Paperback Writer
Single by The Beatles • 10 June 1966 • Parlophone R 5452
Revolver (1966) — Studio awakening — backwards everything, tape loops.
About this release
Paperback Writer is a UK single on Parlophone (catalogue R 5452), released 10 June 1966. Recorded with new bass amp/speaker for unprecedented low-end on a UK pop single.
The recording context is the band's Revolver (1966) period, produced by George Martin with Geoff Emerick engineering. The track(s) were committed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road on Studer J37 four-track (with vari-speed, ADT) via the REDD.51.
Contents Preface 4 The Paul McCartney Interview 6 1962 Recording sessions for: `Love Me Do', `Please Please Me' 19631967 16 Recording sessions for: `Penny Lane', 92 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Yellow Submarine, `All You Need Is Love', Magical Mystery Tour, `Hello, Goodbye' Recording sessions for: Please…— Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, p.3
What's distinctive
2 tracks; average length 2:40. Lennon dominates the lead vocals (1/2). Lead writing credit: McCartney (1 of 2).Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Pattern analysis
Lennon 1
McCartney 1
Era technical context
| Microphones | Neumann U47/U48, AKG C12, STC 4038, close-miking pioneered (Emerick) on Ringo's bass drum |
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| Outboard | EMI RS124, EMT 140 plate, Fairchild 660 limiter, EMI Artificial Double Tracking (ADT), Leslie cabinet (vocals) |
| Guitars | Epiphone Casino, Gibson SG (Harrison), Rickenbacker 4001S bass (McCartney introduced) |
| Amplifiers | Vox AC100, Vox 7120, Fender Showman, Fender Bassman |
References & external databases
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