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.
Category: Abbey Road
UK album release: Abbey Road
The Beatles’ 12th official album, Abbey Road, was released in the UK on 26 September 1969. Their last-recorded album, it was issued only in stereo, as Apple PCS 7088.
Recording, editing: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, The End
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald The final studio session for the Abbey Road album was final edits of two songs, …
Mixing, editing: The End, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard
Room 4, Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald The penultimate studio session for the Abbey Road album was devoted …
Mixing, editing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Having begun work on it six months previously, The Beatles finally finished John …
Recording, mixing: The End, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, Something, Here Comes The Sun
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald George Harrison’s two Abbey Road songs were completed on this day, and mixing and crossfading …
Recording, mixing: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Stereo mixing of three Abbey Road songs took place during this 2.30-10.30pm session, which also …
Recording: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End, Something, Here Comes The Sun
Studios One and Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald The orchestral overdubs were added to five Abbey Road songs on this day: …
Mixing, editing: Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, You Never Give Me Your Money
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald A 12-hour session took place on this day for the mixing, editing and …
Mixing: You Never Give Me Your Money
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ was completed during this mixing session, which …
Mixing: Oh! Darling, Because, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Three Abbey Road songs were mixed in stereo during this 7pm-2am session.
Recording, editing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling, Here Comes The Sun
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Two Abbey Road songs were completed on this day: ‘Oh! Darling’ and ‘I …
Recording: The End, I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald The Beatles continued work on the Abbey Road album in the afternoon after …
The Abbey Road cover photography session
All four Beatles gathered at EMI Studios on the morning of Friday 8 August 1969 for one of the most famous photo shoots of their career. Photographer Iain Macmillan …
Recording, mixing: Come Together, The End
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Two separate sessions were held on this day at Abbey Road, for the …
Recording, mixing: Here Comes The Sun, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Room 43, Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Tony Clark, Phil McDonald Overdubs for two Abbey Road songs were recorded on this day, …
Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money, Because, The End
Room 43, Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Overdubs were added to three Abbey Road songs during this session: …
Recording, mixing: Because, Something, Here Comes The Sun
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Three days after the backing track for ‘Because’ was recorded, The Beatles added …
Recording: Because
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Although none of them knew it at the time, 1 August 1969 was a significant …
Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Following the previous day’s creation of a rough mix of the Abbey Road medley, recording …