January 20 or 26, 1968 ?
Recording session with Roger McGough & Mike McGear
For McGough & McGear
Last updated on January 21, 2023
January 20 or 26, 1968 ?
For McGough & McGear
Last updated on January 21, 2023
From June 18, 1967 to ? • Songs recorded during this session appear on McGough & McGear (Mono)
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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Session January 20 or 26, 1968 ? • Recording session with Roger McGough & Mike McGear
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Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "McGough & McGear (Mono)" LP.
Paul McCartney produced the album “McGough & McGear” (by Roger McGough and his brother Mike McGear) which recording started in June 1967. The album was released in May 1968.
In “The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years” by Barry Miles, it is noted that Paul McCartney joined Mike McGear and Roger McGough for a recording session at Abbey Road, on January 26, 1968.
In “That Magic Feeling (The Beatles’ Recorded Legacy)” by John C Winn, January 20 is indicated. It is also mentioned that Jimi Hendrix participated in the day’s recordings. Jimi indeed contributed to two tracks of the album, “Ex-Art Student” and “So Much“.
On January 20, 1968 — under the direction of #PaulMcCartney — #JimiHendrix records tracks for the self-titled, McGough and McGear (EMI Parlophone, PCS 7047, 1968) album at DeLane Lea Studios in #London contributing guitar parts for the songs “Ex-Art Student” and “So Much.”
From Jimi Hendrix on Twitter, January 20, 2023
Written by Mike McCartney / McGear, Roger McGough
Recording • Overdub by Jimi Hendrix, if Jimi indeed attended this session ?
Written by Mike McCartney / McGear, Roger McGough
Recording • Overdub by Jimi Hendrix, if Jimi indeed attended this session ?
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