Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane

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Tracklist

7" Vinyl 1
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AStrawberry Fields Forever
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Dave Harries (engineer)
producer:
Dave Harries (engineer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bongos and maracas:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
cello:
John Hall (double bass) (on 1966-12-15), Norman Jones (Cello) (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Simpson (cellist) (on 1966-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-09)
mellotron:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
percussion and background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-21)
swarmandal:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
tambourine:
Mal Evans (on 1966-12-08)
timpani:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
trumpet:
Greg Bowen (trumpet) (on 1966-12-15), Tony Fisher (trumpeter) (on 1966-12-15), Stan Roderick (trumpet player) (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Watkins (trumpeter) (on 1966-12-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-21)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1966-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1967) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-08, on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-22)
recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (from 1966-11-29 until 1966-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
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BPenny Lane
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
congas:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-06)
cor anglais:
Dick Morgan (Oboist) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17) and Mike Winfield (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
double bass:
Frank Clarke (on 1967-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
flugelhorn:
Leon Calvert (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
flute:
Phil Goody (on 1967-01-09), Manny Winters (flute player) (on 1967-01-09), Ray Swinfield (on 1967-01-09) and Dennis Walton (on 1967-01-09)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
harmonium:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29)
oboe:
Dick Morgan (Oboist) (on 1967-01-09) and Mike Winfield (on 1967-01-09)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-06) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-01-06)
piccolo:
Phil Goody (on 1967-01-09) and Ray Swinfield (on 1967-01-09)
piccolo trumpet:
David Mason (trumpeter) (on 1967-01-17)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29)
trumpet:
Leon Calvert (on 1967-01-09), Duncan Campbell (trumpet, Scotland) (on 1967-01-09), Freddy Clayton (on 1967-01-09) and Bert Courtley (on 1967-01-09)
tubular bells:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-10)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1967) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-29, on 1967-01-05, on 1967-01-06, on 1967-01-09, on 1967-01-17) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-10, on 1967-01-12)
recording of:
Penny Lane (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Catherine Holmes A'Court, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
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