The Beatles History: Daily action

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 7. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1151)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (351)
1963
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "From Me to You/P.S. I Love
You" (Odeon). Three weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position
#5. (3762)
1965
Filming for "HELP!" continues, back at Twickenham Film Studios.
The filming of Paul's solo sequence, where he is accidentally
injected with miniaturizing fluid and experiences "exciting
adventures" on the floor. (2359)
[G] 1973
US release of George Harrison single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace
on Earth)/Miss O'Dell" (Apple). 14 weeks on Billboard chart;
highest position #1. (160)
1973
Release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles
1962-1966" (Parlophone). (3826)
1973
Release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles
1967-1970" (Parlophone). (3827)
[G] 1998
George Harrison testifies in an English court in another attempt by
The Beatles to prevent a new release of the 'Star-Club tapes'.
Harrison calls the recording the "crummiest" ever in the group's
career, referring to the performance as "a lot of teen-agers
getting drunk and playing rock and roll". The man who made the
recording of The Beatles on December 31, 1962, Ed 'King-Size'
Taylor, also testifies, claiming that John Lennon had given him
permission to make the recording. In rebuttal, The Beatles' lawyer
points out that The Beatles were contracted to EMI at the time, and
Harrison remarks, "One drunken person recording another bunch of
drunks does not constitute business deals....The only person who
allegedly heard anything about it is the one person who is dead,
who can't actually come here and say it's a load of rubbish." The
next day the court will rule in The Beatles' favor, ordering that
the original tape and all copies of the recording be handed over to
The Beatles' lawyers. (3699)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 8. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1152)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (352)
[O] 1964
UK release of single "One and One is Two" by The Strangers with
Mike Shannon (Philips). The song was composed by Paul McCartney
and John Lennon. The single will fail to chart and will not be
released in the US. The song was written by Paul and John in Paris
the preceding January, originally for Billy J. Kramer. John wasn't
happy with the song, saying "Billy J's career is finished when he
gets this song" (Bill Harry, "The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia").
Indeed, Kramer didn't care much for the song, wanting instead to
record another song he'd found, "Little Children". Kramer went on
to record "Little Children", which gave him his third UK #1 and his
first Top Ten hit in the US. As for The Strangers, they were
destined to be one of the popular Liverpool groups who did not
achieve success in the wake of The Beatles' phenomenal
accomplishments. The Strangers had occasionally appeared on the
same bill with The Beatles in earlier years, and they had been
voted #8 in the first poll conducted by "Mersey Beat" magazine, but
the group was unable to expand upon their regional popularity. The
Beatles never recorded "One and One is Two", but a demo version
featuring Paul McCartney is available on various bootlegs
(ad***ional demos may exist).` (3966)
[O] 1967
A NEMS press release announces the imminent disbanding of Gerry &
the Pacemakers. (2698)
[J] 1969
John and Yoko conduct a lengthy interview with David Wigg for the
Radio 1 program "Scene and Heard". Broadcast in two parts, on May
11 and May 18. (3059)
1969
John, George, and Ringo sign a business management contract with
Allen Klein and his company ABKCO, but Paul refuses to sign. Paul
continues to let the Eastmans represent his interests. (3060)
1970
UK release of Beatles LP "Let It Be" (Apple). Deluxe boxed e***ion
with "Get Back" book. Reissued on Nov. 6 as regular album. The
Beatles twelfth and final album, actually recorded before "Abbey
Road" and originally to be called "Get Back". Songs: "Two of Us",
"I Dig a Pony", "Across the Universe", "I Me Mine", "Dig It", "Let
It Be", "Maggie Mae", "I've Got a Feeling", "One After 909", "The
Long and Winding Road", "For You Blue", and "Get Back". Highest
chart position: #1. (571)
1989
UK re-release of Beatles singles on 3-inch CDs: "Paperback
Writer/Rain", "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby", "Strawberry Fields
Forever/Penny Lane", and "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper" (EMI).
(823)
1998
A court in England issues an injunction to stop sales of yet
another release of the 'Star-Club tapes'. The former Beatles and
Yoko Ono had petitioned the court to take the action to prevent
Lingasong Music Ltd. from continuing to sell the new CD available
in England via mail order. George Harrison had testified the day
before on behalf of the group, and the judge rules that Harrison's
testimony was thoroughly convincing, while that of Edward
'King-Size' Taylor, who recorded The Beatles in concert at the
Star-Club on December 31, 1962, was "confused and inconsistent".
The judge orders that all copies of the new recording be delivered
to The Beatles' lawyers, that the original tape be handed over as
well, and that The Beatles be paid legal costs and damages. (3698)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 9. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1153)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (353)
1962
Brian Epstein and George Martin meet for the second time. Martin
offers to meet with The Beatles at Abbey Road studios on June 6.
Without making a firm commitment, Martin essentially offered The
Beatles a recording contract, provisional upon the outcome of their
June 6 au***ion/recording session. Although Martin gave no
guarantees, Epstein was confident enough to telegraph The Beatles
in Hamburg, "Congratulations boys. EMI request recording session.
Please rehearse new material." Epstein then sent a telegram to
"Mersey Beat" e***or Bill Harry, saying "Have secured contract for
Beatles to recorded [sic] for EMI on Parlaphone [sic] label. 1st
recording date set for June 6th." (979)
1965
The filming of various location shots for the movie "HELP!" (2360)
1965
The Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert at London's Royal Festival
Hall. Dylan's music impresses them, especially John Lennon and
George Harrison. Future Beatles compositions and recordings will
bear the mark of Dylan's influence. (2367)
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "For No One". John and George make no
contribution to this song. Recording ten takes of piano/drum basic
tracks, then Paul overdubs clavichord and Ringo overdubs cymbals
and maracas. The remaining overdubs will be made at a later date.
(2519)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). A long session (seven and one-quarter hours) with no real
focus that yields only a 16-minute untitled instrumental jam
featuring two guitars (one of them vibrato), drums, and harmonium.
Mark Lewisohn, perhaps misjudging the creative process, considers
this particular session to have been "unproductive" and the
recording to have been "out-of-tune". (2674)
[J] 1969
UK release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono LP "Unfinished Music No .2: Life
With the Lions" (Zapple). The first release on the Zapple label.
Tracks: "Cambridge 1969", "No Bed For Beatle John", "Baby's
Heartbeat", "Two Minutes Silence", and "Radio Play". (556)
[G] 1969
UK release of George Harrison LP "Electronic Sound" (Zapple). The
second (and last) album released on the Zapple label. Tracks:
"Under the Mersey Wall" and "No Time or Space". (557)
[P] 1969
Paul McCartney, using the pseudonym Paul Ramon, assists Steve
Miller in the recording of the song "My Dark Hour". Paul plays
bass and drums, and sings backing vocals. (3013)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 10. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,
Stuart Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) and other groups au***ion for
promoter Larry Parnes and singer Billy Fury in hopes of being
selected as Fury's backing group. Drummer Tommy Moore misses half
of the au***ion, drummer Johnny Hutchinson (of Cass and the
Cassanovas) filling in until he arrives. Parnes is actually
looking for backing groups for his lesser-known singers, and The
Silver Beetles are selected as backing group for singer Johnny
Gentle's upcoming small-scale tour of Scotland. The group had
changed its name from 'The Beatals' to 'The Silver Beetles' after
Brian Casser (of Cass and the Cassanovas) remarked that the name
'Beatals' was "ridiculous". He suggested they use the name 'Long
John and the Silver Beetles', but John Lennon refused to be
referred to as 'Long John'. (1432)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1154)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (354)
[G] 1963
George Harrison serves as a judge for the Lancashire and Cheshire
Beat Group Contest, held in Liverpool. (1820)
1965
Location filming for "HELP!" takes place at Cliveden House,
Maidenhead, Berkshire. Filming of the scene where The Beatles play
cards and pretend to be arguing that Ringo should forfeit his
finger for the sake of the group. They also film the brief, but
zany, "Intermission" segment, showing The Beatles in a secluded
wood, jumping up and down and generally fooling around. (2361)
1965
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). After a day of filming for their movie "HELP!", The
Beatles go into the studio to record two songs for their American
record label, Capitol, which needs the songs to fill out the next
Beatles album "Beatles VI". They record two songs written by
American Larry Williams, "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" and "Bad Boy". "Dizzy
Miss Lizzie" is completed in seven takes, and "Bad Boy" is finished
up in four. "Lizzie" will be included on the UK version of the
"Help!" LP, but "Bad Boy" won't be issued in England until the 1966
compilation album "A Collection of Beatles Oldies". [Note: the
song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is often spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy".]
(2362)
[P] 1989
US release of Paul McCartney single and cassette single "My Brave
Face/Flying to My Home" (Capitol). (446)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 11. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1155)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (355)
1963
The Beatles perform at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson, Lancashire.
Beatlemania erupts as 2,000 frantic fans crowd into the Imperial
Ballroom to see The Beatles. (1781)
1964
US release of EP "Four by The Beatles" (Capitol). Includes the
previously-released songs "Roll Over Beethoven", "All My Loving",
"This Boy", and "Please Mr. Postman". 3 weeks on Billboard singles
chart; highest position #92. (19)
1965
A second day of filming location shots at Cliveden House,
Maidenhead, for the movie "HELP!" During the filming at Cliveden,
The Beatles take part in a relay-race around the grounds and
gardens of Cliveden House. The Beatles are teamed against three
other teams comprised of electricians, carpenters, and camera
operators. The Beatles' team includes the four Beatles, Neil
Aspinall, and chauffeur Alf Bicknell. To everyone's surprise, The
Beatles' team wins--they'd been thought to be in poor physical
con***ion and so were expected to lose. This is the final day of
filming for the movie "HELP!" (2363)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes,
London). Another recording session away from Abbey Road, at a top
independent studio. In six hours (9:00 pm to 3:00 am), The Beatles
record "Baby You're a Rich Man", from start to finish. The tape
operator is Eddie Kramer, who will soon begin a productive
recording partnership with guitarist Jimi Hendrix. "Baby You're a
Rich Man" is recorded specifically for inclusion in the animated
feature film "Yellow Submarine", although it will end up on the
B-side of the "All You Need is Love" single instead. The Beatles
record 12 takes of the basic track, then add overdubs. Mick Jagger
is known to have attended this session, and it is possible (but
undocumented) that he sings backing vocal at the end of the song.
(2677)
1968
John Lennon and Paul McCartney fly to the USA to begin promoting
their new company, Apple Corps Ltd. They also renounce their
affiliation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. (2825)
1970
US release of Beatles single "The Long and Winding Road/For You
Blue" (Apple). 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
(126)
[J] 1972
John and Yoko appear on "The Dick ****tt Show" on US television.
Performing with Elephant's Memory, John sings "Woman Is the Nigger
of the World". Before Lennon's performance, ****tt goes through a
detailed explanation of the title and lyrics and the use of the
word "nigger". During an interview with ****tt, Lennon claims that
his phones are being tapped and that he is being followed. Yoko
holds up a photo of Kyoko for the cameras, asking for information
on her whereabouts; the show is pre-taped and, when it is broadcast
later that evening, the photo is blacked out. A National Committee
for John and Yoko has been formed to plead that deportation
proceedings against Lennon be halted. (3470)
[G] 1979
US release of George Harrison single "Love Comes to Everyone/Soft
Touch" (Dark Horse). (249)
1979
UK release of Beatles LP "Hey Jude", aka "The Beatles Again"
(Parlophone). First UK release of this album, which was released
in the US on February 26, 1970. Songs: "Can't Buy Me Love", "I
Should Have Known Better", "Paperback Writer", "Rain", "Lady
Madonna", "Revolution", "Hey Jude", "Old Brown Shoe", "Don't Let Me
Down", and "The Ballad of John and Yoko". (683)
[G] 1981
US release of George Harrison single "All Those Years Ago/Writing's
on the Wall" (Dark Horse). (286)
[J] 1984
US release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono single "Borrowed Time
[John]/Your Hands [Yoko]" (Polydor). (381)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 12. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1156)
1961
The Beatles, in Hamburg, West Germany, sign a recording contract
with producer Bert Kaempfert. (1271)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (356)
1963
The Beatles, at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham, tape an
appearance for the ABC Television program "Thank Your Lucky Stars".
They do lip-sync performances of their songs "From Me to You" and
"I Saw Her Standing There". The show is broadcast on May 18.
(1782)
1966
A mixing session for three songs intended for the album "Revolver"
but given ahead of time to Capitol Records in the US to complete
the "Yesterday and Today" album. The songs provided are "Doctor
Robert", "I'm Only Sleeping", and "And Your Bird Can Sing". Taking
these three John Lennon songs off of the US version of "Revolver"
makes the 11-song US album artificially weighted toward McCartney
and Harrison, although Lennon's remaining songs "She Said She Said"
and "Tomorrow Never Knows" are distinctive and creative enough to
make his mark on the lop-sided American LP. (2520)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording is begun and completed for the song "All
Together Now", which is intended for the animated motion picture
"Yellow Submarine". Nine takes of the rhythm track are taped, then
overdubs are recorded. The session begins at 7:00 pm and ends
around 12:30 am. George Martin is absent, so Geoff Emerick assumes
the role of producer. (2678)
1968
In the USA to promote Apple Corps, John and Paul conduct an Apple
business meeting while sailing in a Chinese junk around the Statue
of Liberty. (2828)
[P] 1972
UK release of Wings single "Mary Had a Little Lamb/Little Woman
Love" (Apple). 7 weeks on the charts; highest position #9. (591)
[J] 1972
An Immigration and Naturalization Service hearing is held in New
York concerning the deportation order pending against John Lennon.
(3466)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 13. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1157)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (357)
[O] 1967
Brian Epstein, under the care of a psychiatrist, is diagnosed as
suffering from depression. (2699)
1968
John and Paul, in the USA to promote Apple Corps, give interviews
throughout the day at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. (2829)
1970
The Beatles' movie "Let It Be" has its world premiere in New York.
None of the ex-Beatles attend. The film will open in the UK on May
20. (3230)
1970
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Let It Be" (Apple). Deluxe boxed
e***ion. (3821)
[J] 1972
John Lennon takes part in anti-Vietnam war protests in New York.
(3471)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 14. **
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1960
The Silver Beats (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu
Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) perform at Lathom Hall, Seaforth,
Liverpool. They play a few songs during the "interval" to au***ion
for promoter Brian Kelly. The advertised groups appearing are
Cliff Roberts & the Rockers, The Deltones, and Kingsize Taylor &
the Dominoes. This is the only occasion on which the group uses
the name "Silver Beats", quickly changing it back to "Silver
Beetles". (1403)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1158)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (358)
1963
The Beatles perform at the Rink Ballroom, Sunderland, Durham.
(1783)
1968
John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on the US television program
"The Tonight Show". The taped appearance is recorded and broadcast
on the same day, so the two Beatles had the opportunity to watch
themselves on television. The regular host, Johnny Carson, was
absent, and baseball player Joe Garagiola was sitting in for him.
Garagiola didn't seem to know how to approach the two Beatles, and
so it turned out to be rather disappointing. Garagiola even asked
John and Paul which one of them was Ringo. Tallulah Bankhead, who
had preceded John and Paul on the show, seemed put out by these
impertinent young men upstaging her. John would later say that
this appearance was one of the most embarrassing of his career.
John and Paul earlier in the day had recorded a lengthy television
interview with Mitchell Krause for broadcast on the local
educational channel. Due to viewer demand, the May 15 broadcast
was repeated, probably on May 24. (2830)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 15. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1159)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (359)
1963
The Beatles perform at the Royalty Theatre, Chester, Cheshire.
They perform the following songs: "Some Other Guy", "Thank You
Girl", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Please Please Me", "You
Really Got a Hold on Me", "I Saw Her Standing There", and "From Me
to You". (1784)
1967
Paul McCartney meets Linda Eastman for the first time, during a
Georgie Fame concert at the Bag O'Nails nightclub in London. They
will be wed on March 12, 1969. (2685)
1968
John Lennon and Paul McCartney leave the USA, having completed a
visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the
16th. (2831)
[J] 1971
Two of John and Yoko's films, produced by Bag Productions, are
screened at the Cannes Film Festival: "Apotheosis (Balloon)" and
"Fly", with John and Yoko in attendance. Reportedly, the audience
booed "Apotheosis (Balloon)". (3259)
[G] 1981
UK release of George Harrison single "All Those Years Ago/Writing's
on the Wall" (Dark Horse). (704)
[J] 1986
The Maldive Islands issues a postage stamp bearing a picture of
John Lennon. (3629)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 16. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1160)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (360)
1963
The Beatles, at Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Green, London,
appear live on the national BBC TV program "Pops and Lenny",
broadcast in front of an enthusiastic live audience. This is a
children's program that features pop music and a hand-puppet known
as 'Lenny the Lion'. The Beatles perform "From Me to You" and a
shortened version of "Please Please Me" (1 min 5 secs). They also
join in the show's group finale for a one-minute ren***ion of the
standard "After You've Gone". (1785)
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). A day spent recording overdubs and mixing. The
"countdown" at the beginning of "Taxman" is added, as is Paul's
vocal on "For No One". (2521)
[G] 1968
The movie "Wonderwall", which contains George Harrison's musical
score, has its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. (2832)
[J] 1969
John Lennon is refused a visa by the US Embassy in London; they
cite his 1968 drug conviction as the reason. John's plans for a
bed-in in New York will have to be scrapped. (3063)
[P] 1975
UK release of Wings single "Listen to What the Man Said/Love in
Song" (Capitol). 5 weeks on the charts; highest position #6. (627)
1977
Release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the
Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong/Smile). (3832)
1980
US release of Beatles LP "The Historic First Live Recordings"
(Pickwick). Yet another re-packaging of the Star-Club tapes. (258)
[P] 1980
UK release of Paul McCartney LP "McCartney II" (Parlophone).
Songs: "Coming Up", "Temporary Secretary", "On the Way",
"Waterfalls", "Nobody Knows", "Front Parlour", "Summer's Day Song",
"Frozen Jap", "Bogey Music", "Darkroom", and "One of These Days".
(689)
Hasta La Vista