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1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles record a performance for the BBC radio program “The Beat Show,” at Manchester’s Playhouse Theatre. They perform before a live audience during the taping, playing the songs “From Me to You,” “A Taste of Honey,” and “Twist and Shout.” Broadcast on July 4. Fearing that The Beatles could suffer from over-exposure, Brian Epstein has begun turning down radio appearances, rejecting 6 such appearances from June to August.

1965 – The Beatles fly from Madrid to Barcelona. This is the final performance of their two-week tour.

1966 – The Beatles’ fly from Tokyo to Manila, Philippines.

1967 – John and Cynthia Lennon, George and Patti Harrison, and Paul McCartney with Jane Asher attend a private party held at the Speakeasy Club in London for the American group the Monkees. Ringo was unable to attend, as was Monkee Davy Jones. The party was hosted by Vic Lewis, agent for Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises, who had contracted for the Monkees to perform at the Empire Pool, Wembley, from June 30 – July 3. Also attending the party were Dusty Springfield, Klaus Voorman, Manfred Mann, the Who, Procol Harum, Lulu, Eric Clapton, the Fool, and guests of honor Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. Vic Lewis would go on to become managing director of NEMS Enterprises after Brian Epstein’s death.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da.” Paul and Ringo tape seven rhythm track tapes, then overdubs are added onto takes four and seven.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight.” John is still in the hospital in Scotland, recovering from injuries sustained in an auto accident on July 1.

1982 – Paul McCartney’s single “Take It Away/I’ll Give You a Ring” (Columbia 18-03018) is released in the U.S.

1960 – The Silver Beetles perform at Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey. Johnny Gentle, having heard that his old tour backing band was playing, arrives unannounced, and he joins the Silver Beetles on stage to sing a few numbers.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens.

1963 – The Beatles go to Studio 5 of Maida Vale Studios in London to tape program No.5 (there were 4 previous editions of the program) after having contracted for 11 more radio programs of the series “Pop Go the Beatles.” They record a cover version of Elvis Presley’s “That’s All Right (Mama).” Other songs recorded for the program were “There’s a Place,” Chuck Berry’s “Carol,” Arthur Alexander’s “Soldier of Love,” Carl Perkins’ “Lend Me Your Comb,” and the Jodimars’ “Clarabella.” Three additional songs were recorded but omitted from the broadcast tape, The Coasters’ “Three Cool Cats,” Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and The Beatles’ own “Ask Me Why.” The Beatles guests for this program were Duffy Power & the Graham Bond Quartet. Broadcast on July 16. Several recordings from this day are included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD “Live at the BBC”: “That’s All Right (Mama),” “Carol,” “Soldier of Love,” and “Clarabella” (Disc one, Tracks 15-19). “Lend Me Your Comb” is included on “The Beatles Anthology 1″ (Disc 1, Track 27).

1964 – The Beatles arrive at London Airport, returning from their first world tour. Tired of the screaming fans, of being pushed in several different directions at once, of being introduced to an endless stream of local dignitaries, and of answering the same questions again and again at press conference after press conference, The Beatles were mightily glad to be back home.

1965 – The Beatles play a concert in a bullring, the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording Ringo’s lead and backing vocals for “Good Night.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Paul records “Her Majesty.” Paul, George, and Ringo then record 15 takes of “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight” (the two songs recorded as one continuous piece). For the basic rhythm track, Paul contributes piano and guide vocal, George plays bass, and Ringo plays drums. John is still in the hospital in Scotland, recovering from injuries sustained in an auto accident the previous day. John’s first wife, Cynthia, rushes up to retrieve Julian.

1980 – John and Yoko sell a Holstein cow for a record $265,000 at auction.

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany. This is the final night of their 92-night stand at this club. The Beatles travel back to Liverpool on July 2 and 3, and take a holiday from July 4 through July 12.

1962 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Also appearing at the Cavern is Gene Vincent.

1963 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles record the songs for their next single, “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You” (under the working title “Get You In the End”). EMI will issue “She Loves You/I’ll Get You” (Parlophone 5055) on August 23. It will go on to become The Beatles’ first million-selling single. The single was No.1 for four weeks, dropped to No.2 or No.3 for the next seven weeks, then regained the No.1 chart position for another two weeks. The Beatles’ recording schedule having been published in the weekly pop papers, a large crowd had gathered outside EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, and the police had to be summoned twice.

1965 – John Lennon’s second book, “A Spaniard In the Works,” is published in the U.S. by Simon and Schuster. The Beatles fly from Nice, France, to Madrid, Spain.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording of bass track and John’s lead vocal for “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.” John Lennon’s art exhibition “You Are Here” (dedicated to Yoko), opens at the Robert Fraser Gallery in London.

1969 – The Beatles, without John who is in Scotland, are in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. George Martin, having agreed to resume acting as The Beatles’ producer (on condition that they behave themselves in the studio), rejoins The Beatles in the studio, but only Paul arrives this day. He records a lead vocal for “You Never Give Me Your Money.” This day formally begins the recording sessions for “Abbey Road” (which is unnamed at this point), even though The Beatles have several songs already near completion for the album. After visiting John’s aunt in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, John, his son Julian, Yoko, and her daughter Kyoko are in an auto accident in Golspie, Scotland. No other vehicles are involved. John requires 17 stitches to close a facial wound; Yoko receives 14 stitches. Kyoko needs 4 stitches, while Julian suffers from shock.

1980 – John Lennon and a five-man crew sail to Bermuda on Lennon’s 63-foot yacht ‘Isis’ sometime in early July. During the trip he begins to compose music again.

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1960 – The Silver Beetles perform at the Neston Institute, Wirral.

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Heswall Jazz Club, Barnston Women’s Institute, Heswall, Wirral. Support act is The Big Three.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The Beatles’ song list this night is “Some Other Guy,” “Thank You Girl,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” “Misery,” “A Taste of Honey,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Love Me Do,” “From Me to You,” “Baby It’s You,” “Please Please Me,” and “Twist and Shout.

1964 – The Beatles perform two shows at Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia. These are the final performances of their world tour.

1965 – The Beatles perform one show at the Palais des Expositions, Nice, France.

1966 – The Beatles perform a concert at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

1992 – The Beatles CD set, “Beatles U.K. EP Set on CD” (Capitol C2-15852-2) is released in the U.S. Includes all original Beatles EPs released in the U.K., plus a bonus CD with stereo versions of the songs “The Inner Light,” “Baby You’re a Rich Man,” “She’s a Woman,” and “This Boy.

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