1960 The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.
1961 The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime. That night they appear at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool (their final performance at that venue). This is a major day for The Beatles, although they are unaware of it at the time–in the audience at the Cavern Club show is Brian Epstein, dressed in his pin-stripe suit and seeing The Beatles for the first time. Accompanying Epstein is his assistant Alistair Taylor. Epstein will recall his first impressions in a 1964 interview: “They were fresh and they were honest, and they had:star quality. Whatever that is, they had it, or I sensed that they had it.” Over the next few weeks, Epstein becomes more and more interested in possibly managing The Beatles, and he does a lot of research into just exactly what that would entail. When he speaks with the group’s embittered ex-manager Allan Williams, he is told, “Brian, don’t touch ’em with a fucking bargepole.” Nonetheless, Epstein invites The Beatles to a meeting at his record store on December 3
1962 The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.
1963 – The Beatles, continuing on their tour of Britain, perform at the Granada Cinema in East Ham, London. Backstage, before the first of their two shows, George Martin informs The Beatles that their upcoming single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” looks likely to sell one million copies in advance of its release. This will, in fact, occur, the first time in the UK that a record notched up sales of over one million copies in advance of its release.
1964 – The Beatles, on a tour of Britain, perform at City Hall in Sheffield
1965 Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.30-5.30pm. Editing: ‘The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record’ (takes 1-3). Mono mixing: ‘Michelle’ (remix 1, from take 2); ‘What Goes On’ (from take 1); ‘Run For Your Life’ (from take 5); ‘Think For Yourself’ (from take 1); ‘The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record’ (from edit of takes 1-3). Stereo mixing: ‘Think For Yourself’ (from take 1); ‘Michelle’ (from take 2); ‘What Goes On’ (from take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys.
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1966 – John Lennon met Yoko Ono for the first time at an Indica Gallery in London’s West End.
Brian phones Arthur Howes, telling him they won’t accept more live performances.
John visits the exhibition ‘Unfinished Paintings And Objects By Yoko Ono’, at the Indica Gallery.
Brian reports that the Beatles contract with EMI has expired, although a new one is close to finalization.
Paul’s death date.
1967 – The first issue of Rolling Stone was published in San Francisco. John Lennon was on the cover.
1968 -“Hey Jude” is the #1 single in the US for the seventh week in a row.
1996 – The Beatles release of “Anthology Volume 2” hit #4 in the U.K.
2001 – It was reported that George Harrison was in a hospital and he was being treated with an experimental drug used for cancer and brain tumors.
2004 – Ringo Starr’s “Anthology-So Far” was released.
Todays Beatles Quotes
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