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(Wednesday, January 5, 1966) — The Beatles assembled at CTS Studios in London today to overdub, and even re-record entirely, some seven of the songs performed at their record breaking concert at New York’s Shea Stadium on Aug. 15, 1965, for “The Beatles at Shea Stadium” documentary that would air Mar. 1, 1966 on BBC1.

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Paul McCartney overdubbed new bass parts onto “Dizzy Miss Lizzy,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Baby’s in Black,” and “I’m Down.” The latter — the concert finale — also featured a newly recorded organ track by John Lennon.

Because the original concert recordings could not be salvaged, The Beatles made entirely new recordings of “I Feel Fine” and “Help!” These were taped quickly to preserve a live feel, with care taken to match the performances to the on-screen footage.

The group also recorded overdubs for “Ticket to Ride,” while the EMI studio recording was used for “Act Naturally.”

Although producer George Martin wanted to record a new version of “Twist and Shout,” time constraints made that impossible. Instead, a performance from The Beatles’ third and final Hollywood Bowl concert on Aug. 30, 1965, was used to enhance the sound.

No work was done on “She’s a Woman” or “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby,” and both songs were omitted from the final production.