Today in Beatles History: November 16

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

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1957
The Quarry Men perform at Stanley Abbatoir Social Club, Old Swan,
Liverpool. This is a dance for the social club members of a large
slaughterhouse company. The performance is alleged to have been
poorly received.

1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.

1962
The Beatles travel to EMI House in London for their second
appearance on Radio Luxembourg, for the program "The Friday
Spectacular". The Beatles are interviewed and their songs are
played in front of a live audience. Both sides of their single,
"Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You", are played. The program is
broadcast on November 23.

1963
The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform two shows at the Winter
Gardens Theatre in Bournemouth, Hampshire. With news of
Beatlemania spreading overseas, three US camera crews for the major
US television networks (ABC, NBC, CBS) film parts of this nights
performances and also footage of the audience goings-on. The
reports showed up on American television on the nights of November
16, 19, and 21, and also on December 7. The US coverage was quite
condescending, with reporter Alexander Kendrick trying to be acidly
witty by saying of The Beatles, "They symbolise the 20th century
non-hero, as they make non-music, wear non-haircuts and give
none-mersey" (Lewisohn).

1964
The Beatles, at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London, record a
television appearance for the BBC TV program "Top of the Pops".
They lip-sync to their songs "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman".
Broadcast on December 3.

1968
"Hey Jude" is the #1 single in the US for the eighth week in a row.

[J] 1973
UK release of John Lennon LP "Mind Games" (Apple). Songs: "Mind
Games", "Tight A$", "Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)", "One Day (at a Time)",
"Bring on the Lucie (Freda People)", "Nutopian International
Anthem", "Intuition", "Out the Blue", "Only People", "I Know", "You
Are Here", and "Meat City".

[J] 1973
UK release of John Lennon single "Mind Games/Meat City" (Apple).
Released on the same day as the "Mind Games" LP.

[G] 1974
George Harrison, on tour of North America, performs at the Salt
Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah.

[J] 1974
John Lennon's single "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" reaches
#1 in the US singles charts. Lennon's album "Walls and Bridges"
also reaches #1, in the US album charts.

[P] 1979
UK release of Paul McCartney single "Wonderful
Christmastime/Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae" (Parlophone).

[J] 1984
UK release of John Lennon/Sean Lennon single "Every Man Has a Woman
Who Loves Him [John]/It's Alright [Sean]" (Polydor).

[P] 1987
UK release of Paul McCartney single "Once Upon a Long Ago/Back On
My Feet" (Parlophone). "Once Upon a Long Ago" was previously
released on the UK version of McCartney's compilation album "All
the Best". The flip side was co-written by McCartney and Declan
MacManus (Elvis Costello). Neither song released in the US. Also
released this day as a CD single with the songs "Once Upon a Long
Ago/Back On My Feet/Don't Get Around Much Anymore/Kansas City"
(Parlophone). The last two songs will later appear on McCartney's
album "CHOBA B CCCP (Back in the USSR)". Also released this day as
a 12" single with the songs "Once Upon a Long Ago (long
version)/Back On My Feet/Midnight Special (Prisoner's Song)/Don't
Get Around Much Anymore" (Parlophone). First release of the long
version of "Once Upon a Long Ago"; "Midnight Special" will also
later appear on the "CHOBA B CCCP" album.

[R] 1987
UK release of book/cassette "Thomas and the Missing Christmas
Tree", narrated by Ringo Starr (Pickwick Tell-a-Tale). Released
the same day is the "Thomas Gift Box", which contains three "Thomas
the Tank Engine & Friends" cassettes/books with narration by Ringo
Starr (Pickwick Tell-a-Tale).

[P] 1993
Release of Paul McCartney CD "Paul is Live" in the US (Capitol) and
the UK (Parlophone). Recorded during McCartney's 1993 tour of
Australia and the US. Songs: "Hotel in Benidorm", "A Fine Day",
"Drive My Car", "Let Me Roll It", "Looking for Changes", "Peace in
the Neighbourhood", "All My Loving", "Robbie's Bit (Thanks Chet)",
"Good Rockin' Tonight", "We Can Work It Out", "Hope of
Deliverance", "Michelle", "Biker Like an Icon", "Here, There and
Everywhere", "My Love", "Magical Mystery Tour", "C'mon People",
"Lady Madonna", "Paperback Writer", "Penny Lane", "Live and Let
Die", "Kansas City", and "I Wanna Be Your Man". Also issued on
cassette in both countries. In the UK only, also issued as a vinyl
double LP.



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