Beatles history - 1970 January
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Saturday |
Studio 2. 2.30pm-12.15am. Recording: `I Me Mine' (takes 1-16). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. Last song recorded by the Beatles. During the session, George improvises a version of `Peggy Sue Got Married'. |
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4
Sunday |
Studio 2. 2.30pm-4.00am. Recording: `Let It Be' (overdub onto take 27, tape reduction edit of take 27 into takes 28-30 with simultaneous overdub, overdub onto take 30). Stereo mixing: `Let It Be' (remixes 1, 2, from take 30). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. Recording of brasses and second guitar solo for `Let It Be' (included on the LP version). Last recording session of Paul, George and George Martin. Last recording session of the Beatles as a band. |
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5
Monday |
Studio 1, Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `I Me Mine' (remix 1, from take 16); `Across The Universe' (remix 3, from take 8). Master tape banding and compilation: `Get Back' LP. Producer, Engineer and 2nd Engineer: Glyn Johns. |
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8
Thursday |
Re-recording of lead vocal for `For You Blue'. |
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9
Friday |
UK LP release: `The Magic Christian'. |
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10
Saturday |
`Live Peace In Toronto', number 136, 1st week in the ranking (Billboard). |
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15
Thursday |
John inaugurates `Bag One', an exhibition of some of his lithographies and drawings at the London Arts Gallery. |
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16
Friday |
The police closes John's exhibition at the Arts Gallery, London, under the charge of obscenity. |
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17
Saturday |
`Live Peace In Toronto', 2nd week in the ranking (Billboard). |
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20
Tuesday |
John and Yoko cut their hair in Denmark. |
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21
Wednesday |
`Daily Express' publishes that John cut his hair to be able to travel without being recognized. |
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24
Saturday |
`Live Peace In Toronto', 3rd week in the ranking (Billboard). |
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26
Monday |
Morning: John composes `Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)'. |
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26
Monday |
Ringo and Maureen fly from London to the US to attend the `The Magic Christian' premiere. |
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26
Monday |
UK single release: `My Sweet Lord'. |
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27
Tuesday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00-11.30am. Stereo mixing: `The Inner Light' (remix 1, from take 6). Producer: Geoff Emerick; Engineer: Peter Bown/Jeff Jarratt; 2nd Engineer: John Barrett. Remix of `The Inner Light' for eventual future use. Last session of Emerick. |
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27
Tuesday |
Studio 3. 7.00pm. John starts recording of `Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)'. Upon George's suggestion, Phil Spector produces the session. |
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28
Wednesday |
End of John's lithographies exhibition at the London Arts Gallery. |
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31
Saturday |
`Live Peace In Toronto', 4th week in the ranking (Billboard). |
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