Written by: George Harrison
Recorded: 7-9 October 1968
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Ken Scott
Released: 22 November 1968 (UK), 25 November 1968 (US)
George Harrison: vocals, acoustic guitars
Paul McCartney: backing vocals, Hammond organ, bass
Ringo Starr: drums
Chris Thomas: piano
Available on:The Beatles (White Album)
In his autobiography, George Harrison spoke briefly about the song, describing how its music had been inspired by the final track on Bob Dylan's Blonde On Blonde album:
"The 'you' in Long, Long, Long is God. I can't recall much about it except the chords, which I think were coming from Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands - D to E minor, A, and D - those three chords and the way they moved".George Harrison
I Me Mine, 1980
Under the working title It's Been A Long Long Long Time, recording for the song began on 7 October 1968. The Beatles, minus John Lennon, recorded a mammoth 67 takes of the rhythm track, with Harrison on vocals and acoustic guitar, McCartney playing a modified Hammond organ, and Starr on drums.
The ending of Long, Long, Long was a fortuitous accident, as George Martin's assistant Chris Thomas later recalled:
"There's a sound near the end of the song which is a bottle of Blue Nun wine rattling away on top of a Leslie speaker cabinet. It just happened. Paul hit a certain note and the bottle started vibrating. We thought it was so good that we set the mikes up and did it again. The Beatles always took advantage of accidents"
Chris Thomas
The ending of Long, Long, Long was a fortuitous accident, as George Martin's assistant Chris Thomas later recalled:
"There's a sound near the end of the song which is a bottle of Blue Nun wine rattling away on top of a Leslie speaker cabinet. It just happened. Paul hit a certain note and the bottle started vibrating. We thought it was so good that we set the mikes up and did it again. The Beatles always took advantage of accidents"
Chris Thomas
That Hippie Penny Lane
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