A Day in the Life (1973 UK stereo mix; crossfade cut off)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1973-04-02
Apple Records1C 188-05 309/10
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1973-04-19
Apple Records0C 192 o 05309-10, OC 192 o 05309-10, PCSP 718
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records5C 184-05 309/10
25.3A Day in the Life?:??The BeatlesSingles Collection (blue box)The BeatlesSingle + Compilation
  • GB1982-12-06
ParlophoneBSCP 1
1.6A Day in the Life5:07The BeatlesImagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion PictureJohn LennonAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP1988-10-05
EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)CP36-5690
1.6A Day in the Life5:07The BeatlesImagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion PictureJohn LennonAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB1988-10-10
ParlophoneCDP 7 90803 2
1.6A Day in the Life5:07The BeatlesImagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion PictureJohn LennonAlbum + Soundtrack
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7 90803 2
1.6A Day in the Life5:07The BeatlesImagine: John LennonJohn LennonAlbum + Soundtrack
ParlophonePCSP 722
1.6A Day in the Life5:07The BeatlesImagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion PictureJohn LennonAlbum + Soundtrack
ParlophoneCDP 7 90803 2
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1993-09-20
Apple RecordsCDPCSP 718
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-10-05
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)0777 7 97039 2 0, CDP 0777 7 97039 2 0
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Canada, Apple RecordsC2 0777 7 97039 2 0
1.6A Day in the Life5:06The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records0777 7 97039 2 0, CDPCSP 718, CDS 7 97039 2
1.6A Day in the Life5:06The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records0777 7 97039 2 0, 7 97039 2
1.6A Day in the Life5:06The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records0777 7 97039 2 0, CDPCSP 718, CDS 7 97039 2
1.6A Day in the Life5:07The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
EMI/Kemongsa (EMI in South Korea before 1999)CDS 7 97039 2
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970 (2009 remasters)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-10-18
Apple Records5099990674723
1.6A Day in the Life5:07The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2010-10-18
Apple RecordsTOCP-71019・20
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967-1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2010-10-19
Apple Records5099990674723
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-19
Apple Records5099990674723
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970 (iTunes LP, mastered for iTunes)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-11-16
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
3.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1962–1966 / 1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records509999 0991127
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-76984/5
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The Beatles1967–1970 (remastered)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2015-12-24
EMI Catalogue
1.7A Day in the Life5:09The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Euroton (Hungarian bootleg label)EUCD-0014
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The BeatlesThe Beatles 1967-1970 Vol. 1The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records13C 244-05309
(unknown)
1.6A Day in the Life5:08The BeatlesImagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion PictureJohn LennonAlbum + Soundtrack
Ring Kiadó és Management Kft.RCD 1048

Relationships

engineer:Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [1964 Gibson J-160E]:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
bassoon:Alfred Waters (on 1967-02-10)
cello:Alan Dalziel (on 1967-02-10)
Francisco Gabarro (on 1967-02-10)
Alex Nifosi (cellist) (on 1967-02-10)
Denis Vigay (cellist) (on 1967-02-10)
clarinet:Jack Brymer (clarinettist) (on 1967-02-10)
Basil Tschaikov (clarinettist) (on 1967-02-10)
clavichord:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-20)
congas [conga drums]:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
double bass:Cyril MacArthur (on 1967-02-10)
Gordon Pearce (on 1967-02-10)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
flute:David Sandeman (flutist) (on 1967-02-10)
Clifford Seville (on 1967-02-10)
French horn:Alan Civil (British horn player) (on 1967-02-10)
Neill Sanders (horn player) (on 1967-02-10)
harmonium [Mannborg]:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-22)
harp:John Marson (on 1967-02-10)
maracas:Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
oboe:Roger Lord (oboist) (on 1967-02-10)
percussion:Tristan Fry (on 1967-02-10)
piano:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
piano [1905 Steinway Vertegrand]:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
piano [Challen blond-wood spinet]:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)
piano [Steinway grand]:Mal Evans (on 1967-02-22)
tambourine:Marijke Koger (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)
trombone:Raymond Brown (trombonist) (on 1967-02-10)
Ray Premru (trombonist) (on 1967-02-10)
trumpet:Harold Jackson (Trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10)
David Mason (trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10)
Monty Montgomery (on 1967-02-10)
tuba:Michael Barnes (tubist) (on 1967-02-10)
viola:Bernard Davis (on 1967-02-10)
Gwynne Edwards (violist) (on 1967-02-10)
John Meek (violist) (on 1967-02-10)
John Underwood (violist) (on 1967-02-10)
violin:Lionel Bentley (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
Bill Monro (on 1967-02-10)
Henry Datyner (on 1967-02-10)
Hans Geiger (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-02-10)
Jurgen Hess (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
Granville Jones (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
David McCallum (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
Sidney Sax (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
Donald Weekes (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
lead vocals:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
spoken vocals:Mal Evans (on 1967-01-19)
conductor:Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
orchestrator:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1967)
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-19, on 1967-01-20, on 1967-02-03, on 1967-02-22)
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/7lQ9vPEIo4caEIctf6bYOi [info]
recording of:A Day in the Life (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)

Related works

A Day in the Life

writer:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:ATV (Northern Songs Catalog)
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
later parody versions:Cheese and Onions
later versions:En helt vanlig dag
lyrics quoted in:Metamorphosis