The Beatles History: Daily action

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 23. **
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1940
Stuart Sutcliffe is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. (875)
1960
The Silver Beetles perform at the Institute, Neston, Wirral. (1420)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1198)
1962
The Beatles perform at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich,
Cheshire. Northwich is 25 miles southeast of Liverpool, and the
promoter (Lewis Buckley) booked dances all over Britain, so The
Beatles hoped to make an impressive appearance. (1478)
1963
The Beatles tape an appearance on the ABC Television program "Lucky
Stars - Summer Spin" at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham.
This program is the summer title for "Thank Your Lucky Stars".
This entire e***ion is devoted to the "Mersey Beat" boom, featuring
The Beatles and the Liverpool acts that had followed them into
stardom. The Beatles top the bill, doing lip-sync performances of
"From Me to You" and "I Saw Her Standing There". Broadcast on June
29, conflicting with the broadcast of the pre-taped "Juke Box Jury"
show on which John Lennon appears. (1827)
1964
The Beatles, on their first world tour, perform two shows at Town
Hall, Wellington, New Zealand. (2137)
1964
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Long Tall Sally/I Call Your
Name" (Odeon). Eight weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position
#2. (3772)
1965
On a tour in Europe, The Beatles travel by rail from Lyon, France,
to Milan, Italy. They travel on the Trans-Europe Express. (2382)
1966
The Beatles fly from London to Munich, Germany, for the beginning
of an international tour. (2545)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio 3, EMI Studios,
London). Recording orchestra overdubs for "All You Need Is Love".
(2707)
[G] 1973
George Harrison's LP "Living in the Material World" reaches #1 in
the US album charts. (2512)
[P] 1976
Wings completes a tour of the US with a performance at the Los
Angeles Forum. Ringo appears on stage during the group's final
number and presents Paul with some flowers. (3541)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 24. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1199)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool. This is The Beatles' final appearance at this club,
which will close at the end of the month. (1479)
1963
The Beatles, at London's Playhouse Theatre, tape an appearance for
the BBC radio program "Saturday Club". They perform "I Got to Find
My Baby", "Memphis", "Money", "Till There Was You", "From Me to
You", and "Roll Over Beethoven". Broadcast on June 29. The last
two songs were included in the portion of the program broadcast
overseas. (1828)
1964
The Beatles perform two shows at Town Hall, Auckland, North Island,
New Zealand. (2138)
[J] 1965
John Lennon's second book, "A Spaniard In the Works", is published
in the UK by Jonathan Cape. (2383)
1965
The Beatles, on a tour in Europe, perform two shows at the
Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, Italy. The performances are staged
in a 22,000-seat open-air arena. Neither is a sell-out, with only
7,000 people attending the afternoon show and 20,000 coming to the
night performance. A severe heat wave is blamed as part of the
reason for the relatively low attendance in the afternoon. Italian
newspapers are less kind, saying The Beatles are "No more than four
ugly faces, four long heads of hair, four sublime idiots, four
barefoot bums--but they succeeded in creating a spectacle that one
can only admire." (2385)
1966
The Beatles perform two shows at the Circus-Krone-Bau in Munich,
West Germany. These are the first concerts of a short
international tour. The song list for the tour is "Rock and Roll
Music", "She's a Woman", "If I Needed Someone", "Day Tripper",
"Baby's In Black", "I Feel Fine", "Yesterday", "I Wanna Be Your
Man", "Nowhere Man", "Paperback Writer", and "I'm Down." The
support acts are Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers, the Rattles,
and Peter & Gordon. The second concert is filmed and broadcast
later as "Die Beatles". The Beatles had not rehearsed and are
ill-prepared to perform live. Before "I'm Down", Paul has to
consult with John and George to remember the lyrics, but he fouls
them up anyway. The Beatles' musicianship on the tour is lousy.
The atmosphere is complicated by a ticket falsification scheme that
had been discovered by police. (2546)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios,
London). Recording overdubs for "All You Need Is Love". A
decision has been made to issue the song as a single after the 'Our
World' broadcast scheduled for the next day. (2708)
1967
The Beatles dress up in sandwich boards painted with 'All You Need
Is Love' in different languages, and they conduct a photo shoot in
an alley outside Abbey Road Studios, to promote "All You Need Is
Love". (2709)
1977
UK release of Beatles single "Twist and Shout/Falling in Love
Again" (Lingasong). Selections from the Star-Club tapes double LP.
(663)
[J] 1999
The first permanent exhibition of John Lennon's artwork (drawings
and prints) opens at the Mathew Street Gallery in Liverpool,
England. Collector Ian Wallace, who began collecting Lennon
limited e***ions in the early 90's, was the driving force behind
the opening of the gallery. The gallery is located just yards from
the original site of the ****rn Club, where Lennon (as a member of
The Beatles) paid his musical dues. Wallace said, "...where else
should you have a John Lennon gallery but in Liverpool...?" Lennon
was a student at the Liverpool College of Art between 1957 and
1960. (3868)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 25. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard,
Wallasey. (1421)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1200)
1962
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club. That
night they appear at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens, Lancashire,
receiving a fee of 25 pounds. Brian Epstein, wanting The Beatles
to put on a good show, tells them that the promotion company
controls 16 venues, even though he is aware that 13 of them are
exclusively operated for bingo. (1480)
1963
The Beatles perform at the Astoria Ballroom, Middlesbrough,
Yorkshire. (1829)
1964
The Beatles perform two shows at Town Hall in Auckland, New
Zealand. (2139)
1965
The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Palazzo
dello Sport, Genoa, Italy. (2386)
1966
"Paperback Writer" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).
(66)
1966
The Beatles, on a short international tour, travel by rail from
Munich to Essen. They perform two shows at the Grugahalle, Essen,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany. (2547)
1967
In Studio One, EMI Studios, the Beatles perform "All You Need Is
Love" for the 'Our World' worldwide television broadcast, the live
performance seen via satellite by 400 million people on five
continents. The Beatles sing and play along to a pre-recorded
rhythm track to minimize potential foul-ups. But the vocals, bass,
lead guitar, drums, and orchestra are performed 'live'. The
13-piece orchestra is conducted by former Manfred Mann member Mike
Vickers. Guests in attendance include Mick Jagger, Marianne
Faithfull, Keith Richard, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Jane Asher,
Pattie Harrison, Mike McCartney, Graham Nash, and Beatles
biographer Hunter Davies. A wonderful time is had by all. The
Beatles are appearing as representatives of the United Kingdom;
other countries providing broadcast segments are Denmark,
Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain,
Sweden, Tunisia, USA, and West Germany. Several communist
countries had agreed to participate but then pulled out a few days
before the broadcast. Countries carrying the broadcast without
providing segments for the program are Belgium, Denmark, Ireland,
Finland, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. In the United States, the program is
carried on the NET (National Educational Television) network to its
113 affiliate stations. A print of the historic 'Our World'
broadcast will later be deposited with the United Nations for
posterity, where it remains today. (2710)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios,
London). The Beatles record "All You Need Is Love" during a live
worldwide television broadcast (see separate entry). They overdub
their live performance, which is augmented by a 13-piece orchestra,
onto a pre-recorded rhythm track that they use as a guide. After
the broadcast is completed, John Lennon re-records a portion of his
lead vocal track. (2711)
1968
John Lennon, in Studio Two of EMI Studios, London, does the final
mix on "Revolution 9", trimming nearly a minute from the master
tape in the process. In Studio Three, George Harrison is producing
and playing guitar on Jackie Lomax's recording of Harrison's song
"Sour Milk Sea". Paul McCartney is en route back to England from
the USA. (2854)
1976
UK release of Beatles single "Back in the USSR/Twist and Shout"
(Parlophone). 2 weeks on the charts; highest position #19. (644)
1977
The Beatles' LP "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" is #1 in the UK
charts. (2511)
1982
UK release of Beatles interview LP "The Beatle Interviews"
(Everest). Interviews from 1964 and 1966. (722)
[O] 1985
Actor Mark Lindsay is dropped from the role of John Lennon for the
NBC-TV movie "John and Yoko: A Love Story" when it is learned that
Lindsay's real name is the same as that of Lennon's murderer.
(3619)
[G] 1991
US re-release of George Harrison albums "Thirty Three & 1/3" and
"George Harrison" on CD (both Dark Horse/Warner Brothers). "George
Harrison" is also released on cassette (Apple/Columbia). (468)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 26. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1201)
1963
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Afterwards, in their hotel room, John Lennon and Paul McCartney
write the song "She Loves You", which will be chosen for the A-side
of the next Beatles single. (1830)
1964
US release of Beatles soundtrack LP "A Hard Day's Night" (United
Artists). Songs: "A Hard Day's Night", "Tell Me Why", "I'll Cry
Instead", "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", "I Should Have Known
Better", "If I Fell", "And I Love Her", and "Can't Buy Me Love".
Also includes instrumental music from the movie (directed by George
Martin). Although the album is released in both stereo and mono,
the Beatles tracks are in mono on both versions; only the
instrumental tracks are issued in stereo/mono versions. On the
album cover the title to "I'll Cry Instead" is incorrectly printed
as "I Cry Instead", but the song title is correct on the record
label. 51 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1. (23)
1964
The Beatles, continuing on their world tour, perform two shows at
Town Hall, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. The flight from
Auckland to Dunedin had been rather tense due the receipt of an
anonymous threat that a "germ bomb" had been placed on board the
aircraft. (2140)
1966
The Beatles' train travels to Hamburg, from where The Beatles last
departed on January 1, 1963. Their train is met by a lot of faces
from the past, Astrid Kirchherr and Bert Kaempfert two of the most
memorable. Later, The Beatles play two shows at Ernst Merck Hall,
Hamburg, West Germany. Around midnight, John and Paul take a walk
through the Reeperbahn. (2548)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Ringo records a drum roll that is added to the start of
"All You Need Is Love", then the song is mixed for immediate
release as a single (the flip side to be "Baby You're a Rich Man").
The single will be issued in the UK eleven days later, on July 7.
The quantity and quality of The Beatles' recorded output during
1967 is rather remarkable: "Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane"
(single), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (album), and now
"All You Need is Love/Baby You're a Rich Man" (single). Before the
year is out, The Beatles will release even more material. (2712)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Rehearsal and recording of "Everybody's Got Something to
Hide Except Me and My Monkey". This night's tapes will all be
wiped and the recording begun again the next night. (2855)
[G] 1999
US premiere of the restored 1968 British film "Wonderwall" at the
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, as part of a ten-day film festival
dedicated to movies of the sixties. The film's soundtrack was
written and produced by George Harrison; it was Harrison's first
solo project. A portion of the soundtrack was released as
Harrison's first solo album and the first album to appear on the
Apple label, "Wonderwall", released in late 1968. The motion
picture, which was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival on May
18, 1968, was released in the UK on January 20, 1969. It was not a
financial success and was not distributed in the US. The film's
director, Joe Massot, re-e***ed the film nearly 30 years later, and
he re-created the soundtrack from the original master tapes. He
obtained the tapes from EMI's London and Bombay studios and from
George Harrison's personal archives. While going through
Harrison's tapes, Massot discovered an unreleased song titled, "In
the First Place". The 1967 song, which features a George Harrison
vocal, had never been submitted to Massot for inclusion in the film
because Harrison's commission had been for an instrumental
soundtrack. Massot requested the inclusion of this song in the new
"director's cut" that he was preparing and Harrison agreed, on
con***ion that he be given cre*** only as the song's producer, that
the performance be cre***ed to the Remo Four (the backing group
accompanying Harrison's vocal), and that writing cre*** be given to
Colin Manley and Tony Ashton. The song was released in the UK as a
CD-single on January 20, 1999, on Massot's Pilar label. (3875)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 27. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1202)
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night. (1481)
[P] 1963
Paul McCartney drops by a recording session of Billy J. Kramer &
the Dakotas, who are recording two Lennon-McCartney songs, "Bad to
Me" and "I Call Your Name". (1848)
1964
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Theatre, Christchurch, South
Island, New Zealand. (2141)
1965
The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Teatro
Adriano, Rome, Italy. (2387)
1966
On a flight to Japan for five live concerts in Tokyo, The Beatles
are forced to make an unscheduled stop in Anchorage, Alaska,
because of a typhoon warning in Japan. (2549)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me
and My Monkey" (7 takes). (2856)
[G] 1981
George Harrison's single "All Those Years Ago" reaches #1 in the US
singles charts. (2510)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 28. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1203)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead, Cheshire.
The Beatles' first engagement for Top Rank, the foremost booking
organization in Britain. (1482)
1963
The Beatles perform for two "houses" at Queen's Hall, Leeds,
Yorkshire. Appearing with The Beatles is Acker Bilk and his
Paramount Jazz Band. Beatlemania is strong this rainy night, with
a crowd of 3,200 crammed into Queen's Hall to see The Beatles. The
promoter has about 20 stewards linking arms around the stage to
prevent overzealous fans from getting on stage with The Beatles.
One of the porters is bitten on the arm, and some fans crawl under
the stage, which is 5 feet high. The Beatles also evoke screaming
from girls in the audience, a phenomenon that is becoming
increasingly frequent during Beatles performances. (1831)
1965
The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Teatro
Adriano, Rome, Italy. (2388)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Rehearsal and recording (5 takes) of "Good Night", John's
lullaby for his 5-year-old son Julian. Ringo sings the lead vocal.
One these recordings is included on "The Beatles Anthology 3", but
since it had no clear ending, the end of the 'White Album' version
was tacked onto the track to complete it (Disc one, Track 12).
(2857)
[J] 1973
John and Yoko take part in a protest demonstration at the South
Vietnamese embassy in Washington, D.C. (2509)
[P] 1974
UK release of Paul McCartney and Wings single "Band On the Run/Zoo
Gang" (Apple). 7 weeks on the charts; highest position #3. (612)
[P] 1975
Wings' LP "Venus and Mars" reaches #1 in the UK charts. (3526)
[P] 1976
US release of Wings single "Let 'Em In/Beware My Love" (Capitol).
16 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #3. (204)
[P] 1991
"The Paul McCartney Liverpool Oratorio", composed by McCartney and
Carl Davis, receives its world premiere at the Anglican Cathedral
in Liverpool, performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic,
directed by Davis. (3652)
1996
Walter Shenson announces that The Beatles' movies "A Hard Day's
Night" and "HELP!" have been restored and will be the featured
films during a week-long "Film Preservation Festival" sponsored by
the US cable television network 'American Movie Classics'. Shenson
also announces that he has rejected an offer to sell the rights to
"A Hard Day's Night" to allow it to be colorized. (3410)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 29. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1204)
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime, and that night
they appear at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. Ten
groups appear at the Tower for "Operation Big Beat III", with The
Beatles topping the bill. (1483)
1964
The Beatles perform two shows at Festival Hall, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia. During one of the performances, a group of
malcontents throw rotten eggs at The Beatles, and the police have
to intervene to save the perpetrators from angry Beatles fans.
(2142)
1965
The Beatles, on a two-week European tour, fly from Rome, Italy, to
Nice, France. (2389)
[J] 1973
John and Yoko attend the Watergate hearings. (2508)
[R] 1992
UK release of Ringo Starr CD, LP, and cassette "Time Takes Time"
(Private Music). Songs: "Don't Know a Thing About Love", "Don't Go
Where the Road Don't Go", "Golden Blunders", "All in the Name of
Love", "I Don't Believe You", "Runaways", "In a Heartbeat", "What
Goes Around", "Weight of the World", and "After All These Years".
(856)
[G] 1998
George Harrison announces that, contrary to previous reports that
lumps taken from his neck in August 1997 were not cancerous, he has
been receiving radiation treatment for throat cancer. Harrison
says "I'm not going to die on you folks just yet," indicating that
he is currently free of cancer and that he has been given a clean
bill of health. Harrison blames cigarette smoking as the cause of
his cancer. (3686)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 30. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at the Neston Institute, Wirral. (1422)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1205)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Heswall Jazz Club, Barnston Women's
Institute, Heswall, Wirral. Support act is The Big Three. (1484)
1963
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
The Beatles' song list this night is "Some Other Guy", "Thank You
Girl", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Misery", "A Taste of
Honey", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Love Me Do", "From Me to You",
"Baby It's You", "Please Please Me", and "Twist and Shout". (1832)
1964
The Beatles perform two shows at Festival Hall, Brisbane,
Australia. These are the final performances of their world tour.
(2143)
1965
The Beatles perform one show at the Palais des Expositions, Nice,
France. (2390)
1966
The Beatles perform a concert at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo,
Japan. This performance is filmed, The Beatles wearing black
suits. The following day's first performance will also be filmed;
for this one The Beatles are wearing white suits. The strict
police presence casts a pall on the Japanese concerts, with 3,000
police observing each concert played in front of 10,000 fans. Two
songs from this performance were released on "The Beatles Anthology
2": "Rock and Roll Music" and "She's a Woman" (Disc one, Track
24-25). (2550)
[G] 1973
George Harrison's single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)"
reaches #1 in the US charts. (3678)
1992
US release of Beatles CD set, "Beatles UK EP Set on CD"
(Capitol/Parlophone/Apple). Includes all original Beatles EPs
released in the UK, plus a bonus CD with stereo versions of the
songs "The Inner Light", "Baby You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman",
and "This Boy". (475)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on July 1. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. This is the final night of their 92-night stand at this
club. The Beatles travel back to Liverpool on July 2 and 3, and
take a holiday from July 4 through July 12. (1206)
1962
The Beatles perform a night show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
Also appearing at the ****rn is Gene Vincent. (1485)
1963
The Beatles in the recording studio: Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London. The Beatles record the songs for their next single, "She
Loves You" and "I'll Get You" (under the working title "Get You In
the End"). It takes 345 minutes to record the two songs; the
number of takes is not documented. EMI will issue "She Loves
You/I'll Get You" on the Parlophone label on August 23. It will go
on to become The Beatles' first million-selling single, reaching
that milestone on November 27 (or October 11, according to one
source). The single also had an unusual chart experience. It was
#1 for 4 weeks, dropped to #2 or #3 for the next 7 weeks, then
regained the #1 chart position for another 2 weeks. The Beatles'
recording schedule having been published in the weekly pop papers,
a large crowd had gathered outside EMI's Abbey Road Studios, and
the police had to be summoned twice. One girl managed to get
inside the studio, being intercepted just before she reached John
Lennon. (1833)
[J] 1965
John Lennon's second book, "A Spaniard In the Works", is published
in the US by Simon and Schuster. (2384)
1965
The Beatles, on a tour in Europe, fly from Nice, France, to Madrid,
Spain. (2391)
1966
The Beatles perform two shows at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo,
Japan. The first show is filmed, The Beatles wearing white suits.
(2551)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording of bass track and John's lead vocal for
"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey". (2858)
[J] 1968
Opening of John Lennon's art exhibition "You Are Here" at the
Robert Fraser Gallery in London, featuring Lennon's sculpture
"Built Around", which visitors are invited to add whatever they
like onto. The show, which is dedicated to Yoko, is launched with
the release of 365 balloons. Students at Hornsey Art College sent
John a rusty bicycle with the note, "This exhibit was inadvertently
left out." Lennon placed it on exhibit immediately. (2859)
[J] 1969
After visiting John's aunt in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, John,
his son Julian, Yoko, and her daughter Kyoko are in an auto
accident in Golspie, Scotland. No other vehicles are involved.
John requires 17 stitches to close a facial wound; Yoko receives 14
stitches. Kyoko needs 4 stitches, while Julian suffers from shock.
The accident causes John to miss the start of the "Abbey Road"
recording sessions, although some of the songs destined for that
album have already been recorded to varying degrees of completion.
John and Yoko will also be unable to appear at the press conference
accompanying the release of "Give Peace a Chance", so Ringo and
Maureen will appear in their place. (3078)
1969
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). George Martin, having agreed to resume acting as The
Beatles' producer (on con***ion that they behave themselves in the
studio), rejoins The Beatles in the studio, but only Paul arrives
this day. He records a lead vocal for "You Never Give Me Your
Money". John Lennon, having been in a serious car accident that
day in Scotland, will miss several days' worth of recording
sessions. This day formally begins the recording sessions for
"Abbey Road" (which is unnamed at this point), even though The
Beatles have several songs already near completion for the album.
(3079)
[G] 1972
The movie "Concert for Bangla Desh" opens in the UK. (2491)
1991
US re-release of Beatles' original UK singles as cassette singles.
Five of the 22 singles were issued on this date; five more released
on Aug. 5, Sept. 3, and Oct.7. The last two were released on Nov.
4. (469)
** The following events all took place sometime in July. **
** Any help in determining the exact dates would be appreciated. **
[J] 1946
Freddie Lennon, John's father, returns and takes the five-year-old
John to Blackpool for a holiday. Freddie tries to persuade his
young son to leave England with him. John is placed in the
position of having to choose between his mother and his father --
he chooses to stay with his Aunt Mimi so he can be close to his
mother, Julia. (883)
1960
For one week in early July, The Silver Beatles provide live musical
backing for a stripper named "Janice". Unable to read the sheet
music she gave them, The Silver Beatles perform old standards like
"The Third Man Theme", "Summertime", "September Song", and "Begin
the Beguine". (1429)
[J] 1971
John Lennon records demos of his song "I'm the Greatest". He will
later give the song to Ringo Starr for his album "Ringo". (3420)
[J] 1973
John Lennon begins recording songs for his "Mind Games" LP.
Recording will be completed sometime in August. (3489)
[J] 1980
John Lennon and a five-man crew sail to Bermuda on Lennon's 63-foot
yacht 'Isis'. During the trip he begins to compose music again.
(3683)
1987
US release of CD "The Beatles: The Early Tapes" (Polydor).
Contains 14 Tony Sheridan recordings. (408)
1987
UK re-release of Beatles compilation album "The Beatles Box" on
cassette (EMI). Eight cassettes, each with a 4-page booklet,
containing a total of 126 Beatles songs. The original release on
vinyl LPs, issued in 1980, had been deleted in 1982. (781)
[J] 1991
Re-release of John Lennon 4-CD box set "Lennon" (Capitol).
Technically, this is the first official US release, because the
previous release on Oct. 30, 1990, had been of sets imported from
Europe. (471)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on July 2. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard,
Wallasey. Johnny Gentle, having heard that his old tour backing
band was playing, arrives unannounced, and he joins the Silver
Beetles on stage to sing a few numbers. (1423)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens. (1486)
1963
Having contracted for 11 more radio programs of the series "Pop Go
the Beatles", The Beatles go to Studio 5 of Maida Vale Studios in
London to tape program #5 (there were 4 previous e***ions of the
program). They record a cover version of Elvis Presley's "That's
All Right (Mama)", which was a rip-off of Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup's
song "My Baby Left Me". Other songs recorded for the program were
"There's a Place", Chuck Berry's "Carol", Arthur Alexander's
"Soldier of Love", Carl Perkins' "Lend Me Your Comb", and the
Jodimars' "Clarabella". Three ad***ional songs were recorded but
omitted from the broadcast tape, The Coasters' "Three Cool Cats",
Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen", and The Beatles' own "Ask Me
Why". The Beatles guests for this program were Duffy Power & the
Graham Bond Quartet. Broadcast on July 16. Several recordings
from this day are included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at
the BBC": "That's All Right (Mama)", "Carol", "Soldier of Love",
and "Clarabella" (Disc one, Tracks 15-19). "Lend Me Your Comb" is
included on "The Beatles Anthology 1" (Disc 1, Track 27). (1834)
1964
The Beatles arrive at London Airport, returning from their first
world tour. Tired of the screaming fans, of being pushed in
several different directions at once, of being introduced to an
endless stream of local dignitaries, and of answering the same
questions again and again at press conference after press
conference, The Beatles were mightily glad to be back home. (2144)
1965
The Beatles, on a short tour in Europe, play a concert in a
bullring, the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain. (2392)
1966
The Beatles perform two shows at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo,
Japan. (2552)
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording Ringo's lead and backing vocals for "Good
Night". (2860)
1969
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Paul records "Her Majesty". Then Paul, George, and Ringo
record 15 takes of "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" (the two
songs recorded as one continuous piece). For the basic rhythm
track, Paul contributes piano and guide vocal, George plays bass,
and Ringo plays drums. John is absent, still in the hospital in
Golspie, Scotland, following a serious auto accident the previous
day. (3080)
[J] 1969
John's former wife Cynthia rushes up to Golspie, Scotland, to get
Julian, who had been in an auto accident with John, Yoko, and
Kyoko. Though relatively unhurt physically, Julian was suffering
from shock. (3084)
[J] 1980
A Holstein cow owned by John and Yoko is sold for a record
$265,000 at auction. (3684)
[J] 1984
UK re-release of John Lennon LP "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band"
(Fame). (750)
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