sessions came to a halt when walsh and nipor went to california on 19 march. sessions recommenced on 6 april for a few days until 16 april. on 15 april, "rolling stone" broke the news that starr was "in london working on a new album with joe walsh acting as the producer." lead vocals were laid down from 19 to 23 april. sometime in may, starr requested permission to build a new building on his tittenhurst park land, which he would use for video and recording purposes, from windsor and maidenhead district council. sessions resumed from 31 may until 10 june; the next day, taking the masters recorded up to that point with him, starr and his wife barbara bach fly from london to los angeles, and return on 14 june. the album was finished with a third batch of sessions from 24 june into early july.