - tambourine, lead guitar, backing vocals

Apr 22nd 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-11:30pm
10. Taxman - SI onto take 12 - cowbell & "Mr Heath" backing vocals
11. Tomorrow Never Knows - SI onto take 3 - tamboura & lead vocal
12. Tomorrow Never Knows - SI onto take 3 - vocal, organ, tambourine, piano
13. Tomorrow Never Knows - SI onto take 3 - guitar solo
14. Tomorrow Never Knows - take 3 - track 3 (complete)

Apr 26th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30-2:45am
15. And Your Bird Can Sing - take 10 + take 6
16. And Your Bird Can Sing - SI onto take 10 - vocals & handclaps
17. And Your Bird Can Sing - SI onto take 10 - lead guitars

Apr 27th 1966 - Studio 3, 11:30pm-3:00am
18. Tomorrow Never Knows - RM8 mono mix

Apr 27th 1966 - Studio 3, 11:30pm-3:00am
19. I'm Only Sleeping - take 11

Apr 28th 1966 - Studio 2, 5:00-7:50pm
20. Eleanor Rigby (strings) - take 14

Apr 29th 1966 - Studio 3, 5:00pm-1:00am
21. Eleanor Rigby - SI onto take 15 - vocal
22. Eleanor Rigby - SI onto take 15 - vocals
23. I'm Only Sleeping - rehearsal
24. I'm Only Sleeping (remake) - take 5
25. I'm Only Sleeping - SI onto take 11 - vocal

May 5th 1966 - Studio 3, 9:30pm-3:00am
26. I'm Only Sleeping - SI onto take 11 - lead guitars, composite mix
27. I'm Only Sleeping - SI onto take 11 - lead guitars, forward

May 6th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-1:00am
28. I'm Only Sleeping - SI onto take 13 - backing vocals

May 9th 1966 - Studio 2, 7:00pm-11:00pm
29. For No One - take 1 monitor mix
30. For No One - take 2 monitor mix
31. For No One - take 5 monitor mix
32. For No One - take 6 monitor mix
33. For No One - take 7, 8 & 9 monitor mix
34. For No One - take 10 piano
35. For No One - SI onto take 10 - clavichord & percussion

DISC 3
May 12th 1966 - Studio 3, 1:45pm-3:30pm
1. Doctor Robert - US mono mix
2. I'm Only Sleeping - US mono mix
3. And Your Bird Can Sing - US mono mix

May 16th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-1:30am
4. For No One - SI onto take 10 - lead vocal
5. For No One - reduction mix take 13

May 18th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-2:30am
6. Got To Get You Into My Life - SI onto take 8 - stereo brass overdub (partial)
7. Got To Get You Into My Life - SI onto take 8 - brass overdub (complete)
8. Got To Get You Into My Life - vocals, organ, tambourine

May 19th 1966 - Studio 3, 7:00pm-11:00pm
9. For No One - SI onto take 14 - bass
10. For No One - SI onto take 14 - French horn

May 20th 1966 - Studio 1, 11:00am-12:30pm
11. And Your Bird Can Sing - US stereo mix
12. And Your Bird Can Sing - UK stereo mix
13. Doctor Robert - US stereo mix
14. Doctor Robert - UK stereo mix
15. I'm Only Sleeping - US stereo mix
16. I'm Only Sleeping - UK stereo mix

May 26th 1966 - Studio 3, 7:00pm-1:00am
17. Yellow Submarine - take 4 - rhythm
18. Yellow Submarine - SI onto take 4 - lead and backing vocals
19. Yellow Submarine - SI onto take 4 - second vocal

June 1st 1966- Studio 2, 2:30pm-2:30am
20. Yellow Submarine - SI onto take 5 - sound effects
21. Yellow Submarine - intro

June 2nd 1966 - Studio 2, 7:00pm-3:30am
22. I Want To Tell You - rhythm + vocals and piano

June 3rd 1966 - Studio 2, 7:00pm-2:30am
23. I Want To Tell You - bass + vocals
24. I Want To Tell You - RM4
25. Yellow Submarine - RM5

June 6th 1966 - Studio 3, 7:00pm-12:00am
26. And Your Bird Can Sing - UK mono mix
27. I'm Only Sleeping - UK mono mix
28. Tomorrow Never Knows - RM11

June 6th 1966 - Studio 3, 12:00-1:30am
29. Eleanor Rigby - SI onto take 15 - end vocal

June 8th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30pm-2:30am
30. Good Day Sunshine - take 1 - rhythm
31. Good Day Sunshine - SI onto take 1 - vocals

June 9th 1966 - Studio 2, 2:30-8:00pm
32. Good Day Sunshine - SI onto take 1 - piano, percussion, handclaps, vocals
33. Good Day Sunshine - end vocal overlays

DISC 4
June 16th 1966 - Studio 2, 7:00pm-3:30am
1. Here There and Everywhere - take 7
2. Here There and Everywhere - SI onto take 13 - backing vocals I (partial)
3. Here There and Everywhere - SI onto take 13 - backing vocals II (partial)
4. Here There and Everywhere - SI onto take 14 - lead vocal

June 17th 1966 - Studio 2, 7:00pm-1:30am
5. Here There and Everywhere - SI onto take 14 - 2nd lead vocal & 2nd lead guitar
6. Got To Get You Into My Life - SI onto take 9 - guitars

June 20th 1966 - Studio 1, 6:00pm-8:30pm
7. Got To Get You Into My Life - RM8

June 21st 1966 - Studio 3, 10:00am-1:00pm
8. Love You To - stereo mix, edit of RS1-3
9. I Want To Tell You - RS2
10. Here There and Everywhere - RS2
11. Here There and Everywhere - RM3

June 21st 1966 - Studio 3, 2:30pm-6:30pm
12. For No One - RM8
13. Doctor Robert - RM6
14. Taxman - mono mix, edit of RM5-6
15. For No One - RS1
16. Taxman - stereo mix, edit of RS1-2

June 21st 1966 - Studio 3, 7:00pm-3:45am
17. She Said She Said - take 3 rhythm
18. She Said She Said - SI onto take 3 - lead and backing vocals
19. She Said She Said - SI onto take 3 - organ and lead guitar

June 22nd 1966 - Studio 3, 7:00pm-1:30am
20. Eleanor Rigby - RM5
21. She Said She Said - RM4
22. Good Day Sunshine - RM7
23. Eleanor Rigby - RS1
24. She Said She Said - RS1
25. Good Day Sunshine - RS1
26. Yellow Submarine - RS2
27. Tomorrow Never Knows - RS6
28. Got To Get You Into My Life - RS1













More info is available here:
https://superdiscografiathebeatles.blogspot.com/p/the-beatles-2009-revolver-sessions-box.html



The Alternate Revolver - Pear Label-1 CD




The Alternate Revolver is a collection of different takes and versions of songs recorded in 1966 for the album Revolver. Features many mono mixes and a few tracks lifted from Anthology.

    1-Taxman
    take 11, recorded on April 21, 1966 (taken from Anthology)
    2-Eleanor Rigby
    mono mix, recorded on April 29, 1966
    3-I’m Only Sleeping
    Capitol stereo version, with different backwards guitars
    4-Love You To
    mono mix, recorded on April 13, 1966
    5-Here, There, And Everywhere
    take 7, with an overdub of take 13, recorded on June 16, 1966 (taken from Real Love single)
    6-Yellow Submarine
    remix, with different sounds and a spoken intro by Ringo, recorded on May 26 and June 1, 1966 (taken from Real Love single)
    7-She Said She Said
    mono mix, recorded on June 21, 1966
    8-Good Day Sunshine
    mono mix, recorded on June 9, 1966
    9-And Your Bird Can Sing
    take 2, recorded on April 20, 1966 (taken from Anthology)
    10-For No One
    take 10, recorded on May 16, 1966 (taken from Monitor Mixes (bootleg))
    11-Doctor Robert
    mono mix, recorded on April 19, 1966
    12-I Want To Tell You
    mono mix, recorded on June 3, 1966
    13-Got To Get You Into My Life
    take 5, recorded on April 7, 1966 (taken from Anthology)
    14-Tomorrow Never Knows
    alternate mix (taken from Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 4 (bootleg))
    15-And Your Bird Can Sing
    mono mix of take 10, recorded on April 26, 1966
    16-I’m Only Sleeping
    take 1, recorded on April 29, 1966 (taken from Anthology)
    17-Eleanor Rigby
    take 14, strings only, recorded on April 28, 1966 (taken from Anthology)
    18-For No One
    take 14, recorded on May 19, 1966 (taken from Monitor Mixes (bootleg))
    19-She Said She Said
    demo, recorded in March, 1966 (taken from Revolution (bootleg))
    20-Taxman
    mono mix of take 12, with a louder lead guitar, recorded on April 21, 1966
    21-Tomorrow Never Knows
    take 1, recorded on April 6, 1966 (taken from Anthology)
    22-I’m Only Sleeping
    rehearsal, recorded on April 29, 1966 (taken from Anthology)
    23-Got To Get You Into My Life
    mono mix of take 9, recorded on May 18, 1966
    24-Here, There And Everywhere
    take 13 and 14, recorded on June 16, 1966 (taken from Monitor Mixes (bootleg))
    25-I’m Only Sleeping
    mono mix, with extra backwards guitar during the third verse, recorded on May 6, 1966
    26-Tomorrow Never Knows
    mono mix, fewer of the various tape loops are present and they fade completely in and out of the track, recorded on April 27, 1966

More info is available here:
https://superdiscografiathebeatles.blogspot.com/2020/01/2003-alternate-revolver.html




Revolving - Secret Trax-2CD





        "Revolver" Era Demos   

1-1        He Said, He Said Demo Tape
1-2        He Said, He Said Demo Tape
1-3        He Said, He Said Demo Tape
1-4        He Said, He Said Demo Tape
1-5        She Said, She Said Demo Tape
1-6        She Said, She Said Demo Tape
1-7        She Said, She Said Demo Tape

        "Revolver" Era Sessions   

1-8        Tomorrow Never Knows Take 1
1-9        Got To Get You Into My Life Take 5
1-10        Got To Get You Into My Life Partial Take 5
1-11        Paperback Writer Take 1
1-12        Paperback Writer Take 2
1-13        And Your Bird Can Sing Take 2
1-14        And Your Bird Can Sing S1 Onto Take 2
1-15        Taxman Take 11
1-16        Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only) Take 14
1-17        I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
1-18        I'm Only Sleeping Take 1
1-19        For No One Take 1
1-20        For No One Take 2
1-21        For No One Take 10
1-22        For No One Take 14
1-23        Yellow Submarine Take 5
1-24        Here, There And Everywhere Edit Of Takes 7 / 14
1-25        Here, There And Everywhere Take 14

        The Raw Monitor Mixes   

1-26        For No One Take 10
1-27        For No One Take 10
1-28        For No One Take 10
1-29        For No One Take 14
1-30        Here, There And Everywhere Take 14
1-31        Here, There And Everywhere Take 14
1-32        Here, There And Everywhere Take 14
1-33        Here, There And Everywhere Take 14

        The Mono "Revolver" Album
    
2-1        Taxman
2-2        Eleanor Rigby
2-3        I'm Only Sleeping
2-4        Love You To
2-5        Here, There And Everywhere
2-6        Yellow Submarine
2-7        She Said, She Said
2-8        Good Day Sunshine
2-9        And Your Bird Can Sing
2-10        For No One
2-11        Doctor Robert
2-12        I Want To Tell You
2-13        Got To Get You Into My Life
2-14        Tomorrow Never Knows

        Other "Revolver" Era Mono Mixes   

2-15        Paperback Writer Take 2
2-16        Rain Take 7
2-17        I'm Only Sleeping Take 13
2-18        And Your Bird Can Sing Edit Of Take 10 / 6
2-19        Doctor Robert Take 7
2-20        Tomorrow Never Knows Take 3
        Other "Revolver" Era Stereo Mixes   
2-21        Paperback Writer Take 2
2-22        I'm Only Sleeping Take 13
2-23        Doctor Robert Take 7

More info is available here:
https://www.guitars101.com/threads/the-beatles-revolving-revolver-sessions-outtakes-alternate-versions.483689/

Revolver-Deluxe-Purple Chic Label-2CD


       




 

 


 

 Stereo   

1-1        Paperback Writer (RS3 Take 2)
1-2        Rain (RS1 Take 7)
        Revolver   
1-3        Taxman (RS1 & RS2 Take 12) Written-By – Harrison*
1-4        Eleanor Rigby (RS1 Take 15)
1-5        I'm Only Sleeping (RS2 Take 13)
1-6        Love You To (RS1, RS2, RS3 & Edit Take 7)Written-By – Harrison*
1-7        Here, There And Everywhere (RS2 Take 14)
1-8        Yellow Submarine (RS2 Take 5)
1-9        She Said, She Said (RS1 Take 4)
1-10        Good Day Sunshine (RS1 Take 1)
1-11        And Your Bird Can Sing (RS1 & RS2 Takes 10 & 4)
1-12        For No One (RS1 Take 14)
1-13        Dr. Robert (Edit Of RS2 Take 7)
1-14        I Want To Tell You (RS2 Take 4)Written-By – Harrison*
1-15        Got To Get You Into My Life (RS1 Takes 9 & 8)
1-16        Tomorrow Never Knows (RS6 Take 3)

        Alternate Stereo Mixes   

1-17        I'm Only Sleeping (RS1)
1-18        And Your Bird Can Sing (RS7 & RS8)
1-19        Dr. Robert (Edit Of RS1)
1-20        Paperback Writer
1-21        Rain
1-22        Eleanor Rigby
1-23        Love You ToWritten-By – Harrison*
1-24        Yellow Submarine
1-25        For No One
1-26        Paperback Writer
1-27        Rain
        Anthology DVD Medley   
1-28.1        Yellow Submarine   
1-28.2        Got To Get You Into My Life   
1-28.3        TaxmanWritten-By – Harrison*
1-28.4        Eleanor Rigby   
1-28.5        I'm Only Sleeping   

        Mono   

        Single   
2-1        Paperback Writer (RM2 Take 2)
2-2        Rain (RM3 Take 7)
        Revolver   
2-3        Taxman (RM5 & RM6 Take 12)Written-By – Harrison*
2-4        Eleanor Rigby (RM5 Take 15)
2-5        I'm Only Sleeping (RM6 Take 13)
2-6        Love You To (RM1, RM2, RM3 & Edit Take 7)Written-By – Harrison*
2-7        Here, There And Everywhere (RM3 Take 14)
2-8        Yellow Submarine (RM5 Take 5)
2-9        She Said, She Said (RM4 Take 4)
2-10        Good Day Sunshine (RM7 (Labeled As RM2) Take 1)
2-11        And Your Bird Can Sing (RM9 & RM10 Takes 10 & 4)
2-12        For No One (RM8 Take 14)
2-13        Dr. Robert (Edit Of RM6 Take 7)
2-14        I Want To Tell You (RM1 Take 4)Written-By – Harrison*
2-15        Got To Get You Into My Life (RM8 Takes 9 & 8)
2-16        Tomorrow Never Knows (RM8 Take 3)
       
Alternate Mono Mixes   

2-17        I'm Only Sleeping (RM5)
2-18        Dr. Robert (Edit Of RM4)
2-19        Tomorrow Never Knows (RM11)
2-20        Yellow Submarine (RM??)
2-21        Yellow Submarine (RM5 (Including Announcement))