The Beatles History: Daily action

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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 1. **
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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 Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night.
1962
The Beatles perform at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud.
1963
The Beatles record an appearance for the ABC Television program
"Big Night Out", a comedy program. The Beatles perform lip-sync to
"From Me to You", "She Loves You", and "Twist and Shout", taping
before a studio audience of 600. Recorded at Didsbury Studio
Centre, Manchester. Broadcast on September 7.
1967
The four Beatles meet at Paul McCartney''s house to decide upon
their next course of action. They decide to postpone their planned
trip to India and to begin the already-delayed production of the
"Magical Mystery Tour" movie. They have two songs already recorded
for the movie, "Magical Mystery Tour" and "Your Mother Should
Know". A recording session is set for September 5, and filming is
scheduled to begin on September 11.
[J] 1969
John, George, and Ringo attend Bob Dylan''s concert at the Isle of
Wight Festival.
1972
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Something New" (Odeon).
[P] 1986
UK release of Paul McCartney CD and LP "Press to Play"
(Parlophone). Songs: "Press", "Stranglehold", "Good Times
Coming/Feel the Sun", "Talk More Talk", "Footprints", "Only Love
Remains", "Pretty Little Head", "Move Over Busker", "Angry", and
"However Absurd". The CD release has the bonus tracks "Write
Away", "Tough On a Tightrope", and "It''s Not True".
1999
US premiere of the restored and digitally remastered animated
Beatles motion picture "Yellow Submarine". The film''s audio track
has been remixed in 5.1 Surroundsound. First US showings are in
Boston and Seattle. Other cities in which the movie will be
screened through mid-September: Los Angeles, San Diego, San
Francisco, Minneapolis, Denver, New York, and Chicago.
** The following events all took place sometime in September. **
1960
The Beatles become friends with Klaus Voorman and Astrid Kirchherr,
who belong to a group of existentialist intellectuals/artists known
as ''exis''. Voorman is a beat music fan and wants to design record
covers (he will design the cover for The Beatles'' 1966 album
"Revolver"). Kirchherr is a photographer, and she takes many
photographs of The Beatles. Astrid and Stu Sutcliffe fall in love
and they become engaged in November or December.
1961
"Mersey Beat" reports the formation of the first Beatles fan club
by Bernard Boyle.
1961
Germany release of EP "Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers", the
first release of the songs "Why" and "Cry For a Shadow". This
makes "Cry For a Shadow", a George Harrison/John Lennon
instrumental on which only The Beatles play, the first Beatles
composition to appear on record.
1967
The Beatles hire a group of three Dutch designers, who go by the
name "The Fool", to design a boutique. The initial investment is
100,000 pounds. The Fool agreed to stock the boutique with their
own unique clothing designs. Paul made the suggestion that the
boutique be named "Apple". Unfortunately, it wasn''t long before
problems arose with The Fool taking Apple merchandise home without
paying for it.
1967
A papier-mâché caricature of the Beatles, created by British
cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, appears on the cover of the US news
magazine "TIME".
[P] 1971
Paul McCartney and Wings record the "Wild Life" LP.
[J] 1971
John and Yoko, in a room at the St. Regis Hotel in New York, record
the soundtrack for their film "Clock". The film will be screened
at Yoko''s art exhibit in Syracuse, New York, on October 9.
[R] 1972
Ringo Starr records the songs "Fiddle About" and "Tommy''s Holiday
Camp", from the Who rock opera "Tommy", with the London Symphony
Orchestra and Chamber Choir for an LP of the entire rock opera.
Other artists appearing on the album are The Who, Steve Winwood,
Richie Havens, Rod Stewart, Richard Harris, Maggie Bell, Sandy
Denny, Graham Bell, and Merry Clayton.
1977
UK re-release of Beatles singles box set "The Beatles Collection"
(EMI). Same as the UK singles set released on March 6, 1976 except
for adding a 24th single, "Back in the USSR/Twist and Shout". In
June 1978 a 25th single was added to the set, "Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely
Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help From My Friends/A Day In the
Life". The set was available through mail order. It was deleted
in April 1981.
[R] 1981
US re-release of Ringo Starr LP''s "Beaucoups of Blues" and "Blast
From Your Past" (both Capitol).
1982
US re-release of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band"
(Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs). Half-speed master recording.
1982
US release of 13-LP boxed set "The Beatles: The Collection" (Mobile
Fidelity Sound Labs). Half-speed master recordings of the 12
original stereo UK Beatles albums [*] plus the US LP "Magical
Mystery Tour". [*"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",
"Yellow Submarine", "Abbey Road", and "Let It Be".]
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 2. **
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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 Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at Convention Hall,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Days before the concert, Philadelphia
had experienced race-riots. The Beatles, who are Civil Rights
supporters, are shocked to see that their audience of 13,000 is
completely white. The concert is broadcast live by a local radio
station.
[G] 1978
George Harrison marries Olivia Arias in a secret ceremony at
Henley-on-Thames Register Office.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 3. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club, Liverpool, at lunchtime and
at Queen''s Hall, Widnes, Lancashire, at night. The support act is
Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, who are still a bit upset over their
drummer, Ringo Starr, having been lured away from them. Before
long, though, the tension disappears.
[B] 1963
Once again, The Beatles record three radio programs in one day, the
final three e***ions of "Pop Go the Beatles" (shows nos. 13-15).
Recorded at Aeolian Hall, London. For show #13 The Beatles perform
"Too Much Monkey Business", "Till There Was You", "Love Me Do",
"She Loves You", "I''ll Get You", and "The Hippy Hippy Shake".
Also, "A Taste of Honey", recorded later in the day for show #14,
was inserted into show #13. The Beatles'' guests for #13 were
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. Broadcast on September 10. For show
#14 The Beatles perform "Chains", "You Really Got a Hold On Me",
"Misery", "A Taste of Honey" (later inserted into program #13),
"Lucille", "From Me to You", and "Boys". Broadcast on September
17, with guests the Marauders. For show #15 The Beatles perform
"She Loves You", "Ask Me Why", "Devil In Her Heart", "I Saw Her
Standing There", "Sure to Fall (In Love With You)", and "Twist and
Shout". The Beatles'' guests were Tony Rivers & the Castaways, the
core of the group that would later record for Apple, Grapefruit.
Broadcast on September 24. [Note: a recording from this day is
included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC"--from show
#13, "Too Much Monkey Business" (Disc one, Track 5)].
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform two shows at the Indiana
State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana. Combined attendance
for both shows is 29,337.
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Ringo rejoins the Beatles. When he arrives, Mal Evans
has decorated his drum kit with flowers. Ringo is back, but George
Martin is absent, having started a month-long holiday. Engineer
Ken Scott takes on the role of producer. EMI''s 8-track recording
equipment is now installed in the studio, but only because The
Beatles had "liberated" it from a technical expert''s office (an
action which nearly resulted in the firing of engineer Dave
Harries, who assisted in the matter). George Harrison works on a
backwards guitar solo. Work is done on "While My Guitar Gently
Weeps", although this day''s results will be scrapped when the song
is re-recorded from scratch beginning on September 5.
[J] 1971
John and Yoko fly to New York, leaving the UK together for the last
time. John would never return.
[B] 1984
UK re-release of Beatles LP "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl"
(Music For Pleasure).
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 4. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1962
The Beatles'' first formal recording session at EMI''s Abbey Road
studios. George Martin did not consider any of the recordings from
June 6 to be good enough for commercial release, so he called The
Beatles back into the studio to try again. They rehearse six
songs, including "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me", and two of
the songs are picked for recording: "Love Me Do" and Mitch Murray''s
song "How Do You Do It". The Beatles are unhappy with recording
Murray''s song, which they had rearranged from the original demo
that George Martin had sent them. However, Martin is insistent,
and they do record the song. An unknown number of takes of "How Do
You Do It" are recorded, but over 15 takes of "Love Me Do", with
Ringo Starr drumming, are taped. Mitch Murray is notified the next
day that his song will be released by The Beatles, but he will be
told later that things have changed (when "Love Me Do" and then
"Please Please Me" are chosen over "How Do You Do It"). The song
will eventually be given to Gerry & the Pacemakers, who will use
The Beatles'' arrangement in their recording of it, and they will
reach #1 on the charts with it. The Beatles'' recording of "How Do
You Do It" is included on "The Beatles Anthology 1" (Disc 1, Track
23).
[B] 1963
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Worcester. Their fee
is 250 pounds.
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at Milwaukee Arena,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
[B] 1965
"Help!" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).
[B] 1968
The Beatles are at Twickenham Film Studios to tape promotional
videos for "Hey Jude" and "Revolution". The vocals are recorded
live over the pre-recorded instrumental tracks to circumvent the
British Musicians Union ban on lip-sync performances. Michael
Lindsay-Hogg directs the filming (he''d directed the "Paperback
Writer" and "Rain" videos). Four color video clips are created,
two each for "Hey Jude" and "Revolution". For "Hey Jude", The
Beatles are accompanied by a 36-piece orchestra and 300 fans and
other assorted extras who join in singing the long refrain. "Hey
Jude" is broadcast on September 8 for UK television, in black and
white, on the ITV program "Frost on Sunday". It is re-shown on
"Top of the Pops", twice (Sept. 12 and 26). It is broadcast again
on December 26, for "Top of the Pops ''68". "Revolution" is only
shown once in the UK, on the Sept. 19 e***ion of "Top of the Pops".
In the US, "Hey Jude" is broadcast on October 6 and "Revolution"
is broadcast on October 13 (both in color and both on "The Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour").
[P] 1971
Paul and Linda McCartney''s single "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
reaches #1 in the US charts.
[P] 1987
UK re-release of Paul McCartney LP "McCartney II" (Fame). Note:
Keith Badman and Chip Madinger/Mark Easter give the alternate date
of October 5, 1987, for this re-release.
[G] 1989
UK release of soundtrack album on CD, LP and cassette: "Lethal
Weapon 2", which includes the George Harrison track "Cheer Down"
(Warner Brothers).
[B] 1989
UK re-release of Beatles singles on 3-inch CD: "Let It Be/You Know
My Name (Look Up the Number)" and "Something/Come Together" (EMI).
[R] 1989
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band complete their first tour with a
performance at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 5. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[B] 1959
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
Advertisements for the evening show listed the Beatles as
performers, but they were withdrawn from the bill and rescheduled
for the following night.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night, having rescheduled
their lunchtime show to give them time to get back to Liverpool
from London.
[B] 1963
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Taunton.
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at the International
Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois.
[J] 1966
John Lennon flies to Celle, West Germany (a NATO tank range near
Hanover) to begin filming his first and only solo film role, in
Richard Lester''s "How I Won the War". John had to have his hair
cut for the movie, the "haircut heard ''round the world". In the
role of Muskateer Gripweed, John wears wire-rimmed "granny
glasses", which he adopts in his personal life from then on.
Previously he has refused to wear glasses in public, even though he
is severely myopic. With this movie role, John becomes the first
Beatle to work professionally without the other members of the
group. John''s minor film role leaves him plenty of time to kill on
the movie set and during the long nights with nothing to do. It is
during this time that Lennon''s songwriting becomes primarily
introspective, along with his increasing experimentation with LSD.
He also becomes heavily involved in the art world, being sought out
by publishers, print engravers, and greeting card companies for his
writings and sketches (Wiener).
[B] 1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios,
London). Recording begins for John''s song "I Am the Walrus".
Sixteen takes are taped of the rhythm track. The impressive
multitude of overdubs that distinguish the song will be recorded in
later sessions. Take 16, the basic track of "I Am the Walrus"
before the overdubs were added, is included on "The Beatles
Anthology 2" (Disc two, Track 14).
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording overdubs onto "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
After hearing playbacks, George Harrison decides to re-make the
song, recording takes 17-44 of a basic track with himself on
acoustic guitar and singing a guide vocal, Ringo on drums, John on
lead guitar, and Paul on piano/organ.
[P] 1975
UK release of Wings single "Letting Go/You Gave Me the Answer"
(Capitol).
[J] 1979
John Lennon begins taping a verbal memoir, which includes
criticisms of Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, and Bob Dylan.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 6. **
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club, Liverpool - a night show.
1962
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool,
and that night they perform at the Rialto Ballroom, Toxteth,
Liverpool.
1963
UK release of Beatles EP "The Beatles Hits" (Parlophone). Songs:
"From Me to You", "Thank You Girl", "Please Please Me", and "Love
Me Do". Highest chart position: #1.
1963
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Luton, Bedfordshire.
1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at Olympia Stadium,
Detroit, Michigan. Two shows in the city that had produced some of
The Beatles'' favorite music.
[J] 1966
John Lennon''s hair is given an army regulation haircut for his role
as Muskateer Gripweed in Richard Lester''s film "How I Won the War".
Headlines around the world report the unthinkable--a Beatle has
gotten a haircut!
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Overdubs are recorded for "I Am the Walrus", including
Paul''s bass, Ringo''s drums, and John''s lead vocal. Then Paul
records a demo version of "The Fool On the Hill", singing and
playing piano. This is followed by The Beatles recording take one
of the rhythm track for "Blue Jay Way". This session begins at
7:00 pm and ends at 3:00 am. The demo of "The Fool On the Hill" is
included on "The Beatles Anthology 2" (Disc two, Track 15).
[P] 1968
Paul McCartney films a short film with Mary Hopkin, accompanying
her on piano, for inclusion in a six-minute promotional film about
Mary. Broadcast on September 10.
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Overdubs are recorded onto "While My Guitar Gently
Weeps", bringing the song to conclusion. Perhaps the most
prestigious outside musician to play on a Beatles recording is in
the studio with them. Eric Clapton records a guitar solo onto
George''s song. Paul plays a fuzz bass guitar, Ringo adds
percussion, George adds some organ notes, and then George records
his lead vocal. Engineer Ken Scott continues to act as producer to
fill in for the vacationing George Martin.
[J] 1972
John and Yoko appear (with Elephant''s Memory) live on Jerry Lewis''
Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 7. **
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime. That night
they play at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform at Newton Dancing School, Village Hall,
Thingwall Rd., Irby, Heswall, Wirral, Cheshire.
1963
The Beatles, traveling to Croydon, stop at the Playhouse Theatre in
London to record an appearance on the BBC radio program "Saturday
Club", a special e***ion marking the show''s 5th anniversary. The
Beatles record the songs "I Saw Her Standing There", "Memphis",
"Happy Birthday Saturday Club" (arrangement cre***ed to John
Lennon), "I''ll Get You", "She Loves You", and "Lucille". Broadcast
on October 5. The last three songs are included in the portion of
the program that is broadcast overseas. Following the "Saturday
Club" recording session, Paul McCartney tapes a solo interview for
"A World of Sound", broadcast on November 21. This day''s recording
of "Lucille" is included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at the
BBC" (Disc one, Track 31).
1963
The Beatles perform at Fairfield Hall in Croydon.
1964
US release of various artists LP "The Big Hits From England and the
USA" (Capitol). Includes songs by The Beatles: "Can''t Buy Me Love"
and "You Can''t Do That".
1964
The Beatles, again swerving into Canada during their American tour,
perform two shows at Maple Leaf Gardens, Ontario, Canada.
Attendance for both shows is 35,522.
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording vocal overdubs for "Blue Jay Way". The session
begins at 7:00 pm and ends at 3:15 am.
1969
The US cartoon series, "The Beatles", is cancelled after four
years.
[G] 1976
A court rules that George Harrison plagiarized the chorus from
"He''s So Fine" when writing his big hit "My Sweet Lord". The
following November 8, damages in the amount of $587,000 will be
awarded to Bright Tunes, publishers of "He''s So Fine". The damages
will be paid on February 26, 1981, to ABKCO, Allen Klein''s company,
which had bought ownership of the copyright to "He''s So Fine" in
1980.
[G] 1976
George Harrison is found guilty of "subconscious plagiarism" of the
song "He''s So Fine" in the composition of his song "My Sweet Lord".
Harrison is ordered to pay $587,000 in royalties as compensation.
[P] 1976
Having purchased the rights to Buddy Holly''s song catalog, Paul
McCartney stages the first "Buddy Holly Week" celebration,
beginning on the anniversary of Holly''s birth. This will become an
annual event.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 8. **
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at St. John''s Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the YMCA, Birkenhead, Cheshire, and at the
Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead.
[B] 1963
The Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool.
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on a tour of America (with a few stops in Canada),
perform two shows at the Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Total
attendance: 21,000. From Montreal The Beatles were scheduled to
fly to Jacksonville, Florida. However, "Hurricane Dora" was
heading straight for Jacksonville, so The Beatles were diverted to
Key West. In an amazing display of resourcefulness, hundreds of
screaming fans greeted The Beatles at Key West, even though no
announcement had been made of the flight change. "Hurricane Dora"
did indeed strike Jacksonville, causing a tremendous amount of
damage.
[B] 1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Recording the song "Flying" (under the working title
"Aerial Tour Instrumental"). This is The Beatles'' first
instrumental track, and the first song cre***ed to all four
Beatles: Harrison-Lennon-McCartney-Starkey. The song at the end of
this session is quite different from the released version. It
originally ended with a jazzy saxophone solo copied from an unknown
source. On take six, three separate organ parts are recorded and
then played backwards onto different tracks. Then, John adds a
mellotron track and the four Beatles overdub a scat chant.
[R] 1969
Ringo is admitted to Middle*** Hospital for treatment of intestinal
difficulties. He will be released on Sept. 11.
[P] 1977
Guitarist Jimmy McCulloch leaves Wings and joins Small Faces.
[J] 1980
John and Yoko begin a lengthy series of interviews with David Sheff
for "Playboy" magazine. Excerpts from the interviews will be
released on the 1983 album "Heart Play--Unfinished Dialogue".
Ad***ional clips will be aired in the US on "The Lost Lennon
Tapes". The "Playboy" interview will appear in the January 1981
issue.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 9. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night. Also on the bill
is Clinton Ford, who''d had two Top 30 singles.
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Chris Thomas, George Martin''s assistant, assumes the
duties of producer for The Beatles from this date until Martin''s
return from vacation on October 1. The Beatles record "Helter
Skelter" (21 takes). John played bass and honked on a saxophone.
Mal Evans tried his best at playing trumpet. Paul recorded his
lead vocal while George ran about the studio holding a flaming
ashtray above his head.
[J] 1971
US release of John Lennon LP "Imagine" (Apple). Songs: "Imagine",
"Crippled Inside", "Jealous Guy", "It''s So Hard", "I Don''t Want to
Be a Soldier Mama, I Don''t Want to Die", "Gimme Some Truth", "Oh My
Love", "How Do You Sleep?", "How?", "Oh Yoko". 30 weeks on
Billboard chart; highest position #1. [Note: Later releases of the
album will change the name of "Gimme Some Truth" to "Give Me Some
Truth", and "I Don''t Want to Be a Soldier Mama, I Don''t Want to
Die" is changed to simply "I Don''t Want to be a Soldier" (and the
original release liner has the spellings "Wanna" and "Mamma").]
[J] 1971
While John and Yoko are taping an appearance on the US televison
show "The Dick ****tt Show", John Lennon says The Beatles broke up
due to "Beatlemania and screaming crowds that drowned out the
music, not because of Yoko Ono." Broadcast on Sept. 23. [Note: a
reader has written in stating that a bootleg video of the taping of
this program shows a clapper board bearing the date September 8,
1971, a day earlier. Keith Badman also reports this event
occurring on the 8th.]
[J] 1973
John Lennon sells Tittenhurst Park to Ringo Starr.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 10. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[J] 1939
Cynthia Powell (John Lennon''s first wife) is born in Blackpool,
England.
[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and at Queen''s
Hall, Widnes at night. Rory Storm & the Hurricanes are the
supporting act at Widnes.
[B] 1963
The newspaper with the world''s biggest circulation, Britain''s
"Daily Mirror", publishes a two-page feature article about The
Beatles. Written by writer/columnist Donald Zec, the feature is
entitled "Four Frenzied Little Lord Fauntleroys Who Are Earning
5,000 Pounds A Week" (which was an overstatement about how much
money The Beatles were bringing in at the time). Zec, who had
attended a Beatles performance in Luton on Sept. 6 and then invited
them to his home to complete the interview, referred to The
Beatles'' haircuts as "A stone-age hair style". The article
provided a "...major boost to their career" (Bill Harry).
[O] 1965
UK release of The Silkie single "You''ve Got to Hide Your Love Away"
(Fontana). The song, cre***ed to Lennon-McCartney, was written by
John Lennon. The Silkie is a folk group managed by Brian Epstein,
and John Lennon and Paul McCartney produced the recording. Paul
plays guitar on the song, and George Harrison plays tambourine.
Highest UK chart position: no. 29. Released in the US on September
20, 1965 (Fontana), where it will peak at no. 10 in the Billboard
singles chart. The Beatles'' version of "You''ve Got to Hide Your
Love Away" appears on their LP "HELP!" (and in the movie "HELP!").
[B] 1966
The Beatles'' LP "Revolver" reaches #1 in the US charts.
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Completion of "Helter Skelter".
[J] 1969
The New Cinema Club in the Institute of Contemporary Arts screens
films by John and Yoko: "Self Portrait", "Smile", "Honeymoon", "Two
Virgins", and "Rape". An infra-red camera films audience reaction,
while two people, presumed to be John and Yoko, sit on stage inside
a white sack. "Self Portrait" is a film of John Lennon''s *****, in
various stages of erection. The film is not known to have been
reviewed. As Yoko would later say, "The critics wouldn''t touch
it."
[B] 1982
UK release of Beatles LP "The Complete Silver Beatles"
(Audiofidelity). 12 tracks from the Decca au***ion of January 1,
1962. Songs: "Three Cool Cats", "Crying, Waiting, Hoping",
"Searchin''", "Sheik of Araby", "Money", "To Know Her Is to Love
Her", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "Memphis", "Sure to Fall", "Till
There Was You", "September in the Rain", and "Besame Mucho". First
UK release of these tracks.
[R] 1992
Ringo Starr appears on the MTV Video Awards show on US television.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 11. **
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club, Liverpool - a lunchtime
show.
1962
The Beatles return to EMI Studios in London for a third attempt at
recording their first single. George Martin insists that studio
drummer Andy White take Ringo Starr''s place during the session.
Ringo is left to play maracas on "P.S. I Love You" and tambourine
on "Love Me Do". Ten takes of "P.S. I Love You" and 18 takes of
"Love Me Do" are recorded, along with an unknown number of takes of
"Please Please Me". George Martin suggests that "Please Please Me"
could be improved with increased tempo and tight vocal harmonies.
"Love Me Do" is selected to be The Beatles'' first A-side, with
"P.S. I Love You" on the flip side (a reversal of the original
plan). The single is issued on October 5, and it features a Sept.
4 version of "Love Me Do" (Version I) that has Ringo on drums. The
album "Please Please Me", however, includes Version II, with Andy
White on drums. One of this recording session''s takes of "Please
Please Me" is included on "The Beatles Anthology 1" (Disc 1, Track
24).
1963
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI''s Abbey Road
studios, London). Back in the studio to work on songs for their
2nd album, the title to be "With the Beatles". They record one
take of "I Wanna Be Your Man", two takes of "Little Child", 15
takes of "All I''ve Got to Do", nine takes of "Not a Second Time",
and the first seven takes of "Don''t Bother Me". The day before,
John and Paul had given the song "I Wanna Be Your Man" to the
Rolling Stones, who recorded it for a single which made it into the
Top 20.
1964
The Beatles, on tour in America, perform at the Gator Bowl in
Jacksonville, Florida. The Beatles had refused to perform until
they received an assurance from the local promoter that the
audience would not be segregated by race. Unfortunately, due to
the extensive damage that had been caused in Jacksonville by
"Hurricane Dora", 9,000 of the 32,000 persons who had purchased
tickets for The Beatles'' concert were unable to make it to the
show.
[G] 1964
George Harrison forms his own music publishing company, Mornyork
Ltd.
[O] 1964
UK release of Peter and Gordon single "I Don''t Want to See You
Again" (Columbia). The song, cre***ed to Lennon-McCartney, was
written by Paul McCartney. The single failed to chart in the UK.
Released in the US on September 21, 1964 (Capitol), where it
reached no. 16 in the Billboard singles chart. The Beatles never
recorded "I Don''t Want to See You Again", although it is probable
that a demo was recorded for Peter and Gordon''s recording manager
Norman Newall.
1965
"Help!" is the #1 single in the US for the second week in a row.
1967
Filming begins for "Magical Mystery Tour". The entire project is
poorly planned, poorly directed, and pretty chaotic all around .
There is no script, nor a very clear idea of exactly what is to be
accomplished, not even a clear direction about where the bus is
supposed to go. Things go wrong from the very start. The bus,
being decorated in its magical psychedelia, is two hours late,
leaving the assembled passengers and film crew cooling their heels.
The bus finally heads into the West Country, with Paul the only
Beatle on board. The first stop is at Virginia Water, Surrey, to
pick up John, George, and Ringo. During the day filming proceeds
inside the bus and at the day''s lunch stop, the Pied Piper
restaurant in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Everything is ad-libbed.
Late in the evening, the bus stops for the night in Teignmouth,
Devon (183 miles from London). Four hundred fans, who''d gotten
wind of The Beatles'' plans, greet them at their hotel. Later, Paul
conducts a spur-of-the-moment press conference, making vague
comments about The Beatles'' vague filming plans. After squabbles
break out amongst the bus passengers (over who is going to room
with whom), The Beatles recognize that some order must be
maintained. Paul, John, Neil Aspinall, and technical director
Peter Theobalds meet to roughly define what they hope to accomplish
the next day (they will do this every evening for the rest of the
trip).
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "Glass Onion" (34 takes).
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1959
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night. Also appearing is
Freddie & the Dreamers, and The Beatles serve as backing group for
vocalist Simone Jackson.
1963
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). More work on their 2nd album, "With the
Beatles"--ad***ional takes of songs that they''d previously
recorded. They tape 10 takes of "Hold Me Tight", which they''d
initially recorded on February 11 for their first album, but those
earlier takes had not been satisfactory. The Beatles then record
10 takes of "Don''t Bother Me", 16 takes of "Little Child", and six
takes of "I Wanna Be Your Man".
1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at Boston Garden, Boston,
Massachusetts.
1965
The Beatles'' album "Help!" reaches #1 in the US.
1967
Filming continues for "Magical Mystery Tour". The bus heads for
Widecombe on the Moor, where a local fair is being held and where
The Beatles hope to get some productive shooting accomplished. The
bus driver (Alf Manders) takes a shortcut to bypass the heavy
traffic, but ends up stuck on a bridge, causing a traffic jam. The
coach ends up having to drive in reverse for a half-mile before it
can turn around; the trip to Widecombe is dropped, disappointing
the many local fans who''d gotten wind of The Beatles'' planned visit
and gone to the fair. Meanwhile, the bus heads for lunch in
Plymouth, tailed by a 20-car convoy of journalists and
photographers. On to the town of Bodmin, where the bus stops for
shooting of the scene where Jolly Jimmy Johnson the Courier (played
by Derek Royle) comes onto the bus and welcomes everyone to the
Magical Mystery Tour. Finally, the bus travels to Newquay, its
stop for the night. Indeed, The Beatles, passengers, and film crew
will stay here for three nights, having decided it would be wiser
to work from an established base than go gallivanting around the
countryside.
1968
A promotional video of The Beatles performing "Hey Jude" is
broadcast on UK television, on the BBC1 program "Top of the Pops".
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording John''s lead vocal and tambourine overdubs onto
"Glass Onion".
[G] 1975
UK release of George Harrison single "You/World of Stone" (Apple).
[P] 1977
James Louis McCartney, son of Paul and Linda, is born.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club; that night
they appear at Riverpark Ballroom, Chester.
[B] 1963
The Beatles perform at Public Hall in Preston. After The Beatles''
performance, Paul McCartney drives 25 miles to the Imperial
Ballroom in Nelson to participate in judging for the "Imperial Miss
1963".
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform two shows at the Civic
Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Total attendance is 28,000.
[B] 1965
US release of Beatles single "Yesterday/Act Naturally" (Capitol).
11 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
[R] 1965
Zak Starkey, first child of Ringo and Maureen, is born.
[B] 1967
Filming continues for "Magical Mystery Tour". A scene with Aunt
Jessie and Buster Bloodvessel is filmed in the morning, at
Tregurrian Beach. In the afternoon they split into two groups.
John directed a scene he''d thought of: Happy Nat the Rubber Man
chases bikini-clad young women (and it was cold, too!) around the
Atlantic Hotel''s outdoor swimming pool. However, this scene is not
used in the completed movie. Paul and Ringo are with the other
group, filming a scene where Ringo and Aunt Jessie have an
argument. They also did some filming on the beach at Porth.
Meanwhile, George Harrison stayed at the hotel and recorded a
lengthy radio interview.
[B] 1967
The Beatles form an electronics company called Fiftyshapes, Ltd.
and they appoint John Alexis Mardas (Magic Alex) to be the
company''s director.
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). More overdubs for "Glass Onion" (piano and ad***ional
drums).
[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band makes its first live appearance, performing
live at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival. Assembled at the last
minute, the group rehearses on the plane flying them to Canada.
The band includes, John (rhythm guitar) and Yoko (voice), Eric
Clapton (lead guitar), Klaus Voorman (bass), and Alan White
(drums). Their performance is recorded and released on the LP
"Plastic Ono Band: Live Peace in Toronto--1969". The Plastic Ono
Band was asked to appear at the last minute due to poor ticket
sales. The Plastic Ono Band performs "Blue Suede Shoes", "Money",
"Dizzy Miss Lizzie", "Yer Blues", "Cold Turkey", and "Give Peace a
Chance". For the first part of the performance, Yoko remains
inside a large white bag. After "Give Peace a Chance", she steps
out and performs "Don''t Worry Kyoko (Mummy''s Only Looking For Her
Hand in the Snow)" and "John, John (Let''s Hope for Peace)".
Neither selection goes down very well with the audience--after all,
this IS a rock and roll revival. [Note: the track "Dizzy Miss
Lizzie" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" on the 1990 4-CD compilation
box set "Lennon".]
[P] 1971
Stella Nina McCartney, second child of Paul and Linda, is born.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.
[J] 1961
John Lennon''s new column "Around and About" began appearing in
"Mersey Beat", under the pseudonym "Beatcomber".
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey.
The Beatles head a bill of six groups for promoter Sam Leach''s
"Operation Big Beat V".
[B] 1963
The Beatles perform at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich.
[B] 1964
US release of interview LP "Hear The Beatles Tell All" (VeeJay).
Jim Steck interviews John Lennon; Dave Hull interviews all of The
Beatles.
[B] 1964
The Beatles perform for 12,603 screaming fans at the Civic Arena in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
[G] 1966
George Harrison and his wife Patti vacation in India. It is here
that George meets sitar master Ravi Shankar and begins taking
lessons from him on playing the instrument. George and Patti begin
practicing yoga, and George begins to feel a growing resentment at
being kept ''in the background'' in The Beatles, having to play
second fiddle to the Lennon-McCartney axis. George''s interest in
the sitar and Indian culture will ultimately provide him with
vehicles for what would become a major creative influence upon The
Beatles. This creative stimulus also sparks a songwriting surge
for George that leads John, Paul, and George Martin to have a
greater respect for Harrison''s songwriting abilities. George and
Patti will remain in India for a little over seven weeks; they
return to England on October 22.
[B] 1967
Filming continues for "Magical Mystery Tour". The Beatles search
for a quiet, secluded field in which they can conduct filming. But
once they''d disembarked from the bus and set up for shooting,
scores of onlookers began to crowd around, causing a traffic jam
that required the police to step in. Meanwhile, two sequences are
filmed at this location. One shows George, wearing an oversized
blue jacket, sitting in a cornfield and me***ating (the scene is
not used in the final film). The other, in a Mack Sennett type of
scene that is one of the more notable in the film, shows The
Beatles and their passengers crowding into a tiny tent (after all,
the tour IS magical, you know). The bus group''s lunch is filmed,
too, but nothing useful comes out of it. The one thing that wasn''t
filmed was when Paul, Ringo, and Neil Aspinall went to a local pub
(in the town of Perranporth) to meet the vacationing Spencer Davis.
Paul played the pub piano, leading a sing-along that included (in
the words of journalist Miranda Ward, who was there) "every pub
standard [except] "Yellow Submarine", which he refused to play".
[B] 1968
The Beatles'' single "Hey Jude/Revolution" reaches #1 in the UK
charts.
[R] 1993
Release of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band album "Ringo Starr &
His All-Starr Band: Live in Montreux" in the US (Rykodisc) and the
UK (Rykodisc). Released on CD and cassette. Recorded live at the
Montreux Jazz Festival. Ringo sings on the songs "I''m the
Greatest", "Don''t Go Where the Road Don''t Go", "Yellow Submarine",
"Weight of the World", "Boys", and "With a Little Help From My
Friends". Other ''All-Starrs'' sing the remaining songs, "Desperado"
(Joe Walsh), "I Can''t Tell You Why" (Timothy B. Schmit), "Girls
Talk" (Dave Edmunds), "Bang on the Drum" (Todd Rundgren), "Walking
Nerve" (Nils Lofgren), "Black Maria" (Todd Rundgren), "In the City"
(Joe Walsh), and "American Woman" (Burton Cummings).
[B] 1999
Release of compilation album by The Beatles, "Yellow Submarine
Songtrack" in the US (Apple/Capitol) and UK (Apple). Issued on CD
and cassette. Released in conjunction with the remastered animated
Beatles motion picture "Yellow Submarine" which is being released
in VHS and DVD formats also on this day. The remastered CD differs
from the original soundtrack album in that it does not contain the
George Martin score but instead includes all Beatles songs featured
in the movie. Contents: "Yellow Submarine", "Nowhere Man",
"Eleanor Rigby", "Love You To", "All Together Now", "Lucy in the
Sky With Diamonds", "Think For Yourself", "Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely
Hearts Club Band", "With a Little Help From My Friends", "Hey
Bulldog", "Only a Northern Song", "All You Need is Love", "When I''m
64", "Baby, You''re a Rich Man", and "It''s All Too Much". This is
the first Beatles release for which the original tracks have been
remastered. Highest US chart position: #15 (Billboard). Other top
chart positions: Austria - #8; Germany - #11; Sweden - #22;
Switzerland - #23.
[B] 1999
The animated Beatles motion picture "Yellow Submarine", restored
and digitally remastered, is released in the US and UK in both VHS
and DVD formats. In the US, "Yellow Submarine" will reach #1 on
Billboard''s "Top Video Sales" chart.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 15. **
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club. That
night they make two appearances, on different sides of the Mersey
River: Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey, and Village Hall,
Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich.
1963
The Beatles perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They are
one of 12 acts at the annual "Great Pop Prom", aiding the Printers''
Pension Corporation. The Rolling Stones also play.
1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at the Public Au***orium
in Cleveland, Ohio. During the performance a group of fans managed
to break through the line of police fronting the stage and get up
on-stage. Police ordered The Beatles off-stage in the middle of a
song, and the concert only resumed after Derek Taylor got on the
public-address system and pleaded for order to be restored so that
the rest of the performance would not be cancelled by the police.
[J] 1966
John Lennon and Neil Aspinall leave Germany, where the first round
of filming for "How I Won the War" has been completed. Before
moving on to Spain for the remainder of the shooting, Lennon and
Aspinall travel to Paris for a weekend visit with Paul McCartney
and Brian Epstein.
1967
Filming continues for "Magical Mystery Tour". Lunch is at James
and Amy Smedley''s fish and chip shop in Taunton, Somerset. The
Beatles are filmed and photographed eating their fish and chips,
the resulting photos being widely published (although the filmed
portion was e***ed from the finished movie). In the afternoon,
heading for home at week''s end, filming aboard the bus continues
with the shooting of the accordionist Shirley Evans leading the
passengers in gay tunes such as "Toot Toot Tootsie" and "When the
Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin'' Along". The first week''s
filming done, everyone heads for home.
[J] 1972
UK release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono with Elephant''s Memory double LP
"Some Time in New York City" (Apple). Songs: "Woman Is the Nigger
of the World", "Attica State", "New York City", "Sunday Bloody
Sunday", "The Luck of the Irish", "John Sinclair", "Angela", "We''re
All Water", "Sisters O Sisters", "Born in a Prison", and live
tracks: *"Cold Turkey", *"Don''t Worry Kyoko",#"Well (Baby Please
Don''t Go)", #"Jamrag", #"Scumbag", and #"Au". (*recorded live Dec.
15, 1969 at Lyceum in London; #recorded live June 6, 1971 at New
York''s Fillmore East with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of
Invention).
[G] 1975
US release of George Harrison single "You/World of Stone" (Apple).
10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #20.
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.
1963
US release of Beatles single "She Loves You/I''ll Get You" (Swan).
15 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
1963
The Beatles take a holiday. John and Cynthia Lennon travel to
Paris, to be joined later by Brian Epstein. George Harrison and
his brother Peter go to the US to visit their sister Louise, who
had been living in Benton, Illinois, since 1954. Paul McCartney
and Ringo Starr go to Greece.
1964
The Beatles perform before a capacity crowd of 12,000 at City Park
Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Recording a re-make of "Your Mother Should Know", giving
the song a stronger beat. Eleven takes are recorded, but this
version of the song will be discarded in favor of the original
recording. Take 27, recorded this day, is included on "The Beatles
Anthology 2" (Disc two, Track 16).
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). George Harrison was absent from this recording session.
Paul, John, and Ringo record "I Will" (67 takes). Paul sings and
plays acoustic guitar, Ringo plays maracas and cymbals, and John
taps out a beat with wood on metal. Between takes, Paul sings
several ad-lib bits, one of them the "Can you take me back where I
came from, can you take me back?" piece that is inserted after "Cry
Baby Cry" and before "Revolution 9" on "The Beatles". Two recorder
bits are overdubbed onto "Glass Onion". During the recording of "I
Will", Paul, joined by John and Ringo, performs a jam version of
his song "Step Inside Love", which evolves into the impromptu "Los
Paranoias". "Step Inside Love/Los Paranoias" is included on "The
Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 23). Also included on
"Anthology 3" is Take 1 of "I Will" (Disc one, Track 25).
[R] 1977
UK release of Ringo Starr single "Drowning in a Sea of Love/Just a
Dream" (Polydor).
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club, Liverpool, at lunchtime and
at Queen''s Hall, Widnes, that night.
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at Municipal Stadium,
Kansas City, Missouri. This would become known as the "extra"
show, because Kansas City Athletics (baseball team, now in Oakland)
owner Charles Finley paid The Beatles $150,000 to add a Kansas City
concert to their tour. The Beatles added the song "Kansas City/Hey
Hey Hey Hey" to their song list, with the Kansas City audience
being appropriately delighted. As in Cleveland, The Beatles had to
leave the stage in mid-concert until the audience calmed down
(somewhat). After The Beatles left Kansas City, the manager of
their hotel sold their bed linen to two Chicago businessmen for
$750. Unlaundered, the sheets and pillow cases were cut into
three-inch squares; each square was mounted on a card, packaged
with an affidavit of authenticity, and sold for $10 each. (The
towels with which The Beatles had mopped their faces after their
Hollywood Bowl concert had been similarly cut up and sold. Hotels
also received requests for the Beatles'' bathwater and used shaving
foam).
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Overdubs bring "I Will" to completion.
[B] 1969
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Abbey Road" (Apple).
[R] 1976
UK release of Ringo Starr LP "Ringo''s Rotogravure" (Polydor).
Songs: "A Dose of Rock and Roll", "Hey Baby", "Pure Gold",
"Cryin''", "You Don''t Know Me At All", "Cookin'' (in the Kitchen of
Love)", "I''ll Still Love You", "This Be Called a Song", "Las
Brisas", "Lady Gaye", and "Spooky Weirdness".
[B] 1999
The United States Postal Service (USPS) issues a postage stamp
honoring The Beatles. The 33-cent stamp includes the words "The
Beatles" and a picture of the yellow submarine, as depicted in the
animated motion picture "Yellow Submarine", on a blue background
(pictures/photos of living persons are never placed on postage
stamps in the United States). The issue of the stamp is announced
at a "first day of issuance" ceremony held at the Hard Rock Café in
Denver, Colorado. The stamp is one of 15 postage stamps issued to
represent the 1960''s as part of the USPS continuing series
"Celebrate the Century". All 15 stamps were selected by nationwide
(US) balloting conducted in May 1998.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at Dallas Memorial
Au***orium, Dallas, Texas.
[B] 1965
"Help!" is the #1 single in the US for the 3rd week in a row.
[J] 1966
John Lennon and Neil Aspinall travel to the main location for
filming of "How I Won the War", in and around Carboneras, Spain.
Lennon and Aspinall rent a house in Santa Isabel, near Almeria, for
the duration of location shooting. It is here that Lennon composes
"Strawberry Fields Forever".
[B] 1967
Filming re-commences for "Magical Mystery Tour", at the Raymond
Revuebar, Walker''s Court, London (a striptease club). Shooting the
sequence where The Beatles and the tour''s other male passengers
watch Jan Carson strip topless to the accompaniment of the Bonzo
Dog Doo-Dah Band, who play the song "Death Cab For Cutie". Knowing
that the scene as it was filmed would certainly be censored by the
BBC, The Beatles will e*** the finished film so that the word
"CENSORED" is plastered over Carson''s bare breasts.
[O] 1967
US release of Beach Boys LP "Smiley Smile", which contains the song
"Vegetables". Paul McCartney provided munching sounds for the
song. Released in the UK on November 20, 1967. [Note: one source
cre***s McCartney as being producer of the song.]
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Complete recording of "Birthday", from start to finish.
After taping 20 takes of the backing track, The Beatles, along with
Yoko Ono, Pattie Harrison, and Chris Thomas, leave the studio and
go to Paul''s house to watch the classic rock and roll film "The
Girl Can''t Help It" on BBC2. After that they go back into the
studio and record the overdubs for "Birthday". Mal Evans gets into
the act, adding handclaps, and Yoko and Pattie contribute backing
vocals.
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[B] 1934
Brian Epstein, The Beatles'' manager, is born.
[B] 1959
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club - a lunchtime show.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.
[B] 1967
The Beatles, who had neglected to book a stage at Shepperton Film
Studios in advance, are unable to find any sound stage for the
completion of filming for "Magical Mystery Tour". They book West
Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent, to serve as their filming
location. This site was used by the United States Army Air Force
during World War II as a base for American warplanes. The base
features 32 concrete blast walls that were built to protect the
American planes from enemy bomb blasts. The Beatles will film here
for six days, staying in a nearby hotel at night. Interior scenes
are shot in an enormous, empty hangar: the "Magician''s Laboratory",
the "Aunt Jessie''s Dream" sequence (where a grinning John Lennon
heaps piles of spaghetti onto the table while Buster Bloodvessel
attempts to console the distraught Jessie), George''s "Blue Jay Way"
sequence (where he ''plays'' a chalked keyboard), and the "Your
Mother Should Know" ballroom finale. The one interior sequence
shot elsewhere on the site was the "Army Recruiting Office" bit,
which stars Paul as Major McCartney and Victor Spinetti (who''d been
in both "A Hard Day''s Night" and "HELP!") as the Recruiting
Sergeant. Exterior scenes shot over the six days of filming
include the fabulous "I Am the Walrus" sequence.
[B] 1968
A promotional video of The Beatles performing "Revolution" is
broadcast on UK television, on the BBC1 program "Top of the Pops".
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Two/One, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "Piggies". The Beatles move from Studio Two to
Studio One to take advantage of a harpsichord that had been set up
for a classical music recording session the following morning.
George Harrison asks Chris Thomas to play the harpsichord, since
Thomas had studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and Thomas does
so. During the session, George plays for Thomas a new song of his,
"Something". Originally George intended to offer the song to
Jackie Lomax, but he instead ended up giving Joe ****er first use
of it (and helped ****er to record it). However, The Beatles'' own
version of "Something", recorded after ****er''s recording of it,
would be released two months ahead of ****er''s much-delayed record.
[P] 1976
Wings performs a concert in Vienna, Austria.
[J] 1988
US release of John Lennon single "Jealous Guy/Give Peace a Chance".
The A-side had not been previously released on a single. Tie-in
to the film/LP "Imagine: John Lennon".
[J] 1996
The handwritten lyrics to John Lennon''s song "Being For the Benefit
of Mr. Kite" are sold at Sotheby''s auction in London for 66,400
pounds ($103,500). Written in 1967 by Lennon, the lyrics (copied
from a 19th century circus poster) go for more than twice the
pre-auction estimate. The sale exceeds the 1993 auction price of
45,400 pounds ($70,000) paid for Lennon''s lyrics to "I Am the
Walrus". The record paid for handwritten Beatle lyrics is the
161,000 pounds ($250,000) paid for Paul McCartney''s "Getting
Better". Lennon''s handwritten lyrics to "With a Little Help From
My Friends", under the working title "Bad Finger Boogie", had been
expected to bring in 80,000 pounds ($124,000), but the owner
withdrew the item before the auction began. Those lyrics show the
song''s second line originally being "Would you throw a tomato at
me", that line being scratched out and "Would you stand up and walk
out on me" being substituted. A pair of Lennon''s granny glasses
are also sold at auction, for 6,325 pounds ($9,800). Surprisingly,
a 35-second home movie of The Beatles performing on Valentine''s Day
in 1961, at the Cassanova Club, was purchased at auction for a mere
15,000 pounds ($22,000), far less than the pre-auction estimate of
70,000 pounds ($105,000). The soundless film, in color, is the
earliest known film of The Beatles, showing them performing in
black leather outfits. John was 20, Paul was 18, and George, 17.
The film had recently been discovered by the son of the Beatles fan
who shot the film.
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club - a night show.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime.
1964
The Beatles finish up their tour of the USA with a charity
performance at the Paramount Theater in New York City, New York.
The concert is in aid of the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City
and the Retarded Infants Services. Attendance is 3,682, with
ticket prices going as high as $100 each, a remarkable amount in
1964. The Beatles are disgusted at having to use one of the worst
amplification systems they''d ever had to use, and tempers flare in
the audience between screaming teenagers and well-dressed
socialites. The Beatles and other artists performed for no fee.
That night on US television, The Beatles'' second live appearance on
"The Ed Sullivan Show", broadcast on February 16, is re-broadcast
on Sullivan''s show.
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). "Piggies" is completed with the overdubbing of George''s
lead vocal and a tape loop of pigs grunting and snorting--created
by John Lennon from the Abbey Road tape library: ''Volume 35:
Animals and Bees" (John adds a few grunts and snorts of his own,
too).
[P] 1972
Police find cannabis plants in Paul McCartney''s greenhouse in
Campbeltown, Scotland. He is charged with drug violations.
McCartney will plead guilty on March 8, 1973, and he will pay a
fine of 100 pounds plus court costs.
[R] 1976
US release of Ringo Starr single "A Dose of Rock and Roll/Cryin''"
(Atlantic). 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #26.
1976
The ex-Beatles are asked in the press to perform a reunion concert
for charity, the would-be promoters claiming that $230 million
could be raised.
[R] 1977
UK release of Ringo Starr LP "Ringo the 4th" (Polydor). Songs:
"Drowning in a Sea of Love", "Tango All Night", "Wings", "Gave It
All Up", "Out on the Streets", "Can She Do It Like She Dances",
"Sneaking Sally Through the Alley", "It''s No Secret", "Gypsies in
Flight", and "Simple Love Song".
[P] 1982
UK release of Paul McCartney single "Tug of War/Get It"
(Parlophone).
[J] 1985
Twenty-eight song copyrights are registered posthumously in John
Lennon''s name. The songs all list a creation date of 1980,
although some were actually written before that. Two of the songs
are listed in error, for they were not written by Lennon. Among
the titles registered is the song "Girls and Boys", the original
title for "Real Love".
1993
UK re-release of Beatles compilation double album "The Beatles
1962-1966" [the "Red" album] on double CD, digitally remastered
(Parlophone).
1993
UK re-release of Beatles compilation double album "The Beatles
1967-1970" [the "Blue" album] on double CD, digitally remastered
(Parlophone).
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool
and a night show at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. A capacity
crowd shows up at Litherland Town Hall to hear The Beatles, Gerry &
the Pacemakers, and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, all for the
admission price of only 3 shillings (15 pence).
1962
The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey.
Five groups appear in celebration of Rory Storm''s birthday.
1964
The Beatles, their first American tour now history, fly back to
England. One thing that had appalled The Beatles at several of the
US concerts was the wheeling of disabled persons into The Beatles''
dressing rooms to meet them and receive their magical touch. To
The Beatles, their tour consisted of a blur of newsmen, policemen,
flight crews, local officials and social climbers, disabled fans,
promoters, and the great faceless, screaming mass of their
audience. The personal interaction with their fans that they so
treasured was gone, and the constant tension that surrounded them
was barely endurable. In Las Vegas they''d had to play under the
pall of a bomb threat. An astrologer predicted that The Beatles''
plane would crash en route from Philadelphia to Indianapolis, with
no survivors. Also, tour-hopping from city to city was not a big
problem in Britain, but criss-crossing the wide expanses of the USA
proved to be a real strain. The next tour would be planned with a
great deal more care.
[P] 1976
Wings performs a concert in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
1987
US re-release of Beatles album "Magical Mystery Tour" on CD
(Capitol). The entire CD is in stereo. The original 1967 vinyl LP
included three songs in "electronically reprocessed" (that is,
fake) stereo: "Penny Lane", "Baby, You''re a Rich Man", and "All You
Need is Love".
1987
UK re-release of Beatles album "Magical Mystery Tour" on CD (EMI).
All songs in stereo; on the original US and UK vinyl LPs, three of
the songs ("Penny Lane", "Baby You''re a Rich Man", and "All You
Need is Love") were heard in "electronically reprocessed" (fake)
stereo. Only a German release of the album and a UK cassette
release were previously all-stereo.
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at Village Hall, Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead.
[J] 1970
John and Yoko appear on US television, on "The Dick ****tt Show",
along with Dr. Arthur Janov, creator of primal scream therapy.
[P] 1973
Recording of the Paul McCartney and Wings album "Band on the Run"
is completed.
[G] 1975
US release of George Harrison LP "Extra Texture - Read All About
It" (Apple). Songs: "You", "The Answer''s At the End", "This Guitar
(Can''t Keep from Crying)", "Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)",
"World of Stone", "A Bit More of You", "Can''t Stop Thinking About
You", "Tired of Midnight Blue", "Grey Cloudy Lies", and "His Name
Is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen)". 11 weeks on Billboard chart;
highest position #8.
[J] 1980
John and Yoko sign with Geffen Records.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.
[O] 1963
US release of Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas single "Bad to Me/I
Call Your Name" (Liberty). Both songs were written by John Lennon
and were cre***ed to Lennon-McCartney. The single will fail to
chart. "Bad to Me" will be re-released in 1964 as the flip side of
the Dakotas'' single "Little Children" (Imperial). The 1964
re-release will be given greater airplay due to Kramer''s connection
with The Beatles and Brian Epstein, his manager: "Little Children"
will rise to #7 on the Billboard singles chart, and the flip-side
"Bad to Me" will make it to #9. "Bad to Me" was never recorded by
The Beatles (although John Lennon did record a demo version for
producer George Martin), but The Beatles did record "I Call Your
Name", which appears on their Capitol LP "The Beatles'' Second
Album".
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording John''s "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (using the
working title "Happiness Is a Warm Gun in Your Hand"). 45 takes
are recorded, with John on lead guitar and singing guide vocal,
George playing a fuzz lead guitar, Paul on bass, and Ringo on
drums.
[O] 1969
The first "Paul Is Dead" rumors appear in print, in the ''Northern
Star'', the Northern Illinois University newspaper.
[J] 1971
John and Yoko appear on "The Dick ****tt Show", ****tt''s only
guests for the entire program.
[J] 1974
US release of John Lennon single "Whatever Gets You Through the
Night/Beef Jerky" (Apple). 11 weeks on Billboard chart; highest
position #1.
[J] 1975
John Lennon''s deportation order is temporarily suspended on
humanitarian grounds due to Yoko''s advanced pregnancy.
[P] 1997
US release of Paul McCartney''s classical music album "Standing
Stone". Selections: "Movement 1 - After Heavy Light Years",
"Movement 2 - He Awoke Startled", "Movement III - Subtle Colours
Merged Soft", and "Movement IV - Strings Pluck, Horns Blow". Top
chart position: #1 for 9 weeks on the Billboard classical chart.
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[P] 1941
Linda Louise Eastman is born in Scarsdale, New York. In 1969 she
will marry Paul McCartney.
[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
[B] 1967
Filming continues for "Magical Mystery Tour". The last of six days
of filming at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent. Shooting
the grandiose "Your Mother Should Know" ballroom finale. The
Beatles wear all-white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery
staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer''s dance team swirl round
about. Twenty-four women cadets from the Women''s Royal Air Force
also participate in the scene.
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Work continues on "Happiness Is a Warm Gun". Takes 46-70
of the basic track. The first half of take 53 and the last half of
take 65 are joined to create an acceptable rhythm track.
[R] 1973
US release of Ringo Starr single "Photograph/Down and Out" (Apple).
16 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club, Liverpool - a lunchtime
show.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at Heswall Jazz Club, Barnston Women''s
Institute, Heswall, Wirral.
[O] 1964
A group of US businessmen offer $3.5 million to Brian Epstein to
buy out his contract with The Beatles, but Epstein declines the
offer.
[O] 1965
A weekly half-hour cartoon television series, "The Beatles", begins
in the United States on ABC-TV. Broadcast on Saturday mornings,
the series features actual Beatles recordings played as part of
topical episodes featuring cartoon characterizations of The
Beatles. The voices for the Beatles cartoon characters are
impersonated by Paul Frees (John and George) and Lance Percival
(Paul and Ringo). The series is produced by Al Brodax, who will go
on to produce The Beatles'' animated feature film "Yellow
Submarine". The cartoon series is distributed by King Features
Syndicate.
[B] 1967
E***ing begins for "Magical Mystery Tour". The Beatles have
reckoned on one week for film e***ing, but it will end up taking 11
weeks, largely due to The Beatles'' differing preferences. Starting
with roughly ten hours of film, the final movie will be 52 minutes
long, causing a number of scenes to be dropped in their entirety,
one of them being a bit with the rock group Traffic performing
"Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". The location for e***ing is
Norman''s Film Productions, Old Compton St., London.
[B] 1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). The Beatles begin recording "The Fool on the Hill", which
had only been recorded as a demo previously. Three takes are
recorded of the basic rhythm track, with John and George playing
harmonicas. Overdubs are then added: Paul plays a recorder, Ringo
drums, and Paul adds his lead vocal. Take 4 of "The Fool On the
Hill" (take 3 plus overdubs) is included on "The Beatles Anthology
2" (Disc two, Track 17).
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Overdubs (including vocals) bring "Happiness Is a Warm
Gun" to completion.
[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI
Studios, London). Recording "Cold Turkey" (26 takes). The
personnel for the song is: John Lennon (guitar/vocal), Eric Clapton
(guitar), Klaus Voorman (bass), Ringo Starr (drums), and Yoko
(unspecified).
[B] 1969
The effective date of the acquisition of Northern Songs by ATV.
The negotiated deal had been announced the preceding May 5. John
and Paul lose control over their very substantial song catalog.
[R] 1970
UK release of Ringo Starr LP "Beaucoups of Blues" (Apple). Songs:
"Beaucoups of Blues", "Love Don''t Last Long", "Fastest Growing
Heartache in the West", "Without Her", "Woman of the Night", "I''d
Be Talking All the Time", "$15 Draw", "Wine, Women and Loud Happy
Songs", "I Wouldn''t Have You Any Other Way", "Loser''s Lounge",
"Waiting", and "Silent Homecoming".
[P] 1976
Wings performs a concert in Venice, Italy. The performance is a
benefit concert to raise money for the restoration of the city of
Venice. $50,000 is raised.
[P] 1980
US re-release of Wings LP "Venus and Mars" (Columbia).
[B] 1981
UK release of Beatles double LP "The Beatles: Historic Sessions"
(Audiofidelity). Yet another repackaging of tracks from the
Star-Club tape of Dec. 31, 1962. On this double album, all 30
tracks from the tape are released in a single package for the first
time.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 26. **
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1959
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night.
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording a re-make of "The Fool on the Hill". George
Martin is absent from this recording session.
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Looking for a better ending for "Glass Onion", John
Lennon prepares a tape of sound effects that includes a ringing
telephone, an organ note, BBC-TV soccer commentator Kenneth
Wolstenholme shouting "It''s a goal!", and the sound of a window
being smashed. This tape will not be e***ed onto the released
version of "Glass Onion", which contains a string part instead
(suggested by George Martin). A mono mix including John''s effects
tape was released on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track
20).
1969
UK release of Beatles LP "Abbey Road" (Apple). The Beatles
eleventh album. The final album recorded by The Beatles, but not
the last-released. Songs: "Come Together", "Something", "Maxwell''s
Silver Hammer", "Oh! Darling", "Octopus''s Garden", "I Want You
(She''s So Heavy)", "Here Comes the Sun", "Because", "You Never Give
Me Your Money", "Sun King", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam",
"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", "Golden Slumbers",
"Carry That Weight", "The End", "Her Majesty". Highest chart
position: #1.
[J] 1970
John Lennon begins recording songs for his "John Lennon/Plastic Ono
Band" album. He will finish on October 27. Ringo plays drums on
the album.
[J] 1974
US release of John Lennon LP "Walls and Bridges" (Apple). Songs:
"Going Down On Love", "Whatever Gets You Through the Night", "Old
Dirt Road", "What You Got", "Bless You", "Scared", "#9 Dream",
"Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)", "Steel and Glass",
"Beef Jerky", "Nobody Loves You When You''re Down and Out", "Ya Ya".
27 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
[R] 1977
US release of Ringo Starr LP "Ringo the 4th" (Atlantic). Songs:
"Drowning in a Sea of Love", "Tango All Night", "Wings", "Gave It
All Up", "Out on the Streets", "Can She Do It Like She Dances",
"Sneaking Sally Through the Alley", "It''s No Secret", "Gypsies in
Flight", and "Simple Love Song".
[P] 1982
US release of Paul McCartney single "Tug of War/Get It" (Columbia).
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night.
[O] 1963
UK release of Cilla Black single "Love of the Loved" (Parlophone),
a Lennon-McCartney song written by Paul McCartney. The single''s
highest chart position will be no. 30. The song, one of
McCartney''s earliest compositions, had been in The Beatles''
repertoire since the Quarry Men days, and The Beatles performed the
song as part of their Decca Records au***ion on January 1, 1962.
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios One and Three, EMI
Studios, London). A marathon day of recording. In Studio One from
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm, the orchestral overdubs for "I Am the Walrus"
are recorded (16 musicians playing violins, cellos, clarinet, and
horns). Then The Beatles move to Studio Three, starting at 7:00 pm
and not ending until 3:30 am. They work with 16 singers from the
Mike Sammes Singers (8 male and 8 female), getting them to sing odd
bits such as "Ho-ho-ho, He-he-he, Ha-ha-ha", "Oompah, Oompah, stick
it up your jumpah!", and "Got one, got one, everybody''s got one".
The singers also record a series of shrill whooping noises. Before
the end of the session, Paul records another vocal onto "The Fool
on the Hill".
[O] 1972
Rory Storm, leader of Ringo''s old group The Hurricanes, commits
suicide.
[J] 1974
John Lennon is guest deejay on Los Angeles radio station KHJ-AM.
[R] 1976
US release of Ringo Starr LP "Ringo''s Rotogravure" (Atlantic).
Songs: "A Dose of Rock and Roll", "Hey Baby", "Pure Gold",
"Cryin''", "You Don''t Know Me At All", "Cookin'' (in the Kitchen of
Love)", "I''ll Still Love You", "This Be Called a Song", "Las
Brisas", "Lady Gaye", and "Spooky Weirdness". 9 weeks on Billboard
chart; highest position #28.
[P] 1976
Wings performs a concert in Munich, Germany.
1982
US re-release of Beatles LP "The Complete Silver Beatles" (Audio
Rarities), a re-packaging of 12 of the 15 songs from the Jan. 1,
1962, Decca au***ion.
1989
Worldwide video release of the movie "Yellow Submarine" with a
"digitally enhanced stereo hi-fi soundtrack".
1992
US broadcast on The Disney Channel of "The Making of Sgt. Pepper".
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1961
The Beatles perform at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.
1962
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
That night they perform aboard the vessel MV ''Royal Iris'' on the
River Mersey. The Beatles'' third and final "Riverboat Shuffle".
The Beatles are top of the bill, which also features support act
Lee Castle & the Barons.
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Mixing "I Am the Walrus" and recording overdubs for
"Flying" (still titled "Aerial Tour Instrumental").
1968
The Beatles'' single "Hey Jude/Revolution" reaches #1 in the US
charts.
[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band in the recording studio (Trident Studios,
London). Recording a re-make of "Cold Turkey". (John, Yoko, Eric
Clapton, Klaus Voorman, and Ringo Starr).
[R] 1970
US release of Ringo Starr LP "Beaucoups of Blues" (Apple). Songs:
"Beaucoups of Blues", "Love Don''t Last Long", "Fastest Growing
Heartache in the West", "Without Her", "Woman of the Night", "I''d
Be Talking All the Time", "$15 Draw", "Wine, Women and Loud Happy
Songs", "I Wouldn''t Have You Any Other Way", "Loser''s Lounge",
"Waiting", and "Silent Homecoming". 15 weeks on Billboard chart;
highest position #65.
[G] 1976
George Harrison is sued by A&M Records for $10 million for failing
to comply with the terms of his contract, which required him to
have an album completed by July 26. The case is resolved when both
parties agree to end the contract, and Harrison later will reach an
agreement with Warner Brothers for distribution of George''s Dark
Horse records.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1961
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool,
and a night show at Village Hall, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. This will
be their last performance for two weeks, with John Lennon and Paul
McCartney about to take a trip to Paris.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the Oasis Club, Manchester.
[B] 1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording songs for their fourth album, "Beatles For
Sale". They tape four takes of "Every Little Thing" (George
arrived late and did not play on these takes), 19 takes of "I Don''t
Want to Spoil the Party", and seven takes of "What You''re Doing".
[B] 1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). A particularly inventive mixing session, with John Lennon
actively involved, preparing 17 mono mixes of "I Am the Walrus"
before the master tape is finished, it being a compilation of two
separate mixes. One of those mixes features the sound of a radio
being tuned through numerous stations, coming to rest on a BBC
production of William Shakespeare''s "King Lear". After the
completion of "I Am the Walrus", John (playing organ) and Paul
(playing bass), complete "Your Mother Should Know", returning to
the original recording from August 22-23 after rejecting the Sept.
16 re-make.
[J] 1967
John Lennon and George Harrison record an interview with David
Frost for broadcast that same night on Frost''s late-night show "The
Frost Programme". The two Beatles discuss Transcendental
Me***ation.
[P] 1975
US release of Wings single "Letting Go/You Gave Me the Answer"
(Capitol). 6 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #39.
[J] 1980
An interview with John Lennon is published in "Newsweek" magazine
in the US.
[J] 1996
It is announced that Julian Lennon is the anonymous buyer who
purchased Paul McCartney''s handwritten recording notes for the song
"Hey Jude" at auction for 25,000 pounds ($39,030). The song was
written by McCartney for the young Julian when the boy''s father,
John Lennon, separated from his mother, Cynthia, in 1968.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.
[B] 1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording songs for their fourth album, "Beatles For
Sale". They tape five takes of "Every Little Thing", three takes
of "What You''re Doing", and eight takes of "No Reply". Take 2 of
"No Reply" is included on "The Beatles Anthology 1" (Disc 2, Track
23).
[J] 1973
"The New York Times Book Review" includes a favorable review,
written by John Lennon, of the Spike Milligan book "The Goon Show
Scripts".
[B] 1978
UK release of Beatles single "Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Heart Club Band
- With A Little Help from My Friends/A Day in the Life"
(Parlophone). Songs not previously released as a single.
[B] 1978
UK re-release of Beatles compilation double LP "The Beatles
1962-1966" on red vinyl (Parlophone). Originally released on April
19, 1973.
[B] 1978
UK re-release of Beatles compilation double LP "The Beatles
1967-1970" on blue vinyl (Parlophone). Originally released on
April 19, 1973.
[J] 1988
A star honoring John Lennon is unveiled on Hollywood''s ''Walk of
Fame''.
[P] 1991
UK release of Paul McCartney CD "CHOBA B CCCP (The Russian Album)"
(Parlophone). Songs: "I''m In Love Again", "Kansas City", "Twenty
Flight Rock", "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "Bring It On Home to Me",
"Lucille", "Don''t Get Around Much Anymore", "I''m Gonna Be a Wheel
Someday", "That''s All Right (Mama)", "Summertime", "Ain''t That a
Shame", "Crackin'' Up", "Just Because", and "Midnight Special".
[J] 1999
At an auction at Christie''s in London, John Lennon''s 1967
handwritten lyrics to "I Am the Walrus" are sold to an anonymous
telephone bidder for 78,500 pounds ($129,000). The sheet of lyrics
contains Lennon''s notes and changes, such as the deletion of the
word "policeman", which was changed to "priestess". George
Harrison''s 1962 Rickenbacker guitar is also auctioned; it is sold
for $92,900.
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
[J] 1961
John Lennon and Paul McCartney take a two-week vacation in Paris,
France, funded with the 100 pounds that John had been given by his
Aunt Elizabeth two weeks before his 21st birthday. While in Paris,
they meet with Hamburg friend Jurgen Vollmer, who persuades John
and Paul to permanently restyle their hair into the "Beatle
haircut", which is the way most French teenagers are wearing their
hair. [Note: The Beatles, with the exception of Pete Best, had
adopted the "Beatle haircut" the previous spring during a 3-month
residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany. Stu
Sutcliffe had been the first to have his hair cut in that fashion,
and the others (except Pete) soon had their hair cut in that style
also. But they had reverted to their earlier hair style upon their
return to England in July 1961].
1964
US release of double LP "The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons"
(VeeJay). Another repackaging of "Introducing the Beatles" on one
disc, Four Seasons songs on the other. 3 weeks on Billboard chart;
highest position #142.
1964
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "I Should Have Known Better/You
Really Got a Hold On Me" (Odeon). Thirteen weeks in the Swedish
charts; highest position #1.
1967
The Beatles return to West Malling Air Station in Maidstone to film
miscellaneous shots for their film-in-progress, "Magical Mystery
Tour".
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
George Martin, back from vacation, resumes his role as producer.
The Beatles record basic tracks for "Honey Pie".
1969
US release of Beatles LP "Abbey Road" (Apple). Songs: "Come
Together", "Something", "Maxwell''s Silver Hammer", "Oh! Darling",
"Octopus''s Garden", "I Want You (She''s So Heavy", "Here Comes the
Sun", "Because", "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Sun King", "Mean
Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "She Came in Through the Bathroom
Window", "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", "The End", "Her
Majesty". 87 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
1989
US release of Beatles CD "Savage Young Beatles" (Romance Records).
Contains eight previously released tracks from the 1961 Hamburg
recordings, including the Beatles'' instrumental "Cry For a Shadow"
and Tony Sheridan''s "Why", "If You Love Me Baby", "Sweet Georgia
Brown", "Ya Ya", "Ruby Baby", "Let''s Dance", and ""What''d I Say".
** The following events all took place sometime in October. **
1960
In Hamburg, West Germany, while contracted to perform at the
Kaiserkeller Club, The Beatles learn of the opening of a new club,
the Top Ten. They also learn that the club''s owner, Peter Eckhorn,
has contracted musician Tony Sheridan to perform at his club. The
Beatles have great respect for Sheridan, and they visit the Top Ten
on their breaks and time off to see him perform. Before long, The
Beatles are up on stage jamming with Sheridan and his backing
group, the Jets. When Bruno Koschmider, owner of the Kaiserkeller,
learns of The Beatles behavior, he gives them a month''s notice for
breaking their contract, which forbade them to appear at another
club within a 25-mile radius of the Kaiserkeller, unless they had
his written consent.
1963
Businessmen begin approaching Brian Epstein in droves, eager to get
The Beatles to endorse various products. Epstein sets up the firm
Stramsact to handle Beatles merchandising rights. Later, he would
set up a sister organization, Seltaeb (Beatles spelled backwards),
to handle merchandising in the US. Epstein also receives an offer
from United Artists for The Beatles to make their first feature
motion picture. The Beatles are offered 25,000 pounds apiece, plus
7 and one-half percent of the film''s earnings.
[J] 1968
John Lennon, using a camera with a delayed-shutter release, takes
photos of himself and Yoko together naked for the cover of their
"Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins" album cover.
[J] 1969
John Lennon invites his father to his home, Tittenhurst Park, for
what will be their final meeting.
1969
Rumors begin circulating that Paul McCartney is dead, and that he
has been replaced in The Beatles by one William Campbell. Detroit
deejay Russ Gibb, started broadcasting "clues" that had begun to
turn up in support of the Paul-is-Dead rumor: Paul wears no shoes
on the "Abbey Road" album cover, Paul is the only one wearing a
black carnation during the "Your Mother Should Know" segment of
"Magical Mystery Tour", "Revolution 9" played backwards supposedly
reveals John saying "Turn me on, dead man", the end of "I''m So
Tired", played backwards, purportedly sounds like "Paul is dead;
miss him miss him", the "I buried Paul" at the end of "Strawberry
Fields Forever" that really turns out to be John saying "cranberry
sauce", the palm-forward hand above Paul''s head on the "Sgt.
Pepper..." album cover, and many other absurd ''proofs''. It''s hard to
say how many people took this seriously and how many were simply
having a grand old time analyzing their favorite records. Paul
McCartney, learning of the rumor spreading like wildfire, announces
that he is very much alive.
[J] 1969
"Apotheosis (Balloon)", a John and Yoko film, premieres at the
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
[J] 1973
John Lennon and Yoko Ono separate and John begins living in Los
Angeles with Yoko''s secretary May Pang. The reasons for the
separation vary depending upon who is telling the tale.
[G] 1980
US re-release of George Harrison LP "Dark Horse" (Capitol).
[J] 1980
US re-release of John Lennon LP "Mind Games" (Capitol).
[J] 1980
US re-release of John Lennon LP "Rock ''n'' Roll" (Capitol).
[R] 1980
US re-release of Ringo Starr LP "Ringo" (Capitol).
1982
Release of the documentary "The Compleat Beatles" on videocassette.
[G] 1983
UK release of the movie "The Concert for Bangla Desh" on
videocassette.
[J] 1984
A secret agreement is reached which calls for Northern Songs to pay
John Lennon''s estate and Paul McCartney about two million pounds
sterling, along with an increase in future royalty rates.
[J] 1992
US release of Elton John double CD "Rare Masters". Includes the
live Elton John/John Lennon "I Saw Her Standing There" recorded at
Madison Square Garden in November 1974.
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.
1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime.
1962
The Beatles sign a five-year management contract with Brian
Epstein, and this time Epstein signs the contract as well.
1964
The Beatles rehearse for an appearance on the US television pop
music show "Shindig". Producer Jack Good was in England to tape an
all-British show, including The Beatles, Sandie Shaw, the Karl
Denver Trio, Tommy Quickly, Sounds Incorporated, Lyn Cornell, and
P.J. Proby (an American working out of England). This day is set
aside for rehearsals; taping is scheduled for the following day.
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording begins for "Hello Goodbye", which is not for
inclusion with "Magical Mystery Tour", but for The Beatles'' next
single. (The song''s working title at this point is "Hello Hello").
Fourteen takes of the basic rhythm track are recorded.
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
Paul''s lead vocal and a lead guitar part are overdubbed onto "Honey
Pie".
[O] 1969
George Martin e***s The Beatles'' "Across the Universe" for the
World Wildlife Fund charity album. He speeds it up, adds sounds of
birds chirping and flying, and he also adds sounds of children at a
playground.
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[B] 1959
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.
[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany. This will be their final night at the Indra, which
is closed by the police when neighbors complain about the noise.
The Beatles are moved to Bruno Koschmider''s top club, The
Kaiserkeller.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.
[B] 1963
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). George Harrison, not yet returned from a two-week
holiday, arrived after the session was over but in time for a radio
interview taping in the afternoon. Ringo Starr overdubbed a new
vocal for the song "I Wanna Be Your Man". John Lennon and Paul
McCartney overdub vocals for the track "Little Child".
[B] 1963
The Beatles tape an interview for the BBC radio program "The Public
Ear". Their interview is to be part of a larger program about the
''Mersey Beat'' boom. Broadcast on November 3, 1963, and
re-broadcast (in revised form) on January 14, 1964, and in late
June 1964. An excerpt from this interview is included on the 1994
Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC" (Disc one, Track one--under the
title "Beatle Greetings"). [Note: the booklet that is included
with the CD set gives Oct. 9 as the date of the recording of this
interview, but Mark Lewisohn and Allen Wiener both report the date
as Oct. 3].
[R] 1963
After a day of recording and interviews with The Beatles, Ringo
Starr goes to a concert featuring the Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley,
and the Rolling Stones.
[B] 1964
The Beatles tape a performance for the American television program
"Shindig", recording taking place at the independent Granville
Studio in London. For the taping, they perform live before a
studio audience of Beatles Fan Club members. They perform "Kansas
City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "I''m a Loser", and "Boys". They also join
in the finale, which is led by the Karl Denver Trio. Broadcast in
the US by the ABC television network on October 7 (not broadcast in
the UK).
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
Recording "Savoy Truffle". George, Paul, and Ringo record just one
take of the basic track (drums, bass, and lead guitar). The song,
written by George Harrison, was inspired by Eric Clapton''s love of
chocolates, particularly Mackintosh''s Good News.
[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band in the recording studio (Lansdowne Studios,
London). Recording "Don''t Worry Kyoko", to be the B-side to John''s
"Cold Turkey" single. Ringo, Eric Clapton, and Klaus Voorman
continue to provide musical accompaniment.
[G] 1975
UK release of George Harrison LP "Extra Texture - Read All About
It" (Apple). Songs: "You", "The Answer''s At the End", "This Guitar
(Can''t Keep from Crying)", "Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)",
"World of Stone", "A Bit More of You", "Can''t Stop Thinking About
You", "Tired of Midnight Blue", "Grey Cloudy Lies", and "His Name
Is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen)".
[P] 1989
UK re-release of Wings album "Wings at the Speed of Sound" on CD,
LP, and cassette (Fame). Three months after reissuing this album
at regular prices, EMI deleted it and reissued it on the budget
label Fame.
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany. The first of 58 nights. At the
Kaiserkeller, still playing seven days a week, The Beatles play
alternating sets with Rory Storm & the Hurricanes. It is here that
John, Paul, and George become friendly with Hurricanes drummer
Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr), and they think far less of Pete
Best''s drumming abilities after seeing Ringo in action. This only
adds to the tension between Pete and the other Beatles, for Pete
does not really fit in with the others, especially in their use of
drugs and their wild antics. The huge stage at the Kaiserkeller at
first awes The Beatles, who are accustomed to the tiny Indra Club
stage, but soon they are back to putting on the frantic act they
learned at the Indra Club. Often The Beatles perform drunk, mostly
due to the generosity of appreciative customers who send beer for
them onto the stage, and most of those generous souls are not the
type to accept a rejection of their hospitality.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime.
[B] 1963
The Beatles, at the Television House in Kingsway, London, appear
live on the relatively new television program "Ready, Steady, Go!"
They lip-sync to their songs "Twist and Shout", "I''ll Get You", and
"She Loves You". The lip-sync format was rather obvious on "I''ll
Get You", because none of The Beatles was playing the harmonica
part, which could be clearly heard. As The Beatles pretended to be
performing, teen dancers gyrated around the small podium that The
Beatles were standing on. The Beatles also gave an interview. The
Beatles'' performance of "She Loves You" is re-broadcast on November
8, and the complete three-song set is re-broadcast on December 31.
[J] 1967
John and George return to Wembley Studios to tape a follow-up
television interview to their earlier appearance on "The Frost
Programme". Viewer interest in their first discussion of
Transcendental Me***ation was so strong that the two Beatles were
invited back for further discussions, including a panel discussion
and a question-and-answer session with the studio audience. As
with the previous interview, the program is broadcast later the
same night.
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
Recording is begun and nearly completed for "Martha My Dear",
including the strings and horns overdub. The saxophones and
clarinets overdub for "Honey Pie" is also recorded. Paul also
records the tinny line "now she''s hit the big time!" for "Honey
Pie".
[J] 1974
UK release of John Lennon LP "Walls and Bridges" (Apple). Songs:
"Going Down on Love", "Whatever Gets You Through the Night", "Old
Dirt Road", "What You Got", "Bless You", "Scared", "#9 Dream",
"Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)", "Steel and Glass",
"Beef Jerky", "Nobody Loves You (When You''re Down and Out)", "Ya
Ya".
[J] 1974
UK release of John Lennon single "Whatever Gets You Through the
Night/Beef Jerky" (Apple). Released on the same day as the "Walls
and Bridges" LP.
[J] 1977
John and Yoko hold a press conference in Japan at the end of a
four-month vacation there. John announces that his top priority
for the next several years will be the raising of his son Sean and
that all artistic concerns will be secondary.
[B] 1978
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles
1962-1966" (Parlophone). Red vinyl.
[B] 1978
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles
1967-1970" (Parlophone). Blue vinyl.
[B] 1982
UK re-release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You"
(Parlophone) as both a regular single and a picture disc.
Twentieth anniversary commemorative reissue. A 12-inch single was
released on November 1 which contained both versions of "Love Me
Do" (one on which Ringo plays drums, the other using a session
drummer) along with "P.S. I Love You".
[J] 1988
US release of posthumous John Lennon CD and double LP "Imagine:
John Lennon" (Capitol). Songs: "Real Love" (1980 demo), "Imagine"
(1970 demo); Beatles songs "Twist and Shout" (mono), "Help!", "In
My Life", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "A Day In the Life",
"Revolution" (single version), "The Ballad of John and Yoko",
"Julia", "Don''t Let Me Down"; and Lennon solo songs "Give Peace a
Chance" (uncut single version), "How?", "Imagine" (released album
version), "God", "Mother" (live from One to One Concert), "Stand By
Me", "Jealous Guy", "Woman", "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)", and
"(Just Like) Starting Over". The track "A Day in the Life" has a
clean intro, not the crossfade beginning heard on the "Sgt.
Pepper''s..." album.
[J] 1988
Premiere of the documentary film "Imagine: John Lennon" in New
York. The UK premiere will be Oct. 25. General release to be Oct.
28.
[P] 1999
UK release of Paul McCartney album "Run Devil Run". Tracks: "Blue
Jean Bop", "She Said Yeah", "All Shook Up", "Run Devil Run", "No
Other Baby", "Lonesome Town", "Try Not to Cry", "Movie Magg",
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "What It Is", "Coquette", "I Got Stung",
"Honey Hush", "Shake a Hand", and "Party". Some top chart
positions: Austria - #18; Germany - #21; Sweden - #23; Switzerland
- #36.
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany. Soon after The Beatles started playing at
the Kaiserkeller, The Beatles and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes
entered into a contest to see which group could be the first to
demolish the tottering, rotting wooden stage. Rory Storm won the
day, with an athletic leap during a ren***ion of "Blue Suede
Shoes". Bruno Koschmider gave Rory a heated rebuke and docked his
wages to pay for the damage.
1962
UK release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You"
(Parlophone). 6 weeks on the charts; highest position #17.
1963
The Beatles, on a three-day mini-tour of Scotland, perform at
Concert Hall in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
1964
US release of LP "Ain''t She Sweet" (Atco). Contains "Ain''t She
Sweet", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Take Out Some Insurance On Me
Baby", and "Nobody''s Child".
1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
Overdubs for "Savoy Truffle". George records his lead vocal and
Paul tapes bass and electric guitars.
1968
"Hey Jude" is the #1 single in the US for the second week in a row.
[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI
Studios, London). Recording overdubs onto the Trident Studios
re-make of "Cold Turkey".
[R] 1970
US release of Ringo Starr single "Beaucoups of Blues/Coochy-Coochy"
(Apple). The flip side is not on the "Beaucoups of Blues" album.
5 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #87.
[J] 1984
US release of John Lennon/Sean Lennon single "Every Man Has a Woman
Who Loves Him [John]/It''s Alright [Sean]" (Polydor).
[P] 1987
UK re-release of Paul McCartney and Wings album "Red Rose Speedway"
on CD, with bonus tracks "The Mess", "I Lie Around", and "Country
Dreamer". Paul McCartney''s album "McCartney II" was also
re-released on CD this date, with bonus tracks "Check My Machine"
and "Secret Friend". And the Wings album "Wild Life" was also
re-released on CD this date, with bonus tracks "Oh Woman, Oh Why",
"Mary Had a Little Lamb", and "Little Woman Love". Lastly, "Red
Rose Speedway" was also re-released this date in the original vinyl
LP format. All on the Fame label.
1992
UK re-release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You"
(Parlophone). 30th anniversary 7-inch vinyl single on silver
Parlophone label. Also issued as a CD single, released in a
cardboard digipak with liner notes by Mark Lewisohn. Also released
as a CD single in standard jewel case and no liner notes.
1993
US re-release of Beatles compilation album "The Beatles 1962-1966"
on double CD (Capitol). Also known as "The Red Album". A red
vinyl double LP, pressed from the new digital master, is released
in the UK, and copies of it are imported into the US for sale (only
20,000 red vinyl copies are pressed for worldwide distribution).
1993
US re-release of Beatles compilation album "The Beatles 1967-1970"
on double CD (Capitol). Also known as "The Blue Album". A blue
vinyl double LP, pressed from the new digital master, is released
in the UK, and copies of it are imported into the US for sale (only
20,000 blue vinyl copies are pressed for worldwide distribution).
[P] 1999
US release of Paul McCartney album "Run Devil Run" (EMD/Capitol).
Issued on CD and cassette. Tracks: "Blue Jean Bop", "She Said
Yeah", "All Shook Up", "Run Devil Run", "No Other Baby", "Lonesome
Town", "Try Not to Cry", "Movie Magg", "Brown Eyed Handsome Man",
"What It Is", "Coquette", "I Got Stung", "Honey Hush", "Shake a
Hand", and "Party".
2000
The Beatles'' autobiography, "The Beatles Anthology", is published
in the US by Chronicle Books. The initial printing is 300,000
copies of the large, coffee-table-sized book, an astonishingly
large number for a book of its size and cost (list price $60).
Reportedly, advance orders for the book worldwide have been in the
neighborhood of 1.5 million copies. Written by Paul McCartney,
George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon, the book represents
The Beatles'' story told by those who know the most about it -- The
Beatles themselves. John Lennon''s contributions are taken from
documents and interviews made before his death in 1980. While the
book is clearly an important ad***ion to Beatles literature, it is
arguable whether it constitutes the definitive telling of The
Beatles'' story. The book will immediately jump to the top of
bestseller lists all around the world.
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
1962
The Beatles appear at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead. This
is for a dance promoted by the local Horticultural Society.
Earlier in the day, The Beatles made a personal appearance at
Dawson''s Music Shop in Widnes, signing copies of their
just-released single, "Love Me Do".
1963
The Beatles, on the second stop of their mini-tour of Scotland,
perform two shows at the Carlton Theatre, Sinclairtown, Kirkcaldy,
Fifeshire.
1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording songs for their fourth album ("Beatles For
Sale"). They tape 13 takes of "Eight Days a Week", experimenting
with a number of ways to fade in the song''s beginning. John Lennon
also works on the guitar riff for his song "I Feel Fine" (no
recording of the song yet, though). "The Beatles Anthology 1"
includes a sequence of the various intros tried out for "Eight Days
a Week", as well as the complete Take 5 of the same song (Disc 2,
Tracks 24-25).
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). "Blue Jay Way" is completed with the recording of
ad***ional overdubs (including cello and tambourine).
1968
A promotional video of The Beatles performing "Hey Jude" is
broadcast on US television, on the CBS-TV program "The Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour".
1969
US release of Beatles single "Something/Come Together" (Apple). 16
weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
[J] 1990
BBC Radio begins broadcast of a 10-hour series about John Lennon,
"In My Life: Lennon Remembered".
[J] 1999
It is announced that a new 56-minute film featuring John Lennon,
titled "Gimme Some Truth", has been completed. The movie was
e***ed from hundreds of hours of 16mm film shot by John Lennon and
Yoko Ono in 1971 around the time that Lennon was recording his
"Imagine" album. Most of the footage has not been previously seen.
Picture Music International has sold the film to broadcasters in
13 countries, including the Czech Republic, Australia, Denmark, and
The Netherlands. Talks continue towards reaching a deal in both
the US and the UK. Plans are to release "Gimme Some Truth" on DVD
in the Fall of 2000, along with a remastered CD of the "Imagine"
album (alternate takes may be included as bonus tracks).
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.
[B] 1963
The Beatles, on the third and final night of a mini-tour of
Scotland, perform at Caird Hall, Dundee, Tayside.
[B] 1967
Sid Bernstein, promoter for The Beatles'' 1964 concerts at Carnegie
Hall in New York, offers The Beatles $1 million to perform another
concert. The Beatles turn down his offer.
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). A marathon recording session, beginning at 2:30 pm and
ending at 7:00 am. Recording George''s "Long Long Long" (under the
working title "It''s Been a Long Long Long Time"). Once again John
Lennon is not in the studio for the recording of a George Harrison
song. To record the basic track, Paul plays organ, Ringo drums,
and George acoustic guitar and vocal. The last and best take,
number 67, features the sound of a wine bottle rattling on top of a
Leslie speaker cabinet in vibration with a certain organ note.
[J] 1975
After a three and one-half year fight, John Lennon wins the right
to remain in the United States of America. A three-judge court of
appeals overturns the deportation order pending against Lennon.
They rule that Lennon''s 1968 drug conviction in the UK was not in
accordance with US interpretation of due process, and that
therefore the conviction did not justify a deportation order. The
ruling noted that, "Lennon''s four-year battle to remain in our
country is a testimony to his faith in [the] American dream." The
court further orders the Immigration and Naturalization Service to
reconsider Lennon''s request for resident status.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 8. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
[B] 1962
The Beatles travel to EMI House, Manchester Square, London, to tape
an appearance on the Radio Luxembourg program "The Friday
Spectacular". The Beatles are taped in front of an audience of
over 100 teenagers. They give an interview, but do not perform
live. Instead, both sides of their new single ("Love Me Do" and
"P.S. I Love You") are played, with live applause from the audience
added in. The program is broadcast on October 12.
[B] 1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "She''s a Woman" for the next Beatles single.
They record seven takes and then tape overdubs, recording the song
from start to finish in five hours (3:30 pm-5:30 pm and 7:00
pm-10:00 pm).
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). All four Beatles are in the studio for this 16-hour
session. George and Paul add overdubs to "Long Long Long"
(acoustic guitar, vocals, bass). Next, "I''m So Tired" is begun and
completed in 14 takes (plus overdubs). Then "The Continuing Story
of Bungalow Bill" is recorded in its entirety. The basic track is
perfected in only three takes. Numerous overdubs are recorded,
including Yoko''s one-line vocal solo "not when he looked so
fierce". Among the people singing in the background chorus is
Maureen Starkey. Chris Thomas plays mellotron. An e***ed version
of takes 3, 6, and 9 is included on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc
one, Track 24).
[J] 1971
UK release of John Lennon LP "Imagine" (Apple). Songs: "Imagine",
"Crippled Inside", "Jealous Guy", "It''s So Hard", "I Don''t Want to
Be a Soldier Mama, I Don''t Want to Die", "Gimme Some Truth", "Oh My
Love", "How Do You Sleep?", "How?", and "Oh Yoko". [Note: Later
releases of the album will change the name of "Gimme Some Truth" to
"Give Me Some Truth", and "I Don''t Want to Be a Soldier Mama, I
Don''t Want to Die" is changed to simply "I Don''t Want to be a
Soldier".]
[J] 1971
John and Yoko hold a press conference in Syracuse, New York.
[R] 1990
UK release of Ringo Starr CD, LP, and cassette "Ringo Starr and His
All-Starr Band" (EMI). Live recordings from performances Sept.
3-4, 1989, at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Ringo plays drums
and sings "It Don''t Come Easy", "No No Song", "Honey Don''t",
"You''re Sixteen", and "Photograph". Other members of the band sing
the remaining songs (Dr. John, Levon Helm, Nils Lofgren, Clarence
Clemmons, Rick Danko, Billy Preston, and Joe Walsh).
[J] 1999
The BBC announces the results of its poll for the "Nation''s
Favourite Song Lyric", which was sponsored in celebration of the
UK''s 6th annual National Poetry Day. Voted #1 was John Lennon''s
"Imagine". Two Lennon-McCartney songs also placed in the top ten:
"I Am the Walrus" at #4 and "Yesterday" at #6.
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** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 9. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[J] 1940
John Winston Lennon is born at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital,
Liverpool, England.
[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
[B] 1962
In London after the previous day''s radio program taping, The
Beatles have no performance bookings, so they spend the day (John
Lennon''s birthday) dropping in on music journalists and the weekly
pop newspapers to promote "Love Me Do".
[B] 1963
The Beatles tape an appearance on the BBC radio comedy program,
"The Ken Dodd Show". They record "She Loves You" in front of a
studio audience. Broadcast on November 3, 1963, and re-broadcast
on November 6, 1963, and on February 1, 1964.
[B] 1964
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bradford. They begin
a much-anticipated British tour, the only Beatles tour of their
homeland in 1964. On this tour, The Beatles earn 850 pounds for
each night, playing two performances per night. Their song list
for the tour is "Twist and Shout", "Money", "Can''t Buy Me Love",
"Things We Said Today", "I''m Happy Just to Dance With You", "I
Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "A
Hard Day''s Night", and "Long Tall Sally". Supporting acts are the
Rustiks, Michael Haslam, Bob Bain, Sounds Incorporated, Mary Wells,
The Remo Four, and Tommy Quickly.
[B] 1965
"Yesterday" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).
[B] 1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Two and One, EMI
Studios, London). Stereo and mono mixing for "The Continuing Story
of Bungalow Bill", followed by a Paul McCartney backing vocal and
Chris Thomas piano overdub for "Long Long Long" (which is now
completed). Paul ducks into Studio One with engineer Ken Townshend
to record "Why Don''t We Do It In the Road?" He records five takes
of a basic track with acoustic guitar and vocal, then overdubs a
piano part onto take 5. Ringo''s drum track, recorded the following
night, will be the only contribution made to the song by another
Beatle. Take 4 of "Why Don''t We Do It In the Road?" was released
on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 26).
[J] 1969
Yoko enters King''s College Hospital, London. She will suffer her
second miscarriage three days later.
[O] 1971
Yoko Ono''s art exhibit "This Is Not Here" opens at the Everson
Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, on John Lennon''s birthday. The
exhibit will run through October 27. The proceedings are filmed
and are broadcast on US television on May 11, 1972, as "John and
Yoko in Syracuse, New York". John and Yoko join with some members
of the Onondaga Indian tribe who are protesting US government
confiscation of their land for highway construction. A jam session
in celebration of John''s birthday comes together at a Syracuse
hotel, with Ringo, Phil Spector, Klaus Voorman, Allen Ginsberg, Jim
Keltner (and possibly Eric Clapton) taking part. John and Yoko are
interviewed by a Japanese journalist, the interview becoming known
as "the argument interview" due to the unusual amount of
disagreement between John and Yoko.
[J] 1975
On John''s 35th birthday, Yoko gives birth to their son, Sean Taro
Ono Lennon. Elton John will be the child''s godfather.
[J] 1985
"Strawberry Fields" in New York''s Central Park is completed and
officially opened to the public on the 45th anniversary of John
Lennon''s birthday.
[J] 1990
A special broadcast of John Lennon''s song "Imagine" is carried by
approximately 1,000 radio stations in over 50 countries in
celebration of Lennon''s 50th birthday. The event is sponsored by
the Trusteeship Council Chamber of the United Nations.
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