It's the 54th anniversary of January 19, 1969, and the final day off for the Beatles before they resumed and ultimately completed the Get Back sessions. Our Thursday in '23, their Sunday in '69, creeping in like a nun. Brief ๐Ÿงต
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While the Beatles rested up for the next day's return to action, engineer Dave Harries and Co. worked to undo the dark magic Alex Mardas cast on the Apple recording studio he was tasked to construct.

Per Harries: "The mixing console was made of bit of wood and an old oscilloscope. It looked like the control panel of a B-52 bomber."

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Here's George Harrison describing the situation in Anthology #Beatles #GetBack #chaos #toiletradio ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿ“ป
Train robber Bruce Reynolds stole several of the front-page headlines on January 19, 1969, as did talks of an American pullout in Vietnam. War is over - if you want it.
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Finally, the TV listings. Good chance at least some of the Beatles were watching Laugh-In. They'd discuss the show at times on the tapes. Ringo would appear on the show in February 1970.
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