Thursday, February 8, 1968
Last updated on August 29, 2024
Article Feb 06, 1968 • Paul McCartney joins a press conference for the Leicester Arts Festival
Session Feb 06, 1968 • Recording and mixing "The Inner Light", "Lady Madonna"
Article Feb 08, 1968 • "Lady Madonna" photo session
Session Feb 08, 1968 • Recording and mixing "The Inner Light" and "Across The Universe"
Article Feb 10, 1968 • Paul McCartney attends a Scaffold concert
Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (UK - 1968)
By The Beatles • 7" Single
Officially appears on Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (UK - 1968)
The Beatles spent most of February 8, 1968 recording John Lennon’s “Across The Universe“. However despite their efforts, John remained unsatisfied with the results, and the group decided instead to release “Lady Madonna” as their next single. “Lady Madonna” had been recorded a few days earlier on February 3, with final overdubs and mixing taking place on February 6.
Well aware that their visit to India to study under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was imminent, and they weren’t due to return until mid-April, they decided to pose for some formal group pictures in the EMI recording studio. These pictures were used as promotional material to accompany the release of “Lady Madonna”. In particular, Capitol Records used one picture to create a picture sleeve for the “Lady Madonna” single in the USA on March 18, 1968.






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