The White Album diary
The Beatles, a.k.a. âThe White Albumâ, was recorded and produced in exactly 20 weeks from 30 May to 17 October 1968.
Notes On The Esher Demos Week 0: India to Esher, and âRevolutionâ Week 1: More âRevolution 1â, and âDon't Pass Me Byâ Week 2: âBlackbirdâ, and then the calm before the storm Week 3: Paul's birthday, âRevolution 9â, and Paul goes AWOL Week 4: âSour Milk Seaâ and âEverybody's Got Something To Hide...â Week 5: Stirrings of âGood Nightâ and âOb-La-Di Ob-La-Daâ Week 6: Remakes of âOb-La-Diâ and âRevolutionâ Progress Report #1: How their workflow compares to Sgt. Pepper Week 7: âCry, Baby, Cryâ, and Geoff Emerick quits Week 8: âGood Nightâ and âWhile My Guitar Gently Weepsâ Week 9: âHey Judeâ at Trident Week 10: âNot Guiltyâ and âMother Nature's Sonâ Progress Report #2: At the halfway point Week 11: âSexy Sadieâ, âYer Bluesâ, âMary Janeâ, âRocky Raccoonâ Week 12: âWild Honey Pieâ, âBack In The U.S.S.R.â, and Ringo quits Week 13: âDear Prudenceâ at Trident Week 14: Ringo returns, âWhile My Guitar Gently Weepsâ remake Week 15: Enter Chris Thomas, âHelter Skelterâ, and âGlass Onionâ Week 16: âI Willâ, âBirthdayâ, and âPiggiesâ Week 17: âHappiness Is A Warm Gunâ Progress Report #3: Crunch time in Pepperland Week 18: âHoney Pieâ, âSavoy Truffleâ, and âMartha...â, all at Trident Week 19: âLong...â, â...Tiredâ, â...Bungalow Billâ, â...Do It In The Road?â Week 20: âJuliaâ, final overdubs, and marathon sequencing sesh The White Album Sessions In Review
And of course, the Get Back sessions kicked off exactly 11 weeks after the last White Album session. So in a very real way, the âWhite Album Beatlesâ are exactly who we're hanging with at Twickenham and Apple in January 1969...
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