The album was halfway completed when John Lennon was assassinated on 8 December 1980 . The band were in the studio at the time ; Difford recalled , " We went into the studio and a dozen or so musicians just dropped in . We cracked some beers and just played John Lennon songs the whole day . It was highly emotional "
John Lennon was assassinated on 8 December 1980
Murder of John Lennon
East Side Story (Squeeze album)