Mixing: Instant Karma! by Plastic Ono Band
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Engineer: Geoff Emerick Three mono mixes of the Plastic Ono Band’s third single, ‘Instant Karma!’, were made on this day.
Recording: Whispering Grass, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr worked on two songs for his debut solo album Sentimental Journey during this 2.30-7pm session.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on The Simon Dee Show
Appearing on British television for the first time in 1970, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were among the guests on the fourth programme in new series The Simon Dee …
George Harrison produces Govinda by Radha Krshna Temple
Trident Studios, London Producer: George Harrison Engineer: Ken Scott Following the success of the Hare Krishna Mantra single by Radha Krshna Temple, plans for a follow-up were made in …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard
John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave an interview on this day for the BBC radio show Scene And Heard.
UK single release: Instant Karma! by John Lennon
‘Instant Karma!’, John Lennon’s first solo single, was released in the UK on 6 February 1970.
Recording: Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Ringo Starr re-recorded his lead vocals for the Sentimental Journey song ‘Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing’ during this session, …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono donate a bag of their hair to Michael X
In one of their more peculiar publicity stunts, John Lennon and Yoko Ono exchanged a bag of their shorn hair for a pair of Muhammad Ali’s bloodstained boxing shorts …
Recording, mixing: Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing by Ringo Starr
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin The eighth recording session for Ringo Starr’s debut studio album, Sentimental Journey, took place on this day.
Ringo and Maureen return to London from New York
Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey had left London for Los Angeles on 26 January, to attend the US premiere of his film The Magic Christian.
Ringo and Maureen fly to New York from Los Angeles
On 26 January 1970, Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey had flown from London to Los Angeles to attend the US premiere of The Magic Christian.
Ringo and Maureen fly from Las Vegas to Los Angeles
Following their meeting with Elvis Presley in Las Vegas, Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey returned to Los Angeles on this day.
Ringo Starr meets Elvis Presley
The day after attending the US premiere of The Magic Christian in Los Angeles, Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey flew to Las Vegas to watch Elvis Presley …
Ringo Starr attends the US première of The Magic Christian in Los Angeles
The Magic Christian, starring Ringo Starr and Peter Sellers, had its US première in Los Angeles on this day.
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 …
Ringo Starr appears on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In
While in Los Angeles to promote his film The Magic Christian, Ringo Starr made a taped appearance on the NBC television show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.
Mixing: The Inner Light
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: Geoff Emerick Engineers: Peter Bown, Jeff Jarratt For reasons unknown, ‘The Inner Light’, the b-side to The Beatles’ 1968 single …
John Lennon is interviewed in Paris by Reuters
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had left Denmark on 25 January 1970, following an extended stay which began the previous December. They were delayed in Paris on their return …
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 and Yoko Ono have their hair cropped in Denmark
John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed in Aalborg in Denmark over the new year and most of January 1970, to be with Ono’s daughter Kyoko. She was living there …