Feburary 25th – On This Day In Beatles History

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 9:09 am

1943 – George Harrison is born.

1961 – Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool and then at Lathom Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool with Rikki Barnes and His All Stars.

1963 – US single release: `Please Please Me’/`Ask Me Why’.
Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (Single). Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Editing: `Seventeen’ (working title of `I Saw Her Standing There’) (of takes 9, 12). Mono mixing: `Anna (Go To Him)’ (from take 3); `Boys’ (from take 1); `Chains’ (from take 1); `Misery’ (from take 16); `Do You Want To Know A Secret’ (from take 8); `There’s A Place’ (from take 13); `Seventeen’ (working title of `I Saw Her Standing There’) (from edit of takes 9, 12); `Twist And Shout’ (from take 1); `A Taste Of Honey’ (from take 7). Stereo mixing: `Anna (Go To Him)’ (from take 3); `Boys’ (from take 1); `Chains’ (from take 1); `Misery’ (from take 16); `Baby It’s You’ (from take 5); `Do You Want To Know A Secret’ (from take 8); `There’s A Place’ (from take 13); `Seventeen’ (working title of `I Saw Her Standing There’) (from edit of takes 9, 12); `Twist And Shout’ (from take 1); `A Taste Of Honey’ (from take 7). Studio 1 (control room only). 2.30-5.45pm. Editing: `Please Please Me’ (of takes 16, 17, 18). Mono mixing: `Ask Me Why’ (from take 6); `Misery’ (from take 16); `Baby It’s You’ (from take 5). Stereo mixing: `Ask Me Why’ (from take 6); `Please Please Me’ (from edit of takes 16-18); `Love Me Do’ (from 11 September 1962 mono remix); `P.S. I Love You’ (from 11 September 1962 mono remix); `Misery’ (from take 16). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: A. B. Lincoln. Mixing of versions for `Please Please Me’ LP masters.

1964 – Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Recording: `You Can’t Do That’ (takes 1-9). Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `And I Love Her’ (takes 1-2); `I Should Have Known Better’ (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. Start of `A Hard Day’s Night’ sessions. Mail service vehicles get at George’s house with cards and presents. The Beatles Film Production Limited is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors. At his house, Walter Strach throws a birthday party for George. George, angry at seeing the press was invited, attacks the cake and walks out.

1966 – Northern Songs Limited buys Sweco Music Corp and Cole & Gole Music, music publishing companies. George and Pattie return to London from their honeymoon in the Caribean Islands. George Martin is demanded by his wife to divorce.

1968 – George celebrates his birthday with the Maharishi and his disciples. The Maharishi presents him with a plastic world map.

1969 – Allen Klein goes to Leonard Richenberg’s office, threating him with trials. Abbey Road, Studio unknown. Time unknown. Recording: `Old Brown Shoe’ (takes 1, 2); `All Things Must Pass’ (takes 1, 2); `Something’ (take 1). Producer: not assigned; Engineer and 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott. George solo session. Recording of demos of `Old Brown Shoe’, `All Things Must Pass’ and `Something’.

1970 – De Lane Lea Sound Centre, 75 Dean Street. Ringo tapes `You Always Hurt The One You Love’.

1972 – UK single release: `Give Ireland Back To The Irish’.

1994 – `Paul Is Live’ number 13, 12th week in the Top 30 (chart based on record stores sales in Santiago, Chile).