July 2nd – On This Day In Beatles History

Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1960 – The Silver Beetles perform at Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey. Johnny Gentle, having heard that his old tour backing band was playing, arrives unannounced, and he joins the Silver Beetles on stage to sing a few numbers.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens.

1963 – The Beatles go to Studio 5 of Maida Vale Studios in London to tape program No.5 (there were 4 previous editions of the program) after having contracted for 11 more radio programs of the series “Pop Go the Beatles.” They record a cover version of Elvis Presley‘s “That’s All Right (Mama).” Other songs recorded for the program were “There’s a Place,” Chuck Berry‘s “Carol,” Arthur Alexander’s “Soldier of Love,” Carl Perkins‘ “Lend Me Your Comb,” and the Jodimars’ “Clarabella.” Three additional songs were recorded but omitted from the broadcast tape, The Coasters’ “Three Cool Cats,” Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and The Beatles’ own “Ask Me Why.” The Beatles guests for this program were Duffy Power & the Graham Bond Quartet. Broadcast on July 16. Several recordings from this day are included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD “Live at the BBC“: “That’s All Right (Mama),” “Carol,” “Soldier of Love,” and “Clarabella” (Disc one, Tracks 15-19). “Lend Me Your Comb” is included on “The Beatles Anthology 1” (Disc 1, Track 27).

1964 – The Beatles arrive at London Airport, returning from their first world tour. Tired of the screaming fans, of being pushed in several different directions at once, of being introduced to an endless stream of local dignitaries, and of answering the same questions again and again at press conference after press conference, The Beatles were mightily glad to be back home.

1965 – The Beatles play a concert in a bullring, the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording Ringo’s lead and backing vocals for “Good Night.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Paul records “Her Majesty.” Paul, George, and Ringo then record 15 takes of “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight” (the two songs recorded as one continuous piece). For the basic rhythm track, Paul contributes piano and guide vocal, George plays bass, and Ringo plays drums. John is still in the hospital in Scotland, recovering from injuries sustained in an auto accident the previous day. John’s first wife, Cynthia, rushes up to retrieve Julian.

1980 – John and Yoko sell a Holstein cow for a record $265,000 at auction.

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July 1st – On This Day In Beatles History

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 at 8:22 am  
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1961 – The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany. This is the final night of their 92-night stand at this club. The Beatles travel back to Liverpool on July 2 and 3, and take a holiday from July 4 through July 12.

1962 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Also appearing at the Cavern is Gene Vincent.

1963 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles record the songs for their next single, “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You” (under the working title “Get You In the End”). EMI will issue “She Loves You/I’ll Get You” (Parlophone 5055) on August 23. It will go on to become The Beatles’ first million-selling single. The single was No.1 for four weeks, dropped to No.2 or No.3 for the next seven weeks, then regained the No.1 chart position for another two weeks. The Beatles’ recording schedule having been published in the weekly pop papers, a large crowd had gathered outside EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, and the police had to be summoned twice.

1965 – John Lennon’s second book, “A Spaniard In the Works,” is published in the U.S. by Simon and Schuster. The Beatles fly from Nice, France, to Madrid, Spain.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording of bass track and John’s lead vocal for “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.” John Lennon’s art exhibition “You Are Here” (dedicated to Yoko), opens at the Robert Fraser Gallery in London.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. George Martin, having agreed to resume acting as The Beatles’ producer (on condition that they behave themselves in the studio), rejoins The Beatles in the studio, but only Paul arrives this day. He records a lead vocal for “You Never Give Me Your Money.” This day formally begins the recording sessions for “Abbey Road” (which is unnamed at this point), even though The Beatles have several songs already near completion for the album. After visiting John’s aunt in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, John, his son Julian, Yoko, and her daughter Kyoko are in an auto accident in Golspie, Scotland. No other vehicles are involved. John requires 17 stitches to close a facial wound; Yoko receives 14 stitches. Kyoko needs 4 stitches, while Julian suffers from shock.

1980 – John Lennon and a five-man crew sail to Bermuda on Lennon’s 63-foot yacht ‘Isis’ sometime in early July. During the trip he begins to compose music again.

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March 30th – On This Day In Beatles History

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1962 – The Beatles perform lunchtime and nighttime shows at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles, touring with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, perform at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

1965 – The Beatles are at Twickenham Studios, London, filming for the movie “Help!” (tentatively titled “Eight Arms To Hold You”). That evening The Beatles are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. They try, unsuccessfully for the second time, to record “That Means a Lot” (five additional takes). Later, they record overdubs for “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl,” but the overdubs are never used.

1967 – The Beatles are at Chelsea Manor Studios for the photographing of the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover, dressed in marching band costumes. Photographer: Michael Cooper. Album designer: Peter Blake. That evening, The Beatles resume work on “With a Little Help From My Friends” (originally titled “Bad Finger Boogie”). Guitars, bass, tambourine, and backing vocals are recorded, completing the track.

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1968 – The Beatles’ promotional film for “Lady Madonna” is broadcast in color on U.S. television, on the program “The Hollywood Palace.”

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March 29th – On This Day In Beatles History

Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1962 – The Beatles perform at the Odd Spot Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles, touring with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, perform at the Odeon Cinema, Loampit Vale, Lewisham, London.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. “Good Morning Good Morning” is completed with the overdubbing of the animal effects selected the previous night. “Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite” is brought to near-completion with the overdubbing of the elaborate sound effects created on February 20, along with an organ piece played by George Martin and harmonica parts played by George Harrison and John Lennon. Then recording begins on “With a Little Help From My Friends.” Each take begins with the portion where The Beatles sing “Billy Shears.” They record 10 takes of the rhythm track, then Ringo overdubs a double-tracked lead vocal.

1970 – John Lennon sends a phone message that is broadcast to a gathering of 8,000 demonstrators at Victoria Park, Bethel Green, East London. The demonstration is being held to advocate nuclear disarmament. During the message, John reveals that Yoko is again pregnant, the baby expected in October (but she miscarries again later in the year).

1982 – The Beatles compilation album “Reel Music” (Parlophone PCS-7218) is released in the U.K. Contains songs from Beatles movies. Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder single “Ebony and Ivory” (Parlophone R-6054) is released in the U.K.

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March 28th – On This Day In Beatles History

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March 7th – On This Day In Beatles History

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1961 – The Beatles perform at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles record their first radio appearance, at the Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester, for the BBC radio program “Teenager’s Turn – Here We Go.” After a rehearsal, the Beatles put on suits for the first time and, along with the other artists appearing on the program, record the show in front of a teenage audience. The Beatles perform three songs, all cover versions: “Dream Baby,” “Memphis,” and “Please Mr. Postman.” Broadcast the following afternoon, March 8.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Elizabethan Ballroom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. The Beatles headline a four-act bill of groups managed by Brian Epstein. Supporting The Beatles are Gerry & the Pacemakers, The Big Three, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. Two hired buses transport all of the performers, along with 80 devoted Liverpool fans.

1964 – The Beatles take the weekend off from filming their first movie (“A Hard Day’s Night“).

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Additional overdubs are recorded for “Lovely Rita,” including harmony vocals, effects, and the percussive sound of a piece of toilet paper being blown through a haircomb.

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    March 6th – On This Day In Beatles History

    Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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    1961 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they appear at the Liverpool Jazz Society.

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

    1963 – The Beatles appear at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester to record their fifth, and final, appearance on the BBC radio program “Here We Go” performing “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Misery,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” and “Please Please Me.” The show is broadcast on March 12, with “I Saw Her Standing There” edited out of the broadcast tape most likely due to time limit.

    1964 – The Beatles continue filming for “A Hard Day’s Night” (as yet untitled). This day’s destination is Newton Abbot.

    1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Overdubbing sound effects onto the song “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The beginning audience murmurs and sounds of a band preparing for a performance are added, as are sounds of audience applause and laughter. Later, when the song is joined with “With a Little Help From My Friends,” screams will be added from a tape of the Beatles in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

    1970 – The Beatles’ single “Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)” (Apple R-5883) is released in the U.K.

    1975 – John Lennon announces that his separation from Yoko was “not a success” and they are back together.

    1976 – The Beatles’ collected singles “The Singles Collection 1962-1970″ (EMI) are re-released in the U.K. Includes 23 Beatles U.K. singles – the original 22 singles and the about-to-be released “Yesterday/I Should Have Known Better” (Parlophone R-6013). Singles: “Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You,” “Please Please Me/Ask Me Why,” “From Me to You/Thank You Girl,” “She Loves You/I’ll Get You,” ” Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That,” “A Hard Day’s Night/Things We Said Today,” “I Feel Fine/She’s a Woman,” “Ticket to Ride/Yes It Is,” “Hey Jude/Revolution,” “Paperback Writer/Rain,” “Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down,” “Help!/I’m Down,” “Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine,” “Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number),” “I Want to Hold Your Hand/This Boy,” “All You Need is Love/Baby You’re a Rich Man,” “Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus,” “Lady Madonna/The Inner Light,” “Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out,” “Something/Come Together,” “The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe,” and “Yesterday/I Should Have Known Better.”

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    March 2nd – On This Day In Beatles History

    Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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    1961 – The Beatles perform at Litherland Town Hall.

    1962 – The Beatles perform at two different venues. First they play at St. John’s Hall in Bootle, and then at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. The support group for the Bootle appearance is The Searchers. The Tower event was billed as a “Mad March Rock Ball.”

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    1963 – The Beatles, on the Helen Shapiro tour, perform at City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, playing for two “houses.” After the second show, The Beatles drove to Manchester’s Didsbury Studio Centre to appear live on the ABC Television news-magazine program “ABC At Large,” which is broadcast to the Midlands and the north regions. The Beatles and Brian Epstein give an interview with host David Hamilton. Although The Beatles do not perform on the show, a brief clip of them doing a lip-sync performance of “Please Please Me,” from their February 23 appearance on “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” is replayed.

    1964 – The Beatles begin filming for their first movie, “A Hard Day’s Night,” although the film has no title at this point. The Beatles have to join the actor’s union minutes before getting on the train at Paddington Station so that filming can begin. The first week’s filming is scheduled to take place on a train. On this first day, the train travels west to Minehead and then returns to London. Because of the Beatlemania surrounding their first day’s departure, The Beatles decide to board the train on the following days at the more discreet Acton Main Line and having their chauffeurs meet them at out-of-the-way drop-off points in the evenings. Schoolgirl actress Pattie Boyd, whose train sequence with The Beatles is filmed this day, meets George Harrison. They marry on January 21, 1966. The Beatles’ single “Twist and Shout/There’s A Place” (Tollie 9001) is released in the U.S. 11 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.2.

    1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Overdubs are recorded for “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” including vari-speed vocals and instrument recordings. By the end of the session, the song is essentially completed, although additional mixing will be done. “The Beatles Anthology 2″ includes a remix of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (Disc two, Track 10).

    1969 – John and Yoko perform at Lady Mitchell Hall in Cambridge, England, before a crowd of 500. John plays feedback guitar as accompaniment to Yoko’s non-stop screaming.

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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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