Tag: 1969
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.
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 …
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 …
While holidaying in Scotland with Yoko Ono, her daughter Kyoko and his son Julian, John Lennon crashed his white British Leyland Austin Maxi car near Durness in the Highlands.
June 1969 was a month of rest for The Beatles, who were taking a break from the Abbey Road sessions. Following a brief trip to Wales, John Lennon and …
Prior to embarking on a motoring holiday in Scotland, John Lennon and Yoko Ono paid a quick visit to Wales.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono pre-recorded an appearance on The David Frost Show on this evening.
Five days after its UK release, The Beatles’ second single of 1969, ‘The Ballad Of John And Yoko’, was released in the United States.
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 …
Hours before the recording of ‘Give Peace A Chance’ at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada, John Lennon and Yoko Ono clashed with satirical cartoonist Al Capp.
The Beatles and their wives all took holidays in the early summer of 1969: Paul and Linda McCartney in Corfu; Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey on a cruise aboard …
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 …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had flown from London to the Bahamas on the previous day, hoping to hold their second bed-in for peace at the Sheraton Oceanus Hotel …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono flew from London to the Bahamas on this day, hoping to hold their second bed-in for peace.
On 16 May 1969, Ringo Starr, his wife Maureen and various members of the cast and crew of the film The Magic Christian set sail for New York on …
Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney and her daughter Heather flew to Corfu on this day for a holiday.
Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey were among travellers on board the recently-launched ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, heading to New York from Southampton.
Thursday 15 May 1969 Radio A day before he and Linda flew to Corfu for a holiday, Paul McCartney gave an interview to the BBC Radio Merseyside programme Light And Local. The interview took …
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 …
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 …