Today in Beatles History: August 5

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on August 5. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1961
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club - a night show. Jazz
trumpeter Kenny Ball also appears.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club - a night show.

1963
The Beatles perform at the Urmston Show, Urmston, Lancashire. The
Beatles head a four-act show for this annual event in south
Manchester.

1966
US release of Beatles single "Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine"
(Capitol). It will spend 9 weeks on the Billboard chart, its
highest position #2. In the UK it will spend 8 weeks on the
charts, its highest position #1.

1966
UK release of Beatles LP "Revolver" (Parlophone). The Beatles'
seventh album. Songs: "Taxman", "Eleanor Rigby", "I'm Only
Sleeping", "Love You To", "Here, There and Everywhere", "Yellow
Submarine", "She Said She Said", "Good Day Sunshine", "And Your
Bird Can Sing", "For No One", "Dr. Robert", "I Want to Tell You",
"Got to Get You Into My Life", and "Tomorrow Never Knows". Highest
chart position: #1.

1966
UK release of Beatles single "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby"
(Parlophone). It will spend 8 weeks on the charts, its highest
position #1.

1966
Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Revolver" (Parlophone).

1969
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Three and Two, EMI
Studios, London). George has his new Moog synthesizer brought into
the studio for The Beatles to use in finishing up "Abbey Road".
Moog overdubs are recorded onto "Because". Then vocals are
overdubbed onto "The End". Paul had brought along tape loops to
use in creating the transition sounds linking "You Never Give Me
Your Money" and "Sun King".



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