What did the Fab Four do on May 26?

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

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Silver Beetles, on the Johnny Gentle tour, perform at Town Hall
in Forres, Morayshire. The following morning, short on money, they
slip out of their hotel without paying the bill. (1408)

1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1170)

1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (370)

1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform in home territory,
at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool. It is The Beatles' first
Liverpool appearance in over six weeks. (1796)

1965
The Beatles tape their final BBC radio program, "The Beatles
(Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride)". The BBC wanted the show to
be another in the "From Us to You" series, but The Beatles feel
that the old title no longer represents where they are musically,
so they come up with an (somewhat unimaginative) alternate title.
The songs: "Ticket to Ride", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby",
"I'm a Loser", "The Night Before", "Honey Don't", "Dizzy Miss
Lizzy", and "She's a Woman". Two of these performances, "Ticket to
Ride" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", are included on the 1994 Apple
release "The Beatles Live at the BBC" (Disc 2, Tracks 22-23).
Despite promises to the contrary, The Beatles will not record any
ad***ional radio shows. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" is
spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" on other albums.] (2366)

1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "Yellow Submarine". Taping of the basic track,
adding Ringo's lead vocal, and also adding John, Paul, and George's
backing vocals. Recovering from a case of food poisoning, George
Martin misses this recording session, engineer Geoff Emerick
overseeing the session. (2526)

1967
UK release of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
(Parlophone). The Beatles' eighth album. Songs: "Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With a Little Help from My Friends",
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Getting Better", "Fixing a Hole",
"She's Leaving Home", "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", "Within
You Without You", "When I'm Sixty-Four", "Lovely Rita", "Good
Morning Good Morning", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise)", and "A Day in the Life". Also includes the 15 KC tone
and the "Inner Groove", both of which were excluded on the US
album. The album was rush-released on May 26, but the official
release date of June 1 has been tra***ionally observed. Highest
chart position: #1. (540)

[J] 1969
US release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono LP "Unfinished Music No. 2 -
Life with The Lions" (Zapple). Tracks: "Cambridge 1969", "No Bed
For Beatle John", "Baby's Heartbeat", "Two Minutes of Silence", and
"Radio Play". 8 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #174.
(111)

[G] 1969
US release of George Harrison LP "Electronic Sound" (Zapple).
Tracks: "Under the Mersey Wall" and "No Time or Space". 2 weeks on
Billboard chart; highest position #191. (112)

[J] 1969
John and Yoko fly from Toronto to Montreal and begin their 2nd
bed-in for peace at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel (Suite 1742).
John had wanted to stage the bed-in in the US, but he was denied a
visa due to his drug conviction. He selected a location close
enough to the US to guarantee media coverage inside the US, wanting
to add his peace sentiments to the strong anti-Vietnam War
movement. Many of the interviews held during the bed-in are filmed
for an unreleased movie, "The Way It Is", portions of which are
included in 1988's "John Lennon: Imagine" and 1990's home video
release "John & Yoko: The Bed-In". The song "Give Peace a Chance"
will be recorded during the bed-in. John invites Canada's prime
minister Pierre Trudeau to plant acorns for peace. Trudeau's
response?--"I don't know about his acorns, but I'd like to see him
if he's around. He's a good poet." (3069)

[G] 1970
George Harrison begins recording for his "All Things Must Pass"
album. Ringo plays drums on the album. (3238)

1972
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles"
(Parlophone). The "White Album". (3823)

1973
The Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" reaches #1 in
the US charts. (3485)

[P] 1986
Paul McCartney is inducted by the "Guinness Book of Records" as the
most successful musician of all time. (3347)

[J] 1987
US re-release of John Lennon album "Shaved Fish" on CD (Capitol).
Due to problems with sound quality, this release will be withdrawn.
The album will be re-issued on CD on May 17, 1988. (405)

[J] 1987
UK re-release of 3 John Lennon albums on CD: "Rock 'N' Roll",
"Imagine", and "Shaved Fish" (EMI). Due to poor sound quality,
"Shaved Fish" is recalled, and it will be reissued on May 17, 1988.
(776)

[P] 1987
UK re-release of Wings album "Wings Over America" on CD
(Parlophone). (777)



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