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Sound effects

Performers credited with sound effects – slams, applause, animal noises, found audio – added to the recording.

12
values
28
total uses
See alsoBeatles teamTape loopsSpoken wordNoisesSession musicianTrumpetPercussionOrchestral scoring
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Behind George Martin, Mal Evans is the most prolific non-Beatle player on the catalogue – credited on 13 Beatles recordings.

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All Values(12)

#ValueSongs% of total
1John Lennon

John Lennon contributed sound effects.

6
21.4%
2Uncredited

Unnamed session musicians played the sound effects on this recording.

5
17.9%
3Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney contributed sound effects.

4
14.3%
4Mal Evans

Beatles roadie and personal assistant from the Cavern years through the rooftop concert.

3
10.7%
5Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr contributed sound effects.

2
7.1%
6George Harrison

George Harrison contributed sound effects.

2
7.1%
7Brian Jones

Founding member and multi-instrumentalist of the Rolling Stones.

1
3.6%
8Terry Condon

EMI Studios employee in the 1960s, commonly identified as a doorman at Abbey Road.

1
3.6%
9Pattie Boyd

British model and George Harrison's wife from 1966 to 1977; later Eric Clapton's wife and the subject of 'Something' and 'Layla'.

1
3.6%
10Mick Jagger

Session instrumentalist working in London studios in the 1960s.

1
3.6%
11John Skinner

EMI Studios commissionaire, who joined the sound-effects crowd on Yellow Submarine.

1
3.6%
12Alf Bicknell

Sound-effects contributor credited on a Beatles recording.

1
3.6%

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