Today in Beatles History: June 4

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 4. **

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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, Cheshire. The club is a violent place, where local
youths often fight out their rivalries, bringing mayhem and bloody
assaults to the dance floor. The Silver Beetles kept playing,
despite the chaos in front of them. (1413)

1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1179)

1962
The Beatles' recording contract with EMI/Parlophone bears this
date. All that is lacking at this point is the final EMI
signature, which is dependent upon the outcome of The Beatles'
first visit to the studio on June 6. (980)

1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Town Hall in
Birmingham. (1806)

1964
The Beatles put on two performances at the KB Hallen,
Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the first date of a
27-day world tour. Drummer Jimmy Nicol replaces the hospitalized
Ringo Starr. The Beatles' repertoire for these concerts, and those
of the following dates, is "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Want to
Hold Your Hand", "You Can't Do That", "All My Loving", "She Loves
You", "Till There Was You", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Can't Buy Me
Love", "This Boy", and "Long Tall Sally". On occasion, "Twist and
Shout" would replace "Long Tall Sally", or perhaps be added into
the song line-up. (2120)

1964
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Roll Over Beethoven/Please Mr.
Postman" (Odeon). (3770)

1965
UK release of Beatles EP "Beatles For Sale (No. 2)" (Parlophone).
Songs: "I'll Follow the Sun", "Baby's In Black", "Words of Love",
and "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party". Highest chart position: #5.
(525)

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Continuing overdubs for "Revolution", which has not yet
been split into "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9". John, in an
attempt to change the sound of his voice, re-tapes his lead vocal
while lying on his back on the floor. Some tape loops are created,
but these are never used. (2840)

1969
US release of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown
Shoe" (Apple). 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #8.
(113)

1976
UK re-release of Beatles LP "The Beatles First" under yet another
new title, "The Beatles Featuring Tony Sheridan" (Contour). First
released in 1964 and reissued several times. (642)

[P] 1991
US release of Paul McCartney CD and cassette "Unplugged (The
Official Bootleg)" (Capitol). Not released on vinyl in the US,
although some vinyl LPs were imported into the US from Europe.
Songs: "Be-Bop-a-Lula", "I Lost My Little Girl", "Here, There and
Everywhere", "Blue Moon of Kentucky", "We Can Work It Out", "San
Francisco Bay Blues", "I've Just Seen a Face", "Every Night",
"She's a Woman", "Hi-Heel Sneakers", "And I Love Her", "That Would
be Something", "Blackbird", "Ain't No Sunshine" (vocal: Hamish
Stuart), "Good Rockin' Tonight", "Singing the Blues", and "Junk".
(466)



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