Video: 'Revolution (take your knickers off) - Beatles'

(Tuesday, June 4, 1968, 2:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. BST) — In the earliest glimpse (currently available) of The Beatles’ “White Album” sessions that began just last Thursday (May 30, 1968), John Lennon re-recorded his lead vocals for “Revolution 1” while lying on his back in an attempt to alter the sound of his voice today at EMI Studio 3 in London.

Among Lennon’s changes in this session was a re-recording of the line “Don’t you know that you can count me out… in”, making it more equivocal than it previously had been.

This third session for “Revolution 1” also featured backing vocal overdubs, a drum track, a guitar part and an organ. Tape loops were also created, marking the beginning of the sound collage “Revolution 9.”

During playbacks, Lennon’s new girlfriend, Yoko Ono, committed about an hour’s worth of very personal thoughts onto her diary tape.

Video: 'The Beatles - Revolution 1' (taped by Yoko Ono)