Today in Beatles History: November 12

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 12. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.

1961
The Beatles perform at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool.

1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963
The Beatles tape an interview in Portsmouth for the local BBC
television program "South Today", and it is broadcast that evening.
The interview took place at their hotel in Southsea. Another
television appearance, a planned lip-sync performance for the
Southern Television news magazine "Day by Day", has to be canceled,
because Paul McCartney becomes sidelined by a gastric flu virus.
The Beatles give a short interview instead. The Beatles also have
to postpone their scheduled performance at Portsmouth's Guildhall,
rescheduling it for December 3.

[J] 1971
John Lennon records demo versions of "Luck of the Irish".

[P] 1973
US release of Paul McCartney and Wings single "Helen Wheels/Country
Dreamer" (Apple). 13 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position
#10.

[P] 1984
UK only release of Paul McCartney single "We All Stand Together/We
All Stand Together (humming version)" (Parlophone). Recorded in
1980, "We All Stand Together" is the theme song to the animated
short film "Rupert and the Frog Song". The A-side is cre***ed to
Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus; the B-side is cre***ed to
McCartney and the Fincheley Frogettes. McCartney will receive an
Ivor Novello award for the song, which will be honored as the "Best
Film Theme of 1984".

[J] 1990
UK release of John Lennon interview double CD "John and Yoko - The
Interview" (BBC Radio Collection). Also released on double
cassette. Andy Peebles' Dec. 6, 1980 interview with Lennon.
Includes a small amount of material not heard on the original
broadcast.



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