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Eight Days a Week - The Beatles

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BillBassDude
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Published on 28 Jan 2025 / In Rock / Classic Rock

"Eight Days a Week" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon based on McCartney's original idea. It was released in December 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale, except in the United States and Canada, where it was first issued as a single A-side in February 1965 before appearing on the album Beatles VI. The song was the band's seventh number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, a run of US chart success achieved in just over a year. The single was also number 1 in Canada, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The Beatles recorded "Eight Days a Week" at EMI Studios in London in October 1964. The track opens with a fade-in, marking one of the first times that this technique had been used on a pop studio recording. The song was reissued worldwide in 2000 on the Beatles compilation album 1.

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Revup67
Revup67 5 days ago

Good work on the Abbey Road studios background and mirrored effect...Looks really good.

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Revup67
Revup67 6 days ago

BB..Can't hear the bass or drums much, vocals and claps appear overpowering especially the snare..maybe pan them to different sides so they compliment. Rick is barely audible..just my lone observation. Who is gonna sing this one?

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BillBassDude
BillBassDude 6 days ago

I agree, I pulled it back on the claps and the vocal. The drums are pegged, and I have to be careful with my bass getting too loud - people think I might play favorites. Funny thing, I went back and listened to the original. all I hear is vocals and claps. Crazy how many songs back in that day had claps. I'll keep you posted on the vocals .

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BillBassDude
BillBassDude 6 days ago

Okay, BT is set to zero so it is just us and the temp vocals. Once those vocal tracks are done, then I will mark this one complete. With the drums, bass and guitars we really got such a great groove, doesn't always happen - but this one I love. Thanks

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Rick
Rick 7 days ago

Hey Bill, listened to your most recent mix you published today. That sure sounds good, wish we had some good Beatle singers again on BH. Did you use Moise to pull out those vocals?

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BillBassDude
BillBassDude 6 days ago

I'm going back thru some of my unfinished collabs and working on them here and there. I'm going to rip the vocal stem if possible on this one load it temporarily, take down the BT so it will be just us. I'm actually going to start dong some vocals. Getting my voice back in shape. I've got an idea who I might partner with on this and the other Harrison tune, so stay tuned! Check out the Abbey Road Studio 2 clip where I did the claps ; )

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Rick
Rick 6 days ago

@BillBassDude : Hey Bill…did catch the outstanding claps on the Abbey Road piece. My wife and I did the claps on Brown Eyed Girl I just published but yours are better ! Look forward to hearing your vocals!

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BillBassDude
BillBassDude 6 days ago

Rick, to answer question about pulling out the vocals, I use Fender Studio One. It will separate 4 parts - vocals, drums, bass, and other. It isn't perfect by any stretch, but especially on the bass, it can really be helpful to listen more closely to what is going on in some songs where resources are a bit thin.

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Rick
Rick 6 days ago

Thanks Bill, Anthony recently got me hooked on Fender Studio One so just learning what it can do and how to do it. Good recommendation on isolatng parts to get a better idea exactly what is being played, Thanks

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hastafortis1
hastafortis1 12 months ago

Hi, I recorded a piano track. Maybe you ca use it

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