October 26 in the Beatles History

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 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 Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.

1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club - a lunchtime show.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club, Liverpool, at lunchtime.
That night they perform at Public Hall, Preston, Lancashire, 30
miles northwest of Liverpool. Also appearing at this "Rock & Beat
Spectacular" are Mike Berry, The Outlaws, and The Syd Munson
Orchestra.

1963
On a tour of Sweden, The Beatles perform at the Kungliga
Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden. They play for two "houses". The
Beatles are second on the bill to the audience's favorite, Joey Dee
& the Starlighters (but The Beatles certainly had some devoted
fans, for some of them nearly dragged George Harrison off of the
stage).

1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Another break from their British tour spent in the
studio. More recording for the "Beatles For Sale" LP: "Honey
Don't" (5 takes); "What You're Doing" (7 takes). They also record
"Another Beatles Christmas Record", to be mailed in December as a
flexi-disc to Beatles Fan Club members. "Beatles For Sale" is
released on December 4, The Beatles' fourth LP in 21 months (and
yet another #1).

1965
At Buckingham Palace, The Beatles receive their MBE's from Queen
Elizabeth II. The media give extensive coverage to the event, with
The Beatles conducting a press conference at the Saville Theatre
(where they will film the video clip for "Hello Goodbye").
According to John Lennon, The Beatles smoked marijuana in one of
the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. None of the other
Beatles has confirmed this.

1968
"Hey Jude" is the #1 single in the US for the fifth week in a row.

1969
The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" enters the Polish charts at #1; it
will go on to hold that position for 11 weeks.

[J] 1971
John Lennon records a demo of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".

[P] 1973
UK release of Paul McCartney and Wings single "Helen Wheels/Country
Dreamer" (Apple). 7 weeks on the charts; highest position #12.

[P] 1983
US release of Paul McCartney LP "Pipes of Peace" (Columbia).
Songs: "Say Say Say" [with Michael Jackson], "The Man" [also with
Michael Jackson], "Pipes of Peace", "The Other Me", "Keep Under
Cover", "So Bad", "Sweetest Little Show", "Average Person", "Hey
Hey", "Tug of Peace", and "Through Our Love".



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