Grateful Dead Family Discography: A Day In The Life

A Day In The Life

Composer: John Lennon / Paul McCartney

A Day In The Life was played by the Grateful Dead during the soundcheck before the July 26, 1994 show.

An instrumental version of A Day In The Life was performed by Phil Lesh & Friends. Vince Welnick played the song with Beatlejam in 2011.

The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and first recorded in January and February 1967.

The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, 1967
1967-1970, The Beatles, 1973
no info Single (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends / A Day In The Life), The Beatles, 1978
no info The Beatles Box, The Beatles, 1988
Anthology 2, The Beatles, 1996
Love, The Beatles, 2006
no info The Beatles (Stereo Box Set), The Beatles, 2009
no info Good Evening New York City, Paul McCartney, 2009
no info 1962-1966 / 1967-1970, The Beatles, 2010

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Day In The Life, Wes Montgomery, 1967
no info Single (A Day In The Life (Part 1) / A Day In The Life (Part 2)), Wes Montgomery, 1967
Wind, Sky And Diamonds, Gabor Szabo and the California Dreamers, 1967
no info Single (A Day In The Life / Faiola Bros.), The Recurring Love Habit, 1967
no info Single (A Day In The Life / Bumpin' On Sunset), Brian Auger & The Trinity, 1967
no info Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Peter Knight & His Orchestra, 1967
no info Instrumental Beatles Themes From Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Peter Knight & His Orchestra, 1967
no info The Beatles Song Book Vol. 5, The Hollyridge Strings, 1968
no info Definitely What!, Brian Auger & The Trinity, 1968
no info Alive Alive-O!, José Feliciano, 1969
no info Suite Feeling, Lighthouse, 1969
no info Green Is Beautiful, Grant Green, 1970
no info Greatest Hits, Wes Montgomery, 1970
Birth Announcement, Danny Cox, 1970
no info Yesterday, Terry Baxter Orchestra, 1972
no info Single (Let Me Be Your Christmas Toy / A Day In The Life), Chocolate Snow, 1973
no info Yesterday, Les Moore, 1973
no info Beatles To Bond And Bach, George Martin Orchestra, 1974
no info John, Paul, George, Ringo... & Bert, Original Cast Recording, 1974
no info Love Is All Around, War featuring Eric Burdon, 1976
no info All This and World War II Original Soundtrack, Various Artists (Frankie Valli), 1976
no info Discomania, Café Crème, 1977
no info Classic Rock: The Second Movement, London Symphony Orchestra, 1978
no info Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack, Various Artists (Bee Gees), 1978
no info Single (Day In The Life), Barry Gibb, 1978
no info Hearin' Is Believin', Sammy Davis Jr., 1979
no info 20 Classic Rock Classics, Portsmouth Sinfonia, 1979
The Horn Of Plenty : 20 Years of Music From A&M, Various Artists (Wes Montgomery), 1982
no info Growin' Up Too Fast, Billy Rankin, 1984
no info Gold, Barbara Dickson, 1985
no info Live at the Desert Inn, Bobby Darin, 1987
no info Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father, Various Artists (The Fall), 1988
no info The Beatles in Bossa Nova, Brazilian Tropical Orchestra, 1990
no info Bridge Of Dreams, David Lanz And Paul Speer, 1991
no info EP (A Day In The Life / Lady Friend / Rock And Roll / Rock And Roll), Various Artists (Robyn Hitchcock), 1992
no info Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Big Daddy, 1992
Downtown Does the Beatles: Live at the Knitting Factory, Various Artists (Eugene Chadbourne), 1992
Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1993
no info Demolition Man EP, Sting, 1993
no info Playboy's 40th Anniversary: Four Decades of Jazz 1953-1993, Various Artists (Wes Montgomery), 1993
no info Lennon & McCartney Bossa Nova Style, Ipanema Beach Orchestra, 1995
no info (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz, Various Artists (Lee Ritenour), 1995
no info A Kiss And A Cuddle, The Cat's Miaow, 1996
no info Jazz Goes the Beatles, Various Artists (Grant Green), 1996
no info Ultra-Lounge: On The Rocks Part One, Various Artists (John Andrews Tartaglia), 1997
In My Life, George Martin / Various Artists (Jeff Beck), 1998
no info Reloader: Ultimate Tribute to the Fab Four, Various Artists (Dork), 1999
Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO, April 28, 2000, Steve Kimock Band, 2000
no info Wes Montgomery's Finest Hour, Wes Montgomery, 2000
no info For The Record, Barbara Dickson, 2001
Live Phish, Vol. 14: Oct 31, 1995, Rosemont, Phish, 2002
Get Auger-nized!: The Anthology, Brian Auger, 2004
no info Sgt. Pepper for Classical Guitar, Branimir Krstic, 2004
Blue Note Plays the Beatles, Various Artists (Grant Green), 2004
no info Live, The Bill Holman Band, 2005
no info Mellow Madness: The Original Jam Master, Vol. 3, Grant Green, 2005
We Can Work It Out: Covers & Cookies of Lennon, McCartney & The Beatles, Various Artists (Chocolate Snow), 2005
no info Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Paul Hemmings Trio, 2006
no info The Everglow EP, Mae, 2006
no info Bumpin' On Sunset, Wes Montgomery, 2007
no info The Fall Box Set 1976-2007, The Fall, 2007
no info MOJO Presents Sgt. Pepper ...With A Little Help From His Friends, Various Artists (Captain), 2007
no info Live at Ronnie Scott's, Jeff Beck, 2008
no info Promises Made, The Millennium Promise Jazz Project, 2008
no info Alive Alive-O! / In Concert At The London Palladium, José Feliciano, 2008
no info Beautiful Beatles, Aureole Trio, 2009
no info Sgt. Pepper Live, Cheap Trick, 2009
no info Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band, Easy Star All-Stars, 2009
no info Live And Exclusive From The Grammy Museum, Jeff Beck, 2010
Blottopia XI, Night 2, Mr. Blotto, 2010
Live At BB Kings Blues Club, Beatlejam, 2011
Live At The Webster Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
no info Sgt. Pepper, Andy Timmons Band, 2011
no info Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 4, Various Artists (John Mark Nelson), 2012