Posted June 18, 200718 yr On This Day In Beatles History I'm looking on posting daily 3 to 5 interesting facts as to what The Beatles got up to on this date in history. My sources are the books "The Beatles: 10 Years That Shook The World" by Ted Smart & "The Beatles : After The Break-up 1970-2000" by Keith Badman.
June 18, 200718 yr Author June 18th 1963 Paul celebrates his 21st birthday twice. First there's the official party at Abbey Road, then anotherone later with family & friends in a marquee in an aunt's back garden in Huyton, Liverpool. John rather spoils the occasion by getting into a fight with Cavern DJ Bob Wooler, who implied that John was gay. The Beatles play the Adelphi Theatre, Slough with Roy Orbison. 1965 John appears on UK TV current affairs show Tonight to promote his book "Spaniard In The Works". 1982 Paul celebrates his 40th birthday by recording the promo video for the single "Take It Away" at Elstree Studios Hertfordshire and hosting a party in the evening. Guests alongside his wife Linda include Ringo Starr & his wife Barbara, George Martin, Eric Stewart (10cc), Cilla Black & drummer Steve Gadd. In America, NBC Radio airs a 3 part interview with Paul entitled "Paul McCartney today".
June 19, 200718 yr Author June 19th 1964 British Prime Minister Harold Wilson presents The Beatles with their Show Business Personalities of The Year Award (1963)at the Dorchester Hotel, London. 1965 In a letter to The Times newspaper, Sir Charles de Houghton defends The Beatles' MBEs, saying that they are significant earners of foreign exchange and have saved the British corduroy industry. 1967 In UK tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror, McCartney admits publicly to have taken LSD. 1975 At the Federal Court Manhatten, John files a suit vs the former Nixon administration attorneys and the US Immigration & Naturalisation Service stating John had been singled out for selective prosecution because of his political views and that he was not being deported, as previously stated by the US Government, because of his 1968 drug conviction in England. 1986 In London, George attends a Trafalgar Square anti-nuclear rally & signs a giant white piece of paper attached to a double-decker bus, protesting the deployment of nuclear weapons.
June 20, 200718 yr Author June 20th 1965 A European tour starts at the Palais Des Sports, Paris. 1983 An interview with Yoko is published in the New York Times. 1986 At the Princes Trust 10th Birthday Party Concert at London's Wembley Arena, in front of Prince Charles & Princess Diana, Paul performs "Long Tall Sally", "I Saw Her Standing There" & "Get Back". 1989 In New York Ringo holds a press conference announcing his first solo All-Starr tour. Later that evening he appears on the David Letterman show. 1990 George & his wife Olivia appear on Radio 1s Simon Bates show promoting their Romanian Appeal & the release of the Travelling Wilburys charity single Nobody's Child.
June 21, 200718 yr Author June 21st 1962 The Beatles are suppoer at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton to US star Bruce "Hey Baby" Channel. 1964 The Beatles fly to Auckland, New Zealand. 1966 The Beatles record She Said, She Said in Studio 3, Abbey Road. 1968 John finishes work on Revolution #1 at Abbey Road. Paul in LA announces that all Beatles records will in future be on Apple, although technically they are still part of EMI/Capitol group. 1980 John on holiday in Bermuda writes the track Borrowed Time after listening to Bob Marley's album Burnin'.
June 22, 200718 yr Author June 22nd 1963 John pre-records an appearance for BBC TV show Juke Box Jury (voting every song a miss) before flying via helicopter to join the group for a show at Abergavenny, Wales. 1968 The Beatles purchase a house at 3 Saville Row, London for around £500,000. It will become HQ for their Apple organisation. 1980 John has a "diarrhoea of creativity" and commits to demo tape "I Don't Want To Face It", "Watching The Wheels", "I'm Steppin' Out", "Dear Yoko", "Beautiful Boy", "Borrowed Time" & "Strange Days Indeed" (aka Nobody Told Me). 1981 In New York, amidst scenes of high security, Mark Chapman pleads guilty to the second degree murder of John. 1994 "The Threatles" & producer Jeff Lynne, attempt to work on the John demo "Now & Then" given to Paul by Yoko earlier in the year at the Rock'N'Roll Hall Of Fame at Paul's Mill studios in East Sussex. Unfortunately they are not happy with the results and it remains unreleased.
June 22, 200718 yr Author June 23rd 1967 Orchestral overdubs are completed on "All You Need Is Love" at Abbey Road. 1970 John at his Tittenhurst Park Studios in Ascot, starts recording tracks for his forthcoming album Imagine. 1973 George's album Living In The Material World reaches #1 in the US Album chart. 1989 Paul & his band film the video to the forthcoming single "This One" with director Tim Pope.
June 25, 200718 yr Author June 24th 1963 The Playhouse Theatre, London. 5.30-6.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Saturday Club'; `I Got To Find My Baby'; `Memphis, Tennessee'; `Money (That's What I Want)'; `Till There Was You'; `From Me To You'; `Roll Over Beethoven'. 1967 Abbey Road studios are opened to over 100 reporters and photographers. 2.00-4.00pm. Recording for the BBC. 5.00-8.00pm. Today's session intended for orchestra overdub, due to the decision-taken this day- of releasing `All You Need Is Love' as a single. 1968 Outside his Los Angeles hotel, Paul busks his way through several new Beatles songs much to the delight to a group of fans. 1971 Ringo shoots a promo film for his single "It Don't Come Easy" on location in Sweden on top of a mountain for an appearance on the Cilla Black show. 1980 John takes his son Sean to a botanical garden in Bermuda, and sees a freesia hybrid flower called Double Fantasy.
June 25, 200718 yr Author June 25th 1960 Performance at the Corporation's Grosvenor Ballroom, Grosvenor Road, Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire. 1966 `Paperback Writer' reaches number 1 in the USA (Billboard) singles chart. Saturday Transmision on `Thank Your Lucky Stars' of clips of `Paperback Writer' and `Rain' for the first time. 1967 `Our World' is broadcast. Premiere of `All You Need Is Love'. Studio 1. 2.00pm-1.00am. Recording: `All You Need Is Love' (takes 48-50; BBC rehearsal takes 1-3; takes 51-53; takes 54-58 (58 being live BBC broadcast); overdub onto take 58). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush/Martin Benge. Recording of snare drum roll and re-done John vocal for `All You Need Is Love'. Visits at the studio: Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richard, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Harrison, Jane Asher, Mike McCartney, Graham Nash and wife, Gary Leeds, Hunter Davies. 1997 Sir Peter Blake, English pop artist most famous for his design of the Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band celebrates his 65th birthday. He has also designed the sleeves for Band Aid - Do They Know Its Christmas? (1984); Paul Weller - Stanley Road album (1995); The Who's Face Dances (1981) album; Oasis - Stop The Clocks (2006) amongst many others.
June 26, 200718 yr Author June 26th 1963 John and Paul compose `She Loves You' at their hotel room in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1966 John visits Astrid, who gives him some letters written by Stuart Sutcliffe shortly before dying. 1975 Paul's version of the Crossroads theme appears for the very first time at the closing tonight's edition of the soap opera. 1988 Paul & Linda travel to Liverpool to film the first of two days scenes for the hit BBC1 series Bread written by family friend Carla Lane. 1998 Ringo becomes the 2nd Beatle to appear on Chris Evans TFI Friday show recorded live at the Riverside studios, Hammersmith, London.
June 27, 200718 yr Author June 27th 1963 Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas record `Bad To Me'/`I Call Your Name' at Abbey Road. Paul attends. 1965 4.30pm, 9.30pm. Concerts at the Cinema Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy. 1966 Flight from Hamburg to Tokyo. The plane must land in Anchorage, Alaska, to avoid a typhoon. 1976 John receives his `Green Card', number A17-597-321. Later John affirms that he will record again only when Sean is 5 years old. 1997 Paul plays TFI Friday performing Flaming Pie & Young Boy at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith in London. He performs against a backing band of three TV screens featuring pre-recorded performances of himself on guitar, drums, and bass.
June 28, 200718 yr Author June 28th 1961 Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. 1963 Concert at the Queen's Hall, Leeds. 1968 Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.30am. Recording: `Untitled' (working title of `Good Night') (takes 1-5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. 1974 Wings Single `Band On The run' reaches number 3 in Britain. 1990 Paul's homecoming concert in Liverpool, before 50,000 people. 1st Paul's public performance of Lennon originals (`Strawberry Fields Forever', `Help!', `Give Peace A Chance').
June 30, 200718 yr Author June 29th 1963 The Beatles appear on BBC radio show Saturday Club. 1964 The Beatles play the first of two shows at the Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia. 1965 In Jakatta, Indonesia, leaders of the Koes Bersaudara dance band are arrested for playing Beatles music. 1972 Wings "Mary Had A Little Lamb" is performed on tonight's Top Of The Pop show hosted by Jimmy Saville. 1979 At Paul's studio on the Mull Of Kintyre, Wings begin recording sessions for the forthcoming "Back To The Egg" album.
June 30, 200718 yr Author June 30th 1963 Concert at the ABC Regal, Great Yarmouth. 1966 The Beatles become the first western Rock act to play the Budokan, Tokyo. 1968 On his way home from Bradford, where he had been recording the Black Dyke Mills Band, Paul stops off at in the village of Harrold, Bedfordshire & entertains patrons of the local pub bysinging & playing the piano. 1973 George's Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) reaches #1 in the USA singles chart. 1990 Paul McCartney is the headlining act at the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity Concert at Knebworth, Hertfordshire performing a 45 minute set in front of a sell-out 120,000 spectators.
July 3, 200718 yr Author July 1st 1962 Performance at the Cavern, with Gene Vincent. 1963 Abbey Road Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `She Loves You' (takes unknown); `Get You In The End' (working title of `I'll Get You') (takes unknown). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick. Start of sessions for the single `She Loves You'/`I'll Get You'. 1968 Robert Fraser Gallery, 69 Duke Street, Mayfair, London. Opening of John's art exhibition `You Are Here (To Yoko From John Lennon, With Love'). Before: launch ceremony, releasing 365 helium-filled white balloons. 1969 Studio 2. 3.00-7.30pm. Recording: `You Never Give Me Your Money' (overdub onto take 30). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Chris Blair. Start of a new era of recordings. 1987 Paul returns to Abbey Road studio working with George Martin on "Once Upon A Long Ago".
July 3, 200718 yr Author July 2nd 1963 Number 5 Studio, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London. 6.30-9.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `That's Alright Mama'; `There's A Place'; `Carol'; `Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)'; `Lend Me Your Comb'; `Clarabella'; `Pop Go The Beatles'; `Three Cool Cats'; `Sweet Little Sixteen'; `Ask Me Why'. Only BBC take of `That's Alright Mama'. 1966 From Japan, The Beatles send a telegram to EMI with their final decision concerning next LP's title: `Revolver'. 1968 Abbey Road Studio 2. 6.00pm-12.15am. Recording: `Good Night' (overdub onto take 5, takes 6-15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. 1969 Abbey Road Studio 2. 3.00-9.30pm. Recording: `Her Majesty' (takes 1-3); `Golden Slumbers' (working title of `Golden Slumbers'/`Carry That Weight') (takes 1-15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Chris Blair. 1992 Ringo & his All-Starr band start their European Tour in Gothenburg, Sweden.
July 3, 200718 yr Author July 3rd 1963 The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-9.00pm. Recording for BBC's `The Beat Show': `From Me To You'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `Twist And Shout'. 1966 Trip to Manila. On arriving, from the airport they are taken to a dock and separated from their luggage for half an hour. 1968 Studio 2. 8.00pm-3.15am. Recording: `Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' (takes 1-7, overdub onto take 3, overdub onto take 7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. 1969 Media launch of the Plastic Ono Band. Press reception for the release of `Give Peace A Chance', at the Chelsea Town Hall. John and Yoko do not attend, due to their being hospitalised in Scotland; Ringo and Maureen substitute them. 1971 Paul's album Ram reaches #1 in the UK charts.
July 4, 200718 yr Author July 4th 1963 The Beatles with Peter Asher see for the second time the Rolling Stones, performing at `The Scene', 41 Great Windmill Street, London. 1966 Brian decides that the Beatles should not attend a reception organized by Imelda Marcos. 4.00pm. Concert at the Araneta Collosseum, Manila. 8.30pm. Concert at the Araneta Collosseum, Manila. 1969 UK single release: `Give Peace A Chance'/`Remember Love'. 1st commercial Beatle solo single. 1970 George's song "Something" wins an Ivor Novello award for "The Best Song Musically & Lyrically of the Year". 1980 Yoko tells Fred Seaman (John's assistant) that she is "Planning to divorce John". Whilst watching the Wimbledon Tennis Championships Ringo announces to the surrounding press that he intends to marry the former James Bond girl Barbara (Bach). George's limited edition (2000 copies at £148 each) autobiography "I Me Mine" is published.
July 6, 200718 yr Author July 5th 1963 Concert at the Plaza Ballroom, Oldhill. 1966 The Beatles take the KLM flight number 862, from Manila to New Delhi. 1971 George records his charity single "Bangladesh". 1973 Premiere of `Live And Let Die'. 1982 Paul's "Take It Away" single is released in the UK.
July 6, 200718 yr Author July 6th 1957 The Quarrymen perform at the St. Peter's Woolton Parish Church Fete, Liverpool. Ivan Vaughan introduces Paul to John. John was performing `Come and Go With Me' when Paul first saw him today. 1964 Royal charity premiere of `A Hard Day's Night', attended by the Beatles. After, reception at the Dorchester Hotel, with Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. 1969 John and Yoko leave the hospital, after their car crash in Scotland. They return to England. Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones dies. He had played on the Beatles tracks "Baby You're A Rich Man" & "You Know My Name, Look Up The Number". 1974 Wings "Band On The Run" album reaches #1 in the UK. 1990 Paul plays the second night at the Robert F Kennedy Stadium, Washington D.C. as part of his 10 month world tour.
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