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1988 highlights

January

"Flowers In The Dirt" sessions with Elvis Costello
January - March 1988
When We Was Fab (film)
For George Harrison
Filming date: Second week of January 1988
Recording demos of "Twenty Fine Fingers", "So Like Candy", "Playboy To A Man"
Jan 26, 1988

February

Recording "You Want Her Too", "Don't Be Careless Love"
Feb 01, 1988
McCartney Gets Hungry Again (interview)
February 1988
Recording demo of "The Lovers That Never Were"
Feb 02, 1988
Recording demo of "Tommy's Coming Home"
Feb 26, 1988
San Remo Festival
Feb 27, 1988

March

Recording "That Day Is Done"
Mar 03, 1988
Past Masters Volume 2
By The Beatles
Mar 07, 1988 • Released in the UK
Past Masters Volume 1
By The Beatles
Mar 07, 1988 • Released in the UK
Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (UK - Picture disc - 1988)
By The Beatles
Mar 14, 1988 • Released in the UK
Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (UK - 1988)
By The Beatles
Mar 14, 1988 • Released in the UK

April

"Flowers In The Dirt" sessions at Hog Hill Mill
April - July 1988
60 copies of "Choba B CCCP" are made in the UK
April 1988
Les Paul offers a custom-made Gibson Les Paul Light to McCartney
Apr 16, 1988
Recording "Put It There"
Apr 22, 1988

May

Recording "Flying To My Home"
May 05, 1988
Recording "Distractions"
May 06, 1988
Recording "New Moon Over Jamaica"
May 09, 1988
Recording "This One"
May 18, 1988

June

Recording "Good Sign"
Jun 02, 1988
Recording "Ou Est Le Soleil?"
Jun 23, 1988
Paul McCartney wins the Silver Clef Award
Jun 24, 1988

July

Bread - Season 4 Episode 7 (film)
Filming date: Jul 04, 1988
Paul McCartney receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Sussex
Jul 12, 1988
Recording "The First Stone"
Jul 13, 1988

August

Home recordings
August 1988
Hey Jude / Revolution (UK - Picture disc - 1988)
By The Beatles
Aug 30, 1988 • Released in the UK
Hey Jude / Revolution (UK - 1988)
By The Beatles
Aug 30, 1988 • Released in the UK

September

"Flowers In The Dirt" session #7
Sept - Oct 1988
"Flowers In The Dirt" sessions with Mitchell Froom & Neil Dorfsman
September - November 1988
"John Lennon, My Brother" book released
1988
T-Shirt
By The Crickets
Sep 05, 1988 • Released in the UK
13th Buddy Holly Week
Sep 07, 1988
Recording "How Many People"
Sep 08, 1988
‘Yesterday’ earns BMI Million-Air Award
Sep 19, 1988

October

Water from the Wells of Home
By Johnny Cash
Oct 10, 1988 • Released in the US
Mixing "The First Stone"
Oct 21, 1988
Recording "Don't Be Careless Love"
Oct 27, 1988
Recording "Don't Be Careless Love"
Friday, October 28-29, 1988
Recording "You Want Her Too"
Oct 31, 1988

November

Children In Need
By Spirit of Play
Nov 01, 1988 • Released in the UK
Orchestral overdubs for "Distractions"
Nov 01, 1988
Mixing "Flying To My Home"
Nov 09, 1988
"A Leaf" / "Spiral" session
Nov 09, 1988
Water from the Wells of Home
By Johnny Cash
Nov 14, 1988 • Released in the UK
Orchestra overdubs for "Put It There"
Nov 28, 1988

December

Recording "We Got Married"
Dec 01, 1988
Orchestral overdubs for "Good Sign"
Dec 08, 1988
Mixing "Ou Est Le Soleil?"
Dec 10, 1988

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