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Engineer plays
A track on which a credited recording engineer also performed - exceeding their technical role.
4
songs
Four of the 217 recordings have the engineer playing on them, from 1964 to 1967. 'Can't Buy Me Love' is the earliest, from 1964, and 'Baby, You're a Rich Man' the last, from 1967. On 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!' it is Emerick tape loops. On 'Can't Buy Me Love' it is Norman Smith's hi-hat overdub. Of the four, 'Yellow Submarine' was made with echo chamber, one of only three of their recordings made that way.
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Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early1 · 20%
Mid-period3 · 60%
Late1 · 20%
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Songs(4)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Buy Me Love | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Norman Smith hi-hat overdub |
| 2 | Yellow Submarine | 1966 | Revolver | Ringo | Emerick on tape loops |
| 3 | Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Emerick tape loops |
| 4 | Baby, You're a Rich Man | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | Eddie Kramer |
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