Today in Beatles History: October 3

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 3. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1959
The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby,
Liverpool.

1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany. This will be their final night at the Indra, which
is closed by the police when neighbors complain about the noise.
The Beatles are moved to Bruno Koschmider's top club, The
Kaiserkeller.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at night.

1963
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). George Harrison, not yet returned from a two-week
holiday, arrived after the session was over but in time for a radio
interview taping in the afternoon. Ringo Starr overdubbed a new
vocal for the song "I Wanna Be Your Man". John Lennon and Paul
McCartney overdub vocals for the track "Little Child".

1963
The Beatles tape an interview for the BBC radio program "The Public
Ear". Their interview is to be part of a larger program about the
'Mersey Beat' boom. Broadcast on November 3, 1963, and
re-broadcast (in revised form) on January 14, 1964, and in late
June 1964. An excerpt from this interview is included on the 1994
Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC" (Disc one, Track one--under the
title "Beatle Greetings"). [Note: the booklet that is included
with the CD set gives Oct. 9 as the date of the recording of this
interview, but Mark Lewisohn and Allen Wiener both report the date
as Oct. 3].

[R] 1963
After a day of recording and interviews with The Beatles, Ringo
Starr goes to a concert featuring the Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley,
and the Rolling Stones.

1964
The Beatles tape a performance for the American television program
"Shindig", recording taking place at the independent Granville
Studio in London. For the taping, they perform live before a
studio audience of Beatles Fan Club members. They perform "Kansas
City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "I'm a Loser", and "Boys". They also join
in the finale, which is led by the Karl Denver Trio. Broadcast in
the US by the ABC television network on October 7 (not broadcast in
the UK).

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
Recording "Savoy Truffle". George, Paul, and Ringo record just one
take of the basic track (drums, bass, and lead guitar). The song,
written by George Harrison, was inspired by Eric Clapton's love of
chocolates, particularly Mackintosh's Good News.

[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band in the recording studio (Lansdowne Studios,
London). Recording "Don't Worry Kyoko", to be the B-side to John's
"Cold Turkey" single. Ringo, Eric Clapton, and Klaus Voorman
continue to provide musical accompaniment.

[G] 1975
UK release of George Harrison LP "Extra Texture - Read All About
It" (Apple). Songs: "You", "The Answer's At the End", "This Guitar
(Can't Keep from Crying)", "Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)",
"World of Stone", "A Bit More of You", "Can't Stop Thinking About
You", "Tired of Midnight Blue", "Grey Cloudy Lies", and "His Name
Is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen)".

[P] 1989
UK re-release of Wings album "Wings at the Speed of Sound" on CD,
LP, and cassette (Fame). Three months after reissuing this album
at regular prices, EMI deleted it and reissued it on the budget
label Fame.



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