Today in Beatles History: June 25

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

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Silver Beetles perform at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard,
Wallasey. (1421)

1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1200)

1962
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club. That
night they appear at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens, Lancashire,
receiving a fee of 25 pounds. Brian Epstein, wanting The Beatles
to put on a good show, tells them that the promotion company
controls 16 venues, even though he is aware that 13 of them are
exclusively operated for bingo. (1480)

1963
The Beatles perform at the Astoria Ballroom, Middlesbrough,
Yorkshire. (1829)

1964
The Beatles perform two shows at Town Hall in Auckland, New
Zealand. (2139)

1965
The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Palazzo
dello Sport, Genoa, Italy. (2386)

1966
"Paperback Writer" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).
(66)

1966
The Beatles, on a short international tour, travel by rail from
Munich to Essen. They perform two shows at the Grugahalle, Essen,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany. (2547)

1967
In Studio One, EMI Studios, the Beatles perform "All You Need Is
Love" for the 'Our World' worldwide television broadcast, the live
performance seen via satellite by 400 million people on five
continents. The Beatles sing and play along to a pre-recorded
rhythm track to minimize potential foul-ups. But the vocals, bass,
lead guitar, drums, and orchestra are performed 'live'. The
13-piece orchestra is conducted by former Manfred Mann member Mike
Vickers. Guests in attendance include Mick Jagger, Marianne
Faithfull, Keith Richard, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Jane Asher,
Pattie Harrison, Mike McCartney, Graham Nash, and Beatles
biographer Hunter Davies. A wonderful time is had by all. The
Beatles are appearing as representatives of the United Kingdom;
other countries providing broadcast segments are Denmark,
Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain,
Sweden, Tunisia, USA, and West Germany. Several communist
countries had agreed to participate but then pulled out a few days
before the broadcast. Countries carrying the broadcast without
providing segments for the program are Belgium, Denmark, Ireland,
Finland, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. In the United States, the program is
carried on the NET (National Educational Television) network to its
113 affiliate stations. A print of the historic 'Our World'
broadcast will later be deposited with the United Nations for
posterity, where it remains today. (2710)

1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio One, EMI Studios,
London). The Beatles record "All You Need Is Love" during a live
worldwide television broadcast (see separate entry). They overdub
their live performance, which is augmented by a 13-piece orchestra,
onto a pre-recorded rhythm track that they use as a guide. After
the broadcast is completed, John Lennon re-records a portion of his
lead vocal track. (2711)

1968
John Lennon, in Studio Two of EMI Studios, London, does the final
mix on "Revolution 9", trimming nearly a minute from the master
tape in the process. In Studio Three, George Harrison is producing
and playing guitar on Jackie Lomax's recording of Harrison's song
"Sour Milk Sea". Paul McCartney is en route back to England from
the USA. (2854)

1976
UK release of Beatles single "Back in the USSR/Twist and Shout"
(Parlophone). 2 weeks on the charts; highest position #19. (644)

1977
The Beatles' LP "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" is #1 in the UK
charts. (2511)

1982
UK release of Beatles interview LP "The Beatle Interviews"
(Everest). Interviews from 1964 and 1966. (722)

[O] 1985
Actor Mark Lindsay is dropped from the role of John Lennon for the
NBC-TV movie "John and Yoko: A Love Story" when it is learned that
Lindsay's real name is the same as that of Lennon's murderer.
(3619)

[G] 1991
US re-release of George Harrison albums "Thirty Three & 1/3" and
"George Harrison" on CD (both Dark Horse/Warner Brothers). "George
Harrison" is also released on cassette (Apple/Columbia). (468)



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