Today in Beatles History: August 22

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on August 22. **

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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.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night. During the lunchtime session, a film crew from Granada
TV films the performance of two songs ("Some Other Guy" and "Kansas
City/Hey Hey Hey Hey") for the television program "Know the North".
At the end of "Some Other Guy" the microphone picks up a fan's
shout, "We want Pete!", it having been less than a week since Pete
Best's dismissal from The Beatles. Unfortunately, the con***ions
in the club are not suitable for good filming, and the footage will
be judged unsatisfactory for broadcast. The film is shelved, but
it is exhumed for broadcast (Nov. 6, 1963, on the show "Scene at
6:30") once The Beatles have become famous. Since then, it has
been widely shown. Some of the film footage has disappeared over
the years, but "Some Other Guy" is largely intact. For many years
this was the only known film of a Beatles performance before they
achieved national fame, and the only film of them performing in the
****rn Club. In 1996, a 35-second color, soundless film of The
Beatles performing at the Cassanova Club on Feb. 14, 1961, will be
discovered by the son of the fan who filmed it.

1963
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Bournemouth.

1963
The Beatles tape an appearance for the Southern Television program
"Day by Day", broadcast locally from Southampton. They perform
lip-sync to "She Loves You". Recording is done at Southern
Independent Television Centre, Northam, Southampton, Hampshire.
Broadcast that same evening.

1964
Veering into Canada on their first American tour, The Beatles
perform for an audience of 20,261 at the Empire Stadium in
Vancouver, British Columbia. The concert is also broadcast live by
a local radio station.

[O] 1964
Liberty Records announces that its album "Chipmunks Sing the
Beatles" is selling 25,000 copies per day.

1965
The Beatles' airplane, flying to Portland, Oregon, catches fire,
but luckily no one is injured.

1965
The Beatles, on tour in North America, perform two shows at
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon. Total attendance is 20,000.
Between performances, The Beatles are visited in their
dressing-room by Carl Wilson and Mike Love of the Beach Boys.

1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Chappell Recording Studios,
Maddox St., London). Recording Paul's song "Your Mother Should
Know".

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). The constant bickering and tension finally becomes too
much for Ringo--he quits The Beatles and walks out, leaving the
country to think about his future. The news of Ringo's departure
is kept secret, and the press does not hear about it. Ringo will
rejoin The Beatles on September 3. After Ringo leaves, the
remaining Beatles record "Back In the USSR", with Paul on drums and
John playing bass. Five takes are recorded.

[J] 1968
Cynthia Lennon files for divorce from John.

1969
The Beatles get together at John's Tittenhurst Park home for their
final photo session.

[G] 1979
George Harrison's book "I Me Mine" is published in a limited
e***ion of 2,000 copies, which sell for 148 pounds per copy. A
less expensive e***ion is published later. The book provides
lyrics to all of George Harrison's songs. John Lennon was hurt by
George's slight mention of Lennon's role in the development of
George's songwriting.

1983
UK re-release of Beatles single "She Loves You/I'll Get You"
(Parlophone). 20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular
single and also as a picture disc.

[P] 1986
US release of Paul McCartney LP and CD "Press to Play" (Capitol).
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".



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