Beatles history - 1969 October
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Wednesday |
US LP release: `Abbey Road'.
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Thursday |
Abbey Road, Room 4. 9.00-11.00am. Stereo mixing: `Across The Universe' (remixes 1, 2, from take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Jeff Jarratt; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons. Remix of `Across The Universe' for `No One's Gonna Change Our World'. Addition of sound effects, and speeding up of the tape. |
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Thursday |
John, in an interview, says that Apple is like a big black hole that takes all his benefits as an author and singer. |
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3
Friday |
Abbey Road. Compilation and banding by George Martin of `No One's Gonna Change Our World'. |
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3
Friday |
Lansdowne Recording Studios, London. John, Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band record `Don't Worry Kyoko'. |
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4
Saturday |
`Abbey Road' number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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6
Monday |
US single release: `Something'/`Come Together'.
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Thursday |
Yoko is taken to the King's College Hospital, London. She suffers a miscarriage. |
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12
Sunday |
Russ Gibbs, of the WKNR-FM, affirms he has received an anonymous phone call saying that Paul has died. |
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12
Sunday |
Yoko miscarries. End of Yoko's stay at the King's College Hospital, London. |
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13
Monday |
The press reports that Yoko has had a miscarriage. |
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13
Monday |
Savoy Theatre, London. London debut concert of Mary Hopkin. Paul, Linda, Ringo and Maureen attend. |
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15
Wednesday |
Ringo and Maureen travel to Los Angeles. |
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16
Thursday |
The Beatles are ready to sell their Northern Songs Ltd. shares. |
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17
Friday |
Hot Chocolate releases a cover of `Give Peace A Chance' in the USA. |
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20
Monday |
US LP release: `The Wedding Album'. US single release: `Cold Turkey'/`Don't Worry Kyoko'. |
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20
Monday |
George and Pattie attend a Ravi Shankar concert in London. |
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22
Wednesday |
Paul goes to Scotland, on vacations. |
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24
Friday |
UK single release: `Cold Turkey'/`Don't Worry Kyoko' UK LP release: `Space', with the Modern Jazz Quartet. |
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27
Monday |
US gold certification for `Abbey Road'. US gold certification for `Something'/`Come Together'. |
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27
Monday |
Abbey Road. Ringo begins, with George Martin, the recording of `Sentimental Journey' LP. 1st Beatle formally recording a solo LP. |
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29
Wednesday |
The `Rat Magazine' publishes the `Paul is dead' theory. |
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30
Thursday |
It is announced the release of a record by the Plastic Ono Band called `Gossip'. |
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Friday |
UK single release: `Something'/`Come Together'. 1st release in the UK of a single from an already released LP.
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