Archive for August, 2018
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August 30, 1968
30 Aug 2018A day for tying up loose ends: Paul put the finishing touches on “Dear Prudence,” adding piano and flugelhorn. (Paul…
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August 28–29, 1968
29 Aug 2018The recording sessions on these days took place at Trident Studios, which had state-of-the-art eight-track tape machines. At EMI Studios,…
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August 27, 1968
27 Aug 2018At this time there was a bit of a pause in Beatles recording sessions, due in part to the absence…
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August 26, 1968
26 Aug 2018Today the “Hey Jude/Revolution” single was released in the U.S., and 50 years later you can still hear the echoes…
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August 24, 1968
24 Aug 2018Today John and Yoko appeared live on David Frost’s aptly named TV show, Frost on Saturday. This episode is not,…
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August 23, 1968
23 Aug 2018So the question du jour is: Who exactly plays bass on “Back in the U.S.S.R.”? (This is one of those…
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August 22, 1968
22 Aug 2018So today, just as George had returned from Greece, Ringo up and quit the band. Many years later, he would…
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August 21, 1968
21 Aug 2018As George and Pattie Harrison were winging their way back from Greece today, the other three Beatles managed to be…
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August 20, 1968
20 Aug 2018As was becoming more and more common during this period, the different Beatles were doing different things in different studios…
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Pleasantly Insincere
19 Aug 2018If you had some time on your hands on this summer weekend 50 years ago, you might have sat down…