October 23 1963 – Beatles

The Beatles who have strummed, sung and shaken their distinctive hair-cuts, to game in the world of ‘pop’ during the last year, pictured this morning at London Airport before flying out for series of engagements in Sweden
DECEMBER 18,1962 – On their fifth visit to West Germany, The Beatles played the first night of a two-week engagement at the Star-Club, Hamburg. A 13 night run, playing 3 hours each night. The final night’s performance was recorded and became known as ‘The Star-Club Tapes’, released in 1977 against the wishes of the ex-Beatles…

The th and final day of recording at Sound Recorders Studio in Los Angeles for Jackie Lomax’s debut album ‘ Is This What You Want? ‘. George Harrison produced the album. During this day’s session, session musician Bernie Krause added the Moog III synth to the songs ‘ Is This What You Want? ‘, ‘…
1939 Cynthia Lennon is born Cynthia Powell in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. She attended the Liverpool College of Art, where a meeting with John Lennon in a calligraphy class led to their relationship. She was married to Lennon from 1962-1968, and they had a son, Julian Lennon, who was born in 1963. The couple lived at…
NOVEMBER 13, 1967 – John Lennon purchased islands off the Ireland coast for £1,700 and invited any hippie who wished to live there. Lennon bought Dorninish (twin green mounds linked by a natural causeway), lying just 15 minutes from the west coast of Ireland and got planning permission, although he never got as far as building….

1959 George Martin produces a Peter Sellers’ session using sitar and tabla, for the song ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly’, of the ‘Songs For Swingin’ Sellers’ LP. 1963 ‘She Loves You’, 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). ‘Please Please Me’ LP, 30th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express…

Reel Music is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were featured in their films. The album was released on 22 March 1982 in the United States and the following day in the United Kingdom – nearly simultaneously with the theatrical re-release of the film, A Hard Day’s Night, which…