October 1968

George Harrison produces Is This What You Want? by Jackie Lomax

The fifth Los Angeles recording session for Jackie Lomax's debut album Is This What You Want? took place on this day at Sound Recorders Studio.

Mixing: Hey Bulldog, All Together Now, All You Need Is Love, Only A Northern Song

Studios Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Engineer: Geoff Emerick The final Beatles studio session in 1968 was for remaining stereo mixes for the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album.

George Harrison produces Is This What You Want? by Jackie Lomax

The third Los Angeles recording session for Jackie Lomax's debut album Is This What You Want? took place on this day at Sound Recorders Studio.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono announce pregnancy

John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced on this day that they were expecting a baby.

George Harrison produces Is This What You Want? by Jackie Lomax

The second Los Angeles recording session for Jackie Lomax's debut album Is This What You Want? took place on this day at Sound Recorders Studio.

George Harrison produces Is This What You Want? by Jackie Lomax

On 16 October 1968, George Harrison flew to Los Angeles for several weeks, returning in November.

Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman holiday in New York

With the White Album finally complete, The Beatles went their separate ways for much of late October and November 1968. On this day Paul McCartney travelled to New York, where he had a 10-day holiday with Linda Eastman.

John and Yoko appear in court on drugs charges

Following their arrest for possession of drugs the previous day, John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared at Marylebone Magistrates' Court, London, for a hearing of the charges against them.

Tape copying: Yer Blues, Don't Pass Me By

Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Tape operator: John Smith Final mono and stereo mixes for the White Album had been completed on the previous day, but this extra session was needed before the album was ready.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested for drugs possession

In the morning of 18 October 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested by the Drugs Squad.

Mixing, editing: Why Don't We Do It In The Road, White Album crossfades, It's All Too Much

Studios One, Two and Three and Rooms 41 and 42, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The Beatles' only 24-hour recording session began at 5pm on the afternoon of 16 October 1968, and concluded at 5pm on Thursday 17 October.

George Harrison flies to Los Angeles

George Harrison missed The Beatles only 24-hour recording session, as he flew to Los Angeles on this day.

Mixing: Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I'm So Tired, Cry Baby Cry

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott With the recording of the White Album completed, final mixing and sequencing took place over a number of days.

Recording, mixing: I Will, Birthday, Savoy Truffle, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Long Long Long, Yer Blues, Sexy Sadie, What's The New Mary Jane

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The Beatles worked on eight White Album songs during this 7pm-7.30am session, which also saw the completion of the recording of Savoy Truffle.

Recording, mixing: Julia, Dear Prudence, Wild Honey Pie, Back In The USSR, Blackbird

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The final song to be recorded for the White Album was Julia, John Lennon's tribute to his mother.

Mixing: Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, Helter Skelter, Mother Nature's Son, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Long Long Long

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott With the White Album nearing completion this was a session devoted to the creation of mono and stereo mixes.

Recording, mixing: Savoy Truffle, Piggies, Don't Pass Me By, Good Night

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott Work continued on Savoy Truffle during this session, with the addition of a saxophone overdub, scored by Chris Thomas.

Recording, mixing: Piggies, Glass Onion, Rocky Raccoon, Long Long Long, Why Don't We Do It In The Road

Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Ken Scott, Ken Townsend The Beatles added overdubs to three The Beatles (White Album) songs, and mixes of two others were made, during two separate sessions on this date.

George Harrison forms music publishing company Singsong Ltd

Although he had bought Mornyork Ltd in September 1964, which became Harrisongs Ltd in December that year, on this day George Harrison set up a second music publishing company, Singsong Ltd.

Recording, mixing: The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill, Long Long Long, Why Don't We Do It In The Road

Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Ken Scott, Ken Townsend The evening of John Lennon's 28th birthday was spent in EMI Studios, where The Beatles worked on four songs for The Beatles (White Album), although Lennon himself was not present.