ABBEY ROAD

Songs recording date and information:

1. Come Together - Recorded 21st July 1969 - 9 takes. Overdubs 22nd July 1969 onto take 9. Overdubs 23rd July 1969 onto take 9. Overdubs 25th July 1969 onto take 9. Overdubs 29th July 1969 onto take 9. Overdubs 30th July 1969 onto take 9. Final mix - take 9
2. Something - Recorded 25th February 1969 - Demo take 1. Recording 16th April 1969 - 13 takes (backing track only) Re-made 2nd May 1969 - 36 takes (new 1-36) Overdubs 5th May 1969 onto take 36. Overdubs 11th July 1969 onto take 36 creating take 37. Overdubs 16th July 1969 onto take 36 creating takes 38 & 39. Overdubs 15th August 1969 onto take 39. Final mix - take 39
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Recorded 9th July 1969 - 21 takes. Overdubs 10th July 1969 onto take 21
   Overdubs 11th July 1969 onto take 21. Overdubs 6th August 1969 onto take 21 creating takes 22-27. Final mix - take 27
4. Oh! Darling - Recorded 20th April 1969 - 26 takes. Overdubs 26th April 1969 onto take 26. Overdubs 17th July 1969 onto take 16. Overdubs 18th July 1969 onto take 26. Overdubs 22nd July 1969 onto take 26. The final vocal - 23rd July 1969 onto take 26. Overdubs 8th August 1969 onto take 26. Overdubs 11th August 1969 onto take 26.
   Final mix - take 26
5. Octopus's Garden - Recorded 26th April 1969 - 32 takes. Overdubs 29th April 1969 onto take 32. Overdubs 17th July 1969 onto take 32. Overdubs 18th July 1969 onto take 32. Final mix - take 32
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Recorded 22nd February 1969 - 35 takes. Mixing 23rd february 1969 takes 9, 20 & 32 together for new "take 1". Overdubs 18th April 1969 onto take 1. Overdubs 20th April 1969 onto take 1. Overdubs 8th August 1969 onto take 1. Overdubs 11th August 1969 onto take 1. Final mix - "take 1"
7. Here Comes the Sun - Recorded 7th July 1969 - 13 takes (backing track only) Vocal overdubs 8th July 1969 onto take 13 creating takes 14-15. Overdubs 16th July 1969 onto take 15. Overdubs 6th August 1969 onto take 15. Overdubs 11th August 1969 onto take 15. Overdubs 15th August 1969 onto take 15. Moog overdub 19th August 1969 onto take 15. Final mix - take 15
8. Because - Recorded 1st August 1969 - 23 takes. Vocal overdubs 4th August 1969 onto take 16. Moog overdubs 5th August 1969 onto take 16. Final mix - take 16
9. You Never Give Me Your Money - Recorded 6th May 1969 - 36 takes. Overdub 1st July 1969 onto take 30. Overdubs 11th July 1969 onto take 30. Overdubs 15th July 1969 onto take 30. Overdubs 30th July 1969 onto take 30 creating takes 37-42. Overdubs 30th July 1969 onto take 40. Overdubs 31st July 1969 onto take 30. Final mix - take 30
10. Sun King - Recorded together with Mean Mr. Mustard
11. Mean Mr. Mustard - Recorded 24th July 1969 - 35 takes. Vocal overdubs 25th July 1969 onto take 35. Overdubs 29th July 1969 onto take 35. Final mix - take 35
12. Polythene Pam - Recorded together with She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
13. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window - Recorded 25th July 1969 - 39 takes. Overdubs 28th July 1969 onto take 39 creating take 40. Overdubs 30th July 1969 onto take 40. Final mix - take 40
14. Golden Slumbers - Recorded together with Carry That Weight
15. Carry That Weight - Recorded 2nd July 1969 - 15 takes (as one track) Overdubs 3rd July 1969 onto takes 13 & 15, creating 2 takes (16-17) Overdubs 4th July 1969 onto take 17. Overdubs 30th July 1969 onto take 17. Overdubs 31st July 1969 onto take 17. Overdubs 15th August 1969 onto take 17. Final mix - take 17
16. The End - Recorded 23rd July 1969 - 7 takes (backing track only) Vocal overdubs 5th August 1969 onto take 7. Overdubs 7th August 1969 onto take 7. Overdubs 8th August 1969 onto take 7. Overdubs 15th August 1969 onto take 7. Overdubs 18th August 1969 onto take 7. Final mix - take 7
17. Her Majesty - Recorded 2nd July 1969 - 3 takes. Final mix - take 3