Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road • London • UK
Previous session Jan 08, 1970 • Recording "For You Blue" for the Get Back album (4th compilation), Mixing "Let It Be"
Single Jan 12, 1970 • "Come And Get It / Rock Of All Ages" by Badfinger released in the US
Article Jan 14, 1970 • Paul McCartney acquires Low Park Farm in Scotland
Session Jan 27, 1970 • Mixing "The Inner Light"
Article February 1970 • Paul McCartney lodges a complaint against fans
Single Feb 06, 1970 • "How The Web Was Woven / Thumbin' A Ride" by Jackie Lomax released in the UK
Next session Feb 12-20, 1970 • "McCartney" sessions at Morgan Studios
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "The Beatles" EP
On this day, for some unknown reason, the first stereo mix of “The Inner Light” (recorded in early 1968) was made between 10 am and 11:30 am. It would be released 11 years later, in December 1981, with the release of “The Beatles” EP.
Also on this day, Mal Evans wrote the following entry in his diary:
January 27: “Seem to be losing Paul — really got the stick from him today.”
Mal Evans – From his diary – From Here, there and everywhere (thetimes.co.uk), March 20, 2005
Written by George Harrison
Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 1 from take 6
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn
The definitive guide for every Beatles recording sessions from 1962 to 1970.
We owe a lot to Mark Lewisohn for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - the number of takes for each song, who contributed what, a description of the context and how each session went, various photographies... And an introductory interview with Paul McCartney!
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium
We owe a lot to Chip Madinger and Mark Easter for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details!
Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium is the ultimate look at the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr beyond the Beatles. Every aspect of their professional careers as solo artists is explored, from recording sessions, record releases and tours, to television, film and music videos, including everything in between. From their early film soundtrack work to the officially released retrospectives, all solo efforts by the four men are exhaustively examined.
As the paperback version is out of print, you can buy a PDF version on the authors' website
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 5: Let It Be through Abbey Road (1969 - 1970)
The fifth and final book of this critically acclaimed series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 5: Let It Be through Abbey Road (1969 - 1970)" follows The Beatles as they "get back to where they once belonged...". Not once, but twice. With "Let It Be", they attempted to recapture the spontaneity of their early years and recordings, while "Abbey Road" was a different kind of return - to the complexity, finish and polish that they had applied to their work beginning with "Revolver" and through to "The Beatles".
If we modestly consider the Paul McCartney Project to be the premier online resource for all things Paul McCartney, it is undeniable that The Beatles Bible stands as the definitive online site dedicated to the Beatles. While there is some overlap in content between the two sites, they differ significantly in their approach.
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Chris Sherwin • 16 days ago
The song wasn't mixed for "some unknown reason". This appeared on the Beatles compilation album, Hey Jude, which was released a month later.
Chris Sherwin • 16 days ago
Correction: This was intended to appear on the Beatles compilation album, Hey Jude.
The PaulMcCartney Project • 15 days ago
Thanks Chris. You're right, I will change the wording!
