Recording: Yellow Submarine film score
Studio One, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producers: George Martin, Ron Richards, John Burgess Engineer: Geoff Emerick This was the second of two sessions on consecutive days in which George …
George Harrison produces Is This What You Want? by Jackie Lomax
On 16 October 1968, George Harrison flew to Los Angeles for several weeks, returning in November.
Recording: Yellow Submarine film score
Studio One, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producers: George Martin, Ron Richards, John Burgess Engineer: Geoff Emerick The Yellow Submarine album, containing a mixture of Beatles songs and original film …
Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman holiday in New York
With the White Album finally complete, The Beatles went their separate ways for much of late October and November 1968. On this day Paul McCartney travelled to New York, …
John and Yoko appear in court on drugs charges
Following their arrest for possession of drugs the previous day, John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared at Marylebone Magistrates’ Court, London, for a hearing of the charges against them.
Tape copying: Yer Blues, Don’t Pass Me By
Studio One (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Tape operator: John Smith Final mono and stereo mixes for the White Album had been completed on the …
John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested for drugs possession
In the morning of 18 October 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested by the Drugs Squad.
Mixing, editing: Why Don’t We Do It In The Road, White Album crossfades, It’s All Too Much
Studios One, Two and Three and Rooms 41 and 42, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The Beatles’ only 24-hour recording session began at 5pm …
George Harrison flies to Los Angeles
George Harrison missed The Beatles only 24-hour recording session, as he flew to Los Angeles on this day.
Mixing: Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I’m So Tired, Cry Baby Cry
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott With the recording of the White Album completed, final mixing and sequencing took place over a number …
Recording, mixing: I Will, Birthday, Savoy Truffle, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Long Long Long, Yer Blues, Sexy Sadie, What’s The New Mary Jane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The Beatles worked on eight White Album songs during this 7pm-7.30am session, which also saw the completion …
Recording, mixing: Julia, Dear Prudence, Wild Honey Pie, Back In The USSR, Blackbird
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The final song to be recorded for the White Album was ‘Julia’, John Lennon’s tribute to his …
Mixing: Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, Helter Skelter, Mother Nature’s Son, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Long Long Long
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott With the White Album nearing completion this was a session devoted to the creation of …
Recording, mixing: Savoy Truffle, Piggies, Don’t Pass Me By, Good Night
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott Work continued on ‘Savoy Truffle’ during this session, with the addition of a saxophone overdub, scored by …
Recording, mixing: Piggies, Glass Onion, Rocky Raccoon, Long Long Long, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Ken Scott, Ken Townsend The Beatles added overdubs to three The Beatles (White Album) songs, and mixes …
George Harrison forms music publishing company Singsong Ltd
Although he had bought Mornyork Ltd in September 1964, which became Harrisongs Ltd in December that year, on this day George Harrison set up a second music publishing company, …
Recording, mixing: The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill, Long Long Long, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road
Studios Two and Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineers: Ken Scott, Ken Townsend The evening of John Lennon’s 28th birthday was spent in EMI Studios, where …
Recording: Long Long Long, I’m So Tired, The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The Beatles recorded two new songs by John Lennon for the White Album during this 4pm-8am session, …
Mixing, recording: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Long, Long, Long
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott This lengthy recording session, lasting from 2.30pm until 7am the following morning, saw mono and stereo mixes …
Recording, mixing: Savoy Truffle, Martha My Dear, Honey Pie, Dear Prudence
Trident Studios, St Anne’s Court, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Barry Sheffield This session, which took place at London’s Trident Studios between 6pm and 1am, saw more overdubs added …