Title:Hey BulldogYellow Submarine
Credits:John Lennon - Paul McCartney
Recorded:EMI Studios, London, 11 February
Producers:George Martin
Location:Yellow Submarine - track 4

An undeservedly overlooked John Lennon rocker recorded in the February 1968 period of sessions which also realised Lady Madonna and Across The Universe. Hey Bulldog was made because the Beatles went into EMI Studios to shoot a promotional film for Lady Madonna. Once there they began to work; ten hours later this song was finished and remixed. They Hey Bulldog sequence appears only in some prints of the Yellow Submarine movie, most exclude it, but its inclusion on this album was never in doubt.

John Lennon recorded a demo of 'Hey Bulldog' in February 1968. This demo has been bootlegged and can be found on "Arrive Without Aging" (CD).

On February 11, 1968 The Beatles recorded 'Hey Bulldog' in 10 takes (1 - 10) of piano, drums, tambourine, lead and bass guitars. Take 10 received a fuzz guitar overdub along with more drums, the guitar solo, John's double-tracked lead vocals and Paul McCartney's backing vocals. Two mono mixes of take 10 (remixes 1 - 2) were also prepared this day and the song was complete. The stereo mix was not prepared until October 29 (mixes 1 - 3 from take 10) in preparation for the "Yellow Submarine" soundtrack album.


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