The Beatles meet at Apple’s basement studio
The Beatles assembled on this day at their new studio in the basement of their Apple Corps headquarters on Savile Row, London. This was day 11 of the Get …
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 10
The tenth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions was the final one at Twickenham Film Studios.
George Harrison rejoins The Beatles
All four Beatles met on this day to discuss their future, following George Harrison’s sudden departure on 10 January.
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day nine
The ninth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions was the second full one without George Harrison, who had walked out of Twickenham Film Studios on 10 January …
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day eight
The Beatles had met at Ringo Starr’s house over the previous weekend in an attempt to resolve the issues that had led to George Harrison walking out of the …
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day seven – George Harrison quits The Beatles
Just as Ringo Starr had temporarily quit The Beatles in August 1968, George Harrison walked out on this day, unable to tolerate any longer the tensions within the group.
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day six
The sixth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions began with Paul McCartney working alone on a number of songs.
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day five
On the fifth day of rehearsals for The Beatles’ Get Back/Let It Be project, the group continued work on the stronger songs performed thus far, and tested out arrangements …
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day four
The fourth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions was a somewhat typical blend of original song rehearsals, unstructured jamming and randomly-chosen cover versions.
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day three
Following a weekend break, The Beatles’ rehearsals for the Get Back/Let It Be project resumed on 6 January 1969.
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day two
The second day of rehearsals for the Get Back/Let It Be sessions saw them play a number of songs, many of which were rough versions of rock ‘n’ roll …
Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day one
The Beatles’ Get Back project was the group’s attempt to return to their roots. It initially saw them rehearsing and recording songs for a television special and live performance …
John Lennon appears in The Rolling Stones’ Rock And Roll Circus
On this day John Lennon and Yoko Ono were among guests performing on The Rolling Stones’ television spectacular, Rock And Roll Circus.
John Lennon rehearses for The Rolling Stones’ Rock And Roll Circus
The Rolling Stones, always keen to keep up with The Beatles, wanted a television special to rival Magical Mystery Tour. Rock And Roll Circus was their version, intended to …
Television: Paul McCartney and Mary Hopkin filmed for Magpie
Prior to The Beatles’ 7pm recording session, Paul McCartney was filmed with Mary Hopkin for a children’s television show.
Filming: Hey Jude, Revolution
On this day The Beatles filmed promotional clips for ‘Hey Jude’ and ‘Revolution’ at Twickenham Film Studios.
World première of Yellow Submarine
The world première of The Beatles’ animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, took place on this evening at the London Pavilion on Piccadilly Circus.
The Beatles attend a press screening of Yellow Submarine
Nine days prior to its world première, three of The Beatles attended a press screening of Yellow Submarine at the 102-seat Bowater House Cinema in Knightsbridge, London.
Paul McCartney and Mary Hopkin are filmed for Apple Records
At EMI Studios on this day, Paul McCartney was filmed with Apple Records’ new signing Mary Hopkin, as part of a promotional film for the label.
George Harrison films a second scene for Ravi Shankar’s Raga
This was the second day in which George Harrison filmed a scene for Ravi Shankar’s feature film Raga.