Today in Beatles History: October 12

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

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime; that night
they appear at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. The
Tower show is a significant Brian Epstein promotional package, with
US rocker Little Richard topping the bill. Altogether, 12 acts
perform, and the night is a tremendous success. For The Beatles
themselves, it is quite an experience to play second to Little
Richard. It is also quite an experience (a negative one) when they
bump into the new drummer for Lee Curtis & the All-Stars--Pete
Best.

1964
US release of LP "Songs, Pictures, and Stories of The Fabulous
Beatles" (VeeJay). Yet another return to the songs from
"Introducing the Beatles". 12 weeks on Billboard chart; highest
position #63.

1965
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording songs for their second album of 1965. In a
hurry to record the album and have it in stores by early December,
The Beatles nonetheless produce a masterpiece, "Rubber Soul". They
begin by recording "Run For Your Life" in its entirety, in five
takes. John Lennon later admits to lifting two lines from Elvis
Presley's 1955 hit "Baby Let's Play House" in writing this song.
Next, The Beatles begin recording John's "This Bird Has Flown", but
its final title will be "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)".
They record one take and numerous overdubs, including George
Harrison's double-tracked sitar part, the first appearance of that
Indian instrument on a pop record. Not completely happy with this
version of the song, The Beatles start over again on October 21.
The version recorded this day is included on "The Beatles Anthology
2" (Disc one, Track 14).

1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). After a mixing session at De Lane Lea Recording Studios
(for "It's All Too Much", which was recorded there), The Beatles
move back to Abbey Road for a "Magical Mystery Tour" session. John
Lennon supervises the entire session, taking on the role of
producer for the first time. After mixing and e***ing is completed
for "Blue Jay Way", accordionist Shirley Jackson and her
percussionist partner, Reg Wale, record a Lennon-McCartney
instrumental, "Shirley's Wild Accordion", for the "Magical Mystery
Tour" soundtrack. Ringo and Paul give (unspecified) musical
assistance. They record 15 takes. Although Shirley Evans does
appear in the movie, playing accordion on the bus and leading the
passengers in a sing-along, "Shirley's Wild Accordion" is not used.
One piece that is used, however, is "Jessie's Dream", which is
copyrighted by McCartney-Starkey-Harrison-Lennon. But the
specifics of who plays on the piece and when and where it was
recorded (not at EMI) are unknown.

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

[J] 1969
Yoko suffers her second miscarriage, the baby having been expected
to be born in December.

[P] 1972
A promotional video for the Wings single "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
is broadcast on US television on "The Flip Wilson Show".

1979
UK re-release of Beatles LP "The Beatles Rarities" (Parlophone).
First release as an individual album; previously released as part
of the 13-LP "The Beatles Collection" box set. Highest chart
position: #71.

[G] 1987
UK release of George Harrison single "Got My Mind Set on You/Lay
His Head" (Dark Horse). The B-side song was previously released on
special CD and EP issued with George Harrison's book "Songs by
George Harrison". A different mix of that song had been originally
planned for Harrison's "Somewhere in England" album.

[R] 1990
US release of Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band CD, LP, and
cassette "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band" (Rykodisc). Recorded
live at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, September 3-4, 1989.
Songs: "It Don't Come Easy", "No No Song", "Honey Don't", "You're
Sixteen", "Photograph", "Iko Iko" (Dr. John), "The Weight" (Levon
Helm), "Shine Silently" (Nils Lofgren), "Quarter to Three"
(Clarence Clemmons), "Raining in My Heart" (Rick Danko), "Will it
Go Round in Circles" (Billy Preston) and "Life in the Fast Lane"
(Joe Walsh). A limited deluxe e***ion of the album contained a
bonus CD that contains the songs "Act Naturally", "It Don't Come
Easy", and "Rocky Mountain Way" (Joe Walsh).



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