Feburary 26th – On This Day In Beatles History

Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 9:09 am

1961 – The Beatles play at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. The club was in the basement of the Best family house and managed by Pete Best’s mother, Mona.

1963 – Concert at the Odeon, Taunton (Helen Shapiro Tour).

1964 – Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Mono mixing: `You Can’t Do That’ (remixes 1-4, from take 9); `Can’t Buy Me Love’ (from take 4). Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `I Should Have Known Better’ [re-make] (takes 4-22). Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `And I Love Her’ [re-make] (takes 3-19). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. Remixes of `You Can’t Do That’ and `Can’t Buy Me Love’ for the UK and US. US LP release: `Jolly What! The Beatles And Frank Ifield On Stage’.`Please Please Me’ LP, 49th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles’ number 1, 14th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1965 – The `Jewish Chronicle’ informs that Brian has agreed to be the first vice-president of the Finchley (London) Jewish Youth Club.

1969 – `Yellow Submarine’ LP, 6th week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).

1970 – US LP release: `Hey Jude’. Hey Jude (The Beatles Again) (US album)
A New York newspaper says that John declared that there is no point in doing the Peace Festival in Toronto, since the money is not being used for peace but for others to have profits.

1973 – US single release: `Death Of Samantha’/`Yang, Yang’, by Yoko.