Today in Beatles History: July 16

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on July 16. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Silver Beatles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard,
Wallasey.

1961
The Beatles perform at Blair Hall, Walton, Liverpool.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and at the
Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens, that night.

1963
The Beatles record three e***ions of their BBC radio series, "Pop
Go the Beatles" at the BBC Paris Studio in London. The recording
of 10 tracks for The Beatles' first album in one day (Feb. 11,1963)
is widely known, but the group recorded 18 tracks on this day, and
in less time. For show #8, The Beatles perform "I'm Gonna Sit
Right Down and Cry (Over You)", "Crying, Waiting, Hoping", "Kansas
City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "To Know Her is to Love Her", "The Honeymoon
Song", and "Twist and Shout". Their guests are the Swinging Blue
Jeans. Broadcast on August 6. For show #9, The Beatles perform
"Long Tall Sally", "Please Please Me", "She Loves You", "You Really
Got a Hold On Me", "I'll Get You", and "I Got a Woman". Their
guests are the Hollies. Broadcast on August 13. For show #10, The
Beatles perform "She Loves You" (but they prefer the version
performed on the 9th show and use that one again instead), "Words
of Love", "Glad All Over", "I Just Don't Understand", "Devil In Her
Heart", and "Slow Down". Their guests are Russ Sainty & the
Nu-Notes. Broadcast on August 20. [Note: a number of tracks
recorded this day are included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live
at the BBC". From show #8, "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over
You)" (Disc one, Track20); "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Disc one,
Track 21); "To Know Her is to Love Her" (Disc one, Track 24); "The
Honeymoon Song" (Disc one, Track 28); and "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey
Hey" (Disc two, Track 24). From show #9, "I Got a Woman" (Disc
one, Track 4); and "Long Tall Sally" (Disc one, Track 26). From
show #10, "Glad All Over" (Disc two, Track 15); "I Just Don't
Understand" (Disc two, Track 16); and "Slow Down" (Disc two, Track
33).]

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "Cry Baby Cry" (10 takes). Then harmonium
(played by George Martin) and piano (played by John Lennon) are
overdubbed. Engineer Geoff Emerick, no longer able to stand the
tension, bickering, and flaring tempers between The Beatles,
decides to no longer work with them. Take 1 was released on "The
Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 13).

1969
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studios Three and Two, EMI
Studios, London). Recording overdubs for "Here Comes the Sun".

[J] 1971
UK release of Elastic Oz Band single "God Save Us/Do the Oz"
(Apple). John and Yoko wrote the song to raise money for Oz
magazine's obscenity trial defense fund. Lead vocalist on "God
Save Us" is Bill Elliot. John Lennon did "Do the Oz".

[J] 1971
John Lennon makes a statement supporting "Oz" magazine and sings
"The End of the Road" at a press conference dealing with the "Oz"
obscenity case in the UK. Recording released as a flexi-disc in
"Oz" magazine.



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