May 5th – On This Day In Beatles History

1960 – The band’s name is changed to `The Silver Beetles’. Tommy Moore becomes the drummer for one month. (Norman Chapman was the drummer prior to leaving for military service.) Allan Williams becomes the manager. (Date is approximate.)

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

1965 – `Ticket To Ride’ number 1, 4th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1965 – Lionel Bart flies from UK to Spain to join Brian on vacation.

1966 – Studio 3. 9.30pm-3.00am. Recording: `I’m Only Sleeping’ (overdub onto take 11). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.

1969 – US single release: `Get Back’/`Don’t Let Me Down’. Studio 1, Olympic Sound Studios. 7.30pm-4.00am. Recording: `Something’ (overdub onto take 36). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: Steve Vaughan.

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