The Beatles complete ‘The End’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)


Video: 'The End (Anthology 3 Version)'

(Monday, August 18, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “The End,” with the recording of McCartney’s four-second piano overdub prior to the line “And in the end/The love you take/Is equal to the love you make” today at EMI Studio 2 in London.


Video: 'The End (Remastered 2009)'

It was the 13th of 14 tracks completed for the band’s next album, Abbey Road.


Video: 'The Beatles Anthology - 8.' (Aug. 18, 1969, audio at 1:13:31-1:14:04)