Beatles history - 1968 February
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Thursday |
John sends his Rolls Royce to USA, for his personal use. |
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Thursday |
BBC Television Rehearsal Rooms, Victoria Road, London. Ringo rehearses his appearance on the `Cilla' TV show. | |
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Friday |
Neil Aspinall and Stephen Maltz become Dandie Fashion's directors. | |
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Friday |
BBC Television Rehearsal Rooms, Victoria Road, London. Ringo rehearses his appearance on the `Cilla' TV show. | |
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Saturday |
Studio 3. 2.30-6.00pm. Recording: `Lady Madonna' (takes 1-3). Studio 3. 7.00pm-1.30am. Recording: `Lady Madonna' (overdub onto take 3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Start of sessions for next single (eventuallly Lady Madonna'/`The Inner Light'). | |
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Sunday |
Studio 3. 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `Across The Universe' (takes 1-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Studio 3. 8.00pm-2.00am. Recording: `Across The Universe' (overdub onto take 7, tape reduction take 7 into take 8, overdub onto take 8, sound effects takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Martin Benge; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. Recording of female harmonies (1st and only fans invited-by Paul-to contribute to a session) and of (not used) effects. | |
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Tuesday |
Studio 1. 2.30-8.00pm. Tape copying: `The Inner Light' (of take 5, numbered take 6). Recording: `The Inner Light' (overdub onto take 6). Mono mixing: `The Inner Light' (remix 1, from take 6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys. Recording of George vocal for `The Inner Light'. About 6.30pm. Harry Klein is contacted at home for the `Lady Madonna' session. 8.00-9.00pm. Ringo appears on Cilla Black's live programme `Cilla', at the BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London. The recording session is interrupted to see the show. Studio 1. 9.00pm-2.00am. Recording: `Lady Madonna' (tape reduction take 3 into take 4, overdub onto take 4, tape reduction take 4 into take 5, overdub onto take 5). Mono mixing: `Lady Madonna' (remixes 1, 2, from take 5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys. Recording of vocal brass impersonation and brasses for `Lady Madonna'. | |
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Tuesday |
Royal Garden Hotel, London. Paul participates in a press conference announcing the Leicester University's art festival. | |
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Thursday |
Studio 2. 2.30-9.00pm. Recording: `The Inner Light' (overdub onto take 6). Mono mixing: `The Inner Light' (remixes 2-4, from take 6). Recording: `Across The Universe' (overdub onto take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00pm-12.15am. Mono mixing: `Across The Universe' (remixes 1, 2, from take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Recording of backing vocals for `The Inner Light'. It is decided to keep `Across The Universe' for a World Wildlife Found album, and give `The Inner Light' the B-side of the next single. | |
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Saturday |
Concert by the Scaffold at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Recorded for LP `The Scaffold'. Paul and Jane attend. | |
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Sunday |
Studio 3. 4.00pm-2.00am. Recording: `Hey Bulldog' (takes 1-10). Mono mixing: `Hey Bulldog' (remixes 1, 2, from take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. On mixing, it is decided to keep the complete end of `Hey Bulldog'. The group is filmed for `Lady Madonna' clip.
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Tuesday |
Ringo sings with Cilla `Do You Like Me Just A Little Bit', on BBC-TV. | |
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Thursday |
Studio 3 (control room only). 4.30-6.00pm. Mono mixing: `Lady Madonna' (remixes 3-10, from take 5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Martin Benge. | |
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Thursday |
John, George, Cynthia and Pattie go to India. [16 February?] | |
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16
Friday |
John, George, Cynthia and Pattie go to Rishikesh. [15 February?] | |
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18
Sunday |
Ringo, Paul, Maureen and Jane go to India. [19 February?] | |
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Monday |
Ringo, Paul, Maureen and Jane go to India. [18 February?] | |
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Sunday |
George celebrates his birthday with the Maharishi and his disciples. The Maharishi presents him with a plastic world map. | |
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Wednesday |
Abbey Road. Cilla Black records `Step Inside Love'. | |
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28
Wednesday |
The Cavern closes. | |
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Thursday |
Yoko, with John on guitar, records `AOS', at the Royal Albert Hall. |
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