Peter Jackson was given Glyn John's itinerary for that month, showing that they were at Apple on Feb 20 and 21. Which is where these pics were taken from (they were also at Trident on Feb 22). Jackson speculates that they were working on songs to round out the GB album, which makes sense. These pics are probably them finishing off DLMD or rehearsing IWY/SSH. And speaking of, the isolated vocals on DLMD are just flat out amazing.
Wish Ethan Russell was more helpful with these pics. When asked if they were working on Dont Let Me Down at this time, he said "Oh, that's a good guess" -- unfortunately, not exactly a firm confirmation about what tune(s) they were working on. Which leads to this from Peter Jackson: the upright piano in Pic 4 behind George was not used on either I Want You or Dont Let Me Down. So was it there in case they put more work into For You Blue, Old Brown Shoe, etc? Ahh, so many questions.
Maybe it magically grew out of the ground. The upright piano is not seen during any of their January Apple sessions. The piano was there, for one reason or another.
The Beatles (or, Apple) rented a Blüthner piano which was delivered to Twickenham studios, then moved into their Apple studio, which was brand-spanking new (and needed to borrow equipment from Abbey Road, which is another story). Once the January sessions finished, the Blüthner was no doubt returned. It makes sense then, for Apple to get their own piano to have on hand for future recordings. And as the studio was not a huge space, an upright is a better choice than a grand.
So I still think that's a better explanation than the Beatles deliberately needing a piano for any specific song.
Believe this is the last time we would see pics of all 4 of them together in the studio. Thereafter it is 3 or less.
ReplyDeleteThat's because rather than four there were actually five.
DeleteRecording (the First versions of) "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" at Trident Studios, I do believe.
ReplyDeleteI believe they're working on "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" at this session.
ReplyDeletePeter Jackson was given Glyn John's itinerary for that month, showing that they were at Apple on Feb 20 and 21. Which is where these pics were taken from (they were also at Trident on Feb 22). Jackson speculates that they were working on songs to round out the GB album, which makes sense. These pics are probably them finishing off DLMD or rehearsing IWY/SSH. And speaking of, the isolated vocals on DLMD are just flat out amazing.
ReplyDeleteApple Studios, not Trident
ReplyDeleteWish Ethan Russell was more helpful with these pics. When asked if they were working on Dont Let Me Down at this time, he said "Oh, that's a good guess" -- unfortunately, not exactly a firm confirmation about what tune(s) they were working on. Which leads to this from Peter Jackson: the upright piano in Pic 4 behind George was not used on either I Want You or Dont Let Me Down. So was it there in case they put more work into For You Blue, Old Brown Shoe, etc? Ahh, so many questions.
ReplyDeleteStudios tend to have pianos in them, not always for any particular song. Studio Two in Abbey Road has three.
DeleteMaybe it magically grew out of the ground. The upright piano is not seen during any of their January Apple sessions. The piano was there, for one reason or another.
DeleteThe Beatles (or, Apple) rented a Blüthner piano which was delivered to Twickenham studios, then moved into their Apple studio, which was brand-spanking new (and needed to borrow equipment from Abbey Road, which is another story). Once the January sessions finished, the Blüthner was no doubt returned. It makes sense then, for Apple to get their own piano to have on hand for future recordings. And as the studio was not a huge space, an upright is a better choice than a grand.
DeleteSo I still think that's a better explanation than the Beatles deliberately needing a piano for any specific song.
Sara thanks for the middle pic, one I've never seen before. A slight variant of the other one thats been floating around.
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