The Beatles Place

May 17th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles perform for two “houses” at the Adelphi Cinema, Slough, Buckinghamshire. This is the first night of The Beatles’ third tour of the year. The top billing for the tour initially went to Roy Orbison, whom The Beatles greatly admired. But audience demand quickly thrust The Beatles into the position of tour headliners. Their song list for this tour is “Some Other Guy,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” “Love Me Do,” “From Me to You,” “Please Please Me,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “Twist and Shout.” The tour includes, in addition to The Beatles and Roy Orbison, the artists Gerry & the Pacemakers, Tony Marsh, the Terry Young Six, Erkey Grant, Ian Crawford, David Macbeth, and Louise Cordet. Before the show, Gerry Marsden of the Pacemakers presents The Beatles with their second silver disc, for “From Me to You.

1965 – The Beatles overdub speaking parts for the movie “Help!

1966 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles spend 12 hours working on “Got to Get You Into My Life,” overdubbing of the brass section, new vocals, and guitars.

1967 – The Beatles, it is announced, have been selected to represent the United Kingdom for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. The Beatles have reportedly agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion. The broadcast is scheduled for June 25. John and Paul will each write a song for the broadcast, John composing “All You Need is Love” and Paul’s song thought to have been either “Your Mother Should Know” or “Hello Goodbye. John Lennon and Paul McCartney record backing vocals on the Rolling Stones song “We Love You.

1970 – The Beatles’ album “Let It Be” (Apple AR-34001) is released in the U.S. Tracks: “Two of Us,” “I Dig a Pony,” “Across the Universe,” “I Me Mine,” “Dig It,” “Let It Be,” “Maggie Mae,” “I’ve Got a Feeling,” “One After 909,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “For You Blue,” and “Get Back.” 55 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1992 – Ringo Starr’s single “Weight of the World/After All These Years” (Private Music 115-392) is released in the U.K. Also released as a CD single with an extra track, “Don’t Be Cruel.

May 16th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles, at Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London, appear live on the national BBC TV program “Pops and Lenny,” broadcast in front of an enthusiastic live audience. This is a children’s program that features pop music and a hand-puppet known as ‘Lenny the Lion.’ The Beatles perform “From Me to You” and a shortened version of “Please Please Me” (1 min, 5 secs). They also join in the show’s group finale for a one-minute rendition of the standard “After You’ve Gone.

1966 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs and mixing. The “count in” at the beginning of “Taxman” is added, as is Paul’s vocal on “For No One.

1969 – John Lennon is refused a visa by the U.S. Embassy in London, citing his 1968 drug conviction as the reason. John’s plans for a bed-in in New York is scrapped.

1975 – Paul McCartney and Wings’ single “Listen to What the Man Said/Love in Song” (Parlophone R 6006) is released in the U.K.

1980 – The Beatles’ album “The Historic First Live Recordings” (Pickwick PTP-0098) is released in the U.S.

1980 – Paul McCartney’s album “McCartney II” (Parlophone PCTC-258) is released in the U.K. Tracks: “Coming Up,” “Temporary Secretary,” “On the Way,” “Waterfalls,” “Nobody Knows,” “Front Parlour,” “Summer’s Day Song,” “Frozen Jap,” “Bogey Music,” “Darkroom,” and “One of These Days.”

May 15th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Royalty Theatre, Chester, Cheshire. They perform the following songs: “Some Other Guy,” “Thank You Girl,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” “Please Please Me,” “You Really Got a Hold on Me,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “From Me to You.

1967 – Paul McCartney meets Linda Eastman for the first time, during a Georgie Fame concert at the Bag O’Nails nightclub in London.

1981 – George Harrison’s single “All Those Years Ago/Writing’s on the Wall” (Dark Horse K-17807) is released in the U.K.

May 14th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

1960 – The Silver Beats (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) perform at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool. They play a few songs during the interval to audition for promoter Brian Kelly. Other groups appearing are Cliff Roberts & the Rockers, The Deltones, and Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes. This is the only occasion on which the group uses the name “Silver Beats,” quickly changing it back to “Silver Beetles.

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

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Rink Ballroom, Sunderland, Durham.

1968 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on the U.S. television program “The Tonight Show.” The regular host, Johnny Carson, was absent, and baseball player Joe Garagiola was sitting in for him.

May 13th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1968 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney, in the U.S. to promote their new company, Apple Corps Ltd., give interviews throughout the day at the St. Regis Hotel in New York.

1970 – The Beatles’ movie “Let It Be” has its world premiere in New York. None of the ex-Beatles attend. The film opens in the U.K. on May 20.

May 12th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany. The Beatles sign a recording contract with producer Bert Kaempfert.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles, at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham, tape an appearance for the ABC Television program “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” They lip-sync the songs “From Me to You” and “I Saw Her Standing There.” The show is broadcast on May 18.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording of the song “All Together Now,” which is intended for the animated motion picture “Yellow Submarine.” Nine takes of the rhythm track are taped, then overdubs are recorded. The session begins at 7:00 pm and ends around 12:30 am. George Martin is absent, so Geoff Emerick assumes the role of producer.

1968 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney, in the U.S. to promote their new company, Apple Corps Ltd., conduct a business meeting while sailing in a Chinese junk around the Statue of Liberty.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings’ single “Mary Had a Little Lamb/Little Woman Love” (Apple 5949) is released in the U.K.

May 11th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson, Lancashire. Beatlemania erupts as 2,000 frantic fans crowd into the Imperial Ballroom to see The Beatles.

1964 – The Beatles’ EP “Four by The Beatles” (Capitol 1-2121) is released in the U.S. Includes the previously-released tracks: “Roll Over Beethoven,” “All My Loving,” “This Boy,” and “Please Mr. Postman.” 3 weeks on Billboard singles chart; highest chart position: No.92.

1965 – The Beatles’ final day of filming for the movie “Help!

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London. The Beatles record “Baby You’re a Rich Man” from start to finish in six hours (9:00 pm to 3:00 am). “Baby You’re a Rich Man” is recorded specifically for inclusion in the animated feature film “Yellow Submarine,” although it will end up on the B-side of the “All You Need is Love” single instead, released in June. The Beatles record 12 takes of the basic track, then add overdubs. Mick Jagger is known to have attended this session, and it is possible that he sings backing vocal at the end of the song.

1968 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney fly to the U.S. to begin promoting their new company, Apple Corps Ltd. They also renounce their affiliation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

1970 – The Beatles single “The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue” (Apple 2832) is released in the U.S. 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1972 – John and Yoko appear on “The Dick Cavett Show” on U.S. television.

1979 – George Harrison’s single “Love Comes to Everyone/Soft Touch” (Dark Horse K-17284) is released in the U.S. The Beatles’ album “Hey Jude” (Parlophone PCS 7184) is released in the U.K.

1981 – George Harrison’s single “All Those Years Ago/Writing’s on the Wall” (Dark Horse DRC-49725) is released in the U.S.

1984 – John Lennon/Yoko Ono’s single “Borrowed Time/Your Hands” (Polydor 821-204-7) is released in the U.S.

May 10th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

1960 – The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) and other groups audition for promoter Larry Parnes and singer Billy Fury in hopes of being selected as Fury’s backing group. Parnes is also looking for backing groups for his lesser-known singers, and The Silver Beetles are selected as backing group for singer Johnny Gentle’s upcoming small-scale tour of Scotland. The group had changed its name from “The Beatals” to “The Silver Beetles” after Brian Casser (of Cass and the Cassanovas) remarked that the name “Beatals” was ridiculous. He suggested they use the name “Long John and the Silver Beetles,” but John Lennon refused to be referred to as “Long John.” Drummer Tommy Moore misses half of the audition, drummer Johnny Hutchinson, of Cass and the Cassanovas, filled in until he arrived.

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

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – George Harrison serves as a judge for the Lancashire and Cheshire Beat Group Contest, held in Liverpool.

1965 – The Beatles are at Twickenham Film Studios, filming for the movie “Help!” (tentatively titled “Eight Arms To Hold You”) and then in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles record two songs for Capitol Records who need the songs to complete the next Beatles’ album “Beatles VI” (Capitol (S)T-2358). They record two songs written Larry Williams – “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” and “Bad Boy.” “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” is completed in seven takes, and “Bad Boy” in four. “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” will be included on the U.K. version of the “Help!” album, but “Bad Boy” won’t be issued in England until the 1966 compilation album “A Collection of Beatles Oldies.” Note: the song “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” is sometimes spelled “Dizzy Miss Lizzy.”

1989 – Paul McCartney’s single “My Brave Face/Flying to My Home” (Capitol B-44367) is released in the U.S.

May 9th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

1961 – Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany.

1962 – Mid-morning: Meeting of Brian and George Martin at Abbey Road. Brian sends the Beatles a telegram to Hamburg with the news, from Wellington Road.

1964 – `Can’t Buy Me Love’, 6th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1965 – First of 2 performances of Bob Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall, ending his European tour. The Beatles and Donovan attend the show and spend the evening with him.

1965 – The Beatles interviewed by Sandy Lesburgh, London.

1966 – Studio 2. 7.00-11.00pm. Recording: `For No One’ (takes 1-10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.

1967 – Studio 2. 11.00pm-6.15am. Recording: `Untitled’ (take 1). Producer: George Martin; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Instrumental jamming.

1969 – UK LP release: `Unfinished Music Number 2 Life With The Lions’. UK LP release: `Electronic Sounds’.

1969 – Studio 1, Olympic Sound Studios. 3.00-11.00pm. Stereo mixing: Inserts for the `Get Back’ LP. Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: Steve Vaughan. Besides, playback of complete and mixed titles.

1970 – `Let It Be’ single, 9th week in the Top 30 (Billboard). `Live Peace In Toronto’, 18th week in the ranking (Billboard).

May 8th – On This Day In Beatles History

The Beatles Place — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

1961 – Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany.

1962 – Brian meets at HMV Shop, Oxford Street with Syd Coleman the General Manager. Syd connects him with George Martin.

1963 – `Please Please Me’ LP, 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967 – NEMS Enterprises announces that Gerry and the Pacemakers will split in the next two months.

1968 – Its reported that the Beatles have been warned by the management of The Portman that they will have to erase the psychedelic paintings on the Apple Boutique’s wall.

1968 – John and Paul interview with Larry Kane. Alan Klein flies to New York for a meeting with the board of directors of ABKCO. John, George and Ringo order Peter Brown and Neil to sign Klein’s contracts. The contracts are signed, with the sole exception of Paul’s. Alistair Taylor is fired as Apple’s director.

1970 – UK LP release: `Let It Be’.

1991 – Paul’s concert at the Barcelona Zeleste Club, Spain.