August 26 in The Beatles History

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on August 26. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.

1961
The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night. Also appearing is
Mike Berry, who'd had a Top 30 hit the preceding October with his
song "Tribute to Buddy Holly".

1963
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southport. This is the
first of six nights, with two shows per night. The Beatles' song
list for this residency is "Roll Over Beethoven", "Thank You Girl",
"Chains", "A Taste of Honey", "She Loves You", "Baby It's You",
"From Me to You", "Boys", "I Saw Her Standing There", and "Twist
and Shout".

1964
The Beatles perform one show at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver,
Colorado. Attendance is 7,000 (surprisingly, there were 2,000
empty seats).

1967
At University College in Bangor, North Wales, The Beatles hold a
press conference with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The Beatles announce
that they have become disciples of the guru and that they have
renounced the use of drugs. They become members of the Maharishi's
'Spiritual Regeneration Movement', which obligates them to donate
one week's earnings each month to the organization. They soon
decide to visit the guru's Transcendental Me***ation (TM) academy
in Rishikesh, India, for me***ation and study. The Beatles plan on
becoming teachers of TM.

1968
US release of Beatles single "Hey Jude/Revolution" (Apple). 19
weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

[O] 1968
US release of Jackie Lomax single "Sour Milk Sea/The Eagle Laughs
At You" (Apple). George Harrison wrote "Sour Milk Sea" and
produced the single. George plays rhythm guitar, Eric Clapton
plays lead guitar, and Ringo Starr plays drums. "Sour Milk Sea" is
a song George wrote while at the Maharishi's ashram in India. The
only recording of "Sour Milk Sea" by The Beatles was a demo version
recorded at 'Kinfauns', George's bungalow in Esher, on May 30,
1968. The Lomax single was released in the UK on September 6,
1968. It failed to chart in either the US or the UK, which was a
big disappointment for all concerned.



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