In August 1969 the Beatles were working on putting the finishing touches on their final studio album, "Abbey Road," according to Mental Floss. On August 20, all four Beatles were in the recording studio together for the final time. On that day, they were working on overdubs for a song penned by John Lennon called "I Want You (She's So Heavy)." This became the last song that every member was in the studio to record.

Two days later, the Beatles reconvened, only this time it was for a photo shoot. Ethan Russell who took the final official photos of the band said that it was clear, that most of the band was at their wit's end. "George Harrison was miserable from frame one to frame 500," Russell told The Guardian. "He was so over it. I don't think he did anything but scowl for three hours."

It was clear from the photos that the end of the Beatles was close."Paul was trying to hold it together," he adds. "He had his arms crossed like, 'Come on, lads!' But the concept of the Beatles just didn't sync with who they were anymore. I could have asked them to smile, but it would have been totally fake and I'm glad I didn't. This marriage had come to an end — hand boy does it show."

About one month later, Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr got together one last time. The meeting was at Apple Studios, but it ended poorly with John Lennon quitting the band.

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