Recording: Oh! Darling, Octopus’s Garden
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald Paul McCartney had first recorded a lead vocal take for ‘Oh! Darling’ on 26 April …
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Recording: Here Comes The Sun, Something
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producers: George Martin, Glyn Johns Engineer: Phil McDonald The Beatles worked on two George Harrison songs during this day’s recording sessions.
Recording, mixing: You Never Give Me Your Money
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald Two separate sessions took place in different studios on this day, for the recording and …
Recording, mixing: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Something, You Never Give Me Your Money
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald Overdubs were added to three Abbey Road songs during this 2.30pm-midnight session.
Recording, mixing: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald The Beatles continued work on ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ during this 2.30-11.30pm session.
Recording: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald The Beatles began the recording of the Abbey Road song ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ during this 2.30-10.15pm session.
Recording, mixing: Here Comes The Sun
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald Work continued on the Abbey Road song ‘Here Comes The Sun’, with further overdubs and some early …
Recording: Here Comes The Sun
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald George Harrison’s second song for Abbey Road, ‘Here Comes The Sun’, was begun during this 2.30-11.45pm recording …
Recording: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald This was the third day of work on ‘Golden Slumbers’/‘Carry That Weight’.
Recording, editing: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald Work continued on ‘Golden Slumbers’/‘Carry That Weight’ during this 3-8.30pm session.
Recording: Her Majesty, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald Three new Abbey Road songs were recorded on this day, although two of those were taped as …
Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Phil McDonald The Beatles had enjoyed separate holidays during much of June 1969, meaning work temporarily ended on the …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono record Give Peace A Chance
On the penultimate day of their second bed-in for peace, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded the anthemic ‘Give Peace A Chance’ in room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth …
Mixing, master compilation: Let It Be, Get Back album
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns This session saw the creation of a stereo mix for the song ‘Let It Be’, and the …
George Harrison performs on a Jack Bruce session
Morgan Studios, London Producer: Felix Pappalardi George Harrison had previously written the song Badge with Eric Clapton and recorded it with Cream in 1968. When Cream split, however, he …
Paul McCartney performs on Steve Miller’s My Dark Hour
Olympic Sound Studios, London Producers: Glyn Johns, Steve Miller The Beatles’ earlier mixing session at Olympic had ended in acrimony when John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr had …
Mixing: Get Back album inserts
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns This was the second stereo mixing session for the insertion of speech and song snippets into Glyn …
Mixing: Get Back album inserts
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns This 8pm-7.30am stereo mixing session saw work continue on Glyn Johns’ unreleased Get Back album.
Recording, mixing: You Never Give Me Your Money
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns Thus far, all the Abbey Road songs recorded had previously been debuted during the Get Back/Let It …
Recording: Something
Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Glyn Johns This was the first of four consecutive Beatles recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London, …
