Video: 'Golden Slumbers (Remastered 2009)'

(Friday, August 15, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording Paul McCartney’s medley of “Golden Slumbers”/“Carry That Weight,” with overdubs by a 30-piece orchestra, today at EMI Studio 1 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Golden Slumbers’/’Carry That Weight’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969) →

Video: 'Audio clip of John Lennon interview in the Abbey road studio as The Beatles record the album. 1969'

(Thursday, August 14, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — John Lennon of The Beatles was interviewed today at EMi Studio 2 in London by Kenny Everett for the Sept. 20 and 27 editions of his BBC Radio 1 show Everett Is Here during a mixing session for the band’s next album, Abbey Road. Continue reading John Lennon interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Everett Is Here’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969) →

Video: 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'

(Monday, August 11, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording John Lennon’s “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” with Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison taping the repeated “she’s so heavy” vocals, and McCartney’s “Oh! Darling,” with new backing vocals by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, today at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1969) →

Video: 'Beatles - Abbey Road cover photo session'

(Friday, August 8, 1969, 11:35 a.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles were photographed six times crossing Abbey Road near EMI Studios in London this morning for the cover of what would become their last-recorded album. Continue reading The Beatles photographed crossing London’s Abbey Road for iconic album cover 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1969) →

Video: 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Remastered 2009)'

(Wednesday, August 6, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” today as McCartney recorded a solo on George Harrison’s Moog synthesizer set up in Room 43 at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1969) →

Video: 'The Beatles - 1969 The Abbey Road Comp.' (Aug. 5, 1969, at 54:30-56:43)

(Tuesday, August 5, 1969, 6:30 p.m.-10:45 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles today completed John Lennon’s “Because,” as George Harrison played his Moog synthesizer set up in Room 43 and recorded in EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete recording ‘Because’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1969) →

Video: 'You Never Give Me Your Money (Remastered 2009)'

(Tuesday, August 5, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “You Never Give Me Your Money” as McCartney prepared a four-track tape of sound-effects loops today at EMI Studio 3 in London to be overlaid on the cross-fade between his song and John Lennon’s “Sun King” during stereo mixing. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1969) →

Video: 'Because (Anthology 3 Version)'

(Monday, August 4, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles today completed an early version of John Lennon’s “Because,” adding the song’s distinctive vocal harmonies at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete early version of ‘Because’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 4 1969) →

Video: 'Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With The Lions' (7 videos; first 5 constitute original LP)

(Saturday, August 2, 1969) — Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions by John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, the couple’s second of three experimental albums, peaked at #174 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions’ by John Lennon & Yoko Ono peaks at #174 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1969) →