Room Four, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: John Lennon
Engineer: Dave Corlett
Stereo mixes of ‘Cold Turkey’, the second single by the Plastic Ono Band, were made on this day at EMI Studios.
The band had first recorded the song on 25, and again on 28 September. The latter was considered the best, so Lennon produced this mixing session to prepare the song for release.
The session took place from 8pm till midnight. The final mix was similar to the single version, although missing some vocal and guitar overdubs added on 5 October. Some electric piano, possibly played by Yoko Ono, is also audible near the end.
At the close of the session Lennon had an acetate made of the best mix. It was eventually broadcast in 1988 on The Lost Lennon Tapes radio series, although the ending was marred by a narration by the presenter. Bootleg copies later fixed this by editing in the ending of the released stereo mix.