Monday, December 15, 1969
For The Beatles
Last updated on December 7, 2021
Recording studio: Olympic Sound Studios, London
Previous session Dec 05, 1969 • Mixing "Hey Jude", "Revolution"
Article Mid-December 1969 • Paul and Linda McCartney on holiday in Antigua
Album Dec 12, 1969 • "No One's Gonna Change Our World" by Various Artists released in the UK
Session Dec 15, 1969 • Mixing the "Get Back" album (4th compilation)
Single Dec 19, 1969 • "The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record" by The Beatles released in the UK
Session Late December 1969 to Jan 03, 1970 • "McCartney" home recordings
March - May 1969 • Mixing the Get Back album (2nd & 3rd compilations)
April - May 1969 • The “Get Back” LP rumours – April to May 1969
May 13, 1969 • Photo shoot of the "Get Back" LP album
May 28, 1969 • Mixing the "Get Back" album (3rd compilation)
June - July 1969 • The "Get Back" LP rumours – June to July 1969
August 1969 • The “Get Back” LP rumours – August 1969
September - December 1969 • The "Get Back" LP rumours - September to December 1969
Dec 15, 1969 • Mixing the "Get Back" album (4th compilation)
Jan 08, 1970 • Recording "For You Blue" for the Get Back album (4th compilation), Mixing "Let It Be"
On this day, Glyn Johns started working on a new version of the “Get Back” LP. His previous attempts had been rejected, but he was asked to give it another try and make sure the album was aligned with the content of the upcoming documentary by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, which was now near completion.
It meant removing “Teddy Boy” which was not appearing in the latest version of the film, and adding “Across The Universe” and “I Me Mine“.
This first session was a very short one, lasting from 1 pm to 2:30 pm, and it’s not known what Glyn Johns worked on. Work would continue on December 21.
(This session is not documented in ”The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions” by Mark Lewisohn, but is mentioned in “The Complete Beatles Chronicle” by the same author).
A few months after the end of the “Get Back” sessions, engineer/producer Glyn Johns was given the task of compiling an actual album. Glyn made four different variants of the album, two of them having been considered for release at some point.
Compilation 1 – January 1969 | Compilation 2 – Early May 1969 | Compilation 3 – Late May 1969 | Compilation 4 – January 1970 |
Mixed: Late January 1969 | Mixed: February 5, 1969 March-May, 1969 March 4, 1969 April 3, 1969 April 4, 1969 April 7, 1969 May 2, 1969 May 7, 1969 May 9, 1969 | Mixed: May 15, 1969 May 28, 1969 | Additional recording: January 3, 1970 January 8, 1970 Mixed: December 15, 1969 December 21, 1969 January 5, 1970 |
Side one 1. Get Back 2. The Walk 3. Let It Be 4. Teddy Boy 5. Two Of Us Side two 6. Don’t Let Me Down 7. I’ve Got A Feeling 8. The Long And Winding Road 9. For You Blue 10. Dig A Pony 11. Get Back | Side one 1. One After 909 2. Rocker 3. Save the Last Dance for Me 4. Don’t Let Me Down 5. Dig a Pony 6. I’ve Got a Feeling 7. Get Back Side two 8. For You Blue 9. Teddy Boy 10. Two of Us 11. Maggie Mae 12. Dig It 13. Let It Be 14. The Long and Winding Road 15. Get Back (reprise) | Side one 1. One After 909 2. Rocker 3. Save the Last Dance for Me 4. Don’t Let Me Down 5. Dig a Pony 6. I’ve Got a Feeling 7. Get Back Side two 8. For You Blue 9. Teddy Boy 10. Two of Us 11. Maggie Mae 12. Dig It 13. Let It Be 14. The Long and Winding Road 15. Get Back (reprise) | Side one 1. One After 909 2. Rocker 3. Save the Last Dance for Me 4. Don’t Let Me Down 5. Dig a Pony 6. I’ve Got a Feeling 7. Get Back 8. Let It Be Side two 9. For You Blue 10. Two of Us 11. Maggie Mae 12. Dig It 13. The Long and Winding Road 14. I Me Mine 15. Across the Universe 16. Get Back (reprise) |
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