July 3rd – On This Day In Beatles History

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles record a performance for the BBC radio program “The Beat Show,” at Manchester’s Playhouse Theatre. They perform before a live audience during the taping, playing the songs “From Me to You,” “A Taste of Honey,” and “Twist and Shout.” Broadcast on July 4. Fearing that The Beatles could suffer from over-exposure, Brian Epstein has begun turning down radio appearances, rejecting 6 such appearances from June to August.

1965 – The Beatles fly from Madrid to Barcelona. This is the final performance of their two-week tour.

1966 – The Beatles’ fly from Tokyo to Manila, Philippines.

1967 – John and Cynthia Lennon, George and Patti Harrison, and Paul McCartney with Jane Asher attend a private party held at the Speakeasy Club in London for the American group the Monkees. Ringo was unable to attend, as was Monkee Davy Jones. The party was hosted by Vic Lewis, agent for Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises, who had contracted for the Monkees to perform at the Empire Pool, Wembley, from June 30 – July 3. Also attending the party were Dusty Springfield, Klaus Voorman, Manfred Mann, the Who, Procol Harum, Lulu, Eric Clapton, the Fool, and guests of honor Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. Vic Lewis would go on to become managing director of NEMS Enterprises after Brian Epstein’s death.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da.” Paul and Ringo tape seven rhythm track tapes, then overdubs are added onto takes four and seven.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight.” John is still in the hospital in Scotland, recovering from injuries sustained in an auto accident on July 1.

1982 – Paul McCartney’s single “Take It Away/I’ll Give You a Ring” (Columbia 18-03018) is released in the U.S.

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July 1st – On This Day In Beatles History

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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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May 4th – On This Day In Beatles History

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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1961 – Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany.

1963 – `Please Please Me‘ LP number 1, 1st week (UK Melody Market chart?). `From Me To You‘ number 1, 1st week (UK Melody Market chart?).

1964 – Dick James Music and Northern Songs install their headquarters at 715 New Oxford Street, Bloomsbury, London.

1966 – `Rubber Soul‘, 22nd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967 – Studio 3 (control room only). 7.00-11.15pm. Mono mixing: `Magical Mystery Tour‘ (remixes 1-7, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.

1968 – Mary Hopkin appears on the TV program `Opportunity Knocks’, is discovered by Twiggy, who immediately calls Paul.

1969 – Northern Songs shares’ price raises by 9 pennies. Ringo, John and Paul, with Maureen, Yoko and Linda, attend an end-of-filming party for `The Magic Christian’ at Les Ambassadeurs Club, London. Maclean, on behalf of John, buys `Tittenhurst’, at Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire, for 145,000 pounds.

1973 – UK single release: `Death Of Samantha’/`Yang Yang’, of Yoko.

1977 – US LP release: `The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl’.

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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.

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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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 24th – On This Day In Beatles History

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    March 23rd – On This Day In Beatles History

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    March 7th – On This Day In Beatles History

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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 5th – On This Day In Beatles History

      Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 9:09 am  
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      1961 – The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool.

      1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night, they perform at the Kingsway Club in Southport.

      1963 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “From Me to You” just five days after John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song. Originally intended for the B-side of their second single, it is switched to the A-side with “Thank You Girl” on the B-side. They record “From Me to You” (13 takes) and “Thank You Little Girl” later changed to “Thank You Girl,” (13 takes). The Beatles record “The One After 909″ (5 takes) but none are considered good enough for release. The takes are shelved and remained unissued until “Anthology I” which includes a sequence of incomplete takes of “One After 909″ and a complete version of the song pieced together from the partial takes (Disc 1, Tracks 25-26).

      1964 – The Beatles continue filming for “A Hard Day’s Night” (as yet untitled), aboard a train, this time headed to Taunton and back.

      1970 – The Beatles’ promotional film for “Let It Be” is broadcast on U.K. television, on the program “Top of the Pops.” Ringo Starr is in the recording studio, Morgan Studios, London, recording songs for his “Sentimental Journey” album: “Whispering Grass” and “Bye-Bye Blackbird.” For “Blackbird” he uses an arrangement written by Bee Gee Maurice Gibb.

      1990 – The Beatles single “Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)” (Parlophone RP-5833) is re-released in the U.K. 20th anniversary release. Released as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

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