The Beatles record ‘I’ll Be Back’ at EMI Studios in London 60 years this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (June 1 1964)


Video: 'I'll Be Back (Anthology 1 Version / Demo)' (take 2)

(Monday, June 1, 1964, 8:00-11:15 p.m. BST) — In the second of two recording sessions today at EMI Studio Two in London, The Beatles recorded “I’ll Be Back” for their next studio album A Hard Day’s Night.


Video: 'I'll Be Back (Anthology 1 Version / Complete)' (take 3)

The Beatles recorded the bass and drums in nine takes, and spent a further seven overdubbing acoustic guitar and double-tracked vocals: track two was filled with George Harrison’s lead acoustic guitar; track three contained John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s vocals and an acoustic guitar part from Lennon; and Harrison overdubbed another acoustic guitar part onto track four.


Video: 'I'll Be Back (Remastered 2009)'