Beatles history - 1963 January
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Tuesday |
End of last season of Star Club performances. |
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1
Tuesday |
Tour of Ireland begins. |
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3
Thursday |
End of Christmas pantomime `Babes In The Wood', with Gerry and the Pacemakers. [?] |
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5
Saturday |
In the `Liverpool Echo', Tony Barrow announces and comments the release of the 2nd Beatles single. |
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5
Saturday |
End of tour of Scotland. |
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7
Monday |
Concert at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead. |
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10
Thursday |
Concert at the Grafton Ballroom, Liverpool. |
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11
Friday |
UK single release: `Please Please Me'/`Ask Me Why'.
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11
Friday |
Appearance on ABC TV's `Thank Your Lucky Stars'. |
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13
Sunday |
Trip to Birmingham, with Brian. Recording of performance for `Thank Your Lucky Stars', at ABC-TV's Birmingham Studios. National TV debut. During the recording, Brian meets Andrew Oldham. |
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13
Sunday |
`Please Please Me' premiere. [What does this mean?] |
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16
Wednesday |
The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.45-9.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Here We Go': `Chains'; `Please Please Me'; `Ask Me Why'; `Three Cool Cats'. |
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16
Wednesday |
Recording of several interviews for the BBC. |
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17
Thursday |
`Please Please Me' enters the UK Record Retailer chart. |
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18
Friday |
Recording for Radio Luxembourg: `Carol', `Lend Me Your Comb', and others. |
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19
Saturday |
Transmision of performance in `Thank Your Lucky Stars' (recorded 13 January 1963) |
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21
Monday |
EMI House. Promotional photographic session with Angus McBean.
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21
Monday |
EMI House, ground floor studio. Recording for Radio Luxembourg's `The Friday Spectacular'. |
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22
Tuesday |
First session of Gerry and the Pacemakers. Recording: `How Do You Do It?'. |
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22
Tuesday |
The Playhouse Theatre, London. 4.00-5.00pm. Recording for BBC's `Saturday Club': `Some Other Guy'; `Love Me Do'; `Please Please Me'; `Keep Your Hands Off My Baby'; `Beautiful Dreamer'. BBC Paris Studio, London. 7.00-8.00pm. Recording for BBC's `The Talent Spot': `Please Please Me'; `Ask Me Why'; `Some Other Guy'. |
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25
Friday |
Vee Jay gets US contract to release Beatles records. |
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25
Friday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Here We Go' broadcast (all 16 January 1963 session but `Three Cool Cats'). |
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26
Saturday |
10.00-12.00am. BBC's `Saturday Club' broadcast (recorded 22 January 1963). |
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29
Tuesday |
BBC's `The Talent Spot' broadcast (recorded 22 January 1963). |
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30
Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' number 17, 1st week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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31
Thursday |
Concert at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead.
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