THEIR FINAL YEAR
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DRUG BUST
Harrison and wife Pattie
Boyd left a Surrey
magistrate’s court after a
police raid at their home—
the same day as McCartney’s
wedding—and an arrest for
cannabis possession. They
pleaded guilty, and each paid
a £250 fine.NO. 1
Left: Recorded on the same day as
the love song “Don’t Let Me Down”
and released as its B-side, “Get Back”
climbed to the top of the charts in
spring 1969. “Don’t Let Me Down”
hit 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
THE BEATLES 1969 PEOPLE
BIG SCREEN
Below: Ringo Starr and actor Peter
Sellers (in March 1969) starred
together in the comedy The Magic
Christian, which featured the Paul
McCartney-penned “Come and Get
It,” recorded by Badfinger.