The Beatles (especially John) also hated the tedium of re-recording vocals to layer them, as is common in audio production to improve the impact of vocals in recordings.
replyTheir engineer ended up coming up with a technical approach we call ADT (Automatic double-tracking) to artificially duplicate and layer the vocals without requiring the artist(s) to re-record vocals.
IIRC, Richard Carpenter took this to the Nth level. He found the recording equipment with the largest number of tape tracks - 28 - and used them all to layer Karen's voice.
replyShe had an amazing voice, but she also stood out because of his technical nuancing of their sound.
I'm super late with this reply, but they were also the first to close-mic drums. Before that, drums were always recorded with a couple of mics above the kit.
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