UK single release: Something/Come Together
In the United Kingdom, The Beatles had never previously issued singles containing songs that were already available on an album. […]
October 1969
Recording, mixing: Night And Day by Ringo Starr
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr began recording his first studio album, Sentimental Journey, on
Paul McCartney denies reports of his death
The ’Paul is Dead’ myth first surfaced in print in the 17 September 1969 edition of the Times-Delphic, the newspaper
UK single release: Cold Turkey by Plastic Ono Band
‘Cold Turkey’, John Lennon’s second non-Beatles single, was released in the UK on 24 October 1969.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard
The BBC’s David Wigg interviewed each of The Beatles in 1969 for the radio series Scene And Heard, and on
Mixing: Live Peace In Toronto 1969 by Plastic Ono Band
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Engineer: Geoff Emerick A second mixing session for the debut Plastic Ono
US single release: Cold Turkey by Plastic Ono Band
‘Cold Turkey’, John Lennon’s second non-Beatles single, was released in the USA on 20 October 1969.
US album release: Wedding Album by John & Yoko
The third long player of experimental recordings by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Wedding Album, was released by Apple in
Yoko Ono is taken to hospital in London
On John Lennon’s 29th birthday, a pregnant Yoko Ono was rushed to King’s College Hospital, London, for an emergency blood
George Harrison is interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard
For the second time in 1969, George Harrison gave an interview to the BBC’s David Wigg for the Scene And
US single release: Something/Come Together
The first songs to be issued as a single from the Abbey Road were the double a-side ‘Something’/‘Come Together’.
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: Geoff Emerick Although he had created stereo mixes
Recording: Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow) by Plastic Ono Band
Studio A, Lansdowne Studios, Lansdowne Road, London Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her
Mixing: Across The Universe
Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Jeff Jarratt The Beatles had agreed to allow ‘Across The
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