Title:	Hello Goodbye
Credits:	John Lennon - Paul McCartney
Recorded:	EMI Studios, London, 2 and 19 October 1967
Producer:	George Martin
Engineer:	Ken Scott
Locations:	Magical Mystery Tour - track 7 Anthology 2 - disc 2, track 18

Magical Mystery Tour was originally issued as a deluxe double EP set in Britain, but Capitol Records in the USA turned this into an album by adding the five other songs issued by the Beatles in 1967: three A-sides and two B-sides of the singles. That album has now been issued worldwide and is today the publicly preferred format for the Magical Mystery Tour music.

Hello, Goodbye therefore commences the non-soundtrack side of the album, although - pedantically speaking - the song is heard in the film, the track's short reprise appearing over the closing titles. This catchy and melodic song was written by Paul as "Hello Hello" and recorded sporadically through October 1967; it was issued on 24 November and was number one at Christmas - as the Beatles always were when they had a new record on release.

The Beatles began recording 'Hello Good-bye' on October 2, 1967 for release as a single. At this point the song was titled 'Hello, Hello'. On this day 14 takes (1 - 14) of the rhythm track (drums, piano, organ and percussion) were recorded. Take 1 from this session has been bootlegged. Two tape reductions were then made this day (take 14 into takes 15 and 16).

More overdubs - two different guitar parts, Paul McCartney's vocals, backing vocals by John Lennon and George Harrison - were superimposed onto take 16 on October 19 and another reduction mix was made (take 16 into take 17). Two violas were overdubbed on October 20. The bass guitar was added to take 21 on October 25 after another tape reduction (take 17 into takes 18 - 21). Another tape reduction was done November 1 (take 21 into takes 22 - 25), onto which a second base line was added November 2. Take 22 was then given six mono mixes, the sixth being "best." The stereo mix was made November 6. Another mix was prepared November 15 - eliminating the violas - for the promotional film. This mix was never used.

Take 16 from the October 2, 1967 recording session - with vocals and guitars from October 19 - was released in both the US and the UK on March 19, 1996 on "The Beatles Anthology Volume 2."

On January 24, 1969, during rehearsals for the aborted "Get Back" film/album project Paul incorporated this song into a short medley with 'Two Of Us' (24.57). This recording has been bootlegged.