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This is a list of events that occurred in 1969.

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 To be added soon 3.1 March 3.2 April 3.3 May 3.4 June 3.5 July 3.6 August 3.7 September 3.8 October 3.9 November 3.10 December

January

• January ??, 1969: The FBI begins investigating John. →

• January 1, 1969: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is #1 on Record Retailer chart. →

• January 2, 1969: John Lennon is interviewed by Ray Coleman. →

• January 2, 1969: First "Get Back" session. →

• January 2, 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed by Tony Secunda. →

• January 3, 1969: Get Back session. →

• January 3, 1969: American police seize copies of John's album Two Virgins →

• January 6, 1969: Get Back session. →

• January 7, 1969: Get Back Session →

• January 8, 1969: Get Back Session →

• January 9, 1969: Get Back Session →

• January 10, 1969: Get Back Session. George quits The Beatles. →

• January 12, 1969: The Beatles meet with George Harrison to try to get him to rejoin. →

• January 12, 1969: UK premiere of the film Wonderwall. →

• January 13, 1969: John tells Disc & Music Echo that Apple is losing money. →

• January 13, 1969: Get Back Session. →

• January 13, 1969: Release of the Yellow Submarine Soundtrack in the US. →

• January 14, 1969: Get Back Session →

• January 15, 1969: Last "Get Back" session at Twickenham →

• January 15, 1969: The Beatles compromise to get George to rejoin. →

• January 17, 1969: UK release of the Yellow Submarine soundtrack →

• January 18, 1969: John's interview in Disc & Music Echo is published. →

• January 20, 1969: Work on Get Back pauses as Magic Alex redesigns Apple. →

• January 21, 1969: Ringo interviewed by David Wigg. →

• January 22, 1969: First "Get Back" session at Apple. →

• January 23, 1969: Get Back session →

• January 24, 1969: Get Back Session →

• January 25, 1969: Get Back session →

• January 26, 1969: Get Back Session →

• January 27, 1969: Get Back session →

• January 28, 1969: Get Back session. →

• January 28, 1969: John Lennon meets Allen Klein. →

• January 29, 1969: Get Back session →

• January 30, 1969: The Rooftop Performance. →

• January 31, 1969: First formal recording session for Let It Be →

February

• February ??, 1969: Paul records a demo of the song Goodbye, which was later recorded by Mary Hopkin. →

• February ??, 1969: George records Under The Mersey Wall, which later appeared on his solo album, Electronic Sound. →

• February 3, 1969: Filming for The Magic Christian, a film which Ringo is in, begins →

• February 3, 1969: John, George, and Ringo have Allen Klein audit Apple's books. →

• February 4, 1969: Paul appoints Eastman & Eastman as general council of Apple Corps. →

• February 5, 1969: The material from the January 30 rooftop concert is mixed. →

• February 7, 1969: George Harrison gets his tonsils removed. →

• February 11, 1969: John and Yoko mix some "avant-garde recordings." →

• February 13, 1969: Paul and Linda McCartney attend a launch party for Mary Hopkin's album Postcard. →

• February 15, 1969: George returns from the hospital after having his tonsils removed. →

• February 19, 1969: Ringo's landlord gave him a writ of misuse of property. →

• February 20, 1969: Candy, a film starring Ringo Starr premieres in Britain. →

• February 21, 1969: Mary Hopkin's album Post Card is released. Paul appears on most of it. →

• February 22, 1969: Recording Session. Songs Recorded: I Want You (She's So Heavy) →

• February 23, 1969: Mixing Session. Songs Mixed: I Want You (She's So Heavy). →

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March

• Unknown - Paul McCartney backing Mary Hopkin. Songs: Goodbye (written by McCartney) and Sparrow.
• Unknown - George Harrison backing Jackie Lomax. Songs: Going Back To Liverpool, New Day, and Thumbin' A Ride.
• March 1 - Ringo begins filming The Magic Christian with Peter Sellers.
• March 2 - John records Side 1 of Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With The Lions.
• March 4 - Mixing Get Back Material
• March 4 - Princess Margaret visits the set of The Magic Christian, a film starring Ringo Starr, at Twickenham Studios.
• March 11 - Mixing Get Back material.
• March 12 - Mixing Get Back material.
• March 12 - Tape copy session with John and Yoko. Songs: Peace Song.
• March 12 - Paul marries Linda Eastman.
• March 12 - George and Pattie are busted for marijuana possession.
• March 12 - First appearance of "Apple Scruffs" outside of Apple Studios.
• March 13 - Mixing Get Back material.
• March 20 - John marries Yoko.
• March 25-March 30 - John bed-in in Amsterdam.
• March 26 - Mixing the song Get Back.
• March 31 - Premiere of John and Yoko's film Rape.
• March 31 - George is fined for marijuana possession.

April

• Unknown - Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Joe Cocker recording demos for Joe Cocker. Songs: Something and She Came In Through The Bathroom Window.
• April 1 - John and Yoko wear a bag in Vienna to promote tolerance.
• April 3 - Mixing of "Get Back" album by Glyn Johns.
• April 3 - Billy Preston signed to Apple.
• April 4 - Mixing of "Get Back" album by Glyn Johns.
• April 6 - Early acetate mixes of Get Back and Don't Let Me Down aired on radio.
• April 7 - Glyn Johns and Paul McCartney mixing Get Back/Don't Let Me Down single.
• April 11 - Get Back/Don't Let Me Down single release in UK.
• April 14 - Recording session. John Lennon and Paul McCartney billed as The Beatles. Songs recorded: The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Takes 1-11 + Overdubs).
• April 16 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Old Brown Shoe (Demo + Takes 1-4 + Overdubs) and Something (Takes 1-13).
• April 18 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Old Brown Shoe (Guitar and Organ Overdubs), and I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Guitar Overdubs).
• April 20 - Recording session. Songs recorded: I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Organ and Conga Overdubs), Oh! Darling (Takes 1-25 + Takes 26 Master + Overdubs), and Games People Play (Unreleased, unbootlegged song).
• April 22 - John and Yoko recording for The Wedding Album.
• April 22 - John formally changes his middle name to Ono in a ceremony on the roof of Apple.
• April 25 - Acetate mixing of Two Of Us. At this point, they were planning to give the song to the band Mortimer.
• April 26 - Failed attempt at vocal for Oh! Darling recorded by Paul.
• April 26 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Octopus's Garden (Takes 1-32).
• April 29 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Octopus's Garden (Vocal Overdubs).
• April 30 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Let It Be (Guitar solo for single edit) and You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (Vocal Overdubs + Effects Overdubs).

May

• Unknown - Paul Backing The Scaffold. Songs include: Charity Bubbles and Goose.
• May 2 - Mixing of Get Back Material by Glyn Johns.
• May 5 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Something (Unused Bass, Lead Guitar, and Vocal Overdub).
• May 5 - Get Back/Don't Let Me Down single release in US.
• May 6 - Recording session. Songs recorded: You Never Give Me You Money (Takes 1-36 + Takes 30 Master + Overdubs).
• May 7 - Mixing of Get Back Material by Glyn Johns.
• May 8 - Paul refuses to sign a contract with Allen Klein.
• May 9 - Mixing of Get Back Material by Glyn Johns.
• May 9 - Paul backing Steve Miller. Songs: My Dark Hour. Paul plays bass, drums, and backing vocals.
• May 9 - Release of Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions LP in UK.
• May 9 - Release of Electronic Sound LP in UK.
• May 11 - George Harrison records guitar parts for Jack Bruce. Songs: Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune.
• May 15 - Mixing of Get Back Material by Glyn Johns.
• May 25 - John interviewed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada about peace.
• May 25 - John and Yoko are temporarily detained in Toronto by immigration authorities because of their drug conviction.
• May 26 - Release of Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions LP in US.
• May 26 - Release of Electronic Sound LP in US.
• May 26-June 2 - John's Montreal bed-in.
• May 28 - Master Tape banding of the album "Get Back" (First Track Lineup).
• May 30 - The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe single release in UK.

June

• May 26-June 2 - John's Montreal bed-in.
• June 1 - John Lennon's Montreal bed-in. On this day, the basic tracks for Give Peace A Chance were recorded.
• June 3 - John and Yoko hold a peace seminar in Ottawa.
• June 4 - The Ballad Of John And Yoko/Old Brown Shoe single release in US.
• June 5 - John and Yoko leave Canada.

July

• Unknown - Radha Krishna Temple session with George. Songs: Hare Krishna Mantra and Prayer To The Spiritual Masters.
• July 1 - Recording session. Songs recorded: You Never Give Me Your Money (Lead Vocal Overdub onto Take 30).
• July 1 - John and Yoko with Kyoko and Julian get in a car crash in Scotland.
• July 2 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Hey Majesty (Take 3 with final chord) and Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Takes 1-15).
• July 3 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Overdubs + Mixing).
• July 4 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Overdubs).
• July 7 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Here Comes The Sun (Takes 1-13 + Overdubs).
• July 7 - Single release: The Plastic Ono Band. Give Peace A Chance/Remember Love in US.
• July 8 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Here Comes The Sun (Overdubs and Mixing).
• July 9 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Takes 1-21 + Guitar Overdubs + Mixing).
• July 10 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Overdubs).
• July 11 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Overdubs), Something (Mixing), and You Never Give Me Your Money (Bass Overdubs).
• July 15 - Recording session. Songs recorded: You Never Give Me Your Money (Vocals and chimes Overdub).
• July 16 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Here Comes The Sun (Unknown Number of Takes) and Something (Lead Vocal Overdub).
• July 17 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Oh! Darling (Vocal Overdubs), and Octopus's Garden (Special effects, vocals, and piano Overdubs).
• July 18 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Oh! Darling (Vocal Overdub outtakes), and Octopus's Garden (Percussion and Vocal Overdubs).
• July 20 - Early 210-minute cut of Let It Be screened.
• July 21 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Come Together (Takes 1-8).
• July 22 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Oh! Darling (Vocal Overdubs), and Come Togther (Vocal + Electric Piano + Rhythm Guitar + Maracas Overdubs).
• July 23 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Oh! Darling (Vocal Overdubs), Come Together (Vocal Overdubs), and The End (Takes 1-7).
• July 24 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Come And Get It, Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard (Takes 1-35), Be-Bop-A-Lula, Who Slapped John?, and Ain't She Sweet.
• July 25 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard (Vocal, Piano, and Organ Overdubs), Come Together (Vocal Overdubs), and Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Takes 1-39 + Overdubs).
• July 28 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Overdubs).
• July 29 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Come Together (Overdubs) and Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard.
• July 30 - Recording session. Songs recorded: You Never Give Me Your Money (Overdubs + Mixing), Come Together (Overdubs), Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Overdubs + Mixing), Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Overdubs + Mixing), The Long One/Huge Melody (Mixing), and You Never Give Me Your Money/Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard (Mixing).
• July 31 - Recording session. Songs recorded: You Never Give Me Your Money (Overdubs) and Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Overdubs).

August

• Unknown - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr backing Mary Hopkin. Songs: Que Sera Sera, and The Fields of St. Etienne.
• August 1 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Because (Takes 1-23 + Harmony Vocal Overdubs).
• August 4 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Because (Harmony Vocal Overdubs).
• August 5 - Recording session. Songs recorded: You Never Give Me Your Money (Tape Loops), Because (Moog Synthesizer Overdubs) and The End (Vocal Overdub).
• August 6 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Here Comes The Sun (Overdubs) and Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Moog Synthesizer Overdubs).
• August 7 - Recording session. Songs recorded: The End (Guitar solos).
• August 8 - Recording session. Songs recorded: The End (Overdubs), I Wnat You (She's So Heavy) (Moog and Drum Overdubs), and Oh! Darling (Overdubs).
• August 8 - The Beatles are photographed walking across Abbey Road for the Abbey Road cover art.
• August 11 - Recording session. Songs recorded: I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Overdubs), Oh! Darling (Overdubs), Here Comes The Sun (Overdubs).
• August 11 - Mixing of Dig It and Maxwell's Silver Hammer Acetates.
• August 15 - Recording session. Songs recorded: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Orchestra Overdubs), The End (Orchestra Overdubs), Something (Orchestra Overdubs), and Here Comes The Sun (Orchstra Overdubs + Guitar Overdubs).
• August 18 - Recording session. Songs recorded: The End (Piano Overdubs).
• August 19 - Last Abbey Road session. Songs recorded: Here Comes The Sun (Moog Synthesizer Overdubs).
• August 20 - Mixing of Abbey Road LP. All Beatles attend.
• August 20 - The last time all four Beatles are in the recording studio.
• August 22 - Badfinger record Come And Get It with Paul McCartney on piano. Paul also wrote the song.
• August 22 - Billy Preston's LP "That's The Way God Planned It" released. George and Ringo appear on some tracks.
• August 22 - The Beatles are photographed together for the last time.
• August 26 - More recording on the Badfinger version of Come And Get It with Paul McCartney on piano.
• August 28 - A daughter, Mary, is born to Paul and Linda McCartney.
• August 28 - George attends a press conference in Sydenham for the Radha Krishna Temple.

September

• Unknown - John records demos of Cold Turkey and Rock Peace.
• Unknown - George Harrison with Radha Krishna Temple. Songs: Sri Guruvastak, and Sri Isopanisad.
• September 1 - John, Yoko, George, Pattie, Ringo, and Maureen see Bob Dylan in concert at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival.
• September 2 - Leon Russell starts recording his first album. George and Ringo appear on most of it.
• September 5 - Allen Klein negotiates contracts with EMI. The Beatles now earn fifty-eight cents per album sold.
• September 11 - John Lennon records new overdubs for the song What's The New Mary Jane (Originally intended for The White Album) for a possible release under the Plastic Ono Band name.
• September 13 - John Lennon Live Peace in Toronto live concert.
• September 13 - John Lennon decides to quit The Beatles.
• September 17 - First article to feature the 'Paul Is Dead' hoax published.
• September 18 - Paul McCartney plays piano with Badfinger. Songs recorded: Rock of All Ages (For the Magic Christian soundtrack, a film which Ringo Starr appeared.)
• September 20 - Allen Klein negotiates an increased royalty rate for The Beatles.
• September 20 - John announces to the other members that he is leaving The Beatles.
• September 25 - Recording session: John Lennon backed by Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman, and Eric Clapton. Songs recorded: Cold Turkey (Takes 1-26).
• September 26 - Abbey Road LP release in UK.
• September 28 - Mixing of John Lennon's Cold Turkey Acetate.

October

• Unknown - George and Ringo recording wth Doris Troy. They would appear on her self-titled debut album as well as several singles around this time.
• October 1 - Abbey Road LP release in US.
• October 2 - Mixing Across the Universe ("The Wildlife Version") for No One's Gonna Change Our World LP.
• October 3 - Recording session: The Plastic Ono Band. Songs recorded: Don't Worry Kyoko.
• October 5 - Recording session: The Plastic Ono Band. Songs recorded: Cold Turkey (Overdubs).
• October 6 - Something/Come Together single release in US.
• October 7 - George Harrison recording solos for Blind Faith. Songs recorded: Exchange and Mart, and Spending All My Days.
• October 20 - Release of John and Yoko's The Wedding Album in US.
• October 20 - Single release: The Plastic Ono Band. Cold Turkey/Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow) in the US.
• October 24 - Single release: The Plastic Ono Band. Cold Turkey/Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow) in the UK.
• October 27 - Recording session: Ringo Starr. Songs recorded: Night and Day.
• October 31 - Something/Come Together single release in UK.

November

• Unknown - George and Ringo recording with Aahish Khan. Songs: In The Praise of The Lord (We Are All The Children of God).
• Unknown - Joe Cocker releases his cover of Something, written by George Harrison.
• November 6 - Recording session: Ringo Starr. Songs recorded: Stormy Weather (Unreleased song).
• November 7 - Recording session: Ringo Starr. Songs recorded: Stardust.
• November 7 - Release of John and Yoko's The Wedding Album in UK.
• November 14 - Recording session: Ringo Starr for his Sentimental Journey album. Songs recorded: Dream (Unknown Number of Takes) and Stardust (Overdubs).
• November 25 - John returns his MBE.
• November 26 - Recording session: The Plastic Ono Band. Songs recorded: What's The New Mary Jane (Overdubs + Mixing).
• November 28 - Recording session: Ringo Starr. Songs recorded: Blue Turning Grey Over You and Stardust (Overdubs).

December

• Unknown - Post-production of the film Let It Be. Soundtrack completed.
• December 2-December 4 - Stereo remixing, Lady Madonna, Rain, Hey Jude, and Revolution for Hey Jude LP.
• December 2-December 7 - George Concerts with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends.
• December 4 - Recording session: John Lennon. Songs recorded: Item 1 (Laugh), and Item 2 (Whispers).
• December 10-December 12 - George Harrison Delaney and Bonnie Copenhagen concerts.
• December 10 - John and Yoko meet the parents of convicted murderer James Hanratty, as they plan to make a film proving his innocence.
• December 11 - World premiere of The Magic Christian, a film which Ringo appears. Ringo, Maureen, John, and Yoko attend.
• December 12 - Release of World Wildlife Fund charity album "No One's Gonna Change Our World." This is the debut of the song Across the Universe.
• December 12 - Album release: The Plastic Ono Band. Live Peace In Toronto in US.
• December 14 - John and Yoko appear in a white bag to protest the hanging of James Hanratty.
• December 15 - The Plastic Ono Band concert. Songs later released on Some Time In New York City with newly-recorded organ.
• December 15 - Mixing of Get Back Material.
• December 16 - John and Yoko go to Canada.
• December 19 - The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record sent to fans.
• December 21 - Mixing of Get Back Material.
• December 22 - John and Yoko go to Montreal. It is later found out that they came to talk about legalized non-medical use of drugs with government representatives.
• December 23 - John and Yoko meet with Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau.
• December 25 - Paul McCartney makes home recordings for his album McCartney. Songs recorded: The Lovely Linda, That Would Be Something, Valentines Day, Momma Miss America, Glasses, Oo You, Teddy Boy, Junk, and Singalong Junk.
• December 29 - Press conference with John Lennon.
• December 30 - John is featured in a three-part ITV program, "Man of the Decade," along with John F, Kennedy and Mao Tse Tung.