NOVEMBER 4, 1963 – The Beatles performed at the Prince Of Wales Theatre in London for the Royal Variety Show. The band attracted ecstatic fans outside the theatre and throughout that Sunday, rehearsals the noise of the throng could be heard by the artists on stage. It was necessary to construct a screened passageway between…
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…
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…
1940 18.30. John Lennon is born at the Maternity Hospital, Oxford Street, Liverpool. 1962 Cavern lunchtime session: the Big Three. Cavern evening session: Buddy Brittain and the Regents, the Big Three, the Undertakers, and the Strangers. Visit to the editorial office of ‘Record Mirror’, 116 Shaftesbury Avenue, London. 1963 ‘She Loves You’, 6th week in…
1963 Concert at the ABC, Blackpool. 1964 Peter Brown moves to London. Studio 2. 7.00-11.00pm. Recording: ‘Baby’s In Black’ (takes 1-14, and 13 [unnumbered] edit pieces). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender. First session for ‘Beatles For Sale’. ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ film New York premiere. 1965 ‘Help!’ single number 1,…
1963 Studio 2. 10.00am-1.30pm. Recording: ‘Please Mister Postman’ (takes 1-9); ‘It Won’t Be Long’ (takes 1-10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. 5.00-5.29pm. BBC’s ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ broadcast (recorded 10 July 1963, 1.30-3.30pm). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0W3YAV9HaI The Playhouse Theatre, London. Much earlier than 5.30-6.30pm, the contracted time. Recording for BBC’s ‘Saturday…
1963 Epstein signs a contract for the Beatles to perform at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, in January 1964. The Playhouse Theatre, London. 8.45-9.45pm. Recording for BBC’s ‘Easy Beat’: ‘I Saw Her Standing There’; ‘A Shot Of Rythm And Blues’; ‘There’s A Place’; ‘Twist And Shout’. Only live take of ‘A Shot Of Rythm And Blues’….
1962 Performance at the Majestic, Birkenhead. 1963 Concert at the Queen’s Hall, Leeds. 1965 Two concerts at the Cinema Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy. 1966 Arrival in Tokyo. 1967 The Monkees arrive in the UK for their concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley. 2nd day of the trial on drugs charges of Mick…
1961–The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany. 1963–The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. Another Brian Epstein “Mersey Beat Showcase,” and the last time The Beatles will perform here. Their appearance is sensational. 1964–Ringo Starr, flying in from Sydney, rejoins The Beatles in Melbourne, Australia. The Beatles…
1963 ‘Please Please Me’ LP number 1, 1st week (UK Melody Market chart?). ‘From Me To You’ number 1, 1st week (UK Melody Market chart?). 1964 Dick James Music and Northern Songs install their headquarters at 71–75 New Oxford Street, Blumsbury, London. 1966 ‘Rubber Soul’, 22nd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express…