March 1967 – Paul McCartney at Home & The Beatles Arrive at EMI Studios

Studio Two, Abbey Road | Time Unknown

The only confirmed information attached to these photographs is March 1967. One image shows Paul McCartney leaving his St John's Wood home; the remaining photographs show members of The Beatles arriving at EMI Studios, Abbey Road.

No time of day is recorded, and without accompanying documentation or studio logs, the exact session taking place cannot be definitively identified. However, we can place these images within the highly documented recording timeline of early March 1967.

What Was Happening at EMI Studios in March 1967?

By March 1967, The Beatles were deep into sessions for what would become Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The confirmed recording activity at EMI during early–mid March 1967 includes:

1st March 1967

Recording began on “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.”

2nd March 1967

Continued work on “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.”

3rd March 1967

Additional overdubs and mixing experimentation.

6th–9th March 1967

Further overdubs, mixing work and session refinements for Sgt. Pepper material.

10th–15th March 1967

Work on “Getting Better.”

17th March 1967

Recording of “She's Leaving Home” (string session conducted by Mike Leander).

Given the heavy studio schedule, it is highly likely these images correspond to one of the Sgt. Pepper sessions during this intensive creative period.

Paul McCartney's St John's Wood Home – Context

By early 1967, McCartney was living at 7 Cavendish Avenue, St John's Wood — within walking distance of EMI Studios on Abbey Road. Many photographs from this period show him:

• Leaving for evening sessions
• Arriving mid-afternoon for overdubs
• Dressed in increasingly colourful, psychedelic-era clothing

This was a transitional aesthetic moment: mop-top era minimalism giving way to the flamboyant Sgt. Pepper period.

Why Exact Dating Is Difficult

Unlike touring days or broadcast appearances, studio arrivals were not always formally documented.

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