Today in Beatles History: July 25

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on July 25. **

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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 at lunchtime and then again
at night.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime; at night they
perform again at the ****rn Club, and then they appear at the
Cabaret Club, Liverpool. The Cabaret Club booking is Brian
Epstein's attempt to get The Beatles into the cabaret circuit, but
it is a miserable failure--there is almost no response from the
audience.

1963
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare,
Somerset.

1964
The Beatles' album "A Hard Day's Night" is #1 in the US.

1964
The Beatles' single "A Hard Day's Night" is #1 in the UK.

1965
The Beatles' single "Help!" reaches #1 in the UK charts.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording initial takes of "While My Guitar Gently
Weeps". "The Beatles Anthology 3" includes the one numbered take
from this session, which includes an extra verse not on the 'White
Album' version (Disc one, Track 16).

1969
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording overdubs for "Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard" and
"Come Together". Then The Beatles record John's "Polythene Pam"
and Paul's "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" as one
continuous piece (39 takes plus overdubs).

[G] 1973
George Harrison pays taxes of one million pounds owed to the
British government on revenues from the Bangla Desh concert and
album. Although not personally responsible for making the payment,
George paid the taxes so that frozen relief monies could be
released and used for the intended purpose of bringing relief to
starving people in Bangla Desh.



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