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8 October 1971:

Imagine, John Lennon's second solo album, is released in the UK.

Lennon, 1980: "The album Imagine was after Plastic Ono. I call it Plastic Ono with chocolate coating."

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Imagine

Recorded: 11, 16 February; 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 May; 4, 5 July 1971 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector Released: 8 October 1971 (UK), 9 September 1971 (US) Personnel John Lennon: voc...

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8 October 1968:

The Beatles record the White Album songs I'm So Tired and The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill.

George Harrison also double-tracks his vocals for Long, Long, Long, and Paul McCartney overdubs a bass guitar part.

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Recording: Long Long Long, I’m So Tired, The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott The Beatles recorded two new songs by John Lennon for the White Album during this 4pm-8am session, and continued work on...

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8 October 1964:

The Beatles record She's A Woman in seven takes.

Paul McCartney: "I have a recollection of walking round St John’s Wood with that in my mind, so I might have written it at home and finished it up on the way to the studio."

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Recording: She’s A Woman

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles recorded 'She's A Woman', the b-side to their 1964 Christmas single 'I Feel Fine', on this day. The backi...

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7 October 1991:

Paul McCartney’s first classical music album, Liverpool Oratorio, is released in the UK.

It is his third album release of the year, following Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) and Choba B CCCP (international edition).

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Liverpool Oratorio

Recorded: 28-29 June 1991 Producer: John Fraser Released: 7 October 1991 (UK), 22 October 1991 (US) Personnel Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sally Burgess, Jerry Hadley, Willard White: vocals Royal Liverpool Ph...

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7 October 1968:

The Beatles record George Harrison's White Album song Long, Long, Long in 62 takes.

"The ‘you’ in Long, Long, Long is God. I can’t recall much about it except the chords, which I think were coming from Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands."

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Mixing, recording: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Long, Long, Long

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott This lengthy recording session, lasting from 2.30pm until 7am the following morning, saw mono and stereo mixes made of G...

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6 October 1969:

The Beatles' double a-side single Something/Come Together is released in the USA.

The single tops the Billboard chart, and is certified gold three weeks after its release.

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Something:

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Come Together

Written by: Lennon-McCartney Recorded: 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30 July 1969 Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Released: 26 September 1969 (UK), 1 October 1969 (US) Available ...

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6 October 1967:

George Harrison's song Blue Jay Way is completed, with the addition of cello and tambourine overdubs. The cellist, Peter Willison, is paid £27.

Blue Jay Way appears on the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour.

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Recording: Blue Jay Way

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The recording of George Harrison’s Magical Mystery Tour song 'Blue Jay Way' was completed during this session, which...

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6 October 1964:

The Beatles record Eight Days A Week in six takes.

John Lennon: "We wrote this when we were trying to write the title song for Help! because there was at one time the thought of calling the film Eight Arms To Hold You."

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Recording: Eight Days A Week

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles spent the day working on 'Eight Days A Week', a song which appeared on the UK album Beatles For Sale. At ...

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3 October 2011:

Ocean’s Kingdom, Paul McCartney’s fifth orchestral album, is released in the UK.

"Trying to write something that expressed an emotion – you have fear, love, anger, sadness to play with – I found that exciting and challenging."

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Ocean’s Kingdom

Recorded: June 2011 Producer: John Fraser Released: 3 October 2011 (UK), 4 October 2011 (US) Tracklisting 'Ocean's Kingdom' 'Hall Of Dance' 'Imprisonment' 'Moonrise' Ocean's Kingdom, Paul McCartney’s ...

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3 October 1975:

George Harrison’s sixth solo album, Extra Texture (Read All About It), is released in the UK.

Harrison: "I was in a real down place. Some songs I like, but in retrospect I wasn't very happy about it."

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Extra Texture (Read All About It)

Recorded: 2-3 February 1971; August-September 1974; 21 April – 27 June 1975 Producer: George Harrison Released: 22 September 1975 (US), 3 October 1975 (UK) Personnel George Harrison: vocals, electric ...

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3 October 1968:

The Beatles – minus John Lennon – record the backing track for George Harrison's song Savoy Truffle in a single take.

The session takes place at London's Trident Studios.

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Recording: Savoy Truffle

Trident Studios, St Anne's Court, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Barry Sheffield This was The Beatles' third consecutive recording session at London's Trident Studios. They began work on Geo...

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3 October 1964:

The Beatles appear on a British edition of the US music TV show Shindig!, watched by UK members of the Beatles Fan Club.

The band performs three songs live: Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!, I'm A Loser, and Boys.

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Television: Shindig!

Following rehearsals on the previous day, The Beatles recorded an appearance for a British edition of US music TV show Shindig! at the Granville Studio in London. The performance was watched by London...

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3 October 1963:

The Beatles work on I Wanna Be Your Man and Little Child for their second album, With The Beatles, overdubbing new vocals.

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Recording: I Wanna Be Your Man, Little Child

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Work continued on two With The Beatles songs on this day, in a session beginning at 10am and finishing at 1pm. Only J...

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3 October 1960:

After 48 consecutive nights with no time off, the Beatles' last show at Hamburg's Indra club takes place.

John Lennon: "There was nobody to copy from. We played what we liked best and the Germans liked it as long as it was loud."

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The Beatles live: last show at the Indra Club, Hamburg

Having played 48 consecutive nights with no time off, The Beatles' residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg ended on this day. It wasn't the end of their contract, however – they were obliged to perform...

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2 October 1968:

Paul McCartney records his lead vocals for Honey Pie, and John Lennon adds a brief but effective guitar solo.

George Harrison: "It was one of them where you just close your eyes and happen to hit all the right notes..."

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Recording: Honey Pie

Trident Studios, St Anne's Court, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Barry Sheffield Having recorded the backing track the previous day, The Beatles added further overdubs to 'Honey Pie', begun ...

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2 October 1967:

The Beatles record the backing track of Hello, Goodbye in 14 takes, with piano, drums, organ and tambourine.

"It was a very easy song to write. It’s just a song of duality, with me advocating the more positive."

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Recording, mixing: Your Mother Should Know, Hello, Goodbye

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott This session, which began at 10pm and ended at 2.30am the following morning, saw the creation of final mono mixes of 'Yo...

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1 October 1969:

The Beatles' Abbey Road album is released in the USA.

Ringo Starr: "Abbey Road turned out fine. The second side is brilliant. Out of the ashes of all that madness, that last section is for me one of the finest pieces we put together."

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Abbey Road

Recorded: 22, 24, 25 February 1969 16, 18, 20, 26, 29 April 1969 2, 5, 6 May 1969 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31 July 1969 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 18...

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1 October 1968:

The Beatles record the backing track of the White Album song Honey Pie.

Paul McCartney: "Me writing to an imaginary woman, across the ocean, on the silver screen, who was called Honey Pie. It’s another of my fantasy songs."

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Recording, mixing: Honey Pie

Trident Studios, St Anne's Court, London Producer: George Martin Engineer: Barry Sheffield The Beatles returned to London's Trident Studios for the recording of the White Album song 'Honey Pie', begun...

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The only contract bearing the signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and their manager Brian Epstein was signed on 1 October 1962.

It replaced an earlier one signed by the band's previous drummer Pete Best.

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The Beatles sign management contract with Brian Epstein

The only contract bearing the signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and their manager Brian Epstein was signed on this day. It replaced an earlier contract which had ...

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30 September 1991:

Paul McCartney’s seventh solo studio album, Choba B CCCP, is released in the UK.

The album contains cover versions from the 1940s to the 1960s, plus the traditional folk song Midnight Special.

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Choba B CCCP

Recorded: 20, 21 July 1987 Producer: Paul McCartney Engineer: Peter Henderson Released: 31 October 1988 (USSR), 30 September 1991 (UK), 29 October 1991 (US) Personnel Paul McCartney: vocals, guitar, b...

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30 September 1977:

Ringo Starr’s sixth solo album, Ringo The 4th, is released in the USA.

A critical and commercial failure, its lack of chart success leads to Starr being dropped by the Atlantic label.

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Ringo The 4th

Recorded: February, June 1977 Producer: Arif Mardin Engineer: Lew Hahn Released: 20 September 1977 (UK), 30 September 1977 (US) Personnel Ringo Starr: vocals, drums David Spinozza, John Tropea, Jeff M...

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30 September 1964:

The fourth of seven recording sessions for the Beatles For Sale album.

Paul McCartney adds piano, and Ringo Starr timpani, to Every Little Thing. The Beatles then record No Reply in eight takes.

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Recording: Every Little Thing, What You’re Doing, No Reply

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith This was the fourth of seven days in which The Beatles recorded their fourth UK album Beatles For Sale. There were tw...

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30 September 1963:

While the Beatles are all abroad on holiday, their producer George Martin works on two songs for the With The Beatles album.

He adds piano to Money (That's What I Want), and Hammond organ to I Wanna Be Your Man.

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Recording, editing, mixing: Little Child, Hold Me Tight, Money, I Wanna Be Your Man, All I’ve Got To Do, Don’t Bother Me, Not A Second Time

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles were on holiday abroad when George Martin led a session to continue work on seven With The...

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30 September 1961:

John Lennon and Paul McCartney hitchhike to Paris for a week's holiday.

Paul McCartney: "Two guys in bowler hats – a lorry would stop! Sense of Humour. This, and the train, is how we got to Paris."

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John Lennon and Paul McCartney travel to Paris

John Lennon was given £100 ahead of his 21st birthday on 9 October 1961. He and Paul McCartney decided to travel to Spain for a holiday. In the end they went no further than Paris. John and I went on ...

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26 September 1974:

John Lennon's album Walls And Bridges is released in the USA.

"You can say, ‘Well, it was because of years of fighting deportation and this problem and that problem,’ but whatever it was, it sounds depressing."

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Walls And Bridges

Recorded: July-August 1974 Producer: John Lennon Released: 4 October 1974 (UK), 26 September 1974 (US) Personnel John Lennon: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano Elton John: vocals, piano,...

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