WEDNESDAY 9th MARCH 2005

Day Ninety-three for the albumRecording: ‘Young and free’ (take 1)The Lion’s Den – 20:30-21:30 – P: Dude.We started working on ‘Young and free’. All the guitars and the bass for the 2nd section of the[…]

MONDAY 8th MARCH 2005

Recording: ‘Yes it is’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Getting closer’ (SI on take 1)One-eyed Jack – afternoon – P: Dude.An all-vocal session. I added two backing tracks to ‘Yes it is’, and one lead vocal[…]

FRIDAY 4th MARCH 2005

Recording: ‘Wreck of the hesperus’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘White queen (as it begun)’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘She said she said’ (SI on take 1)One-eyed Jack – afternoon + evening – P: Dude.I did[…]

SUNDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2005

Recording: ‘Ziggy Stardust’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Say say say’ (take 1)Recording: ‘Comfortably numb’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Instant karma !’ (take 1)Recording: ‘Beware my love’ (take 1)Recording: ‘I want you (she’s so heavy) (2nd[…]

SATURDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2005

Recording: ‘Don’t let me down’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘She’s a woman’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Savoy truffle’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Taxman’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Revolution 1’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Rockestra theme’[…]

FRIDAY 18th FEBRUARY 2005

Recording: ‘Think for yourself’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Michelle’ (SI on take 1)One-eyed Jack – late afternoon – P: Dude.Doing all the vocals for ‘Think for yourself’. Adding also a clean guitar part, for support[…]

THURSDAY 17th FEBRUARY 2005

Recording: ‘Think for yourself’ (SI on take 1)One-eyed Jack – 22:00-23:00 – P: Dude.Doing the two (2 !) basslines for this crazy number. One of theme of course was the famous fuzz one.

SUNDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2005

Recording: ‘Revolver’Recording: ‘Think for yourself’ (take 1)Recording: ‘She said she said’ (take 1)Recording: ‘Being for the benefit of Mr Kite’ (take 1)France 3 basement – morning – P: Dude.Doing the drums for those two tracks[…]

TUESDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2005

Recording: ‘Honey pie’ (SI on take 1)One-eyed Jack – morning – P: Dude.Doing the great guitar solo, the clarinet-guitars, and also the one vocal line: “Now she’s hit the big time”.