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Album release: Live Peace In Toronto 1969 by Plastic Ono Band

Recorded on 13 September 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival, Live Peace In Toronto 1969 marked the public debut of the hastily-assembled Plastic Ono Band.

UK album release: Wedding Album by John & Yoko

Wedding Album, the third long player of experimental recordings by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was released by Apple in the UK on this day.

UK single release: Something/Come Together

In the United Kingdom, The Beatles had never previously issued songs after they had been made available on an album. All singles were either standalone releases, or came out on the same day as the parent album.

US album release: Wedding Album by John & Yoko

The third long player of experimental recordings by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Wedding Album, was released by Apple in the US on this day.

US single release: Something/Come Together

The first songs to be issued as a single from the Abbey Road were the double a-side Something/Come Together.

US album release: Abbey Road

Five days after its UK release, The Beatles' last-recorded LP, Abbey Road, was issued in the United States on this day. The catalog number was Apple SO 383.

UK album release: Abbey Road

The Beatles' 12th official album, Abbey Road, was released in the UK on this day. Their last-recorded album, it was issued only in stereo, as Apple PCS 7088.

US single release: Give Peace A Chance by Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon's first non-Beatles single, the anthemic Give Peace A Chance, was released on this day in the United States.

UK single release: Give Peace A Chance by Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon's first non-Beatles single, the anthemic Give Peace A Chance, was released on this day in the United Kingdom.

US single release: The Ballad Of John And Yoko

Five days after its UK release, The Beatles' second single of 1969, The Ballad Of John And Yoko, was released in the United States.

UK single release: The Ballad Of John And Yoko

The Beatles' second UK single of 1969, The Ballad Of John And Yoko, was released on this day. The b-side was George Harrison's Old Brown Shoe.

US album release: Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The Beatles' experimental label Zapple Records was launched in the US on this day, with the release of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions.

US album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison

The Beatles' experimental label Zapple Records was launched in the US on this day, with the release of two albums: George Harrison's Electronic Sound and John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions.

UK album release: Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

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 Lions, and George Harrison's Electronic Sound.

UK album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison

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 Music No 2: Life With The Lions.

US single release: Get Back

Nearly a month after its release in the United Kingdom, The Beatles' first single of 1969 was issued in the United States.

UK single release: Get Back

The Beatles' 19th British single, and their first for 1969, was Get Back, with Don't Let Me Down on the b-side.

UK album release: Yellow Submarine

Four days after its US release, The Beatles' soundtrack LP for the Yellow Submarine was issued in the United Kingdom.

US album release: Yellow Submarine

The soundtrack LP for The Beatles' animated film Yellow Submarine was released in the United States on this day, with six songs by the group and seven orchestral pieces by George Martin.

US album release: Wonderwall Music by George Harrison

Following its UK release on 1 November, George Harrison's first solo LP, Wonderwall Music (Original Soundtrack Album), was released in the United States.