Year: 1969
Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey were among travellers on board the recently-launched ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, heading to New York from Southampton.
Thursday 15 May 1969 Radio A day before he and Linda flew to Corfu for a holiday, Paul McCartney gave an interview to the BBC Radio Merseyside programme Light And Local. The interview took …
The Beatles were photographed for the cover of the abandoned Get Back album on 13 May 1969.
Morgan Studios, London Producer: Felix Pappalardi George Harrison had previously written the song Badge with Eric Clapton and recorded it with Cream in 1968. When Cream split, however, he …
Olympic Sound Studios, London Producers: Glyn Johns, Steve Miller The Beatles’ earlier mixing session at Olympic had ended in acrimony when John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr had …
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns This was the second stereo mixing session for the insertion of speech and song snippets into Glyn …
The Beatles’ experimental label Zapple Records was launched on this day, with the UK release of two albums: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Unfinished Music No 2: Life With …
The Beatles’ experimental label Zapple Records was launched on this day, with the UK release of two albums: George Harrison’s Electronic Sound and John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Unfinished …
Thursday 8 May 1969 Radio John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave an interview on this day to David Wigg for the BBC Radio 1 show Scene And Heard.
In May 1969 John Lennon signed a contract formally appointing Allen Klein as The Beatles’ business manager.
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns This 8pm-7.30am stereo mixing session saw work continue on Glyn Johns’ unreleased Get Back album.
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns Thus far, all the Abbey Road songs recorded had previously been debuted during the Get Back/Let It …
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns This was the first of four consecutive Beatles recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London, …
Nearly a month after its release in the United Kingdom, The Beatles’ first single of 1969 was issued in the United States.
A party to celebrate the completion of principal photography for The Magic Christian was held on this evening.
On this day John Lennon and Yoko Ono bought their first home together, Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, Berkshire.
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Chris Thomas Engineer: Jeff Jarratt Although The Beatles had recorded 13 takes of George Harrison’s song ‘Something’ on 16 April 1969, on …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave an interview on this day for the seventh edition of the BBC television show How Late It Is.
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Engineer: Jeff Jarratt On 22 April 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had recorded John And Yoko, which filled side one of their …
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Chris Thomas Engineer: Jeff Jarratt Stereo mixes of ‘Oh! Darling’ were made on this day, in the control room of …