Today in Beatles History: October 6

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on October 6. **

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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 appear at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead. This
is for a dance promoted by the local Horticultural Society.
Earlier in the day, The Beatles made a personal appearance at
Dawson's Music Shop in Widnes, signing copies of their
just-released single, "Love Me Do".

1963
The Beatles, on the second stop of their mini-tour of Scotland,
perform two shows at the Carlton Theatre, Sinclairtown, Kirkcaldy,
Fifeshire.

1964
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording songs for their fourth album ("Beatles For
Sale"). They tape 13 takes of "Eight Days a Week", experimenting
with a number of ways to fade in the song's beginning. John Lennon
also works on the guitar riff for his song "I Feel Fine" (no
recording of the song yet, though). "The Beatles Anthology 1"
includes a sequence of the various intros tried out for "Eight Days
a Week", as well as the complete Take 5 of the same song (Disc 2,
Tracks 24-25).

1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). "Blue Jay Way" is completed with the recording of
ad***ional overdubs (including cello and tambourine).

1968
A promotional video of The Beatles performing "Hey Jude" is
broadcast on US television, on the CBS-TV program "The Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour".

1969
US release of Beatles single "Something/Come Together" (Apple). 16
weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

[J] 1990
BBC Radio begins broadcast of a 10-hour series about John Lennon,
"In My Life: Lennon Remembered".

[J] 1999
It is announced that a new 56-minute film featuring John Lennon,
titled "Gimme Some Truth", has been completed. The movie was
e***ed from hundreds of hours of 16mm film shot by John Lennon and
Yoko Ono in 1971 around the time that Lennon was recording his
"Imagine" album. Most of the footage has not been previously seen.
Picture Music International has sold the film to broadcasters in
13 countries, including the Czech Republic, Australia, Denmark, and
The Netherlands. Talks continue towards reaching a deal in both
the US and the UK. Plans are to release "Gimme Some Truth" on DVD
in the Fall of 2000, along with a remastered CD of the "Imagine"
album (alternate takes may be included as bonus tracks).


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