Dear Prudence by The Beatles: studio, gear and credits

Dear Prudence by The Beatles: recorded at Trident Studios, Soho, London, Ground Floor Live Room, produced by George Martin, engineered by Barry Sheffield. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Dear Prudence
Artist: The Beatles
Genre / Style: Psychedelic Folk Rock / Pop Rock
Date(s) Recorded: August 28–30, 1968
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Apple Records / Parlophone – PMC 7067 / PCS 7067
Release Date: November 22, 1968
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): George Martin
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Barry Sheffield
Mixing Engineer(s): George Martin
Musicians & Session Performers:

John Lennon - Lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar (Drop D tuning)
Paul McCartney - Drums, bass guitar, piano, flugelhorn, backing vocals
George Harrison - Acoustic guitar, electric lead guitar, backing vocals
Mal Evans - Tambourine, backing vocals
Jackie Lomax - Handclaps, backing vocals
John McCartney - Handclaps, backing vocals

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: Trident Studios, Soho, London, Ground Floor Live Room

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Trident Studios, Soho, London
Mixing Console / Desk: Sound Techniques Custom 20-Channel Console
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: 3M M56 8-Track (1-inch @ 15 IPS)
Studio Monitors: Tannoy Dual Concentric Gold 15" (Lockwood Cabinets)
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Fairchild 660 (Tube Limiter): Tracking limiter across John Lennon's lead vocal and Paul McCartney's drum submix
Pultec EQP-1A (Tube Program Equalizer): Low-frequency shelving boost on Paul McCartney's direct-injected bass guitar
EMT 140 (Plate Reverb): Master vocal plate reverberation and acoustic instrument spatialization in mixdown

Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

None utilized on this recording

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Acoustic Guitar (John Lennon), Acoustic Guitar (George Harrison), Lead Electric Guitar (George Harrison), Drums (Paul McCartney), Bass Guitar (Paul McCartney), Piano (Paul McCartney), Flugelhorn (Paul McCartney), Lead Vocals (John Lennon), Backing Vocals (Ensemble: Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Evans, Lomax, J. McCartney), Tambourine (Mal Evans), Handclaps (Jackie Lomax & John McCartney).

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