Beatles history
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Today in Beatles history
1961 - Night performance at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool.
1963 - 4pm. Washington Hotel, London. 32 photographs taken by `Radio Times' photographer Don Smith in a bedroom. Later, photo session with Marc Sharratt on the hotel roof, and individual photos (order: George, Ringo, John, Paul).
1964 - Concert at the Ice Hockey Stadium, Stockholm. John and Paul suffer an electric discharge when they touch the microphones while playing `Long Tall Sally'.
1964 - Brian resigns his directorship with NEMS Limited.
1964 - `A Hard Day's Night' single number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 36th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart).
1965 - `Help!' premiere at the London Pavilion. The Beatles and Brian attend. After, party at the Dorchester Hotel.
1968 - Night: John and Yoko arrive at the Apple stores. Yoko takes various articles.
1968 - Studio 2. 8.30pm-4.00am. Recording: `Hey Jude' (takes 1-6). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.. Rehearsal of `Hey Jude'. During `Hey Jude' recording: filming for `Experiment In Television'.
1969 - Studio 3. 2.30-10.45pm. Recording: `Come Together' (overdub onto take 9); `Sun King'/`Mean Mr Mustard' (overdub onto take 35). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander. Recording of guitar solo for `Come Together'.
1983 - Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).
1990 - Paul's concert in Chicago. End of `Get Back' tour.
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