US single release: Let It Be
The Beatles’ penultimate US single, ‘Let It Be’, was released in the United States on 11 March 1970.
1970
Recording: It Don’t Come Easy by Ringo Starr
Trident Studios, London Producer: George Harrison Ringo Starr began recording his debut UK solo single, ‘It Don’t Come Easy’, on
Mixing: Sentimental Journey by Ringo Starr
Room Four, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr’s debut solo album Sentimental Journey was finally completed on
Recording: You Always Hurt The One You Love by Ringo Starr
Morgan Studios, London Producer: George Martin The final recording session for Ringo Starr’s debut solo album Sentimental Journey took place
UK single release: Let It Be
The Beatles’ final UK single of their career, not including various reissues and the Anthology releases, was ‘Let It Be’.
Recording: Whispering Grass, Bye Bye Blackbird by Ringo Starr
Morgan Studios, London Producer: George Martin This, the penultimate session for Ringo Starr’s debut solo album Sentimental Journey, saw two
Mixing: For You Blue
Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Malcolm Davies Engineer: Peter Bown Glyn Johns’ two proposed Get Back albums had
US album release: Hey Jude
The compilation album Hey Jude was issued on 26 February 1970 in the United States, as Apple SW 385. It
Recording, mixing: You Always Hurt The One You Love by Ringo Starr
De Lane Lea Sound Centre, London Producer: George Martin Although recording for his debut album Sentimental Journey was nearly complete
Recording, mixing: Man We Was Lonely by Paul McCartney
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Paul McCartney Paul McCartney recorded ‘Man We Was Lonely’, the final song for
Recording, mixing: Blue Turning Grey Over You by Ringo Starr
Studio One, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr finished recording his cover version of ‘Blue Turning Grey
Mixing: Hot As Sun, Every Night by Paul McCartney
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Paul McCartney Paul McCartney’s third Abbey Road session for his debut solo album,
Recording, mixing: That Would Be Something, Valentine Day, Every Night, Maybe I’m Amazed by Paul McCartney
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Paul McCartney Although intended as a mixing session, Paul McCartney managed to begin
Mixing: The Lovely Linda, Momma Miss America, Glasses, Singalong Junk by Paul McCartney
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Paul McCartney Paul McCartney had been recording his debut album, McCartney, at his
Mixing: Sentimental Journey by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Recording for Ringo Starr’s debut album Sentimental Journey was largely complete
US single release: Instant Karma! by John Lennon
‘Instant Karma!’, John Lennon’s first solo single, was released in the USA on 20 February 1970.
Recording: It Don’t Come Easy by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr had two back-to-back recording sessions at EMI Studios on
Recording: Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr had two recording sessions on this day. This first
Recording, mixing: It Don’t Come Easy by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin An hour after finishing a mixing session for his Sentimental Journey
Recording, mixing: Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, Let The Rest Of The World Go By by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Two songs for Ringo Starr’s debut album Sentimental Journey, ‘Have I