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Feburary 18th – On This Day In Beatles History

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1933 – Yoko Ono is born in Tokyo.

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1961 – Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with the Ravens, Mark Peters and the Cyclones and the Night Boppers.

1964 – Photographic session of the Beatles and Cassius Clay.

1965 – Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Mono mixing: `Ticket To Ride’ (remix 1, from take 2); `Another Girl’ (from take 1); `I Need You’ (from take 5); `Yes It Is’ (from take 14). Studio 1. 3.30-5.15pm. Recording: `You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away’ (takes 1-9). Studio 2 (control room only). 5.15-6.00pm. Mono mixing: `The Night Before’ (from take 2); `You Like Me Too Much’ (from take 8). Studio 2. 6.00-10.30pm. Recording: `If You’ve Got Trouble’ (take 1); `Tell Me What You See’ (take 1-4). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. 1st use (on `You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away’) of an outside musician-excepting Andy White-: Johnnie Scott (tenor and alto flutes).
1965     Northern Songs Limited becomes a public company on the London Stock Exchange. 1st song publishing company in this condition.

1968 – Ringo, Paul, Maureen and Jane go to India. [19 February?]

1993 – Paul’s concert in Milano. Start of `The New World Tour’.

1994 – `Paul Is Live’ number 11, 11th week in the Top 30 (chart based on record stores sales in Santiago, Chile).

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Feburary 17th – On This Day In Beatles History

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1961 – The Beatles perform at St. John’s Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles tape an appearance for ABC Television’s “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” which was the most influential British pop program at the time. The Beatles ‘play’ a lip-sync performance of “Please Please Me.” The show is broadcast on February 23.

1965 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “The Night Before” (2 takes) and “You Like Me Too Much” (8 takes). The Beatles are awarded the Carl-Alan Award for Best Group of 1964.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording begins for “Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite.” John’s lyrics for this song came almost entirely from an antique poster advertising a circus performance scheduled to take place near Rochdale, Lancashire, in February 1843. John had purchased the poster in Sevenoaks on January 31, while The Beatles were on location for the filming of the “Strawberry Fields Forever” promotional film. Seven takes are recorded of the rhythm track for “Kite,” and John then adds vocal overdubs. George Martin plays harmonium. “The Beatles Anthology 2″ includes the incomplete takes 1 and 2 (Disc two, Track 8) and the completed take 7, with ending tape effects completed on Feb. 20 added onto the end (Disc two, Track 9). The Beatles single “Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane” (Parlophone R 5570) is release in the U.K.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings performs at Sheffield.

1975 – John Lennon’s album “Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Apple SK-3419) is released in the U.S. Tracks: “Be-Bop-a-Lula,” “Stand By Me,” “Rip It Up/Ready Teddy,” “You Can’t Catch Me,” “Ain’t That a Shame,” “Do You Want to Dance,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “Slippin’ and Slidin’,” “Peggy Sue,” “Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin’,” “Bony Maronie,” “Ya Ya,” and “Just Because.”

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Feburary 16th – On This Day In Beatles History

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1961 – The Beatles perform at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool, and at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform at Technical College Hall in Birkenhead and at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey.

1963 – The Beatles perform at Carfax Assembly Rooms, Oxford, Oxfordshire.

1964 – The Beatles’ second live appearance on U.S. television, on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” exactly one week after the first. Before an audience of 3,500 at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, The Beatles perform “She Loves You,” “This Boy,” “All My Loving,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” “From Me to You,” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” 70-75 million viewers tuned in. The show is re-broadcast on September 20.

1965 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. “I Need You” is completed with overdubs of George’s vocal, cowbell, and tone-pedal guitar. “Another Girl” is completed with the overdubbing of a guitar part. Then “Yes It Is” is begun and completed in 14 takes. Take 2 of “Yes It Is,” with the ending from the master version, is included on “The Beatles Anthology 2″ (Disc one, Track 2).

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Three, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording vocal and bass overdubs for “Good Morning Good Morning.” “The Beatles Anthology 2″ includes this day’s completed version of the song, before animal sounds, horns, and other additional instruments are overdubbed (Disc two, Track 6). The Beatles’ promotional videos for “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” are broadcast on U.K. television, on the BBC program “Top of the Pops.” “Penny Lane” is repeated on February 23 and “Strawberry Fields Forever” is repeated on March 2.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings performs at Leeds Town Hall.

1979 – George Harrison’s album “George Harrison” (Dark Horse K 56562) is released in the U.K. Tracks: “Love Comes to Everyone,” “Not Guilty,” “Here Comes the Moon,” “Soft Hearted Hana,” “Blow Away,” “Faster,” “Dark Sweet Lady,” “Your Love is Forever,” “Soft Touch,” and “If You Believe.” George Harrison’s single “Blow Away/Soft Touch” (Dark Horse K 17327) is released in the U.K.

1987 – The Beatles single “Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane” (Parlophone RP 5570) is re-released in the U.K. 20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

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Feburary 15th – On This Day In Beatles History

Monday, February 15th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1961 – The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool, and at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they perform before an audience of 3,500 at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. Sharing the bill with The Beatles is Terry Lightfoot and his New Orleans Jazz Band.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Ritz Ballroom, Birmingham.

1964 – The Beatles give an interview by telephone to Dick Clark during the ABC-TV show “American Bandstand.” That afternoon they rehearse at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, for their second live appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.

1965 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “Ticket to Ride,” “Another Girl,” and “I Need You.” “Ticket to Ride” is completed, but the other two songs require overdubs, which are done the following day. The Beatles’ single “Eight Days a Week/I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party” (Capitol 5371). 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1968 – John Lennon and George Harrison, with their wives Cynthia and Patti, travel to Rishikesh, India, to study Transcendental Meditation with the Maharishi. Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, and Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen, follow on the 19th.

1971 – George Harrison’s single “What Is Life/Apple Scruffs” (Apple 1828) is released in the U.S.

1974 – Paul McCartney and Wings’ single “Jet/Let Me Roll It” (Apple R-5996) is released in the U.K.

1988 – George Harrison publishes a limited edition book titled “Songs by George Harrison,” available only by mail order. Each is individually autographed and the buyer had a choice of a 7″ single or 5″ CD of unreleased songs.

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Feburary 14th – On This Day In Beatles History

Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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Feburary 13th – On This Day In Beatles History

Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at 11:01 pm  
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1962 – Brian Epstein and George Martin meet for the first time to discuss a recording contract with the Parlophone label. Brian Epstein played Martin some 78 rpm records made from The Beatles’ Decca audition tapes. Martin expresses some interest though it would be nearly three months before he contacts Epstein. The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom in Hull.

1964 – The Beatles fly from New York to Miami Beach, Florida, for their second live appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” to be broadcast from the Deauville Hotel.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles record “Only A Northern Song,” but the song would not be completed until April 20 and would not be released until its inclusion on the “Yellow Submarine” album in 1969. George Harrison, not having a name for the song, used “Not Known” as the working title. The Beatles record nine takes of the basic rhythm track. The Beatles single “Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane” (Capitol 5810) is released in the U.S. 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings performs at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

1995 – The Beatles single “Baby It’s You/I’ll Follow the Sun/Devil in Her Heart/Boys” (Parlophone/Apple R 6406) is released in the U.K. Highest U.K. chart position is No.7.

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