Beatles history - 1968 August
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Thursday |
Trident Studios. 5.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Hey Jude' (overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. 5.00-8.00pm. Recording bass, lead and backing vocals. 8.00-11.00pm. Recording orchestra. |
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2
Friday |
Trident Studios. 2.00pm-1.30am. Stereo mixing: `Hey Jude' (remixes 1-3, from take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. |
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3
Saturday |
`New Musical Express' publishes a photograph of Paul and Clem Curtis at the discotheque Revolution. |
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4
Sunday |
Carole Chapman starts working for Apple. |
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6
Tuesday |
Trident Studios. 5.30-7.30pm. Mono mixing: `Hey Jude' (remix 1, from remix stereo 3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. |
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7
Wednesday |
Studio 2. 3.00-7.45pm. Tape copying: `Hey Jude' (of remix mono 1). Studio 2. 8.45pm-5.30am. Recording: `Not Guilty' (takes 1-46). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. |
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8
Thursday |
Studio 2. 6.40pm-6.30am. Mono mixing: `Hey Jude' (remixes 2-4, from take 1). Recording: `Not Guilty' (takes 47-101). Tape copying: `Hey Jude' (of remix mono 4, numbered 5); `Revolution' (of remix mono 21, numbered 5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. Re-equalization of the `Hey Jude' tapes recorded at Trident Studios. Copies of `Hey Jude' and `Revolution' for Martin. |
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9
Friday |
Studio 2. 7.30pm-2.00am. Recording: `Not Guilty' (tape reduction take 99 into take 102, overdub onto take 102); `Mother Nature's Son' (takes 1-25). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. |
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10
Saturday |
All 4 Beatles, Yoko and Stan Gortikov, USA's Capitol president, lunch at the Ritz Hotel, London. John and Yoko take Gortikov to see the play `Halfway Up The Tree' at the Queen's Theatre. |
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12
Monday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.15am. Recording: `Not Guilty' (overdub onto take 102). Mono mixing: `Not Guilty' (remix 1, from take 102). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. |
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13
Tuesday |
Studio 2 and annexe. 7.00pm-5.30am. Recording: `Sexy Sadie' [re-re-make] (takes 100-107, tape reduction take 107 into takes 108-111); `Yer Blues' (takes 1-14, tape reduction take 6 into takes 15, 16, tape reduction extract of take 14 into take 17). Editing: `Yer Blues' (of takes 16, 17). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. For the first time on a Beatles' recording the 4-track tape itself is edited (`Yer Blues'). |
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14
Wednesday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.30am. Recording: `Yer Blues' (overdub onto edit of takes 16 and 17). Mono mixing: `Yer Blues' (remixes 1-4, from edit of takes 16, 17). Recording: `What's The New Mary Jane' (takes 1-4). Mono mixing: `What's The New Mary Jane' (remix 1, from take 4). Tape copying: `Yer Blues' (of remix mono 3); `What's The New Mary Jane' (of remix mono 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. |
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15
Thursday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Rocky Raccoon' (takes 1-9, tape reduction take 9 into take 10, overdub onto take 10). Mono mixing: `Rocky Raccoon' (remix 1, from take 10). Tape copying: `Yer Blues' (of remix mono 3); `Rocky Raccoon' (of remix mono 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. The `Yer Blues' copy is for George and Ringo; the `Rocky Raccoon' copy is for John and Paul. |
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16
Friday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-5.00am. Recording: `While My Guitar Gently Weeps' [re-make] (takes 1-14, tape reduction take 14 into take 15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. |
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16
Friday |
1st Apple new artist release: Mary Hopkin, with `Those Were The Days'. |
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17
Saturday |
George leaves England, starting a 5-day trip to Greece. |
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19
Monday |
Day booked for a Beatles recording session at Abbey Road (cancelled because of George's trip to Greece). |
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20
Tuesday |
Studio 3. 5.00-5.30pm. Recording: `Yer Blues' (edit piece take 1). Editing: `Yer Blues' (of remix mono 3 and edit piece take 1). Mono tape copying: `Revolution 9' (of mono copy 1, from edit of remix stereo 2). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. Studio 2. 8.00pm-4.00am. Recording: `Mother Nature's Son' (overdub onto take 24; tape reduction take 24 into take 26, overdub onto take 26); `Etcetera' (take 1); `Wild Honey Pie' (take 1). Mono mixing: `Mother Nature's Son' (remixes 1-8, from take 26); `Wild Honey Pie' (remixes 1-6, from take 1). Producer: George Martin; Editing: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. Recording of count-in for `Yer Blues', brasses for `Mother Nature's Son' and demo of `Etcetera'. |
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21
Wednesday |
George returns from Greece to England. |
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Wednesday |
Studio 2. 7.30pm-7.15am. Recording: `Sexy Sadie' (tape reduction take 107 into take 112, overdub onto take 112, tape reduction take 112 into takes 113-115, overdub onto take 115, tape reduction take 115 into takes 116, 117, overdub onto take 117). Mono mixing: `Sexy Sadie' (remixes 1-5, from take 117). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. |
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Thursday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.45am. Recording: `Back In The USSR' (takes 1-5). Tape copying: `Baby You're A Rich Man' (of remix mono 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. First session after Ringo left the group. Copy of `Baby You're A Rich Man' for Martin. |
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22
Thursday |
Cynthia accuses John of adultery. |
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23
Friday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Back In The USSR' (overdub onto take 5, tape reduction take 5 into take 6, overdub onto take 6). Mono mixing: `Back In The USSR' (remix 1, from take 6). Tape copying: `Back In The USSR' (of remix mono 1); `Rocky Raccoon' (of remix mono 1); `Wild Honey Pie' (of remix mono 6); `Mother Nature's Son' (of remix mono 8); `Sexy Sadie' (of remix mono 5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. Copies taken away by Mal Evans. |
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23
Friday |
Cynthia announces she has filed for divorce from John on the grounds of adultery. |
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26
Monday |
US single release: `Hey Jude'/`Revolution', US debut of Apple Records.
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26
Monday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 4.00-5.00pm. Mono tape copying: `Revolution 9' (of mono copy 2, from edit of remix stereo 2). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. |
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27
Tuesday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 4.30-5.00pm. Tape copying: `Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' (of remix mono 21); `Blackbird' (of remix mono 6); `Not Guilty' (of remix mono 1); `Revolution 9' (of edit of remix stereo 2). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith. Copies taken away by Mal Evans. |
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27
Tuesday |
UK single release: `Those Were The Days', by Mary Hopkin. |
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28
Wednesday |
Trident Studios. 5.00pm-7.00am. Recording: `Dear Prudence' (take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. |
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Thursday |
Trident Studios. 7.00pm-6.00am. Recording: `Dear Prudence' (overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. Visits at the studio: John (Paul's cousin), Jackie Lomax. |
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30
Friday |
UK single release: `Hey Jude'/`Revolution'. First Apple product. UK single release: `Those Were The Days', with Mary Hopkin, first artist discovered by Apple.
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30
Friday |
Trident Studios. 5.00-11.00pm. Recording: `Dear Prudence' (overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. |
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30
Friday |
Chelsea Register Office, London. Neil Aspinall marries Suzy Ornstein. Paul, Ringo and Maureen attend. Alexis Mardas is best man. Afternnon. Surprise party at a restaurant in King's Road, London, for the couple. Paul, Ringo and Maureen attend. |
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30
Friday |
Screening, on the programme `Experiment In Television', of a film of the Beatles recording `Hey Jude' (filmed 29 July 1968). |
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31
Saturday |
`Hey Jude' enters the Billboard ranking at number 10, a record for this singles chart. |
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