Timeline – 1968
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1968 January
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1968 Sunday 7th January
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- George Harrison flies to India with Neil Aspinall to record the score for the film Wonderwall Music, with local musicians in Bombay
1968 Tuesday 9th January
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- Recording by George Harrison – ‘Wonderwall Music‘
1968 Wednesday 10th January
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- Recording by George Harrison – ‘Wonderwall Music‘
1968 Thursday 11th January
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- Recording by George Harrison – ‘Wonderwall Music‘
1968 Friday 12th January
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- Recording by George Harrison
1968 Saturday 13th January
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- Recording by George Harrison – ‘Wonderwall Music‘
1968 Monday 22nd January
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- Apple Corps, opens offices at 95 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U 1DQ, Greater London (City of Westminster)
1968 Thursday 25th January
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- The Beatles film their cameo for ‘Yellow Submarine‘
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- Pattie Harrison (Boyd) models for Ossie Clark
1968 Saturday 27th January
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- BBC Radio – The Beatles appear on ‘The Kenny Everett Show‘
1968 February.
1968 Thursday 1st February
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- Television – Ringo Starr rehearses for the ‘Cilla Black show‘
1968 Friday 2nd February
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- Tape copying – ‘Only A Northern Song‘
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- BBC1 Television – Ringo Starr rehearses for the ‘Cilla Black show’
1968 Saturday 3rd February
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- Recording
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‘Across The Universe’
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1968 Sunday 4th February
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- Recording – ‘Across The Universe’
1968 Monday 5th February
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- BBC1 Television – Ringo Starr rehearses for the ‘Cilla Black show’
1968 Tuesday 6th February
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- Recording and Mixing
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- BBC1 Television – Ringo Starr is a guest on the ‘Cilla Black Show’
1968 Thursday 8th February
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- Recording and Mixing
1968 Sunday 11th February
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Hey Bulldog‘
1968 Wednesday 14th February
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- Mal Evans flies to India
1968 Thursday 15th February
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- John Lennon and George Harrison fly to India
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- Mixing – Lady Madonna‘
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- BBC1 Television – Ringo Starr is a guest on the ‘Cilla Black Show’
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1968 Friday 16th February
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- John Lennon and George Harrison arrive at the Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India
1968 Monday 19th February
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- Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr fly to India
1968 Tuesday 20th February
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- Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr arrive at the Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India
1968 Sunday 25th February
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- George Harrison celebrates his 25th birthday at the Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India
1968 Thursday 29th February
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- Yoko Ono and Ornette Coleman perform live at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP, Greater London
1968 March
1968 Friday 1st March
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- Ringo Starr leaves the Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India
1968 Sunday 3rd March
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- Ringo Starr flies back to England
1968 Friday 15th March
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- UK Single Release
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- A Side – ‘Lady Madonna‘
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- B Side – ‘The Inner Light‘
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1968 Sunday 17th March
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- Pattie Harrison celebrates her 24th birthday in India
1968 Monday 18th March
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- UK Single Release
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- A Side – ‘Lady Madonna‘
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- B Side – ‘The Inner Light‘
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1968 Tuesday 26th March
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- Paul McCartney leaves the Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India
1968 April
1968 Friday 12th April
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- John Lennon and George Harrison leave the Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India
1968 Friday 19th April
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- Apple Corps advertises for new talent
1968 May
1968 Sunday 5th May
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- Mary Hopkin appears on ‘Opportunity Knocks’
1968 Saturday 11th May
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- John Lennon and Paul McCartney promote Apple in New York, USA
1968 Sunday 12th May
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- John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet Ron Kass of Apple US
1968 Monday 13th May
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- John Lennon and Paul McCartney give interviews to US press
1968 Tuesday 14th May
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- John Lennon and Paul McCartney give interviews in New York, USA
1968 Thursday 16th May
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- John Lennon and Paul McCartney return from promoting Apple in New York, USA
1968 Sunday 19th May
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- Recording by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – ‘Two Virgins’
1968 Wednesday 22nd May
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono attend press launch of Apple Tailoring
1968 Thursday 23rd May
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- Apple Tailoring (also known as Apple Tailoring Civil and Theatrical) opens at 161 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW3 5RP, Greater London
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- BBC 1 Television – ‘All My Loving’ on ‘Omnibus’
1968 Friday 24th May
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- Demo recordings for the ‘The Beatles’ (White Album)
1968 Thursday 30th May
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- Recording – ‘Revolution 1′
1968 Friday 31st May
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- Recording – ‘Revolution 1′
1968 June
1968 Tuesday 4th June
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Revolution 1′
1968 Wednesday 5th June
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- Recording – ‘Don’t Pass Me By’
1968 Thursday 6th June
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Don’t Pass Me By’
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- BBC interview with John Lennon and Victor Spinetti
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- Radio – ‘The Kenny Everett Show’
1968 Friday 7th June
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- George Harrison and Ringo Starr fly to America
1968 Saturday 8th June
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- Paul McCartney is best man at his brother Michael’s wedding
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- George Harrison and Ringo Starr visit Joan Baez in California
1968 Monday 10th June
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- George Harrison films a scene for Ravi Shankar’s ‘Raga’
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- Recording – ‘Revolution 9′
1968 Tuesday 11th June
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- George Harrison films a second scene for Ravi Shankar’s Raga
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- Paul McCartney and Mary Hopkin are filmed for Apple Records
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Blackbird’
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‘Revolution 9’
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1968 Saturday 15th June
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant acorns for peace at Coventry Cathedral
1968 Sunday 16th June
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- Television – ‘David Frost Presents…’
1968 Tuesday 18th June
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- Paul McCartney celebrates his 26th birthday at Apple
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- George Harrison and Ringo Starr fly back to England from USA
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- Première of the ‘In His Own Write’ stage play
1968 Thursday 20th June
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- Paul McCartney flies to New York, USA
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- Recording – ‘Revolution 9′
1968 Friday 21st June
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- Paul McCartney flies from New York to Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Revolution 1’
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‘Revolution 9’
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1968 Saturday 22nd June
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- The Beatles purchase Apple headquarters at 3 Savile Row, Mayfair, London W1S 3PB, Greater London
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- Paul McCartney addresses Capitol Records conference
1968 Sunday 23rd June
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- Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman spend time together in Los Angeles, California, USA
1968 Monday 24th June
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- George Harrison produces Jackie Lomax’s ‘Sour Milk Sea’
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- Paul McCartney sails to Santa Catalina Island, California
1968 Tuesday 25th June
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- Paul McCartney flies from New York to London
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- George Harrison produces Jackie Lomax’s ‘Sour Milk Sea’
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Revolution 1’
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‘Revolution 9’
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1968 Wednesday 26th June
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- George Harrison produces Jackie Lomax’s ‘Sour Milk Sea’
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- Recording – ‘Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey’
1968 Thursday 27th June
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- Recording – ‘Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey’
1968 Friday 28th June
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Good Night’
1968 Sunday 30th June
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- Paul McCartney records ‘Thingumybob’ by Black Dyke Mills Band
1968 July.
1968 Thursday 4th July
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- Recording – ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
1968 Friday 5th July
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- Recording – ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
1968 Tuesday 8th July
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- The Beatles attend a press screening of ‘Yellow Submarine’
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- Recording – ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
1968 Tuesday 9th July
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- Ringo Starr performs on ‘Solomon King’s A Hundred Years Or More’
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
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‘Revolution’
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1968 Wednesday 10th July
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- Recording – ‘Revolution’
1968 Thursday 11th July
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- John Lennon is best man at Alexis Mardas’ wedding
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Revolution’
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‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
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1968 Friday 12th July
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Don’t Pass Me By’
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‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
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‘Revolution’
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1968 Saturday 13th July
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- John Lennon introduces his aunt Mimi to Yoko Ono
1968 Monday 15th July
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- The Beatles move into Apple headquarters at 3 Savile Row, Mayfair, London W1S 3PB, Greater London
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Revolution’
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‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
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‘Cry Baby Cry’
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1968 Tuesday 16th July
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- Recording – ‘Cry Baby Cry’
1968 Wednesday 17th July
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- World première – ‘Yellow Submarine’
1968 Thursday 18th July
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- Recording
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‘Cry Baby Cry’
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‘Helter Skelter’
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1968 Friday 19th July
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- Recording – ‘Sexy Sadie’
1968 Saturday 20th July
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- Jane Asher announces her split from Paul McCartney
1968 Monday 22th July
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- Recording
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‘A Beginning’
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‘Good Night’
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1968 Tuesday 23rd July
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey’
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‘Good Night’
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1968 Wednesday 24th July
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- Recording – ‘Sexy Sadie’
1968 Thursday 25th July
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- Recording – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
1968 Sunday 28th July
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- The Mad Day Out: location one
- The Mad Day Out: location two
- The Mad Day Out: location three
- The Mad Day Out: location four
- The Mad Day Out: location five
- The Mad Day Out: location six
- The Mad Day Out: location seven
1968 Monday 29th July
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- Rcording – ‘Hey Jude’
1968 Tuesday 30th July
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Hey Jude’
1968 Wednesday 31st July
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- The Apple Boutique closes down
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- Recording – ‘Hey Jude’
1968 August.
1968 Thursday 1st August
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- Recording – ‘Hey Jude’
1968 Friday 2nd August
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- Mixing – ‘Hey Jude’
1968 Tuesday 6th August
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- Mixing – ‘Hey Jude’
1968 Wednesday 7th August
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- Tape Copying and Recording
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‘Hey Jude’
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‘Not Guilty’
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1968 Thursday 8th August
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Hey Jude’
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‘Not Guilty’
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1968 Friday 9th August
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- Recording
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‘Not Guilty’
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‘Mother Nature’s Son’
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1968 Saturday 10th August
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- Paul McCartney is interviewed for New Musical Express
1968 Monday 12th August
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono attend an Ossie Clark fashion show
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Not Guilty’
1968 Tuesday 13th August
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- Recording and Editing
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‘Sexy Sadie’
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‘Yer Blues’
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1968 Wednesday 14th August
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Yer Blues’
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‘What’s The New Mary Jane’
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1968 Thursday 15th August
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Rocky Raccoon’
1968 Friday 16th August
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- Recording – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
1968 Saturday 17th August
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- George and Pattie Harrison fly to Greece
1968 Tuesday 20th August
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- Recording, Mixing and Editing
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‘Yer Blues’
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‘Mother Nature’s Son’
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‘Etcetera’
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‘Wild Honey Pie’
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1968 Wednesday 21st August
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- George and Pattie Harrison return to England from Greece
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Sexy Sadie’
1968 Thursday 22nd August
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- Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce
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- Ringo Starr leaves The Beatles
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- Recording – ‘Back In The USSR’
1968 Friday 23rd August
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Back In The USSR’
1968 Saturday 24th August
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- Television – John Lennon and Yoko Ono on ‘Frost On Saturday’
1968 Monday 26th August
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- US Single Release
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A Side – ‘Hey Jude’
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A Side – ‘Revolution’
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- Tape Copying – ‘Revolution 9′
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1968 Tuesday 27th August
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- Tape Copying
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‘Ob-La-Di
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‘Ob-La-Da
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‘Blackbird’
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‘Not Guilty’
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‘Revolution 9’
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1968 Wednesday 28th August
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- Recording – ‘Dear Prudence’
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1968 Thursday 29th August
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- Recording – ‘Dear Prudence’
1968 Friday 30th August
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- UK Single Release
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‘Hey Jude’
- ‘Revolution’
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Dear Prudence’
1968 September.
1968 Tuesday 3rd September
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
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- Ringo Starr gets back with The Beatles
1968 Wednesday 4th September
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- Filming
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‘Hey Jude’
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‘Revolution’
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1968 Thursday 5th September
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- Recording – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
1968 Friday 6th September
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- Television – Paul McCartney and Mary Hopkin are filmed for ‘Magpie’
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- Recording – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
1968 Monday 9th September
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- Recording – ‘Helter Skelter’
1968 Tuesday 10th September
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- Recording – ‘Helter Skelter’
1968 Wednesday 11th September
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- Recording – ‘Glass Onion’
1968 Thursday 12th September
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- Recording – ‘Glass Onion’
1968 Friday 13th September
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- Recording – ‘Glass Onion’
1968 Monday 16th September
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- Recording
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‘I Will’
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‘Glass Onion’
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1968 Tuesday 17th September
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Helter Skelter’
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‘I Will’
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1968 Wednesday 18th September
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- George Harrison is interviewed for
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- New Musical Express
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- BBC
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Birthday’
1968 Thursday 19th September
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- Recording – ‘Piggies’
1968 Friday 20th September
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- Recording
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‘Piggies’
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‘Glass Onion’
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1968 Monday 23rd September
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- Rrecording – ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’
1968 Tuesday 24th September
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- Recording – ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’
1968 Wednesday 25th September
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- Editing, Recording, and Mixing – ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’
1968 Thursday 26th September
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- Mixing
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‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’
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‘What’s The New Mary Jane’
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”Glass Onion’
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‘I Will’
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1968 Monday 30th September
Hunter Davies’ biography of ‘The Beatles’ is published
1968 October.
1968 Tuesday 1st October
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- Recording and Mixing – ‘Honey Pie’
1968 Wednesday 2nd October
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- Recording – ‘Honey Pie’
1968 Thursday 3rd October
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- Recording – ‘Savoy Truffle’
1968 Friday 4th October
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- Recording
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‘Martha My Dear’
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‘Honey Pie’
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1968 Saturday 5th October
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Savoy Truffle’
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‘Martha My Dear’
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‘Honey Pie’
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‘Dear Prudenc’e
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1968 Monday 7th October
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps
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‘Long Long Long’
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1968 Tuesday 8th October
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- Recording
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‘Long Long Long’
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‘I’m So Tired’
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‘The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill’
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1968 Wednesday 9th October
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill’
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‘Long Long Long’
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‘Why Don’t We Do It In The Road’
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1968 Thursday 10th October
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- George Harrison forms music publishing company Singsong Ltd
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Piggies
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‘Glass Onion’
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‘Rocky Raccoon’
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‘Long Long Long’
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”Why Don’t We Do It In The Road’
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1968 Friday 11th October
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- Recording and Mixing
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Savoy Truffle
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Piggies
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Don’t Pass Me By
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Good Night
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1968 Saturday 12th October
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- Mixing
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Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
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Helter Skelter
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Mother Nature’s Son
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
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Long Long Long
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1968 Sunday 13th October
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- Recording and Mixing
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Julia
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Dear Prudence
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Wild Honey Pie
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Back In The USSR
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Blackbird
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1968 Monday 14th October
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘I Will’
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‘Birthday’
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‘Savoy Truffle’
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‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
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‘Long Long Long’
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‘Yer Blues’
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‘Sexy Sadie’
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‘What’s The New Mary Jane’
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1968 Tuesday 15th October
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- Mixing
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‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’
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‘I’m So Tired’
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‘Cry Baby Cry’
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1968 Wednesday 16th October
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- George Harrison flies to Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Why Don’t We Do It In The Road’
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‘White Album crossfades’
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‘It’s All Too Much’
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1968 Friday 18th October
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested for drugs possession
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Yer Blues’
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‘Don’t Pass Me By’
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1968 Saturday 19th October
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear in court on drugs charges
1968 Sunday 20th October
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- Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman holiday in New York
1968 Tuesday 22nd October
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 Thursday 24th October
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 Friday 25th October
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono announce pregnancy
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 Tuesday 29th October
Mixing
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‘Hey Bulldog’
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‘All Together Now’
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‘All You Need Is Love’
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‘Only A Northern Song’
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1968 Thursday 31st October
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 November.
1968 Friday 1st November
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- UK LP Release by George Harrison – ‘Wonderwall Music’
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
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- Yoko Ono is admitted to hospital
1968 Thursday 7th November
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- John Lennon writes ‘A Short Essay On Macrobiotics’
1968 Friday 8th November
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- John and Cynthia Lennon get divorced
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 Saturday 9th November
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 Sunday 10th November
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 Monday 11th November
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- US LP Release by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – ‘Two Virgins’
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- George Harrison produces ‘Is This What You Want?’ by Jackie Lomax
1968 Tuesday 12th November
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- Recording by George Harrison – ‘Electronic Sound’
1968 Friday 15th November
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- George Harrison appears on ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’
1968 Wednesday 20th November
Paul McCartney is interviewed by Radio Luxembourg
1968 Thursday 21st November
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- Yoko Ono experiences a miscarriage
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- George Harrison performs on ‘Badge’ by Cream
1968 Friday 22nd November
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- UK Double LP Release – ‘The Beatles’ (White Album)
1968 Monday 25th November
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- US Double LP Release – ‘The Beatles’ (White Album)
1968 Thursday 28th November
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- John Lennon pleads guilty to cannabis possession
1968 Friday 29th November
- UK LP Release by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – ‘Two Virgins’
1968 December
1968 Monday 2nd December
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- US LP Release by George Harrison – ‘Wonderwall Music’
1968 Wednesday 4th December
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- George Harrison invites Hells Angels to Apple
1968 Tuesday 10th December
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- John Lennon rehearses for The Rolling Stones’ ‘Rock And Roll Circus’
1968 Wednesday 11th December
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- John Lennon appears in The Rolling Stones’ ‘Rock And Roll Circus’
1968 Thursday 12th December
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- Radio – John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for the BBC in ‘Night Ride’
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- Television – John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for Dutch TV
1968 Wednesday 18th December
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear onstage in a white bag
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