October 20 Events Today in Beatles History

1939
Raymond Jones is born in Oldham.
1953
Tom Petty is born.
1963
10.31-11.30pm. BBC’s ‘Easy Beat’ broadcast (recorded 16 October 1963).
Recording of performance for ABC-TV’s ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ in Birmingham.

1964
18.30 and 20.45. Performances at the Caird Hall, Dundee.
Brian produces his first record, for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, at IBC Studios, London.

1965
Studio 2. 2.30-6.30pm. Recording: ‘We Can Work It Out’ (takes 1-2). Studio 2. 7.00-11.45pm. Recording: ‘We Can Work It Out’ (overdub onto take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

US gold certification for ‘Yesterday’/’Act Naturally’.

1967
Studio 3. 7.00pm-3.45am. Recording: ‘The Fool On The Hill’ (overdub onto take 6); ‘Hello Hello’ (working title of ‘Hello, Goodbye’) (overdub onto take 17). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.
Recording of flute for ‘The Fool On The Hill’ and viola for ‘Hello, Goodbye’.
2.30am. The viola overdub session ends.
UK release: ‘Catcall’, with the Chris Barber Band.

1969
US LP release: ‘The Wedding Album’.
US single release: ‘Cold Turkey’/’Don’t Worry Kyoko’.
George and Pattie attend a Ravi Shankar concert in London.

1980
UK LP release: ‘The Beatles Ballads’.

1980 – John Lennon released the song “(Just Like) Starting Over” in the U.S. 

2008 – A documentary “All Together Now” was released. It showed the making of the Cirque de Soleil show “LOVE.” 

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