Today in Beatles History: October 5

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 5. **

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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. Soon after The Beatles started playing at
the Kaiserkeller, The Beatles and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes
entered into a contest to see which group could be the first to
demolish the tottering, rotting wooden stage. Rory Storm won the
day, with an athletic leap during a ren***ion of "Blue Suede
Shoes". Bruno Koschmider gave Rory a heated rebuke and docked his
wages to pay for the damage.

1962
UK release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You"
(Parlophone). 6 weeks on the charts; highest position #17.

1963
The Beatles, on a three-day mini-tour of Scotland, perform at
Concert Hall in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

1964
US release of LP "Ain't She Sweet" (Atco). Contains "Ain't She
Sweet", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Take Out Some Insurance On Me
Baby", and "Nobody's Child".

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
Overdubs for "Savoy Truffle". George records his lead vocal and
Paul tapes bass and electric guitars.

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

[J] 1969
The Plastic Ono Band in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI
Studios, London). Recording overdubs onto the Trident Studios
re-make of "Cold Turkey".

[R] 1970
US release of Ringo Starr single "Beaucoups of Blues/Coochy-Coochy"
(Apple). The flip side is not on the "Beaucoups of Blues" album.
5 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #87.

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

[P] 1987
UK re-release of Paul McCartney and Wings album "Red Rose Speedway"
on CD, with bonus tracks "The Mess", "I Lie Around", and "Country
Dreamer". Paul McCartney's album "McCartney II" was also
re-released on CD this date, with bonus tracks "Check My Machine"
and "Secret Friend". And the Wings album "Wild Life" was also
re-released on CD this date, with bonus tracks "Oh Woman, Oh Why",
"Mary Had a Little Lamb", and "Little Woman Love". Lastly, "Red
Rose Speedway" was also re-released this date in the original vinyl
LP format. All on the Fame label.

1992
UK re-release of Beatles single "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You"
(Parlophone). 30th anniversary 7-inch vinyl single on silver
Parlophone label. Also issued as a CD single, released in a
cardboard digipak with liner notes by Mark Lewisohn. Also released
as a CD single in standard jewel case and no liner notes.

1993
US re-release of Beatles compilation album "The Beatles 1962-1966"
on double CD (Capitol). Also known as "The Red Album". A red
vinyl double LP, pressed from the new digital master, is released
in the UK, and copies of it are imported into the US for sale (only
20,000 red vinyl copies are pressed for worldwide distribution).

1993
US re-release of Beatles compilation album "The Beatles 1967-1970"
on double CD (Capitol). Also known as "The Blue Album". A blue
vinyl double LP, pressed from the new digital master, is released
in the UK, and copies of it are imported into the US for sale (only
20,000 blue vinyl copies are pressed for worldwide distribution).

[P] 1999
US release of Paul McCartney album "Run Devil Run" (EMD/Capitol).
Issued on CD and cassette. Tracks: "Blue Jean Bop", "She Said
Yeah", "All Shook Up", "Run Devil Run", "No Other Baby", "Lonesome
Town", "Try Not to Cry", "Movie Magg", "Brown Eyed Handsome Man",
"What It Is", "Coquette", "I Got Stung", "Honey Hush", "Shake a
Hand", and "Party".

2000
The Beatles' autobiography, "The Beatles Anthology", is published
in the US by Chronicle Books. The initial printing is 300,000
copies of the large, coffee-table-sized book, an astonishingly
large number for a book of its size and cost (list price $60).
Reportedly, advance orders for the book worldwide have been in the
neighborhood of 1.5 million copies. Written by Paul McCartney,
George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon, the book represents
The Beatles' story told by those who know the most about it -- The
Beatles themselves. John Lennon's contributions are taken from
documents and interviews made before his death in 1980. While the
book is clearly an important ad***ion to Beatles literature, it is
arguable whether it constitutes the definitive telling of The
Beatles' story. The book will immediately jump to the top of
bestseller lists all around the world.



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