During a short break in the sessions for Revolver, Ringo Starr took part in a photoshoot for The Beatles Book magazine.
The session was conducted by Leslie Bryce, the staff photographer from the magazine. It took place at Sunny Heights, Starr's home in Weybridge.
The Beatles' unprecedented sonic experimentation on their 1966 album Revolver make it one rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest albums. But ironically, one of the album’s greatest innovations happened on a B-side that came out before the final album.
Backward guitar and sitar solos appear throughout Revolver, w...
The Beatles enjoying a small break.
...The Beatles spend time with Bob Dylan in his room at the Mayfair Hotel in London.
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The Beatles were all fans of Bob Dylan, whom they had first met in August 1964. They met him again the following year, and once more on this day during his tour of the United Kingdom.
In 1965 Dylan divided audiences by moving from his folk roots and adopting electric instruments. On this tour he w...
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
The backing track for Paul McCartney's children's song Yellow Submarine was recorded on this day, along with lead and backing vocals.
The Beatles began the session, which started at 7am and finished at 1am the following morning, by filling two tape reels with rehearsals of the song. Most of these were later wiped, however.
Four takes of the rhythm track were then recorded onto two tracks of the tape. John Lennon used his Gibson Jumbo acoustic guitar, McCartney played bass guitar, George Harrison was on tambourine and Starr played drums.
The fourth track was judged to be the best, and onto this Starr overdubbed his lead vocals, joined by the others in the chorus. A fourth track was filled with additional vocals.
Source: Beatles Bible
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The Beatles - enjoying a short break
...Paperback Writer was released.
Here is what Paul McCartney says about writing Paperback Writer:
“I arrived at [John Lennon’s house in] Weybridge and told John I had this idea of trying to write off to a publishers to become a paperback writer, and I said, ‘I think it should be written like a lette...
Monte Carlo
May 22, 1966 - George and Pattie at the opening day of the Monaco Grand Prix watching the Formula One races along the streets in Monte Carlo. British driver Jackie Stewart won the first Formula One race of the 1966 season.
Portobello Road
May 21, 1966 - After an all night party Chrissie Shrimpton and Mick Jagger joined John & Cynthia Lennon on an early morning stroll down London’s trendy Portobello Road.
Following the previous day's shoot inside EMI Studios, The Beatles went on location at Chiswick House in London, to film promotional clips for their forthcoming single Paperback Writer/Rain.
As on the previous day, the director was Michael Lindsay-Hogg, working with a crew supplied by InterTel (VTR...
Studio One, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
For the imminent release of the Paperback Writer/Rain single, The Beatles were unwilling to appear on television for promotion. Instead, they took part in a two-day shoot which resulted in a total of seven promotional films for the songs.
This first day's filmi...
On May 17, 1966, McCartney and John Lennon attended a private listening party for Pet Sounds held at London's Waldorf Hotel.
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Studio Two, EMI Studios, London
This 12-hour session, which began at 2.30pm, was devoted entirely to overdubs and mixing for Paul McCartney's "Got To Get You Into My Life".
The Beatles had recorded the rhythm track on April 8, 1966. In the interim McCartney decided to add a brass section, made up...
Studio Two, EMI Studios, London
A long day of overdubs, mixing and copying some of the best mixes up to date. "Taxman" received its final ingredient (the "One, two, three, four" into) and was then mixed into mono, and Paul overdubbed his lead vocal onto "For No One".
John Lennon and Paul McCartney spoke with Flip Magazine for an exclusive interview that was published in Flip's May 1966 issue. John discusses his opinions of other artists performing Lennon/McCartney songs, while Paul mentions his interest in writing a song about Penny Lane based on inspiration fro...
The Beatles are not at the studio today, and will be back later in the week.
...The Beatles in-between recording at EMI Studios in London
...Studio Three, EMI Studios, London
By making Help! a seven-song Beatles album and reducing Rubber Soul to 12 songs (two of those refugees from the British Help! LP) Capitol Records had, by 1966, almost enough material to compile a new album of songs unissued in the US to that time. There were eight ...
The Beatles taking a break in-between recording at EMI Studios in London
...The Beatles taking a break in-between recording at EMI Studios in London.
...Studio Two, EMI Studios, London
Ten piano/drum takes of another superbly crafted Paul McCartney ballad, "For No One", formed the basis of this night session, Paul overdubbed a clavichord track and Ringo added cymbals, maracas, hi-hat and tambourine onto take ten. There was no role for either John o...
In between recordings at EMI Studios in London.
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A previously unreleased letter that George Harrison wrote to Atlanta DJ Paul Drew in May of 1966 reveals that the Beatles seriously contemplated recording at Stax in Memphis with producer Jim Stewart before the plan was derailed by financial issues. "We would all like it a lot," Harrison wrote by ha...
Studio Two, EMI Studios, London
Recording for I'm Only Sleeping concluded on this day, with the addition of vocals by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
The day began with the creation of two reduction mixes, the second of which was preferred, to combine the previous day's backwards...
Studio Three, EMI Studios, London
A 9:30 PM to 3:00 AM session in Studio Three of Abbey Road. Typically, when The Beatles decided to record a backwards guitar solo onto Take 11 of I'm Only Sleeping, they chose to do it the hard way. They figured out a pleasing sequence of notes and played them in r...
The Beatles are given permission to perform in Japan.
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Pattie posing at a press conference at the London Waldorf Hotel to launch the new blanket, Nightlong Bliss, by Morphy Richards.
...Playhouse Theatre, London
The Beatles gave two sets of interviews for BBC radio programs on this day, at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
The first was for the 400th edition of Saturday Club. The Beatles discussed their work so far on the as-yet-untitled Revolver, along with the forthcoming US to...
Empire Pool, Wembley
A fourth and final appearance at the New Musical Express Annual Pool-Winner's All Star Concert, this time the 1965-66 version, performed before an audience of 10,000 during this Sunday afternoon. It was also the Beatles' last live concert in Britain, a short set in which they d...
