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A Day in the Life by The Beatles

First released: 02 Apr 1973, Length: 5:07
1973 UK stereo mix; crossfade cut off

Creators (62)

Conductor

  1. Paul McCartney

Instruments

  1. Alan Civil (10 Feb 1967) French horn
  2. Alan Dalziel (10 Feb 1967) cello
  3. Alex Nifosi (10 Feb 1967) cello
  4. Alfred Waters (10 Feb 1967) bassoon
  5. Basil Tschaikov (10 Feb 1967) clarinet
  6. Bernard Davis (10 Feb 1967) viola
  7. Bill Monro (10 Feb 1967) violin
  8. Clifford Seville (10 Feb 1967) flute
  9. Cyril MacArthur (10 Feb 1967) double bass
  10. David Mason (10 Feb 1967) trumpet
  11. David McCallum (10 Feb 1967) violin
  12. David Sandeman (10 Feb 1967) flute
  13. Denis Vigay (10 Feb 1967) cello
  14. Donald Weekes (10 Feb 1967) violin
  15. Erich Gruenberg (10 Feb 1967) violin
  16. Francisco Gabarro (10 Feb 1967) cello
  17. George Harrison (19 Jan 1967) congas
  18. George Martin (19 Jan 1967 - 22 Feb 1967) harmonium, piano
  19. George Martin (22 Feb 1967) harmonium, piano
  20. Gordon Pearce (10 Feb 1967) double bass
  21. Granville Jones (10 Feb 1967) violin
  22. Gwynne Edwards (10 Feb 1967) viola
  23. Hans Geiger (10 Feb 1967) violin
  24. Harold Jackson (10 Feb 1967) trumpet
  25. Henry Datyner (10 Feb 1967) violin
  26. Jack Brymer (10 Feb 1967) clarinet
  27. John Lennon (19 Jan 1967) piano, acoustic guitar
  28. John Lennon (22 Feb 1967) piano, acoustic guitar
  29. John Marson (10 Feb 1967) harp
  30. John Meek (10 Feb 1967) viola
  31. John Underwood (10 Feb 1967) viola
  32. Jurgen Hess (10 Feb 1967) violin
  33. Lionel Bentley (10 Feb 1967) violin
  34. Mal Evans (22 Feb 1967) piano
  35. Marijke Koger (19 Jan 1967 - 22 Feb 1967) tambourine
  36. Michael Barnes (10 Feb 1967) tuba
  37. Monty Montgomery (10 Feb 1967) trumpet
  38. Neill Sanders (10 Feb 1967) French horn
  39. Paul McCartney (22 Feb 1967) electric bass guitar, clavichord, piano, piano
  40. Paul McCartney (03 Feb 1967) electric bass guitar, clavichord, piano, piano
  41. Paul McCartney (19 Jan 1967) electric bass guitar, clavichord, piano, piano
  42. Paul McCartney (20 Jan 1967) electric bass guitar, clavichord, piano, piano
  43. Ray Premru (10 Feb 1967) trombone
  44. Raymond Brown (10 Feb 1967) trombone
  45. Ringo Starr (22 Feb 1967) maracas, piano, drums (drum set)
  46. Ringo Starr (03 Feb 1967) maracas, piano, drums (drum set)
  47. Ringo Starr (19 Jan 1967) maracas, piano, drums (drum set)
  48. Roger Lord (10 Feb 1967) oboe
  49. Sidney Sax (10 Feb 1967) violin
  50. Tristan Fry (10 Feb 1967) percussion

Vocals

  1. John Lennon (19 Jan 1967) lead vocals
  2. Mal Evans (19 Jan 1967) spoken vocals
  3. Paul McCartney (03 Feb 1967) lead vocals

Engineer

  1. Geoff Emerick

Producer

  1. George Martin

Orchestrator

  1. George Martin

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 (19 Jan 1967)
  2. Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 (20 Jan 1967)
  3. Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 (03 Feb 1967)
  4. Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 (10 Feb 1967)
  5. Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 (22 Feb 1967)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. A Day in the Life (19 Jan 1967 - 22 Feb 1967)

    Writer

    1. John Lennon
    2. Paul McCartney

Links (1)

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/track/7lQ9vPEIo4caEIctf6bYOi

Releases containing this recording (27)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. 1967–1970 02 Apr 1973 The Beatles
  2. 1967–1970 19 Apr 1973 The Beatles
  3. 1967–1970 1973 The Beatles
  4. 1967–1970 20 Sep 1993 The Beatles
  5. 1967–1970 05 Oct 1993 The Beatles
  6. 1967–1970 1993 The Beatles
  7. 1967–1970 1993 The Beatles
  8. 1967–1970 1993 The Beatles
  9. 1967–1970 1993 The Beatles
  10. 1967–1970 1993 The Beatles
  11. 1967–1970 18 Oct 2010 The Beatles 2009 remasters
  12. 1967–1970 18 Oct 2010 The Beatles
  13. 1967-1970 19 Oct 2010 The Beatles
  14. 1967–1970 19 Oct 2010 The Beatles
  15. 1967–1970 16 Nov 2010 The Beatles iTunes LP, mastered for iTunes
  16. 1962–1966 / 1967–1970 2010 The Beatles
  17. 1967–1970 2014 The Beatles
  18. 1967–1970 24 Dec 2015 The Beatles remastered
  19. 1967–1970 The Beatles
  20. The Beatles 1967-1970 Vol. 1 The Beatles

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture 05 Oct 1988 John Lennon
  2. Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture 10 Oct 1988 John Lennon
  3. Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture Oct 1988 John Lennon
  4. Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture 1988 John Lennon
  5. Imagine: John Lennon 1988 John Lennon

Single - Compilation

  1. Singles Collection 06 Dec 1982 The Beatles blue box