Video: 'Octopus's Garden (Anthology 3 Version)' (take 2 with dialogue from take 8)

(Saturday, April 26, 1969, 4:30 p.m.-4:15 a.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles began work today on Ringo Starr’s “Octopus’s Garden” at EMI Studio 2 in London, taping 32 takes of the basic rhythm track.

Before they began, however, Paul McCartney made his first attempt to record a lead vocal for “Oh! Darling.”

Video: 'ABBEY ROAD N.W.3 The Beatles' (take 26 of 'Oh Darling' at 9:41)