After Paul spent time in New York with Linda and her daughter Heather, the three arrived in London on this day. During this time they decided to become a family together. Five days later they traveled to Scotland to stay at Paul's farmhouse retreat.
Meanwhile, Hey Jude remained Number One.
Today Geoff Emerick prepared the remaining stereo mixes for the Yellow Submarine track Album - Hey Bulldog, All Together Now, All You Need is Love, and Only A Northern Song.
This latter title was a "Mock Stereo" mix, worked from the mono master rather than the original four-track. The Beatles were mildly criticised over the Yellow Submarine LP for giving less than their usually excellent value-for-money. Never happy with the Yellow Submarine Project, perhaps the Beatles felt that they were better off consigning it entirely to the past.
John and Yoko announce that their child should be born in February. Unfortunately, Ono suffered a miscarriage on November 21st 1968 at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London. The unborn child was named John Ono Lennon II, and was buried by the couple in a secret location.
`Hey Jude' number 1, 5th week, 9th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
The Beatles on the cover of Rolling Stone
Today George Harrison produced "Is This What You Want? by Jackie Lomax at Sound Recorders Studio.
Meanwhile, Stereo mixing and editing the B side of `Yellow Submarine'.
The Beatles "Hey Jude" was playing world wide and Paul McCartney was enjoying a 10-day holiday with Linda Eastman.
Studio 1. The George Martin Orchestra (41 musicians directed by Martin), re-records the B-side of `Yellow Submarine' LP.
