Archive for December, 2016
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December 31, 1966
31 Dec 2016The only piece of Beatles-related news that I could find recorded for this day is that, according to The Beatles…
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December 30, 1966
30 Dec 2016Today Paul McCartney decided that a new, faster mix of “When I’m Sixty-Four” was required. Geoff Emerick and George Martin…
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December 29, 1966
29 Dec 2016While the other Beatles continued to enjoy their holiday — dining perhaps on toad in the hole, spotted dick, and…
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December 22, 1966
22 Dec 2016At this point in time, The Beatles had completed two versions of “Strawberry Fields Forever”: the original recorded by the…
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December 21, 1966
21 Dec 2016The I Ching tells us that “The wise rulers of the past interrupted all activity on this day (the Winter…
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December 20, 1966
20 Dec 2016“On the evening of December 20th 1966,” says beatlesinterviews.org, “each of the Beatles arrived separately for the group’s scheduled recording…
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December 18, 1966
18 Dec 2016Today is famous in Beatles lore as the day that Tara Browne, heir to the Guinness fortune, died in a car accident.…
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December 15, 1966
15 Dec 2016Today four trumpet players and three cellists were in the studio to bring to life George Martin’s score for “Strawberry…
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December 9, 1966
09 Dec 2016In the studio today, the boys continued the lengthy process of recording “Strawberry Fields Forever.” Says The Beatles Bible: The…
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December 8, 1966
08 Dec 2016There was more work today on “When I’m 64” and “Strawberry Fields Forever.” The “64” session, at which only Paul…