Tag: 1970
Although their solo project had largely been successful, 1970 was a dark year for The Beatles. Their group activities were limited to finishing off the Let It Be album, …
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: John Lennon John Lennon spent much of his 30th birthday in Studio Three of EMI Studios, Abbey Road, where he continued work …
Prior to the recording session for the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album track ‘Remember’, John Lennon invited his father Alf to lunch at Tittenhurst Park in Ascot.
The Beatles’ final film Let It Be had its British première on this day, with simultaneous screenings in the north and south of England. None of the group attended …
Ten days after its United Kingdom release, The Beatles’ final LP, Let It Be, was issued in the United States.
Although by this time the world knew The Beatles were no more, the dream was kept alive for a short while longer with the release of a final single.
The Beatles’ final album was released in the UK on this day. Ostensibly the soundtrack to their fifth film, Let It Be was issued only in stereo, initially as …
In answer to speculation resulting from Paul McCartney’s questionnaire in which he effectively announced that The Beatles were no more, Apple issued a final press statement about the group.
With his debut solo album McCartney due for release on 17 April 1970, Paul McCartney chose not to do any promotional interviews. Instead, he asked Apple’s Peter Brown to …
Room four, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineer: Peter Bown The final day’s work on The Beatles’ last album Let It Be was a stereo mixing and …
Studio One, Studio Three control room, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineer: Peter Bown Of all Phil Spector’s decisions for The Beatles’ Let It Be, none would …
Room four, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineers: Mike Sheady, Eddie Klein Phil Spector spent much of this day working on an idea which was never used: …
Room four, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineer: Mike Sheady Phil Spector’s fourth day spent fashioning a usable long-player out of the myriad January 1969 session tapes …
Room four, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineer: Peter Bown Although it would later be subjected to strings, brass and choir overdubs, the stereo mixes of ‘The …
Room four, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineer: Peter Bown Phil Spector’s second day of creating stereo mixes from the Let It Be tapes involved work on …
Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineer: Peter Bown After two attempts by Glyn Johns at assembling a Get Back LP were rejected by The Beatles, …
The Beatles’ penultimate US single, ‘Let It Be’, was released in the United States on 11 March 1970.
The Beatles’ final UK single of their career, not including various reissues and the Anthology releases, was ‘Let It Be’.
Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Malcolm Davies Engineer: Peter Bown Glyn Johns’ two proposed Get Back albums had been rejected by The Beatles, but there was still …
The compilation album Hey Jude was issued on 26 February 1970 in the United States, as Apple SW 385. It brought together non-album singles and b-sides, along with ‘Can’t …