Posts Tagged with ‘Something’
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Bonus Track: Attracts Me Like a Pomegranate
01 Jan 2020As with “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight,” the Abbey Road Super Deluxe Edition includes a strings-only version of “Something.” It’s a…
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October 31, 1969
31 Oct 2019Today the “Something”/“Come Together” single was released in the UK and, man, that’s a lot of bang for your buck…
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August 18–19, 1969
19 Aug 2019On these days the finishing touches were put on “Something,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight,” and “The…
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July 16, 1969
16 Jul 2019Today’s Beatles session was devoted to overdubs for the two George Harrison songs currently in progress. Harmonium and handclaps were…
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July 11, 1969
11 Jul 2019We’ve pretty well established how the non-Paul Beatles felt about “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.” Ringo said, “It was the worst track…
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May 5, 1969
05 May 2019Today the “Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down” single finally went on sale in the U.S., 24 days after the UK…
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May 2, 1969
02 May 2019There was an important session today at which The Beatles laid down 36 new takes of George’s “Something” (previously assayed…
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April 16, 1969
16 Apr 2019This day marked the first time since February 22 that all four Beatles were in the studio together. The purpose…
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February 25, 1969
25 Feb 2019George Harrison’s 26th birthday to himself was to go into EMI Studios with engineer Ken Scott and record high-quality demos…
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January 28, 1969
28 Jan 2019The major event of the day was probably The Beatles’ first meeting as a group with music business honcho Allen…