| Sun, February 26th, 1961 | The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. |
| Mon, February 26th, 1962 | The Beatles perform at the Kingsway Club, Southport. |
| Tue, February 26th, 1963 | The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Taunton, Somerset. The Helen Shapiro tour resumes, but the terribly cold weather takes its toll on Shapiro, who is too ill with a cold to perform. Danny Williams takes her place at the top of the bill. |
| Wed, February 26th, 1964 | US release of LP “Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage” (VeeJay). Includes the previously-released “Please Please Me”, “From Me to You”, “Ask Me Why”, and “Thank You Girl”, along with non-Beatles tracks. Despite its title, this is not a live album. 6 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #103. |
| Wed, February 26th, 1964 | The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Mixing of the master tapes for the “Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That” single. The single is issued in the US on March 16 and in the UK on March 20, and it topped the charts all over the world. In the afternoon and evening, The Beatles record 19 additional takes of “I Should Have Known Better” and 17 additional takes of “And I Love Her”, the latter track still not completed to their satisfaction. |
| Fri, February 26th, 1965 | The Beatles in the Bahamas doing filming for their second movie, “HELP!” |
| Thu, February 26th, 1970 | US release of Beatles LP “The Beatles Again”, later reissued as “Hey Jude” (Apple). When first released, the cover had the title “Hey Jude”, but the label had the title “The Beatles Again”. Songs: “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “I Should Have Known Better”, “Paperback Writer”, “Rain”, “Lady Madonna”, “Revolution”, “Hey Jude”, “Old Brown Shoe”, “Don’t Let Me Down”, and “The Ballad of John and Yoko”. 33 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #2. |
| Thu, February 26th, 1987 | US re-release of Beatles album “Please Please Me” on CD (Capitol). Worldwide release on this date. This initial release on CD is in mono. |
| Thu, February 26th, 1987 | US re-release of Beatles album “With the Beatles” on CD (Capitol). Worldwide release on this date. This initial release on CD is in mono. |
| Thu, February 26th, 1987 | US re-release of Beatles album “A Hard Day’s Night” on CD (Capitol). Worldwide release on this date. This initial release on CD is in mono. |
| Thu, February 26th, 1987 | US re-release of Beatles album “Beatles For Sale” on CD (Capitol). Worldwide release on this date. This initial release on CD is in mono. |
| Thu, February 26th, 1987 | UK re-release of Beatles’ first 4 UK albums on CD: “Please Please Me”, “With the Beatles”, “A Hard Day’s Night”, and “Beatles For Sale” (EMI). The worldwide release of the first Beatles albums on CD. All four were issued in mono. |
| Wed, February 26th, 1997 | The Beatles are awarded three Grammy Awards for “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group” (for “Free As A Bird”); “Best Music Video: Short Form (for “Free As A Bird”); and “Best Music Video: Long Form (for “The Beatles Anthology”). George Harrison comments, “What a nice surprise! It’s good to know that people still like The Beatles. |
The Beatles are awarded three Grammy Awards for “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group” (for “Free As A Bird”); “Best Music Video: Short Form (for “Free As A Bird”); and “Best Music Video: Long Form (for “The Beatles Anthology”). George Harrison comments, “What a nice surprise! It’s good to know that people still like The Beatles.
