I was more interested in the Beatles in 1969 (I was 13) Here's what they were doing during Woodstock:
Aug 15
Studio 1 into Studio 2 (control room). 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `Golden Slumbers'/`Carry That Weight' (overdub onto take 17); `Ending' (working title of `The End') (overdub onto take 7). Studio 1 into Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.15am. Recording: `Something' (overdub onto take 39); `Here Comes The Sun' (overdub onto take 15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons. Recording of all orchestral overdubs for `Abbey Road'. For the first time in a Beatles session a closed circuit of television is used to communicate two studios. George re-records, on the floor of Studio 2, his guitar solo for `Something'.
Aug 16
Saturday `Give Peace A Chance', 6th week in the Top 28 (Billboard).
Aug 18
Monday Studio 2. 2.30-10.30pm. Stereo mixing: `Golden Slumbers'/`Carry That Weight' (remixes 1, 2, from take 17). Recording: `Ending' (working title of `The End') (overdub onto take 7). Stereo mixing: `Ending' (working title of `The End') (remixes 1-6, from take 7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons. Recording of 4 seconds of piano for `The End'.
And the day after the first moon landing:
Jul 21
Studio 3. 2.30-9.30pm. Recording: `Come Together' (takes 1-8). Studio 2 (control room only). 9.30-10.00pm. Tape copying: `Come Together' (of take 6, called take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander. Copy of `Come Together' from 4-track to 8-track tape. First full day of Geoff Emerick back as Beatles' balance engineer.
And during the Manson murders:
Aug 08 (My birthday!)
11.35am. Appointment with photographer Iain MacMillan at EMI Studios, for the photographic session for the `Abbey Road' cover. After this, Paul chooses out of the 6 pictures taken the best one for the LP. Before the recording session, Paul takes John home, at Cavendish Avenue, George and Mal go to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, and Ringo goes shopping.
Studio 2. 2.30-9.00pm. Recording: `Ending' (working title of `The End') (overdub onto take 7); `I Want You' (later known as `I Want You (She's So Heavy)') (overdub onto unnumbered Trident master). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander. Studio 3. 5.30-9.45pm. Recording: `Oh! Darling' (overdub onto take 26). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Tony Clark; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons. Recording synthesizer for `I Want You (She's So Heavy)'.
Aug 09
Saturday `Give Peace A Chance', 5th week in the Top 28 (Billboard).