Strawberry Fields Forever

Recorded at EMI Studios in London across eight sessions from November to December 1966. George Martin produced and arranged the recording, Geoff Emerick engineered it, and two contrasting performances were joined through tape-speed manipulation and editing. Released in February 1967 as a double A-side with Penny Lane, the single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Its Mellotron introduction, layered instrumentation and radical studio construction marked a major advance in psychedelic pop production. The recording is widely regarded as one of the Beatles' greatest achievements and a landmark in studio-based popular music. Its tape editing, altered speeds and dreamlike arrangement influenced generations of psychedelic, experimental and electronic artists.