Recording, mixing: Cold Turkey, Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow) by Plastic Ono Band

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Engineer: Phil McDonald

Although he had created stereo mixes of ‘Cold Turkey’ on 29 September, John Lennon added finishing touches and created further mixes on this day.

The session lasted a full 12 hours, from 10am to 10pm, and also saw the completion of the single’s b-side ‘Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow)’, which had been recorded two days previously.

Lennon added a series of final overdubs to ‘Cold Turkey’. He taped two new lead vocals and added more lead guitar, including the backwards flourish at the song’s close.

The multitrack tape also contains an unused acoustic guitar part, performed by Lennon at an unspecified date. ‘Cold Turkey’ was mixed by Phil McDonald.

Page last updated: 14 February 2025

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