Today in Beatles History: September 26

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on September 26. **

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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.

1962
The Beatles perform at the ****rn Club at lunchtime and then again
at night.

1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Recording a re-make of "The Fool on the Hill". George
Martin is absent from this recording session.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). Looking for a better ending for "Glass Onion", John
Lennon prepares a tape of sound effects that includes a ringing
telephone, an organ note, BBC-TV soccer commentator Kenneth
Wolstenholme shouting "It's a goal!", and the sound of a window
being smashed. This tape will not be e***ed onto the released
version of "Glass Onion", which contains a string part instead
(suggested by George Martin). A mono mix including John's effects
tape was released on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track
20).

1969
UK release of Beatles LP "Abbey Road" (Apple). The Beatles
eleventh album. The final album recorded by The Beatles, but not
the last-released. Songs: "Come Together", "Something", "Maxwell's
Silver Hammer", "Oh! Darling", "Octopus's Garden", "I Want You
(She's So Heavy)", "Here Comes the Sun", "Because", "You Never Give
Me Your Money", "Sun King", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam",
"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", "Golden Slumbers",
"Carry That Weight", "The End", "Her Majesty". Highest chart
position: #1.

[J] 1970
John Lennon begins recording songs for his "John Lennon/Plastic Ono
Band" album. He will finish on October 27. Ringo plays drums on
the album.

[J] 1974
US release of John Lennon LP "Walls and Bridges" (Apple). Songs:
"Going Down On Love", "Whatever Gets You Through the Night", "Old
Dirt Road", "What You Got", "Bless You", "Scared", "#9 Dream",
"Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)", "Steel and Glass",
"Beef Jerky", "Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out", "Ya Ya".
27 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

[R] 1977
US release of Ringo Starr LP "Ringo the 4th" (Atlantic). Songs:
"Drowning in a Sea of Love", "Tango All Night", "Wings", "Gave It
All Up", "Out on the Streets", "Can She Do It Like She Dances",
"Sneaking Sally Through the Alley", "It's No Secret", "Gypsies in
Flight", and "Simple Love Song".

[P] 1982
US release of Paul McCartney single "Tug of War/Get It" (Columbia).



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