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Reduction mix

Mixing a recording down to fewer tracks to free space on the tape machine.

81
songs

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Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

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Songs(79 of 81)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

Thank You Girl

1963·Past Masters·John

Harmonica overdubs added March 13

Help!

1965·Help!·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

I've Just Seen a Face

1965·Help!·Paul

Four-track; two backing tracks

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

the reduction became take 8

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

Multiple reductions to free tracks for overdubs across the three sessions

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

Reductions to free tracks for overdubs

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

take 3 reduced into take 4

For No One

1966·Revolver·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

I'm Only Sleeping

1966·Revolver·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

Take 6 reduced to take 7 for overdubs

Here, There and Everywhere

1966·Revolver·Paul

Take 13 was reduced to take 14 on 17 June 1966 to free tracks for overdubs

And Your Bird Can Sing

1966·Revolver·John

Reduction mix to free tracks for vocal and guitar overdubs

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

Reduction to free tracks for vocal overdubs

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

Reduction mixes between overdub sessions

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

Reduction mix on April 19 to free tracks for overdubs

Tomorrow Never Knows

1966·Revolver·John

Multiple reductions across April 6 and 22 sessions

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Keyboard tracks bounced on Dec 30; further reductions

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Getting Better

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

With a Little Help from My Friends

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Ringo

Lovely Rita

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Bounced for further overdubs

Good Morning Good Morning

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

A Day in the Life

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Reduction mixes to combine four orchestra passes

Within You Without You

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George

Indian instruments reduced before string overdubs

When I'm Sixty-Four

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

She's Leaving Home

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Fixing a Hole

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

All You Need Is Love

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Take 10 from Olympic was transferred to a new four-track tape with the four backing instruments mixed to one

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Take 17 → take 20 → take 25

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

The Fool on the Hill

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Reduction mixes between takes

Magical Mystery Tour

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Multiple track reductions to free up tape for overdubs

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Flying

1967·Magical Mystery Tour

Lady Madonna

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Bounced from 4-track at EMI for transfer to Trident 8-track

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

67 rhythm-track takes; reduction mixes

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Take 18 reduced for overdubs

Mother Nature's Son

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Take 24 → Take 26 reduction

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Four-track bounced to eight-track for overdubs

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Recorded on 4-track then bounced to 8-track

Rocky Raccoon

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs, on four-track tape

Only a Northern Song

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Four-track reductions to free space for overdubs

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

Here Comes the Sun

1969·Abbey Road·George

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

Two reduction mixes

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Because

1969·Abbey Road·John

Carry That Weight

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Sun King

1969·Abbey Road·John

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

Come Together

1969·Abbey Road·John

Reduction from 4-track to 8-track

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

take 7 reduced into take 8, on four-track tape

Let It Be

1970·Let It Be·Paul

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

I Me Mine

1970·Let It Be·George

tracks combined to free space for more overdubs

Across the Universe

1970·Let It Be·John

take 7 reduced into take 8, on four-track tape

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