The Beatles History: Daily action

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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 25. **
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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.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club, Liverpool - a night
performance.
1963
The Beatles tape an interview and musical performance for Granada
Television. Part of the material was for the program "Late Scene
Extra" (broadcast November 27), with the remainder being used for
"Scene at 6:30" (broadcast December 20). The Beatles recorded
lip-sync "performances" of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "This
Boy".
1964
The Beatles, at Aeolian Hall in London, record six songs for the
BBC radio program "Saturday Club". They record "Rock and Roll
Music", "I'm a Loser", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "I Feel
Fine", "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", and "She's a Woman", plus the
obligatory interview. For unknown reasons, four of the six songs
used on the broadcast tape were not the versions recorded this day,
but versions taped for a "Top Gear" program. Broadcast on December
26. Two songs from this session are included on the 1994 Beatles
double-CD "Live at the BBC": "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" and
"Rock and Roll Music" (Disc two, Tracks 20-21).
1966
The Beatles record their fourth Christmas record in a small studio
in the London office of their music publisher, Dick James. The
record is distributed to members of The Beatles' fan club.
[J] 1967
John Lennon and Paul McCartney are heard on UK radio, on the BBC
program "Where It's At". John gives an interview to promote
"Magical Mystery Tour", but his interview largely consists of
cryptic and zany comments, with one of the show's hosts, Kenny
Everett, encouraging him in this regard. Paul is heard singing
"All Together on the Wireless Machine". During the broadcast, all
six of the "Magical Mystery Tour" songs are played ("Magical
Mystery Tour", "The Fool on the Hill", "Flying", "Blue Jay Way",
"Your Mother Should Know", and "I Am the Walrus"). After the
broadcast, the BBC quietly decides to block any future broadcast of
"I Am the Walrus", due to the line "you let your knickers down".
This "block" has fully the same effect as a "ban", but the BBC is
trying to avoid the use of that term. So while no official "ban"
is imposed upon the song, the practical results are exactly the
same--the song won't be broadcast by the BBC.
1968
US release of Beatles double LP "The Beatles" (The White Album)
(Apple). Songs: "Back in the USSR", "Dear Prudence", "Glass
Onion", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Wild Honey Pie", "The Continuing
Story of Bungalow Bill", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Happiness
Is a Warm Gun", "Martha My Dear", "I'm So Tired", "Blackbird",
"Piggies", "Rocky Raccoon", "Don't Pass Me By", "Why Don't We Do It
in the Road?", "I Will", "Julia", "Birthday", "Yer Blues", "Mother
Nature's Son", "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My
Monkey", "***y Sadie", "Helter Skelter", "Long Long Long",
"Revolution 1", "Honey Pie", "Savoy Truffle", "Cry Baby Cry",
"Revolution 9", and "Good Night". Issued only in stereo in the US.
101 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
[J] 1969
John Lennon returns his MBE to Queen Elizabeth, his accompanying
letter stating, "I am returning this MBE in protest against
Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our
support of America in Vietnam and against 'Cold Turkey' slipping
down the charts." The letter is signed, "With love, John Lennon of
Bag". John spends the day at Apple headquarters giving interviews
by phone and in person. John's chauffeur had delivered the MBE and
John's note to Buckingham Palace. John's Aunt Mimi is furious when
she hears the news.
[R] 1975
US release of Ringo Starr compilation LP "Blast from Your Past"
(Apple). Songs: "You're Sixteen", "No No Song", "It Don't Come
Easy", "Photograph", "Back Off Boogaloo", "Only You (and You
Alone)", "Beaucoups of Blues", "Oh My My", "Early 1970", and "I'm
the Greatest". 11 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #30.
[G] 1981
UK re-release of George Harrison LP "The Best of George Harrison"
(Music For Pleasure).
[J] 1981
UK re-release of John Lennon LP "Rock 'N' Roll" (Music For
Pleasure).
[R] 1981
UK re-release of Ringo Starr LP "Blast from Your Past" (Music For
Pleasure).
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 26. **
1962
6.00pm. The Beatles get to the studio for a 1-hour rehearsal.
Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `Please Please Me' [re-make] (takes 1-18); `Ask Me Why' (takes 1-6); `Tip Of My Tongue' (takes unknown). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown.
First session for `Please Please Me'/`Ask Me Why'.
1963
Concert at the ABC, Cambridge (`The Beatles Autumn Tour').
1964
10.00-12.00am. BBC's `Top Gear' broadcast (recorded 17 November).
1966
``Yesterday'... And Today', 23rd week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
1967
Broadcast of the `Hello, Goodbye' clip, on the Ed Sullivan show.
1969
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Tape copying: `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (of remix mono 3, called remix mono 4). E***ing: `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (of remix mono 4). Stereo mixing: `What's The New Mary Jane' (remix 4, from take 4). Stereo mixing with simultaneous overdub: `What's The New Mary Jane' (remix 5, from take 4). E***ing: `What's The New Mary Jane' (of remix stereo 4, called remix stereo 6). Tape copying with simultaneous e***ing: `What's The New Mary Jane' (of stereo remix 5 into 6). Tape copying: `What's The New Mary Jane' (of stereo remixes 4, 5). Producer: Geoff Emerick/John Lennon; Engineer: Mike Sheady; 2nd Engineer: Nick Webb.
For POB single, never released. The e***ing of `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' was released as the B side of `Let It Be'. John's last session.
1970
John and Yoko travel to New York.
1988
9th episode of a BBC series, essentially based on `The Beatles At The Beeb' collection.
Hasta La Vista
Được sửa chữa bởi - hastalavista vào 05/04/2002 08:47

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 27. **
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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 a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles go to BBC Paris Studio, Regent Street, London, to
record their first BBC radio session in London. They perform three
songs before a live studio audience: "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love
You", and "Twist and Shout". The program is broadcast on December
4.
1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Rialto
Theatre in York.
1964
UK release of Beatles single "I Feel Fine/She's a Woman"
(Parlophone). 10 weeks on the charts; highest position #1.
[J] 1966
John Lennon films an appearance on the popular Dudley Moore/Peter
Cook television show "Not Only...But Also". Lennon plays the part of
Dan, the doorman of a night club located in a public restroom. The
name of the club, "Ad Lav", is a spoof on the name of a club that
The Beatles used to frequent, "The Ad Lib Club". The sketch is
filmed outside the underground men's toilet in Broadwick Street,
Soho, London. John's part is a minor one; he is only on-screen for
51 seconds.
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Determined to take as long as needed to craft their songs
to their satisfaction, The Beatles continue work on "Strawberry
Fields Forever", recording three more takes (nos. 2-4), ending up
with a rough mono mix of take 4.
1967
US release of Beatles LP "Magical Mystery Tour" (Capitol). Songs:
"Magical Mystery Tour", "The Fool on the Hill", "Flying", "Blue Jay
Way", "Your Mother Should Know", "I Am the Walrus", "Hello
Goodbye", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane", "Baby You're a
Rich Man", and "All You Need Is Love". 82 weeks on Billboard
chart; highest position #1.
1967
US release of Beatles single "Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus"
(Capitol). 11 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
1967
Version one of The Beatles' promotional film clip for "Hello
Goodbye" is broadcast on US television, on "Hollywood Palace".
1968
Release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles" (Apple). The
"White Album".
[J] 1969
Buckingham Palace announces that Mr. Barry Hearn, who returned his
MBE in 1965 when The Beatles were awarded the honor, has asked for
the return of his MBE now that John Lennon has returned HIS.
Sadly, Buckingham Palace cannot locate Mr. Hearn's returned medal.
[G] 1970
US release of George Harrison triple LP "All Things Must Pass"
(Apple). Songs: "I'd Have You Anytime", "My Sweet Lord",
"Wah-Wah", "Isn't It a Pity (version one)", "What Is Life", "If Not
For You", "Behind That Locked Door", "Let It Down", "Run of the
Mill", "Beware of Darkness", "Apple Scruffs", "Ballad of Sir
Frankie Crisp (Let it Roll)", "Awaiting On You All", "All Things
Must Pass", "I Dig Love", "Art of Dying", "Isn't It a Pity (version
two)", "Hear Me Lord", "Out of the Blue", "It's Johnny's Birthday",
"Plug Me In", "I Remember Jeep", and "Thanks for the Pepperoni".
38 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
[R] 1972
US release of double LP "Tommy" by the London Symphony Orchestra
and Chamber Choir (Ode). Ringo Starr sings the part of Uncle
Ernie, singing the songs "Fiddle About" and "Tommy's Holiday Camp".
Other rock artists appearing on the album are Pete Townshend,
Sandy Denny, Graham Bell, Steve Winwood, Maggie Bell, Richie
Havens, Merry Clayton, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Rod
Stewart. 24 weeks on Billboard chart, highest position #2.
[G] 1980
UK re-release of George Harrison's 1974 LP "Dark Horse" (Music For
Pleasure).
[J] 1980
UK re-release of John Lennon's 1973 LP "Mind Games" (Music For
Pleasure).
[R] 1980
UK re-release of Ringo Starr's 1973 LP "Ringo" (Music For
Pleasure).
2000
The Beatles' compilation album "1" is #1 in Germany.
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 28. **
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at the Merseyside Civil Service Club,
Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform two night shows: the ****rn Club, Liverpool,
and the 527 Club, Lewis', Liverpool. The 527 Club booking is a
"Young Idea Dance" for the staff of Lewis Department Store in
Liverpool, held on the top floor of the store. Appearing on the
same bill with The Beatles at the ****rn Club were Johnny Sandon &
the Remo Four and Dee Young & the Pontiacs.
1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the ABC
Cinema, Saltergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
1963
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "I Want to Hold Your Hand/This
Boy" (Parlophone). Eight weeks in the Swedish charts; highest
position #1.
[J] 1964
John Lennon is interviewed by a reporter for the "New Musical
Express" and for a radio show, "Teen Scene", from his new home in
Weybridge. The NME published a full article about John and his new
home.
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). The Beatles record their fifth fan club Christmas record,
titled "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)", and it features a
shortened version of a song with the same name that The Beatles
recorded with the assistance of George Martin and Victor Spinetti.
This is the last Christmas record that The Beatles will record
together. In 1968 and 1969 they will each record their individual
contributions separately, at home or elsewhere.
[J] 1967
John Lennon in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Compiling sound effects tapes for the upcoming stage
production "The Lennon Play: In His Own Write". The play is based
upon John's books "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard in the Works".
Victor Spinetti is the play's director. John works on the tapes
both before (2:00 pm-5:00 pm) and after (2:45 am-4:30 am) The
Beatles record their fifth Christmas record for their fan club.
[J] 1968
John and Yoko appear before Marylebone Magistrates Court on charges
of possession of cannabis resin (for which they had been arrested
on October 18th). John pleads guilty in exchange for the charges
against Yoko being dropped--he is fined 150 pounds plus court
costs. Both John and Yoko are found not guilty on the charge of
obstructing police during the execution of a search warrant. This
drug conviction will cause John immigration problems when he moves
to New York and seeks permanent residency. John was certain that
the drugs 'found' by police had been planted deliberately, that he
had been framed by a notorious Scotland Yard detective, Norman
Pilcher, who was later removed from his position on the police
force for improper behavior as a police officer. John and Yoko are
photographed outside the Marylebone court by the 'Daily Mirror'.
One of the photos will be used for the back cover of John and
Yoko's album "Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions". [Note:
One source claims that the photo was taken on October 19, the date
that John and Yoko appeared before the court for their formal
indictment, their release on bail, and the scheduling of the date
on which their case would be heard.]
[J] 1974
John Lennon performs live with Elton John, keeping a promise he'd
made to Elton that he would appear on stage with him if "Whatever
Gets You Through the Night" made it to #1 on the charts. They
perform three songs at Elton's Thanksgiving Day concert at Madison
Square Garden: "Whatever Gets You Through the Night", "Lucy in the
Sky With Diamonds", and "I Saw Her Standing There". [Lennon also
participates in the encore, playing tambourine to "The Bitch is
Back"; thanks to Jim Trawicki for this info]. Yoko, who is still
separated from John, is in the audience. John and Yoko meet
backstage after the concert, beginning the process that will result
in their eventual reunion. [Note: Lennon and Ono have stated that
John was unaware of Yoko's presence in the audience, but May Pang,
in her book "Loving John", states that John had obtained Yoko's
tickets for her and that Yoko had phoned him more than once to
complain about the location of her seats]. The three-song
performance was recorded. The live recording of "I Saw Her
Standing There" will be released on the B-side of Elton's 7-inch
vinyl single "Philadelphia Freedom" in 1975. All three songs will
be released in 1981 on the 7-inch vinyl EP "Elton John Band
Featuring John Lennon and the Muscle Shoals Horns" (and in Germany
on a 12-inch EP with the same title and on an Elton John European
LP also with the same title). All three songs will be officially
released in 1990 on the John Lennon four-CD boxed set "Lennon".
The track "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" will be released in the
US on the flip side of Elton's 1995 7-inch vinyl single "Made in
England"; a CD-single of "Made in England" includes the entire
three-song performance.
[P] 1975
UK release of Wings single "Venus and Mars - Rock Show/Magneto and
Titanium Man" (Capitol).
1978
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Abbey Road" (Parlophone).
Green vinyl.
[R] 1979
Ringo Starr's home in Hollywood Hills is destroyed by fire; many of
his most prized Beatles momentos are destroyed, but Ringo is not
hurt in the fire.
[J] 1980
In a legal deposition, John Lennon states that he and the other
ex-Beatles are planning a reunion concert, to be recorded and
filmed. The deposition is being given in a lawsuit against the
stage show "Beatlemania". The suit will be settled on June 4,
1986, with Apple being awarded $10.5 million.
1983
UK re-release of Beatles single "I Want to Hold Your Hand/This Boy"
(Parlophone). 20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular
single and also as a picture disc.
1988
UK re-release of Beatles singles on 3-inch CDs: "Love Me Do/P.S. I
Love You", "Please Please Me/Ask Me Why", "From Me to You/Thank You
Girl", and "She Loves You/I'll Get You". Instead of using the
original UK single version of "Love Me Do" that had Ringo on drums,
EMI used the album version which had session drummer Andy White.
[J] 1988
UK re-release of John Lennon single "Imagine/Jealous Guy"
(Parlophone). Both songs previously released as the A-sides of
separate singles.
[J] 1988
UK re-release of John Lennon single on CD: "Imagine/Jealous
Guy/Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Features the "Shaved Fish" version
of "Happy Xmas", which includes a bit of "Give Peace a Chance",
from the One to One concert, at the end. A 12-inch vinyl single
was also released, but it had the original single version of "Happy
Xmas".
2000
A celebrity premiere of The Beatles' 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night"
is held in New York City. The restored film will open in New York
and Los Angeles on December 1. It will open in 10 ad***ional
cities on December 8.
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 29. **
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
[P] 1960
Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested by West German police for
attempted arson. Moving their personal belongings out of the dark
Bambi-Filmkunsttheater and moving to Peter Eckhorn's Top Ten Club,
Paul and Pete set the rotting tapestry lining the wall on fire for
light. They left with the fabric still smoldering. Within a short
time, Paul is arrested for attempting to set the theater on fire,
and Pete Best soon joins him in custody. They are released in the
morning, but are shortly taken into custody again and notified that
they are being deported. On the night of November 30 they are
flown back to London, and they have just enough money to make it
back to Liverpool. Paul carries his guitar on his back, but Pete
has to leave his drums behind.
1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night.
1962
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead.
1963
UK release of Beatles single "I Want to Hold Your Hand/This Boy"
(Parlophone). 12 weeks on the charts; highest position #1.
Advance orders for the single were 950,000 (one source claims that
the figure for advance orders went over one million, but "Can't Buy
Me Love" is generally recognized as the first single for which
advance orders topped one million copies).
1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the ABC
Cinema in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. In between shows they give an
interview for a closed-circuit program broadcast in several local
hospitals, "Music Box".
[J] 1964
John Lennon does ad***ional taping for the first show of the new
Dudley Moore/Peter Cook television program "Not Onlyõ?ƯBut Also".
Recorded in London at the BBC's Television Centre, before an
audience. Several pieces from John's book "In His Own Write" are
read, mostly looking straight at the camera. Lennon himself read
"About the Awful", his own biography from the book's back cover.
He and Norman Rossington recited "Good Dog Nigel" and "The
Wrestling Dog". Then Lennon, Rossington, and Dudley Moore
delivered "All Aboard Speeching". Finally, Rossington and Moore
(John not participating) read "Unhappy Frank". As the cre***s to
the program were rolling, John pranced maniacally across the
television screen.
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). The Beatles' third session working solely on " Strawberry
Fields Forever". Recording takes five and six. After a John
Lennon vocal is overdubbed, take six is reduced to create take
seven, and more overdubs are recorded onto that. Rough mono mixes
are made at session's end. "The Beatles Anthology 2" includes Take
7, with backwards and other e*** pieces that were added to the end
on Dec. 9 (Disc two, Track 3).
[J] 1968
UK release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono LP "Unfinished Music No. 1: Two
Virgins" (Apple).
1969
The Beatles' single "Something/Come Together" reaches #1 in the US
charts.
1969
"Billboard" magazine stops giving separate listings to both sides
of singles on its singles chart. Over the years, The Beatles' flip
sides reached the following chart positions: "I Saw Her Standing
There" (#14), "You Can't Do That" (#48), "Thank You Girl" (#35),
"There's a Place" (#74), "P.S. I Love You" (#10), "I Should Have
Known Better" (#53), "If I Fell" (#53), "I'm Happy Just to Dance
With You" (#95), "Slow Down" (#25), "She's a Woman" (#4), "I Don't
Want to Spoil the Party" (#39), "Yes It Is" (#46), "Act Naturally"
(#47), "Day Tripper" (#5), "What Goes On" (#81), "Rain" (#23),
"Eleanor Rigby" (#11), "Strawberry Fields Forever" (#8), "Baby,
You're a Rich Man" (#34), "I Am the Walrus" (#56), "The Inner
Light" (#96), "Revolution" (#12), and "Don't Let Me Down" (#35).
[R] 1976
UK release of Ringo Starr single "Hey Baby/Lady Gaye" (Polydor).
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 30. **
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
1960
Before Paul McCartney and Pete Best are deported, The Beatles
tentatively negotiate a one-month booking for the following April
to appear at Peter Eckhorn's Top Ten Club, subject to their being
able to get the various deportation bans against them lifted. It
is on the basis of this negotiation that The Beatles will later
refuse to pay their manager Allan Williams a commission on their
second trip to Hamburg, the disagreement causing Williams to become
their ex-manager.
1962
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
At night they appear at Town Hall, Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows,
Lancashire.
1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Empire
Theatre in Sunderland.
1964
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Beatles For Sale" (Parlophone).
1968
"The Beatles" (also known as 'the White Album') reaches #1 in the
UK album charts.
[G] 1970
UK release of George Harrison triple LP "All Things Must Pass"
(Apple). Songs: "I'd Have You Anytime", "My Sweet Lord",
"Wah-Wah", "Isn't It a Pity (version one)", "What Is Life", "If Not
For You", "Behind That Locked Door", "Let It Down", "Run of the
Mill", "Beware of Darkness", "Apple Scruffs", "Ballad of Sir
Frankie Crisp (Let it Roll)", "Awaiting On You All", "All Things
Must Pass", "I Dig Love", "Art of Dying", "Isn't It a Pity (version
two)", "Hear Me Lord", "Out of the Blue", "It's Johnny's Birthday",
"Plug Me In", "I Remember Jeep", and "Thanks for the Pepperoni".
Highest chart position: #1 (for 7 weeks).
[J] 1971
John Lennon's "Imagine" LP reaches #1 in the UK charts.
1981
Capitol Starline label re-releases the following Beatles singles:
"I Want to Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There", "Can't Buy Me
Love/You Can't Do That", "A Hard Day's Night/I Should Have Known
Better", "I'll Cry Instead/I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", "And
I Love Her/If I Fell", "Matchbox/Slow Down", "I Feel Fine/She's A
Woman", "Eight Days a Week/I Don't Want to Spoil the Party",
"Ticket to Ride/Yes It Is", "Help!/I'm Down", "Yesterday/Act
Naturally", "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper", "Nowhere Man/What
Goes On", "Paperback Writer/Rain", "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor
Rigby", "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever", and "All You Need
Is Love/Baby You're a Rich Man".
[R] 1992
UK re-release of Ringo Starr album "Goodnight Vienna" on CD with
bonus tracks "Back Off Boogaloo", "Blindman", and "Six O'Clock"
(long version). Released by Parlophone.
1994
Release of Beatles double CD "Live at the BBC" in the US
(Capitol/Apple/EMI) and the UK (Parlophone/Apple). Tracks: "Beatle
Greetings", "From Us to You", "Riding On a Bus", "I Got a Woman",
"Too Much Monkey Business", "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby", "I'll Be
On My Way", "Young Blood", "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues", "Sure to
Fall (In Love With You)", "Some Other Guy", "Thank You Girl", "Sha
la la la!", "Baby It's You", "That's All Right (Mama)", "Carol",
"Soldier of Love", "A Little Rhyme", "Clarabella", "I'm Gonna Sit
Right Down and Cry (Over You)", "Crying, Waiting, Hoping", "Dear
Wack!", "You Really Got a Hold On Me", "To Know Her Is to Love
Her", "A Taste of Honey", "Long Tall Sally", "I Saw Her Standing
There", "The Honeymoon Song", "Johnny B. Goode", "Memphis,
Tennessee", "Lucille", "Can't Buy Me Love", "From Fluff to You",
"Till There Was You", "Crinsk Dee Night", "A Hard Day's Night",
"Have a Banana!", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "Just a Rumour", "Roll
Over Beethoven", "All My Loving", "Things We Said Today", "She's a
Woman", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "1822!", "Lonesome Tears in My
Eyes", "Nothin' Shakin'", "The Hippy Hippy Shake", "Glad All Over",
"I Just Don't Understand", "So How Come (No One Loves Me)", "I Feel
Fine", "I'm a Loser", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "Rock and
Roll Music", "Ticket to Ride", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Kansas City/Hey
Hey Hey Hey", "Set Fire to That Lot!", "Matchbox", "I Forgot to
Remember to Forget", "Love These Goon Shows!", "I Got to Find My
Baby", "Ooh! My Soul", "Ooh! My Arms", "Don't Ever Change", "Slow
Down", "Honey Don't", "Love Me Do". Highest US chart position is
#3, and highest UK chart position is #1. [Note: one source gives
Dec. 6 as the US release date][Note 2: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"
is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" on other albums.]
1995
"The Beatles Anthology 1" reaches #1 in the US charts.
2000
A celebrity premiere of The Beatles' 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night"
is held in Los Angeles. The restored film will open in New York
and Los Angeles on December 1. It will open in 10 ad***ional
cities on December 8.
[G] 2001
George Harrison dies in Los Angeles from cancer. He was 58.
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on December 1. **
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1961
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
That night they headline a six-group "Big Beat Session" at the
Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey, which is attended by 2,000
people.
1962
Another two-performance night at two different venues. First, The
Beatles appear at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich. Then they
have to hurry to the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey, for a
very late-night appearance. The Beatles had been added onto the
Tower bill the day before the show, because the promoter needed to
boost disappointing ticket sales.
1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at DeMontfort
Hall, Leicester.
1965
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Rubber Soul" (Parlophone).
[O] 1969
Publication of the 77th (and final) monthly issue of "The Beatles
Book". Publication will resume in May 1976.
[J] 1969
John and Yoko offer to purchase a 32-foot caravan school for gypsy
children, to be located at Caddington, Bedfordshire.
[J] 1971
US release of John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band w/ Harlem Community
Choir single "Happy Xmas (War is Over)/Listen, the Snow Is Falling"
(Apple). Released on green vinyl. The flip side is by Yoko
Ono/Plastic Ono Band.
[P] 1972
UK release of Wings single "Hi Hi Hi/C Moon" (Apple). 6 weeks on
the charts; highest position #5.
[P] 1978
UK release of Wings compilation LP "Wings Greatest" (Parlophone).
Songs: "Another Day", "Silly Love Songs", "Live and Let Die",
"Junior's Farm", "With a Little Luck", "Band on the Run", "Uncle
Albert/Admiral Halsey", "Hi Hi Hi", "Let 'Em In", "My Love", "Jet",
and "Mull of Kintyre".
1983
Yoko, Paul, George, and Ringo meet at London's Dorchester Hotel to
conclude the affairs of Apple.
[P] 1986
US re-release of Wings album "Wings Greatest" on CD. Contents same
as on the vinyl LP.
[G] 1991
George Harrison begins a tour of Japan, backed by Eric Clapton and
his band, with a performance in Yokohama Arena.
2000
The Beatles' 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night" opens in New York and
Los Angeles. The film has been restored and is being given a
limited re-release in the US. It will open in 10 ad***ional cities
on December 8. Miramax Films, the film distributor, created an
interactive web site geared to the re-release
(www.miramax-aharddaysnight.com).
2000
The Beatles' compilation album "1" is #1 in Belgium.
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on December 2. **
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1961
The Beatles perform a night show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
1962
A disastrous night for The Beatles. They perform at the Embassy
Cinema, Broadway, Peterborough, on a package bill with Frank
Ifield. They play to two "houses", and they bomb with both. While
Ifield got good reviews for his performance, The Beatles were
trashed by the reviewer, who said, "'The exciting Beatles' rock
group quite frankly failed to excite me. The drummer apparently
thought that his job was to lead, not to provide rhythm. He made
far too much noise and in their final number "Twist and Shout" it
sounded as though everyone was trying to make more noise than the
others. In a more mellow mood, their "A Taste of Honey" was much
better and "Love Me Do" was tolerable."
1963
The Beatles, in an appearance that is not part of their on-going
British package tour, perform at Grosvenor House Hotel Ballroom,
Park Lane, London. This performance is in a cabaret club, and it
is a charity appearance in aid of a spastics organization. It
turns out to be a pretty dismal affair, and The Beatles never again
participate in that type of floor-show engagement.
1963
The Beatles tape an appearance on the popular ATV Television comedy
program "The Morecambe and Wise Show". The Beatles perform the
songs "This Boy", "All My Loving", and "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
They also participate in comedy sketches with Eric Morecambe and
Ernie Wise. The program is broadcast on April 18, 1964, and it is
re-broadcast on July 24, 1965. Some Beatles historians consider
this appearance as being The Beatles' finest comedic moments on
television. "The Beatles Anthology 1" contains four tracks from
the television program: "This Boy", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", a
comedy sketch bit, and a ren***ion of "Moonlight Bay" (Disc 2,
Tracks 4-7).
[R] 1964
Ringo Starr has his tonsils surgically removed at University
College Hospital, London.
1965
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "We Can Work It Out/Day
Tripper" (Parlophone). Five weeks in the Swedish charts; highest
position #1.
1966
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "A Collection of Beatles Oldies
(But Goldies)" (Parlophone).
[G] 1968
US release of George Harrison LP "Wonderwall" (Apple). Soundtrack
album. 16 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #49.
[J] 1969
John and Yoko, at Tittenhurst Park, film two separate television
programs. The first is an ATV program that features the three
people selected by various sociologists as 'the man of the decade'
(the other two persons selected were John F. Kennedy and Ho Chi
Minh). John Lennon had been chosen by Desmond Morris. John picked
out archival material to be included in the program, including The
Beatles playing "Some Other Guy" at the ****rn Club, The Beatles at
Kennedy Airport in February 1964, scenes from "A Hard Day's Night"
and "HELP!", "I'm Down" from the Shea Stadium concert, "Hey Jude",
John and Yoko after John is fined for the possession of drugs, the
Amsterdam bed-in, the Montreal bed-in (John urging Berkeley
students to adopt non-violent tactics, followed by scenes of the
subsequent riots), and anti-Vietnam War demonstrators marching on
the White House singing "Give Peace a Chance". This is also the
first of 5 days of filming for the BBC documentary "The World of
John and Yoko". [Note: Ray Coleman states that it was Mao
Tse-tung, not Ho Chi Minh, who was chosen as 'Man of the Decade'
along with John Lennon and JFK].
[G] 1969
George Harrison, having been encouraged by Eric Clapton, joins the
Delaney and Bonnie and Friends tour, performing on stage for the
first time since The Beatles quit touring. He plays guitar in the
backing group which is led by Clapton, the "Friends", at Colston
Hall, Bristol.
[P] 1974
US release of The Country Hams single "Walking in the Park With
Eloise/Bridge Over the River Suite" (EMI). The Country Hams = Paul
McCartney and Wings, Floyd Cramer, and Chet Atkins.
1978
UK release of Beatles LP box set "The Beatles Collection" (EMI).
The 12 original UK Beatles LPs plus a "Rarities" LP. Albums
included: "Please Please Me", "With the Beatles", "A Hard Day's
Night", "Beatles For Sale", "Help!", "Rubber Soul", "Revolver",
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "The Beatles" (the White
Album), "Yellow Submarine", "Abbey Road", "Let It Be", and
"Rarities". Songs on "Rarities": "Across the Universe", "Yes It
Is", "This Boy", "The Inner Light", "I'll Get You", "Thank You
Girl", "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand", "You Know My Name (Look Up the
Number)", "Sie Liebt Dich", "Rain", "She's a Woman", "Matchbox", "I
Call Your Name", "Bad Boy", "Slow Down", "I'm Down", and "Long Tall
Sally". The "Rarities" album was released separately on October
12, 1979. This was the first UK release of "Komm Gib Mir Deine
Hand" and "Sie Liebt Dich" (German-language recordings of "I Want
to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You", respectively).
1985
UK re-release of Beatles single "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper"
(Parlophone). 20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular
single and also as a picture disc.
[J] 1985
World premiere of the US television movie "John and Yoko: A Love
Story" on NBC-TV.
1988
US re-release of Beatles singles on 3-inch CDs: "From Me to
You/Thank You Girl", "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You", "She Loves
You/I'll Get You", and "Please Please Me/Ask Me Why"
(Capitol/Parlophone). The version of "Love Me Do" was supposed to
be the one that Ringo plays on, but EMI used the Andy White album
version by mistake.
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on December 3. **
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[J] 1938
Alfred Lennon and Julia Stanley, John Lennon's parents, are married
at the Mount Pleasant Register Office, Liverpool.
1961
The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
1961
The Beatles' first formal meeting with Brian Epstein, where he
proposes to them that he become their manager. The Beatles are
interested, but they are not ready to make a commitment, so a
second meeting is arranged for December 6.
1962
The Beatles appear in a live television broadcast from TWW
Television Centre, Bristol, Somerset, on the program "Discs a
Gogo", which is broadcast to that and nearby regions. The Beatles
perform live, but lip-sync (or "mime," as the British say) to "Love
Me Do".
1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the
Guildhall in Portsmouth. This performance had been postponed on
November 12 and rescheduled for this date.
1965
UK release of Beatles single "Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out"
(Parlophone). Released same day as the "Rubber Soul" LP. 10 weeks
on the charts; highest position #1.
1965
UK release of Beatles LP "Rubber Soul" (Parlophone). The Beatles'
sixth album. Songs: "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has
Flown)", "You Won't See Me", "Nowhere Man", "Think For Yourself",
"The Word", "Michelle", "What Goes On?", "Girl", "I'm Looking
Through You", "In My Life", "Wait", "If I Needed Someone", and "Run
For Your Life". Highest chart position: #1.
1965
The Beatles open a ten-day tour of Britain (their last) with two
performances at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow. Their song list for
the tour is "I Feel Fine", "She's a Woman", "If I Needed Someone",
"Act Naturally", "Nowhere Man", "Baby's in Black", "Help!", "We Can
Work It Out", "Yesterday" (Paul singing and playing electric
organ), "Day Tripper", and "I'm Down" (Allen Wiener reports that
the song list began with "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", included "Ticket to
Ride", and did not include "Yesterday").From their dressing room in
Glasgow, The Beatles tape a welcome message for a new pirate radio
station, Radio Scotland. On the bill with The Beatles is the Moody
Blues, whose guitarist Denny Laine will become a member of Paul
McCartney's group Wings. The Beatles earn one thousand pounds per
night on the tour, the most they'd ever been paid in their
homeland, but far less than they earned in the US and elsewhere.
[Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is often spelled "Dizzy Miss
Lizzy".]
[R] 1967
Ringo Starr flies to Rome to begin filming for the motion picture
"Candy".
[G] 1969
George Harrison performs two shows as support musician for Delaney
and Bonnie (and Friends) at Town Hall, Birmingham. The Beatles had
played here during their 1963 tour with Roy Orbison.
[J] 1969
Filming continues for the television special "The World of John and
Yoko". Footage from this day includes shots of John and Yoko in
bed, John playing a mellotron, John watching a film of The Beatles
performing "Some Other Guy" at the ****rn, and John and Yoko in the
back of their white Rolls-Royce.
[J] 1969
John Lennon is asked to play the part of Christ in the Tim
Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Jesus Christ Superstar", to be
performed in St. Paul's Cathedral.
[R] 1973
US release of Ringo Starr single "You're Sixteen/Devil Woman"
(Apple). 15 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
[P] 1977
Wings' single "Mull of Kintyre" reaches #1 on the UK charts. It
will remain at #1 for a remarkable nine weeks. It will eventually
become the top-selling single ever in the UK, surpassing "She Loves
You", but it will hardly make a dent in the US charts. Total UK
sales will reach 2.5 million. [In Dec. 1984 it will be surpassed
by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas"].
[O] 1984
BBC2 television broadcasts a special documentary about Ivan
Vaughan's struggle against Parkinson's disease. Vaughan was one of
the original Quarry Men, and it is he who introduced John Lennon
and Paul McCartney.
[P] 1999
During an interview, Sir Paul McCartney reveals that he drank
(alcohol) heavily after The Beatles disbanded in 1970. Describing
the band's break-up and its aftermath as "one of the worst points"
in his life, McCartney cre***s his late wife Linda for helping him
overcome his depression and his dependence upon alcohol. McCartney
also states that he and John Lennon had resolved their differences
prior to Lennon's murder in December 1980: "Thankfully for me, we
were really good friends by the time he died. I would hate to have
left it on that other note."
2000
The Beatles' compilation album "1" is #1 in the UK for the 3rd week
in a row.
2000
The Beatles' compilation album "1" is #1 in Austria and Finland.
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on December 4. **
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1962
The Beatles appear in a live television broadcast from Wembley
Studios, Wembley, Middle***. This is their London-area debut on
television, on a children's program called "Tuesday Rendezvous",
which is broadcast by the ITV station Associated-Rediffusion. The
Beatles perform live, doing lip-sync performances of "Love Me Do"
and 45 seconds of "P.S. I Love You".
1964
UK release of Beatles LP "Beatles For Sale" (Parlophone). The
Beatles' fourth album. Songs: "No Reply", "I'm a Loser", "Baby's
in Black", "Rock and Roll Music", "I'll Follow the Sun", "Mr.
Moonlight", "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "Eight Days a Week",
"Words of Love", "Honey Don't", "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want
to Spoil the Party", "What You're Doing", and "Everybody's Trying
to Be My Baby". Highest chart position: #1.
1965
The Beatles, on their last tour of Britain, perform two shows at
City Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
[G] 1969
George Harrison performs two shows as support musician for Delaney
and Bonnie (and Friends) at City Hall, Sheffield.
[J] 1969
Filming continues for "The World of John and Yoko". John and Yoko
are filmed in the studio, creating some of their 'eccentric,
experimental' recordings. They are joined in the studio by Mal
Evans, Anthony Fawcett, Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald, Malcolm
Davies, Eddie Klein, and many others. Two 'items' are recorded.
The first is a long segment of laughter as the assembled
participants wear red noses and roar with laughter and shout out
random quips. Percussion and chanting are then overdubbed. The
second piece is a long whispering track, with the participants
lining up and taking turns at the microphone, whispering whatever
comes to mind. Geoff Emerick causes much laughter when he
whispers, "Bill Livy's head"--Bill Livy, a technician at EMI, is
bald. Initially John and Yoko plan on issuing these recordings as
their fourth 'experimental' album, but the project is never
mentioned again.
[J] 1969
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber withdraw their request that John
Lennon play the part of Christ in "Jesus Christ Superstar". They
feel that the part would be better suited for, and more effectively
staged by, an unknown actor.
[J] 1971
In the latest issue of "Melody Maker", John Lennon's angry letter
directed at Paul McCartney, responding to McCartney's critical
remarks in a previous issue, makes it clear to one and all that any
hopes for a reunion are groundless. Lennon's sarcasm and
directness are razor-sharp.
[P] 1972
US release of Wings single "Hi Hi Hi/C Moon" (Apple). 11 weeks on
Billboard chart; highest position #10.
1995
Release of Beatles single "Free As A Bird/I Saw Her Standing
There/This Boy/Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" in the US (Capitol)
and the UK (Parlophone/Apple). Highest UK chart position is #2.
Highest US chart position is #6 (Billboard).
1995
"The Beatles Anthology 1" reaches #1 in Germany.
2000
The Beatles' compilation album "1" regains the #1 chart position in
Sweden.
Hasta La Vista