Timeline – 1970
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1970 January
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1970 Saturday 3rd January
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- Recording – ‘I Me Mine’
1970 Sunday 4th January
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- Recording – ‘Let It Be’
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- This is the last time The Beatles record together as a group at Abbey Road Studios, 3 Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, London NW8 9AY, Greater London
1970 Monday 5th January
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- John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono give a press conference in Aalborg, Denmark
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- Glyn Johns compiles the second ‘Get Back’ LP
1970 Thursday 8th January
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- George Harrison’s final recording session with The Beatles
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Let It Be’
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‘For You Blue’
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1970 Wednesday 14th January
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr
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‘Sentimental Journey’
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‘Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing’
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1970 Thursday 15th January
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- John Lennon’s ‘Bag One’ exhibition opens at The London Arts Gallery, 22 New Bond Street, London W1
1970 Friday 16th January.
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- John Lennon’s ‘Bag One’ exhibition is raided by police
1970 Tuesday 20th January
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- John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono have their hair cropped in Aalborg, Denmark
1970 Monday 26th January
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- Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen Starkey (Cox) fly to Los Angeles, USA
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- John Lennon is interviewed in Paris, France by Reuters
1970 Tuesday 27th January
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- Mixing – ‘The Inner Light‘
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- Ringo Starr appears on ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In‘
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- Recording by Plastic Ono Band – ‘Instant Karma!’
1970 Thursday 29th January
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- Ringo Starr attends the US Film Première of ‘The Magic Christian‘ in Los Angeles, California, USA
1970 Friday 30th January
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- Ringo Starr meets Elvis Presley at the Hilton International Hotel, 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, USA
1970 Saturday 31st January
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- Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen Starkey (Cox) fly from Las Vegas, to in Los Angeles, California, USA
1970 February
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1970 Sunday 1st February
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- Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen Starkey (Cox) fly to New York, from in Los Angeles, California, USA
1970 Monday 2nd February
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- Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen Starkey (Cox) fly back to London Heathrow Airport from New York, USA
1970 Tuesday 3rd February
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr – ‘Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing’
1970 Wednesday 4th February
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono donate a bag of their hair to Malcom X
1970 Thursday 5th February
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- Recording by Ringo Starr – ‘Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing‘
1970 Friday 6th February
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- Radio – John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for the BBC in ‘Scene And Heard‘
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- UK Single Release by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
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- A Side – ‘Instant Karma!’
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- B Side – ‘You Can’t Hear The Wind’
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1970 Saturday 7th February
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- George Harrison produces ‘Govinda’ by Radha Krishna Temple
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- Television – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on ‘The Simon Dee Show’
1970 Monday 9th February
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- Recording by Ringo Starr
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‘Whispering Grass’
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‘Have I Told You Lately That I Love You’
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1970 Tuesday 10th February
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- Mixing by Plastic Ono Band – ‘Instant Karma!’
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr – ‘Dream’
1970 Wednesday 11th February
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr
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‘I’m A Fool To Care‘
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- New York Film Première of ‘The Magic Christian’
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- Plastic Ono Band perform ‘Instant Karma!‘ on ‘Top Of The Pops‘
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1970 Thursday 12th February
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr – ‘Let The Rest Of The World Go by’
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- Recording and Mixing by Paul McCartney – ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
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- Tape Copying by Paul McCartney – ‘McCartney’
1970 Tuesday 17th February
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr
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‘I’m A Fool To Care’
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‘Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing’
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- Recording by Paul McCartney – ‘Teddy Boy’
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1970 Wednesday 18th February
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- Recording by Paul McCartney
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- ‘Singaglong Junk’
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- ‘Junk’
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- ‘Kreen-Akror’
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr
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‘Have I Told You Lately That I Love You’
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‘Let The Rest Of The World Go By’
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‘It Don’t Come Easy’
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1970 Thursday 19th February
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- Recording by Paul McCartney –‘Hot As Sun’
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- Recording by Ringo Starr
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- ‘Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing’
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‘It Don’t Come Easy’
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1970 Friday 20th February
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- US Single Release by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
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- A Side – ‘Instant Karma!’
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- B Side – ‘You Can’t Hear The Wind’
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- Recording and Mixing by Paul McCartney
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- ‘The Lovely Linda’
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- ‘Glasses’
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- ‘Junk’
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- ‘Singalong Junk’
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- ‘Momma Miss America’
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- ‘Oo You’
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- Mixing by Ringo Starr – ‘Sentimental Journey’
1970 Saturday 21st February
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- Mixing by Paul McCartney
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‘The Lovely Linda’
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‘Momma Miss America’
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‘Glasses’
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‘Singalong Junk’
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1970 Sunday 22nd February
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- Recording and Mixing by Paul McCartney
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‘That Would Be Something’
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‘Valentine Day’
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‘Every Night’
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‘Maybe’
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‘I’m Amazed’
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1970 Tuesday 24th February
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- Mixing by Paul McCartney
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‘Hot As Sun’
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‘Every Night’
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr
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‘Blue Turning Grey Over You’
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1970 Wednesday 25th February
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- Recording and Mixing by Paul McCartney
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‘Man We Was Lonely’
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- Recording and Mixing by Ringo Starr
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‘You Always Hurt The One You Love’
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1970 Thursday 26th February
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- US LP Release – ‘Hey Jude’
1970 Saturday 28th February
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- Mixing – ‘For You Blue’
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- Mixing by Paul McCartney – ‘Oo You’
1970 March
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1970 Thursday 5th March
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- Recording by Ringo Starr
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‘Whispering Grass’
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‘Bye Bye Blackbird’
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1970 Friday 6th March
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- UK Single Release
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- A Side – ‘Let It Be‘
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- B Side – ‘You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)‘
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- Recording by Ringo Starr – ‘You Always Hurt The One’ You Love’
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- Mixing by Ringo Starr – ‘Sentimental Journey’
1970 Sunday 8th March
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- Recording by Ringo Starr – ‘It Don’t Come Easy’
1970 Wednesday 11th March
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- US Single Release
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- A Side – ‘Let It Be’
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- B Side – ‘You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)‘
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- Recording by Ringo Starr – ‘It Don’t Come Easy’
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- George Harrison is interviewed for the BBC’s ‘The Beatles Today’
1970 Thursday 12th March
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- George and Pattie Harrison move into Friar Park
1970 Friday 13th March
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- Mixing by Ringo Starr – ‘Sentimental Journey’
1970 Sunday 15th March
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- Filming – ‘Sentimental Journey’ by Ringo Starr
1970 Monday 16th March
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- Playback – ‘McCartney’ by Paul McCartney
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1970 Monday 23rd March
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- Mixing and Editing
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‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
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‘Dig A Pony’
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‘One After 909’
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‘I Me Mine’
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‘Across The Universe’
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- Tape Copying – ‘McCartney’ by Paul McCartney
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1970 Wednesday 25th March
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- Mixing
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‘For You Blue’
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‘Teddy Boy’
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‘Two Of Us’
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- Radio – Ringo Starr is interviewed for the BBC’s ‘Scene And Heard’
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1970 Thursday 26th March
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- Mixing
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‘The Long And Winding Road’
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‘Let It Be’
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‘Get Back’
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‘Maggie Mae’
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1970 Friday 27th March
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- Mixing – ‘Dig It’
1970 Sunday 29th March
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- Television – Ringo Starr in ‘Frost On Sunday’
1970 Monday 30th March
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- Mixing – ‘For You Blue’
1970 Tuesday 31st March
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- Radio – Ringo Starr on ‘Open House’
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- Paul McCartney reacts angrily to a letter from John Lennon and George Harrison, delivered by Ringo Starr
1970 April
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1970 Wednesday 1st April
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- Recording
1970 Thursday 2nd April
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- Mixing and Editing
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- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
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‘I Me Mine’
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‘Across The Universe’
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1970 Sunday 5th April
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- Ringo Starr is interviewed for the BBC’s ‘Scene And Heard’
1970 Thursday 9th April
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- Apple denies that Paul McCartney has left The Beatles
1970 Friday 10th April
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- Paul McCartney announces The Beatles’ split
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- The Beatles’ final press release
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- George Harrison is interviewed for the BBC’s in ‘Fact Or Fantasy’
1970 May
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1970 Friday 8th May
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- UK LP Release – ‘Let It Be’
1970 Monday 11th May
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- US Single Release
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- Side 1 – ‘The Long And Winding Road’
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- Side 2 – ‘For You Blue’
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1970 Monday 18th May
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- US LP Release – ‘Let It Be’
1970 Wednesday 20th May
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- UK Film Première of ‘Let It Be’
1970 July
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1970 Tuesday 7th July
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- Louise Harrison (mother of George) dies in Warrington, Cheshire
1970 October
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1970 Friday 9th October
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- John Lennon meets up with his father Alf for the last time
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- John Lennon Records – ‘Remember’
1970 December
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1970 Friday 11th December
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- LP Release – ‘John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band’
1970 Thursday 31st December
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- Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to dissolve The Beatles’ partnership
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