Please Please Me is the debut album by The Beatles. Parlophone rush-released the album on 22 March 1963 in the UK to capitalize on the success of singles “Please Please Me” (#1 on most lists but only #2 on Record Retailer) and “Love Me Do” (#17). Only the mono version was issued on this date…
The Early Beatles is The Beatles’ sixth album on Capitol Records, and their eighth album for the American market, released on March 22, 1965. It reached #43 on the Billboard LP’s chart. The Early Beatles resembles more of an early compilation because all of the tracks had previously been featured on the early 1964 Vee-Jay…
1963 Christmas concert at the Empire, Liverpool. ABC-TV broadcasts the concert at the Ardwick Apollo, Manchester (recorded November 20, 1963). Recording of Christmas edition of “Thank Your Lucky Stars”. 1964 Pickfair Films Limited is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors. 1965 UK. The Beatles single “Day Tripper”/”We Can Work It Out” number 1,…
George Harrison’s home in Maui is broken into by Cristin Keleher. She cooks a frozen pizza, drinks beer from the fridge, started some laundry and phones her mother in New Jersey. Keleher was arrested and charged with burglary and theft. ( UPDATE ) Alleged Beatle stalker is killed. A woman who pleaded no contest to…
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…
September 11th 1967. Filming Began On The Beatles ” Magical Mystery Tour” . The tour began at Alsop Place Near Baker Street Underground Railway Station.
1936 Singer-songwriter, Buddy Holly, is born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. By the age of 13, Holly was playing what he called “Western Bop” at local clubs. At 19, an agent discovered him and signed him to a contract with Decca Records. A misspelling of his last name on his recording contract caused Holley…
1961 Performance at the Cavern, with Remo Four, the Bluegenes, and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 1962 Brian listens to the first acetates of ‘Love Me Do’, at George Martin’s office at EMI House, Manchester Square, London. 1963 The Beatles concert at the Gaumont, Taunton. 1964 US. The Beatles song ‘I’ll Cry Instead’, 4th week in…
1962 Dezo Hoffmann takes pictures during a pre-session rehearsal. First Hoffmann’s Beatles publicity shots. 2:30 – 5:00 Ron Richards leads a rehearsal of six songs, including ‘How Do You Do It?’, ‘Love Me Do’, ‘Please Please Me’. 5:30 – 7:00 Restaurant Alpino. Dinner of the Beatles with Neil Aspinall and George Martin. Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm….
The Beatles September 5th 1964. The Beatles gave a press conference at The Stock Yard Inn Chicago . Ringo was presented with a Gold Drum By William Ludwig . The marketing Director Of Ludwig Drums Chicago . They performed that night at The International Amphitheatre .