Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick John Lennon purchased a poster advertising Pablo Fanques' Fair from an antique shop while filming the promo clip for Strawberry Fields Forever on 31 January 1967. He adapted the poster's words into a song, and on this day work began on the result:... Read more »
Friday 17 February 1967
UK single release: Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
A key date in The Beatles' career came with the UK release of perhaps their finest single of all, the double a-side Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever.

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