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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 27. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at the Regal Ballroom, Nairn,
Nairnshire, on the sixth date of their tour backing singer Johnny
Gentle. (1409)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1171)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (371)
1963
US release of Beatles single "From Me to You/Thank You Girl"
(VeeJay). With The Beatles still unknown in the US, the single
tops out on Billboard's singles chart at #116. (3)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Capitol
Cinema, Cardiff, Glamorganshire. (1797)
[J] 1966
John Lennon and George Harrison attend Bob Dylan's concert at the
Royal Albert Hall in London. The audience jeers at Dylan when he
appears with an electric back-up group (The Band), but John and
George shout support for Dylan. Earlier that day, inside a
limousine, Dylan (who is very stoned) and John conduct a long,
rambling, incoherent conversation that is filmed for Dylan's "Eat
the Document" film project, but it is never officially released.
(2527)
[O] 1973
The original ****rn Club in Liverpool closes for good. The site
will be covered by a parking lot and, later, a shopping center
called ****rn Walks. A new ****rn Club, built partially from
bricks from the original structure, will be erected at a later
date. (3486)
[P] 1975
US release of Wings LP "Venus and Mars" (Capitol). Songs: "Venus
and Mars", "Rock Show", "Love In Song", "You Gave Me the Answer",
"Magneto and Titanium Man", "Letting Go", "Venus and Mars
(reprise)", "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Medicine Jar", "Call Me
Back Again", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Treat Her
Gently/Lonely Old People", and "Crossroads Theme". 77 weeks on
Billboard chart; highest position #1. (191)
[J] 1979
John and Yoko place whole-page ads in the "New York Times",
London's "Sunday Times", and a Tokyo newspaper, entitled "A Love
Letter From John and Yoko to People Who Ask Us What, When, and
Why". (3348)
[P] 1997
US release of Paul McCartney album "Flaming Pie" (Capitol). Songs:
"The Song We Were Singing", "The World Tonight", "If You Wanna",
"Somedays", "Young Boy", "Calico Skies", "Flaming Pie", "Heaven On
a Sunday", "Used to Be Bad", "Souvenir", "Little Willow", "Really
Love You", "Beautiful Night", and "Great Day". Jeff Lynne and
Steve Miller each perform with Paul on a number of tracks. James
McCartney appears on the song "Heaven On a Sunday" and Linda
McCartney appears on "Heaven On a Sunday", "Beautiful Night", and
"Great Day". Ringo Starr appears on the songs "Really Love You"
and "Beautiful Night". 18 weeks on Billboard chart; highest
position #2. (3687)
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 28. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform the final show of the Johnny Gentle
tour, at Rescue Hall, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. (1410)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1172)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (372)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont
Cinema, Worcester, Worcestershire. (1798)
1966
The Beatles visit Bob Dylan at the May Fair Hotel, London. (2528)
[O] 1969
Glyn Johns finishes production work on the "Get Back" album, the
master tape that will be re-produced by Phil Spector and issued as
"Let It Be". Songs on the "Get Back" master that Spector will drop
are "Rocker", "Teddy Boy", and "Save the Last Dance for Me". (3071)
1969
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and
Yoko/Old Brown Shoe" (Apple). Eight weeks in the Swedish charts;
highest position #2. (3792)
[P] 1971
UK release of Paul and Linda McCartney LP "Ram" (Apple). Songs:
"Too Many People", "3 Legs", "Ram On", "Dear Boy", "Uncle
Albert/Admiral Halsey", "Smile Away", "Heart of the Country",
"Monkberry Moon Delight", "Eat at Home", "Long Haired Lady", "Ram
On" (reprise), and "Back Seat of My Car". (581)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 29. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1173)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (373)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Rialto
Theatre in York. (1799)
1964
UK release of Beatles single "Ain't She Sweet/If You Love Me Baby"
(Polydor). "If You Love Me Baby" was released on singles in
Germany and the US under the title "Take Out Some Insurance on Me
Baby". (513)
[O] 1964
UK release of Peter and Gordon single "Nobody I Know" (Columbia).
The song, cre***ed to Lennon-McCartney, was written by Paul
McCartney. Highest UK chart position: no. 9. Released in the US
on June 15, 1964 (Capitol Records), where it will fail to chart.
(3743)
1966
The Beatles again visit Bob Dylan at the May Fair Hotel, London.
(2529)
[P] 1972
US release of Wings single "Mary Had a Little Lamb/Little Woman
Love" (Apple). 8 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #28.
(151)
[P] 1982
Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder's single "Ebony & Ivory" is #1 in the
US charts for the 3rd week. The single will remain at #1 for a
total of 7 weeks. (3349)
[P] 1982
Paul McCartney's LP "Tug of War" reaches #1 in the US album charts.
It will remain at #1 for three weeks. (3350)
1982
The BBC radio special "The Beatles at the BEEB" is broadcast in the
US. (3602)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 30. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at Allan Williams' Jacaranda Coffee Bar
on Slater St. in Liverpool. This is the first of approximately 12
appearances at the club, but there are no records of the number or
dates of those performances. (1411)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1174)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (374)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema,
Manchester, Lancashire. The Beatles' performance is reviewed by
"Daily Express" correspondent Derek Taylor. Taylor will later
become Brian Epstein's personal assistant and, later still, press
officer for The Beatles and for Apple Records. (1800)
1964
"Love Me Do" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard). (47)
1964
The Beatles' single "Cry For a Shadow" (instrumental recorded in
1961) is #1 on the charts in Australia. (3351)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording sessions begin for the next Beatles album,
which will turn out to be "The Beatles", widely known as The White
Album. This double-LP will be the first Beatles album released
with the Apple label. Recording begins for "Revolution" (the album
version, later titled "Revolution 1"). The Beatles record 18
rhythm track takes of "Revolution", the last take running 10 mins
17 secs. The creation of "Revolution 9" is conceived during this
session, but it will not be realized until the lengthy take 18,
after many overdubs, is cut into two songs. (2838)
1969
UK release of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown
Shoe" (Apple). 8 weeks on the charts; highest position #1. (558)
1969
The Beatles' single "The Ballad of John and Yoko" is banned by the
Australian Broadcasting Commission on the grounds that it is
blasphemous. In the US, some stations also ban the song, while
others e*** the word "Christ", clipping it out and replacing it
back in backwards, as a means of avoiding being banned, but John
Lennon does not approve of the unauthorized alteration of his work.
(3070)
[G] 1973
US release of George Harrison LP "Living in the Material World"
(Apple). Songs: "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)", "Sue Me,
Sue You Blues", "The Light That Has Lighted the World", "Don't Let
Me Wait Too Long", "Who Can See It", "Living in the Material
World", "The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord)", "Be Here
Now", "Try Some, Buy Some", "The Day the World Gets 'Round", and
"That Is All". 26 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
(161)
[P] 1975
UK release of Wings LP "Venus and Mars" (Capitol). Songs: "Venus
and Mars", "Rock Show", "Love In Song", "You Gave Me the Answer",
"Magneto and Titanium Man", "Letting Go", "Venus and Mars
(reprise)", "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Medicine Jar", "Call Me
Back Again", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Treat Her
Gently/Lonely Old People", and "Crossroads Theme". (628)
1989
UK re-release of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old
Brown Shoe" (Parlophone). 20th anniversary reissue. Released as a
regular single and also as a picture disc. (824)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 31. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1175)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. This
is the final night of their 7-week engagement. (375)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema,
Southend-on-Sea, Es***. (1801)
1964
The Beatles perform two shows at the Prince of Wales Theatre,
London. The supporting acts were Kenny Lynch, Cliff Bennett & the
Rebel Rousers, the Vernons Girls, the Lorne Gibson Trio, the
Chants, and the Harlems. The Beatles perform "Can't Buy Me Love",
"All My Loving", "This Boy", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Till There Was
You", "Twist and Shout", and "Long Tall Sally". (2114)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios,
Kingsway, London). A second session at De Lane Lea studios, again
without George Martin, to continue work on "It's All Too Much".
George's lead vocal, John and Paul's backing vocals, and other
overdubs are recorded. [Note: Mark Lewisohn states in his "The
Complete Beatles Chronicle" that he incorrectly reported this
session as occurring on May 26 in his book "The Beatles Complete
Recording Sessions".] The movie version of "It's All Too Much" has
an ad***ional verse not on the album version. (2683)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Ad***ional work on "Revolution" (the album version later
titled "Revolution 1"). Starting with the previous night's take
18, which last 10 mins 17 secs, The Beatles add overdubs of bass,
two John vocals, and George/Paul backing vocals. By the end of the
session, after numerous overdubs have been added, the final six
minutes of the song have evolved into chaotic, random jamming.
John goes from repeatedly shouting "alright" to simply shouting,
and Yoko enters the picture, she and John moaning and Yoko talking
and speaking random phrases such as "you become naked". The final
six minutes of sound collage will be eventually removed from the
end of "Revolution 1" and be made the basis for "Revolution 9". At
this point, John is very interested in the wild "Revolution" being
The Beatles' next single. This recording session is the first that
Yoko attends, and she will be at very nearly every subsequent
Beatles recording session until the group calls it quits. (2839)
1969
The Beatles' single "Get Back" is #1 in the US charts for the 2nd
week. (3072)
1976
US release of Beatles single "Got to Get You Into My Life/Helter
Skelter" (Capitol). 16 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position
#7. (202)
[P] 1977
US release of Suzy and the Red Stripes (Wings) single "Seaside
Woman/B Side to Seaside" (Epic). (219)
[G] 1977
UK release of George Harrison single "It's What You Value/Woman
Don't You Cry For Me" (Dark Horse). (662)
[P] 1980
Paul McCartney's LP "McCartney II" reaches #1 in the UK charts.
The first of two weeks at #1. (3352)
[P] 1980
Paul McCartney's single "Coming Up" reaches #1 in the UK charts.
(3572)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 1. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1176)
1963
The Beatles tape the 2nd and 3rd "Pop Go the Beatles" radio
programs for the BBC. The 2nd program, featuring guests the
Countrymen, is broadcast on June 11 and has The Beatles performing
"Too Much Monkey Business", "I Got to Find My Baby", "Youngblood",
"Baby It's You", "Till There Was You", and "Love Me Do". The
Beatles, now playing 25-minute sets on package tours, were only
able to play their Lennon-McCartney hits in live performance, so
they used these radio programs to play some of the cover versions
that previously made up a large part of their live performance
repertoire. The 3rd "Pop Go the Beatles" is broadcast on June 18,
with guests Carter-Lewis and the Southerners. On that show The
Beatles perform "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues", "Memphis", "A Taste
of Honey", "Sure to Fall (in Love With You)", "Money", and "From Me
to You". Recorded at BBC Paris Studio, London. A number of
recordings from this day are included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD
"Live at the BBC". From show #2, "Youngblood" (Disc one, Track
eight); "Baby It's You" (Disc one, Track 14); and "I Got to Find My
Baby" (Disc two, Track 29). From show #3, "Sure to Fall (in Love
With You)" (Disc one, Track 10). (1802)
1963
After recording two radio programs during the day, The Beatles
perform for two "houses" with the Roy Orbison tour, at the Granada
Cinema, Tooting, London, in the evening. (1803)
1964
US release of single "Sweet Georgia Brown/Take Out Some Insurance
On Me Baby" (Atco). No chart appearance. (21)
1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording songs for the non-soundtrack side of their LP
"A Hard Day's Night", as well as completing the songs for the "Long
Tall Sally" EP. They recorded 5 takes of "Matchbox" (for the EP),
8 takes of "I'll Cry Instead" (for the LP), 6 takes of "Slow Down"
(for the EP), and 16 takes of "I'll Be Back" (for the LP).
American Carl Perkins, composer of "Matchbox", was on a promotional
tour in the UK and visited The Beatles' recording session, getting
the chance to see them recording his song. Perkins was one of the
biggest influences on The Beatles. "The Beatles Anthology 1"
includes Takes 2 and 3 of "I'll Be Back" from this recording
session (Disc 2, Tracks 17-18). (2115)
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording sound effects overdubs for "Yellow Submarine",
a 12-hour session. John blows bubbles in a bucket of water and
shouts out "Full speed ahead Mister Captain!" (from inside an echo
chamber). Other persons participating in making the barrage of
noises heard on "Yellow Submarine" (as well as those e***ed out of
the final song) are the other Beatles, Brian Jones, Marianne
Faithfull, Pattie Harrison, George Martin, Neil Aspinall, Mal
Evans, John Skinner, and Terry Condon. Then, Mal Evans pounds on a
huge bass drum strapped to his chest, marching about the studio as
the others follow behind (conga-line style) singing "We all live in
a yellow submarine" (Lewisohn). The overdub that takes the most
time and effort, however, is one that will never make it onto the
finished song. This is a spoken passage narrated by Ringo that
opens the song and fades into the acoustic guitar intro (the whole
bit lasting 31 seconds). The other Beatles' voices are mixed in
and out during Ringo's spoken part, and the sound of marching feet
(simulated by sliding a box with pieces of coal in it back and
forth) was also in the background. In the end, The Beatles decided
"It's All Too Much" and they discard this complex intro. (2530)
1967
June 1 is the official UK release date for the 1967 LP "Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", although the album was actually
rush-released on May 26. (541)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios,
Kingsway, London). The Beatles experiment in the studio, again
with George Martin absent. They record untitled and unstructured
jams. Mark Lewisohn makes some curious comments about this
session, "...[they record] amateurish instrumental jams in a 10:30
pm--3:30 am session. The single-minded channeling of their great
talent so evident on 'Sgt. Pepper' did seem, for the moment at
least, to have disappeared." For all of his encyclopedic knowledge
about The Beatles, Lewisohn seems to have missed an important
concept--that such unstructured jamming often leads to new musical
ideas and creative techniques. (2684)
1967
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band" (Parlophone). (3812)
[J] 1969
On the last day of John and Yoko's Montreal bed-in for peace, John
and Yoko, along with a roomful of people, record "Give Peace a
Chance". Included in the chorus are Tommy Smothers, Timothy Leary,
Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Derek Taylor, Petula Clark, and members of
the Canadian Radha Krishna Temple. The recording is cre***ed to
"The Plastic Ono Band". Although the songwriting cre*** is listed
as Lennon-McCartney, Paul had nothing at all to do with the song,
but John has not yet reached the decision to abrogate his
long-standing agreement with Paul about sharing songwriting cre***s
regardless of the degree of contribution from the other. (3073)
[J] 1971
John Lennon records "Do the Oz", cre***ing it to the Elastic Oz
Band. John also records a demo of "God Save Us", onto which Bill
Elliot will record his vocal. (3260)
[J] 1971
John Lennon, having obtained a 9-month US visa, flies to New York
with Yoko in an attempt to find and gain custody of Yoko's daughter
Kyoko. (3262)
[P] 1973
UK release of Wings single "Live and Let Die/I Lie Around" (Apple).
8 weeks on the charts; highest position #9. (601)
[G] 1981
US release of George Harrison LP "Somewhere in England" (Dark
Horse). Songs: "All Those Years Ago", "That Which I Have Lost",
"Save the World", "Writing's on the Wall", "Blood From a Clone",
"Unconsciousness Rules", "Life Itself", "Baltimore Oriole",
"Teardrops", and "Hong Kong Blues". Ringo plays drums on the
album. Highest chart position is #11. (287)
1987
US re-release of Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band" on CD (Capitol). Released in stereo. The US CD version
includes the "Inner Groove" and the 15 kc tone audible only by
dogs--both of these were excluded from the US vinyl LP (but were
included on the UK LP). (406)
1987
UK re-release of Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band" on CD. On this day, one could really say, "It was twenty
years ago today...". Released worldwide on the 20th anniversary of
the album's original release. As was done with the original LPs in
1967, the CDs were shipped on May 26 without changing the official
release date. The CD version included the "Inner Groove" and 15kc
tone audible only to dogs, which appeared on the original UK LP but
which were excluded from US albums. (778)
** The following events all took place sometime in June. **
** Any help in determining the exact dates would be appreciated. **
1961
Release in Germany of Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers single
"My Bonnie/The Saints" (Polydor). The Beatles' name was changed
because it sounded too much like the German slang word "peedles"
(*****). When the single is released in the UK, their name will be
changed back to "Beatles", but in the US it initially remained
"Beat Brothers". According to producer Bert Kaempfert, the single
sold 100,000 copies in Germany. [Note: There is a lot of
disagreement about the release date of "My Bonnie" in Germany. One
thing seems pretty clear, though--since the song was recorded on
June 22-23, 1961, it is somewhat unlikely that the record was
released in June. So June is probably wrong, even though Ray
Coleman, Barry Miles, Castleman & Podrizak, and Bill Harry, all
presumably reliable sources, give June as the month of release.
Alan Wiener gives July as the month of release, while Mark Lewisohn
(in the "Anthology 1" liner notes) says it was in August. However,
Hans Gottfridsson ("The Beatles - From ****rn to Star-Club") says
it was late September or early October before the single was
released. Joseph Brennan ("The Beatles' Hamburg Recordings on
Record") supports the October release date; he thinks Lewisohn has
to be wrong about an August release because the German record
pressing factories closed for a couple of weeks during August, and
they probably would have held the release until they re-opened.
But he doesn't give specific dates for the factory closings,
either. November would have to be too late, because Brian Epstein
was getting requests for the single in late October. Bert
Kaempfert's wife recalls that the single was out before a child of
hers was born on October 4. All things considered, it would seem
like late July through early October are the only reasonable dates.
Gottfridsson's information seems to be the most dependable--he
gives record company documentation that, while not ironclad, is
pretty solid. So that narrows it down to very late September (the
28th or after) or early October (probably not later than the 4th).]
(1115)
[J] 1970
In San Francisco, John and Yoko, accompanied by Jann Wenner (e***or
of "Rolling Stone" magazine) and his wife Jane, attend a special
afternoon screening of "Let It Be". They are the only people in
the theatre. (3241)
[J] 1971
John Lennon begins recording songs for his "Imagine" album.
Recording will be completed sometime in July. (3418)
[J] 1977
John, Yoko, and Sean travel to Japan, where they will remain for 5
months. (3365)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 2. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at The Institute, Neston, Wirral,
Cheshire. They are paid 10 pounds, and they give their manager
Allan Williams a commission of 1 pound. During the performance, a
16-year-old boy is nearly kicked to death. (1412)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1177)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Hippodrome
Theatre in Brighton, Sus***. (1804)
1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). They record 11 takes each of John's songs "Any Time At
All" and "When I Get Home". Then came three takes of Paul's song
"Things We Said Today". All were recorded for the "A Hard Day's
Night" LP. (2116)
[G] 1965
George Harrison and Brian Epstein attend the premiere of Richard
Lester's movie "The Knack" at the London Pavilion. (2371)
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording George's song "Laxton's Superb", the working
title for his song "I Want to Tell You". The rhythm track is
completed in five tracks, some overdubs are added, then a reduction
mixdown is made to allow for further overdubs during the next
recording session. Initially, the song was titled "I Don't Know",
because that is what George Harrison answered when George Martin
asked him what the title of the song was. Geoff Emerick came up
with "Laxton's Superb", which is a type of apple. (2531)
1966
US magazine "Disc" publishes the banned "butcher cover" for the
upcoming LP release "Yesterday and Today". (2704)
1967
US release of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
(Capitol). Songs: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With a
Little Help from My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds",
"Getting Better", "Fixing a Hole", "She's Leaving Home", "Being for
the Benefit of Mr. Kite", "Within You Without You", "When I'm 64",
"Lovely Rita", "Good Morning Good Morning", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and "A Day in the Life". 121 weeks on
Billboard chart; highest position #1. (98)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios,
Kingsway, London). George Martin joins The Beatles at the De Lane
Lea studio for the first time. A bit of work is done on "It's All
Too Much", but the session consists mainly of more instrumental
jamming. The Beatles also bring bass/contra bass clarinetist Paul
Harvey and four trumpeters into the studio to join them in the
experimental music-making. (2686)
[J] 1969
Their Montreal bed-in completed, John and Yoko leave the Queen
Elizabeth Hotel and fly to Ottawa to attend a university conference
on peace. Later that evening they take a flight back to London.
[Note: Allen Wiener reports that John and Yoko flew back to London
on June 7]. (3074)
[P] 1973
Wings' single "My Love" reaches #1 in the US singles charts (it
will hold the #1 position for 4 weeks). Wing's album "Red Rose
Speedway" reaches #1 in the US album charts. (3487)
[R] 1975
US release of Ringo Starr single "It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna
- Goodnight Vienna (reprise)/Oo-Wee" (Apple). 7 weeks on Billboard
chart; highest position #31. (192)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 3. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1178)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Granada
Cinema in Woolwich, London. (1805)
1964
The Beatles in the studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). That
morning, during a photo session, Ringo Starr had become seriously
ill and had to be hospitalized. Since The Beatles were scheduled
to leave on a world tour the very next morning, it was too late to
cancel the tour. Brian Epstein and George Martin arranged for a
temporary drummer to take Ringo's place for the first part of the
tour, and the drummer selected was Jimmy Nicol, someone who they
knew to be talented but who was unknown enough not to be mistaken
as a permanent replacement for Ringo. On the spur of a last-minute
phone call from George Martin, Nicol rushed over to EMI Studios,
where he and The Beatles ran through six songs from their tour
repertoire in a quick rehearsal ("I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She
Loves You", "I Saw Her Standing There", "This Boy", "Can't Buy Me
Love", and "Long Tall Sally"). Just 27 hours later, drummer Jimmy
Nicol was performing live with The Beatles in Copenhagen, Denmark.
When Nicol left the studio to make preparations for the last-minute
departure, John, Paul, and George stayed behind to do some
recording. They each recorded demo versions of new songs. George
recorded "You'll Know What to Do" (the song was never otherwise
recorded), and Paul recorded a song he wanted to give to Cilla
Black, "It's For You". John taped a demo of "No Reply", for Tommy
Quickly, but Quickly's recording of it was never released; the song
would be recorded later by The Beatles and appear on the "Beatles
For Sale" LP. Late in the evening, John, Paul, and George worked
on overdubs for "Any Time At All" and "Things We Said Today". "The
Beatles Anthology 1" includes George's "You Know What to Do" (note
the difference in the title) and John's demo of "No Reply" (Disc 2,
Tracks 19-20). (2117)
1964
During a Beatles photo shoot with photographer John Launois, for
the US magazine "Saturday Evening Post", Ringo Starr collapses,
suffering from tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Ringo is hospitalized
and Brian Epstein and George Martin propose Jimmy Nicol as Ringo's
temporary replacement on The Beatles' imminent world tour. (2118)
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Completion of "I Want to Tell You". (2532)
1966
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Paperback Writer/Rain"
(Parlophone). Seven weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position
#4. (3783)
[J] 1973
John and Yoko attend the International Feminist Planning Conference
at Harvard University. (3353)
[J] 1984
World premiere of a 30-minute video compilation, "Milk and Honey",
on MTV. It includes "Borrowed Time", "Grow Old With Me", "Nobody
Told Me", and "I'm Steppin' Out". (3354)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 4. **
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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard,
Wallasey, Cheshire. The club is a violent place, where local
youths often fight out their rivalries, bringing mayhem and bloody
assaults to the dance floor. The Silver Beetles kept playing,
despite the chaos in front of them. (1413)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1179)
1962
The Beatles' recording contract with EMI/Parlophone bears this
date. All that is lacking at this point is the final EMI
signature, which is dependent upon the outcome of The Beatles'
first visit to the studio on June 6. (980)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Town Hall in
Birmingham. (1806)
1964
The Beatles put on two performances at the KB Hallen,
Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the first date of a
27-day world tour. Drummer Jimmy Nicol replaces the hospitalized
Ringo Starr. The Beatles' repertoire for these concerts, and those
of the following dates, is "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Want to
Hold Your Hand", "You Can't Do That", "All My Loving", "She Loves
You", "Till There Was You", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Can't Buy Me
Love", "This Boy", and "Long Tall Sally". On occasion, "Twist and
Shout" would replace "Long Tall Sally", or perhaps be added into
the song line-up. (2120)
1964
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Roll Over Beethoven/Please Mr.
Postman" (Odeon). (3770)
1965
UK release of Beatles EP "Beatles For Sale (No. 2)" (Parlophone).
Songs: "I'll Follow the Sun", "Baby's In Black", "Words of Love",
and "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party". Highest chart position: #5.
(525)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Continuing overdubs for "Revolution", which has not yet
been split into "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9". John, in an
attempt to change the sound of his voice, re-tapes his lead vocal
while lying on his back on the floor. Some tape loops are created,
but these are never used. (2840)
1969
US release of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown
Shoe" (Apple). 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #8.
(113)
1976
UK re-release of Beatles LP "The Beatles First" under yet another
new title, "The Beatles Featuring Tony Sheridan" (Contour). First
released in 1964 and reissued several times. (642)
[P] 1991
US release of Paul McCartney CD and cassette "Unplugged (The
Official Bootleg)" (Capitol). Not released on vinyl in the US,
although some vinyl LPs were imported into the US from Europe.
Songs: "Be-Bop-a-Lula", "I Lost My Little Girl", "Here, There and
Everywhere", "Blue Moon of Kentucky", "We Can Work It Out", "San
Francisco Bay Blues", "I've Just Seen a Face", "Every Night",
"She's a Woman", "Hi-Heel Sneakers", "And I Love Her", "That Would
be Something", "Blackbird", "Ain't No Sunshine" (vocal: Hamish
Stuart), "Good Rockin' Tonight", "Singing the Blues", and "Junk".
(466)
Hasta La Vista