Recording: Instant Karma! by Plastic Ono Band
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Phil Spector Engineer: Geoff Emerick The third single by Plastic Ono Band, ‘Instant Karma!’, was written, recorded and mixed on 27 January …
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Ringo and Maureen fly to Los Angeles
Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey flew from London’s Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles on this day.
John Lennon’s Bag One exhibition is raided by police
John Lennon’s Bag One, an exhibition of lithographs including several containing erotic imagery, had opened on 15 January 1970. Just 24 hours later it was raided by police officers, …
John Lennon’s Bag One exhibition opens in London
An exhibition of John Lennon’s erotic lithographs opened on this day at the London Arts Gallery at 22 New Bond Street, London W1.
Recording, mixing: Sentimental Journey, Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing by Ringo Starr
Olympic Sound Studios, London Producer: George Martin The seventh recording session for Ringo Starr’s debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, took place on this day.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace campaign came to a close on this day following a meeting with Canada’s prime minister Pierre Trudeau.
Album release: Live Peace In Toronto 1969 by Plastic Ono Band
Recorded on 13 September 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival, the album Live Peace In Toronto 1969 marked the public debut of the hastily-assembled Plastic Ono …
World première of The Magic Christian in London
Ringo Starr’s second film, The Magic Christian, had its world première on this evening at the Odeon Theatre in Kensington, London.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet the parents of A6 Murderer James Hanratty
John Lennon and Yoko Ono met the parents of James Hanratty, the so-called A6 Murderer, on 10 December 1969.
Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day five
The final day of a five-day shoot for the BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko took place at the Bull Hotel in Long Melford, Suffolk.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono make Apotheosis 2
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had made a film titled Apotheosis in September 1969. Three months later they made a sequel.
Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day four
The fourth day of a five-day shoot for the BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko took place in the countryside in Lavenham in Suffolk, England.
Recording, mixing: Item 1 and Item 2 by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: John Lennon Engineer: Geoff Emerick Although it was never released, a fourth album of experimental music by John Lennon and Yoko Ono …
Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day three
The third day of a five-day shoot for the BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko began at Tittenhurst Park before moving on to the Apple …
Recording, mixing: Blue Turning Grey Over You by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick A demo recording of Louis Armstrong’s 1930 hit ‘Blue Turning Grey Over You’ had been taped for …
Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day two
This was the second day of a five-day shoot for the BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko, which filmed John Lennon and Yoko Ono at …
Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day one
The British Broadcasting Corporation filmed John Lennon and Yoko Ono over a five-day period for a television documentary titled 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko, first broadcast …
Recording, mixing: Blue Turning Grey Over You, Stardust by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Work continued on Ringo Starr’s debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, with a new lead vocal recorded, and …
John Lennon returns his MBE to the Queen
John Lennon returned his MBE to the Queen on this day, as an act of protest against the Vietnam war.
Mixing: Stardust, Dream by Ringo Starr
Room 4, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Rough stereo mixes of two songs recorded for Ringo Starr’s debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, were made …