Video: 'Ain't She Sweet (Anthology 3 Version)'
(Thursday, July 24, 1969, 3:30 -10:30 p.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — John Lennon led The Beatles today through a cover of “Ain’t She Sweet” at EMI Studio 2 in London while recording 35 takes of Lennon’s medley “Sun King”/“Mean Mr Mustard.” Continue reading Lennon leads The Beatles through ‘Ain’t She Sweet’ cover 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1969)
Video: 'Come And Get It (Anthology 3 Version)'
(Thursday, July 24, 1969, 2:30 -3:30 p.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles today recorded a demo of his song “Come and Get It” at EMI Studio 2 in London for the group The Iveys, who later became Badfinger, recording piano, live vocals, bass guitar and drums with fellow Beatle John Lennon present in the studio control room. Continue reading McCartney records ‘Come and Get It’ studio demo 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1969)
Video: 'Come Together (Anthology 3 Version)' (take 1)
(Monday, July 21, 1969, 2:30 -9:30 p.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles today began recording John Lennon’s “Come Together” at EMI Studio 3 in London, recording the backing track in eight takes. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘Come Together’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 21 1969)
Video: 'Octopus's Garden (Remastered 2009)'
(Friday, July 18, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles today completed Ringo Starr’s “Octopus’s Garden” at EMI Studio 3 in London, recording Starr’s lead vocals, which he manually double-tracked during the choruses. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Octopus’s Garden’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1969)
(Saturday, July 12, 1969) — “The Ballad of John and Yoko” by The Beatles peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ by The Beatles peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1969)
Video: 'Under The Mersey Wall'
(Saturday, July 12, 1969) — Electronic Sound by George Harrison of The Beatles peaked at #191 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Electronic Sound’ LP by George Harrison peaks at #191 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1969)
Video: 'The Beatles - 1969 The Abbey Road Comp.' (July 11, 1969, at 14:13)
(Friday, July 11, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-midnight BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles today continued work on George Harrison’s “Something,” overdubbing lead vocals onto take 36 at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles continue work on ‘Something’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1969)
Video: 'ABBEY ROAD N.W.3 The Beatles' ('Maxwell's Silver Hammer' RS 13, mono reduction at 5:52)
(Thursday, July 10, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles today continued work on Paul McCartney’s “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” overdubbing bass, piano, organ, electric guitar, anvil, lead and backing vocals onto take 21 at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles continue work on ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1969)
Video: 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Anthology 3 Version)' (take 5)
(Wednesday, July 9, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-10:15 p.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles today began formally recording Paul McCartney’s “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” attempting 16 takes of the backing track (with guide vocals) at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1969)
Video: 'The Rolling Stones - in the Park 1969'
(Saturday, July 5, 1969, 5:25 p.m. BST) — The Rolling Stones, just three days after the death of founding member Brian Jones, performed a free live rock concert today in front of at least 250,000 fans (and by some estimates, almost 500,000) at Hyde Park in London. Continue reading The Rolling Stones pay tribute to Brian Jones at Hyde Park gig 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1969)
