
 
        Beatles-related dates for August 

        Compilation made by Victor Munoz
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        Last update: 20 July 1998


 
 
 
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1 August 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern, with Gerry and the Pacemakers,  
and the Mersey Beats.  
 
1963 
 -- The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 1.30-4.00pm. Recording  
for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `Ooh!  
My Soul'; `Don't Ever Change'; `Twist And Shout'; `She Loves  
You'; `Anna (Go To Him)'; `A Shot Of Rythm And Blues'; `Pop  
Go The Beatles'.  
 -- The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 4.00-6.00pm. Recording  
for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `From  
Me To You'; `I'll Get You'; `Money (That's What I Want)';  
`There's A Place'; `Honey Don't'; `Roll Over Beethoven';  
`Lucille'; `Baby It's You'; `Pop Go The Beatles'.  
 -- 1st issue of `The Beatles Monthly Book', published by Sean  
O'Mahony.   
 -- Concert at Southport.  
 
1964 
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 2nd week (UK `Record  
Retailer' chart).  
 -- Ringo appears on BBC-TV's `Juke Box Jury' (filmed 25 July 1964).  
 
1965 
 -- Performance for the `Blackpool Night Out', broadcast live on  
TV.  
 
1966 
 -- `Beatles burning' organized by two radio announcers.   
 
1967 
 -- George and Pattie Harrison, Neil Aspinall, Alex the Magician  
and Jennie Boyd visit the Haight-Ashbury district, San Francisco.   
 -- Premiere of `Film Number 4', by Yoko.   
 
1968 
 -- Trident Studios. 5.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Hey Jude'  
(overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown.  
5.00-8.00pm. Recording bass, lead and backing vocals.  
8.00-11.00pm. Recording orchestra.  
Visit at the studio: Francie Schwartz.  
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2. 2.30-10.30pm. Recording: `Because' (takes 1-23,  
overdub onto take 16). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander.  
First of three 3-part vocal recordings.  
 
1970 
 -- `Live Peace In Toronto', 30th week in the ranking (Billboard).   
 -- Yoko suffers a miscarriage.   
 
1971 
 -- First concert for Bangla Desh, at the Madison Square Garden.  
 -- John flies from New York to London.  
 
1972 
 -- K. B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wings performance (`Wings  
Over Europe' tour).  
 
1978 
 -- Dhani Harrison is born.  
 
1980 
 -- George starts Hand Made Films.  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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2 August 
 
1961 
 -- Performance at the Cavern.  
 
1962 
 -- Concert at the River Park Ballroom, Chester.  
 
1963 
 -- It is reported that the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers,  
and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, have sold, in the UK   
only, over 2.5 million records in 6 months.  
 -- Concert at the Grafton Ballroom, Liverpool.  
Provisional timings:  
7.30-8.30. Chick Graham and the Coasters.  
8.30-9.30. Sonny Webb and the Cascades.  
9.30-10.00. The Beatles.  
10.00-11.00. The Undertakers.  
11.00-11.30. The Beatles.  
11.30-12.30. The Dennisons.  
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth.   
 
1965 
 -- Epstein makes it clear to the British press that there will  
be no more UK Beatles tours in 1965 (decision which will turn out  
to be reversed). He announces that Cilla Black will make her  
debut in pantomime in `Little Red Riding Hood', Billy J.  
Kramer with the Dakotas will open in `Mother Goose', and  
Gerry and the Pacemakers in `Cinderella'.  
 
1967 
 -- George visits the Ravi Shankar's music school, in Los  
Angeles.   
 
1968 
 -- Trident Studios. 2.00pm-1.30am. Stereo mixing: `Hey Jude'  
(remixes 1-3, from take 1). Producer: George Martin;  
Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown.  
 
1969 
 -- Badfinger records in one day `Come And Get It', at Abbey  
Road Studios. Paul produces the session.  
 -- `Give Peace A Chance' number 2, 4th week in the Top 28  
(Billboard).   
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing for LP  
`Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar, assisted by Terry Nelson. Ringo and  
Joe Walsh are in attendance.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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3 August 
 
1961 
 -- Brian's first record review column is published in the   
3rd issue of `Mersey Beat'.  
 
1963 
 -- Stephen Ward dies of overdose of Nembutal.  
 -- Performance at the Cavern, with the Mersey Beats, The  
Escorts, The Road Runners, The Sapphires, and Johnny Ringo &  
The Colts.   
Last Beatles performance at the Cavern Club.  
 -- `Please Please Me' LP number 1, 13th week (UK `Record  
Retailer' chart).  
 -- UK single release: `Hello Little Girl', with the Fourmost.   
 
1964 
 -- 10.00-12.00am. BBC's `From Us To You' (4th edition) is   
broadcast (recorded 17 July 1964).  
BBC-TV broadcasts `Follow The Beatles', documentary about  
the shooting of `A Hard Day's Night'.    
 -- US LP release: `Off The Beatles Track'.   
 
1967 
 -- Brian does not attend a meeting with Dr. John Flood planned   
for this  day.  
 
1968 
 -- `New Musical Express' publishes a photograph of Paul and  
Clem Curtis at the discotheque Revolution.  
 
1971 
 -- Paul forms `Wings'.  
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing for LP  
`Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar, assisted by Terry Nelson. Ringo and  
Joe Walsh are in attendance.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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4 August 
 
1946 
 -- Maureen Cox is born in Liverpool.   
 
1956 
 -- `Hound Dog' and `Don't Be Cruel', with Elvis Presley, 1st week  
in the ranking (Billboard).  
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Queens Theatre, Blackpool.   
 
1964 
 -- Lightning visit of Brian to the US to arrange a major  
autumn tour package for Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J.  
Kramer with the Dakotas and Tommy Quickly.  
 
1965 
 -- Defending Brian, John affirms: `If Brian says there should  
be no publicity for `Help!' then that's the way it should  
be.  The record got to number one didn't it?'  
 -- `Help!' single number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express  
chart).   
 
1966 
 -- The government of South Africa establishes a prohibition   
of radio broadcasting Beatles records, because of John's   
declarations about religion. The decision was maintained for  
several years.  
 
1967 
 -- UK LP re-release:  `The Beatles' First'.  
 
1968 
 -- Carole Chapman starts working for Apple.   
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2. 2.30-9.00pm. Recording: `Because' (overdub onto  
take 16). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander.   
Studio 3. 7.15-8.45pm. Stereo mixing: `Something'  
(unnumbered rough remix, from take 39); `Here Comes The Sun'  
(unnumbered rough remix, from take 15). Producer: George  
Harrison; Engineer: Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan  
Parsons.   
2nd and 3rd set of 3-part vocal recordings for `Because'. Remix  
of `Something' for Martin, for scoring purposes.    
 
1972 
 -- Messuhalli, Helsinski, Finland. Wings performance (`Wings  
Over Europe' tour).   
 
1980 
 -- John and Yoko return to New York after vacations.  
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing for LP  
`Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar, assisted by Terry Nelson. Ringo and  
Joe Walsh are in attendance.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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5 August 
 
1961 
 -- First afternoon show: Performance at the Cavern, with Remo  
Four.   
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern, with The Saints Jazz Band.   
 
1963 
 -- Performance on the `A Twist And Shout Dance' Festival, at  
the Abbotsfield Park, Urmston, Manchester, with Brian Poole  
and the Tremeloes, the Dennisons, and Johnny Martin and the  
Tremors.   
11.30am. Opening of the Festival.   
 
1964 
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' single number 1, 4th and last week (UK  
New Musical Express chart).   
`With The Beatles', 37th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1966 
 -- UK LP release: `Revolver'.  
UK single release: `Eleanor Rigby'/`Yellow Submarine',  
double A-side.  
 -- Date of beginning of the (cancelled) concerts of Freddie and  
the Dreamers in Philippines.  
 -- The Spanish radio RKT establishes a censorship against the  
Beatles, due to John's declarations about Jesus.   
 
1967 
 -- Date offered to Brian by Dr. John Flood for their meeting, to  
replace the 3 August meeting, which Brian could not attend.   
Brian cannot accept this date either.  
 
1969 
 -- Studio 3 (control room only) . 2.30-6.30pm. Recording: `You  
Never Give Me Your Money' (sound effects takes 1-5).  
Abbey Road, Room 43 and Studio 2. 6.30-10.45pm. Recording:   
`Because' (overdub onto take 16) ; `Ending' (working title  
of `The End') (overdub onto take 7). Producer: George  
Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer:  
John Kurlander.   
Paul brings home-made tape loops, to use in the crossfade  
at the end of `You Never Give Me Your Money'.  First Beatle use of a  
synthesizer (`Because').   
Studio 3 (control room). 8.00-9.30pm. Tony Clark, balance   
engineer, and Alan Parsons, 2nd engineer, make  a copy from  
an ordinary cassette of some recent private recordings of   
John and Yoko. It's taken away by Anthony Fawcett, assistent  
of the Lennons.  
 
1972 
 -- Kupittaan Urheiluhalli, Turku, Finland. Wings performance  
(`Wings Over Europe' tour).  
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing for LP  
`Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar, assisted by Terry Nelson. Ringo and  
Joe Walsh are in attendance.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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6 August 
 
1960 
 -- The Beatles visit the Casbah Coffee Club, seeing Pete Best  
performing with the Blackjacks.   
 
1962 
 -- Concert at the Grafton Ballroom, with Gerry and the  
Pacemakers, and The Big Three.   
 
1963 
 -- 5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded  
16 July 1963, 3.00-5.00pm).  
 -- NEMS Enterprises, Brian and a staff of 3 move to new premises  
in Liverpool, at 24 Moonfields.  
 -- Concert at the St Helier Springfield Ballroom, Jersey.   
 
1965 
 -- UK LP release: `Help!' (mono and stereo versions).  
 -- Opening of the 5th National Jazz and Blues Festival at the  
Richmond Athletic Association Grounds. The festival is filmed  
by Subafilms Limited, in conjunction with Leon Mirrel of  
Selmur Productions.  
 -- John buys a house for aunt Mimi in Bournemouth.   
 
1966 
 -- Brian leaves his holidays at the village of Portmeirion,  
North Wales, to fly to New York and give a televised press   
conference  defending Lennon in the `Bigger than   
Jesus' controversy.  
 -- `Evening Star', London: `The idyl of the United States with the  
Beatles sours.'  
`Evening News', London: `A clamour against the Beatles spreads  
over the US.'   
 -- ``Yesterday'... And Today', 7th week in the Top 30  
(Billboard).   
 -- Paul appears on David Frost's `Phonograph', broadcast by  
BBC-radio.  
 
1968 
 -- Trident Studios. 5.30-7.30pm. Mono mixing: `Hey Jude' (remix  
1, from remix stereo 3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown.   
 
1969 
 -- Studio 3. 2.30-11.00pm. Recording: `Here Comes The Sun'  
(overdub onto take 15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons.   
Abbey Road, Room 43 and Studio 2 (control room).  
2.30-11.00pm.  Recording: `Maxwell's Silver Hammer' (tape  
reduction take 21 into takes 22-27, with simultaneous  
overdub). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Tony Clark; 2nd  
Engineer: John Kurlander.   
Studio 2 (control room only). 11.00pm-1.00am. Stereo mixing:  
`Maxwell's Silver Hammer' (remixes 14-26, from take 27).  
Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Tony Clark/Phil McDonald;  
2nd Engineer: John Kurlander.   
Recording of synthesizer for `Maxwell's Silver Hammer'.   
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Recording:  
`Everybody's In A Hurry But Me' (3 lead vocal takes). Mixing for LP  
`Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar, assisted by Terry Nelson. Ringo and  
Joe Walsh are in attendance.   
Rough assembly of LP masters, with final running order. It is  
decided that `As Far As We Can Go' needs further work.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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7 August 
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 20th week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
 -- Concert at the St Helier Springfield Ballroom, Jersey.   
 
1965 
 -- `Help!' LP number 1.  
 -- 5th National Jazz and Blues Festival at the  Richmond Athletic  
Association Grounds. The festival is filmed by Subafilms Limited,   
in conjunction with Leon Mirrel of Selmur Productions.  
 
1967 
 -- `Disc and Music Echo' publishes an article by Derek Taylor,  
on his visit to Haight-Ashbury with George.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 3.00-7.45pm. Tape copying: `Hey Jude' (of remix  
mono 1).  
Studio 2. 8.45pm-5.30am. Recording: `Not Guilty' (takes  
1-46). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd  
Engineer: John Smith.   
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 2.30-6.00pm. Stereo mixing:  
`Come Together' (remixes 1-10, from take 9).   
Studio 3. 6.00-12.00pm. Recording: `Ending' (working title  
of `The End') (overdub onto take 7). Producer: George  
Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer:  
John Kurlander.   
 
1972 
 -- Tivoli Gardens, Stockholm, Sweden. Wings performance (`Wings  
Over Europe' tour).  
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing for LP  
`Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar, assisted by Terry Nelson. Ringo and  
Joe Walsh are in attendance.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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8 August 
 
1932 
 -- Dustin Hoffman is born.  
 
1962 
 -- Concert at the Cavern, with The Big Three, and Shane Fenton  
and the Fentones.   
 
1963 
 -- Yoko's daughter, Kyoko Cox, is born.  
 -- Concert at the St Helier Springfield Ballroom, Jersey.   
 
1964 
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' LP, number 1, 3rd week (UK `Record  
Retailer' chart).  
 -- The Beatles [Lennon?] appear on cover of ``Saturday Evening  
Post''.   
 
1965 
 -- Closing of the 5th National Jazz and Blues Festival at the  
Richmond Athletic Association Grounds, Richmond, Surrey. John,  
George, Cynthia and Pattie attend. The festival is filmed by  
Subafilms Limited, in conjunction with Leon Mirrel of Selmur  
Productions.   
 -- Paddy, Klaus & Gibson sign to a management contract with Brian.  
 
1966 
 -- US LP release: `Revolver'.  
US single release: `Eleanor Rigby'/`Yellow Submarine'.  
 
1967 
 -- John and Julian pose for fans photographs at their house at  
St George's Hill State, near Cavendish Road, Weybridge,  
Surrey.   
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 6.40pm-6.30am. Mono mixing: `Hey Jude' (remixes  
2-4, from take 1). Recording: `Not Guilty' (takes 47-101).  
Tape copying: `Hey Jude' (of remix mono 4, numbered 5);   
`Revolution' (of remix mono 21, numbered 5). Producer:  
George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John  
Smith.   
Re-equalization of the `Hey Jude' tapes recorded at Trident  
Studios.  Copies of `Hey Jude' and `Revolution' for Martin.   
 
1969 
 -- 11.35am. Appointment with photographer Iain MacMillan at EMI  
Studios, for the photographic session for the `Abbey Road'  
cover.  
After this, Paul chooses out of the 6 pictures taken the  
best one for the LP.  
Before the recording session, Paul takes John home, at   
Cavendish Avenue, George and Mal go to the London Zoo at  
Regent's Park, and Ringo goes shopping.  
 -- Studio 2. 2.30-9.00pm. Recording: `Ending' (working title of  
`The End') (overdub onto take 7); `I Want You' (later known  
as `I Want You (She's So Heavy)') (overdub onto unnumbered  
Trident master). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander.   
Studio 3. 5.30-9.45pm. Recording: `Oh! Darling' (overdub  
onto take 26).  Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Tony  
Clark; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons.  
Recording synthesizer for `I Want You (She's So Heavy)'.   
 
1970 
 -- `Live Peace In Toronto', 31st week in the ranking  
(Billboard).   
 
1972 
 -- Idretshalle, Orebro, Sweden. Wings performance (`Wings Over  
Europe' tour).   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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9 August 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the St Helier Springfield Ballroom, Jersey.   
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Futurist, Scarborough.   
 
1965 
 -- IBC Studios, 35 Portland Place, London. Recording of `You've  
Got To Hide Your Love Away', by the Silkie. John (producer),  
Paul (guitar) and George (tambourine) attend.   
 
1966 
 -- The original and never used stereo remix of `We Can Work It  
Out' is destroyed.  
 
1967 
 -- Joe Orton is killed by Kenneth Halliwell.  
 -- Lucy Martin, daughter of George Martin and his wife Lucy, is  
born.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 7.30pm-2.00am. Recording: `Not Guilty' (tape  
reduction take 99 into take 102, overdub onto take 102);  
`Mother Nature's Son' (takes 1-25). Producer: George Martin;  
Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.   
 
1969 
 -- `Give Peace A Chance', 5th week in the Top 28 (Billboard).   
 
1972 
 -- Oslo, Norway. Wings performance (`Wings Over Europe' tour).  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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10 August 
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP number 1, 14th week (UK `Record  
Retailer' chart).  
 
1964 
 -- US release of 4 singles by Vee Jay, using all its Beatles  
catalogue: `Do You Want To Know A Secret'/`Thank You Girl';  
`Please Please Me'/`From Me To You'; `Love Me Do'/`P.S. I  
Love You'; `Twist And Shout'/`There's A Place'.   
 
1966 
 -- `Yellow Submarine' number 1 [?], entering the ranking (UK  
New Musical Express chart).   
`Eleanor Rigby' number 2, entering the ranking (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
 
1968 
 -- All 4 Beatles, Yoko and Stan Gortikov, USA's Capitol  
president, lunch at the Ritz Hotel, London.  
John and Yoko take Gortikov to see the play `Halfway Up The  
Tree' at the Queen's Theatre.  
 
1972 
 -- Evening: Wings concert at the Scandinavium Hall,  
Goteborg, Sweden (`Wings Over Europe' tour).  
Paul, Linda and Denny Seiwell are arrested for possession of  
marijuana.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1985 
 -- Michael Jackson buys ATV music for 47.5 million dollars,  
becoming the owner of the Northern Songs catalogue.   
  
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11 August 
 
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, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express  
chart).   
 
1966 
 -- The Beatles arrive in the Logan Airport, Boston. 500 people  
receive them.   
Flight from the Logan Airport, Boston, to the O'Hare Airport,  
Chicago. 250 people receive them. Brief John's declarations at the  
airport.   
Evening: Press conference at the hotel, in which John  
explains his declarations on Christianism.  
 
1967 
 -- Thomson House, London. Photographic session with Richard  
Avedon, for a set of `solarised' prints, and other left  
unsolarised. Photograph of gatefold sleeve of  LP `Love  
Songs' taken.    
 
1969 
 -- Studio 3 (control room only). 1.00-2.00pm. Mono tape  
copying: `Dig It' (of 13 March stereo mix); `Maxwell's  
Silver Hammer' (of remix stereo 18).  Producer: not  
assigned; Engineer and 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.   
Studio 2. 2.30-11.30pm. Recording: `I Want You (She's So   
Heavy)' (overdub onto take 1); `Oh! Darling' (overdub onto  
take 26); `Here Comes The Sun' (overdub onto take 15). Tape  
copying: `I Want You (She's So Heavy)' (of take 1). Editing:  
`I Want You (She's So Heavy)' (from take 1 into unnumbered  
Trident master). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John Kurlander.   
Mal Evans takes the copies of `Dig It' and `Maxwell's  
Silver Hammer' to Malcolm Davies, at Apple, for acetate  
cutting purposes.  Re-recording of `She's So Heavy' vocal harmonies.  
The song gets its complete title.  
 -- John and Yoko move to `Tittenhurst'.   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. Opening of `Art  
Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are  
screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A  
Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.   
 
1972 
 -- Olympean, Lund, Sweden. Wings performance (`Wings Over  
Europe' tour).  
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Recording: `As  
Far As We Can Go' (piano).   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1989 
 -- Ringo's concert in Holmdel, New Jersey. Bruce Springsteen  
joins him on stage in 4 songs.   
  
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12 August 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- Brian throws a party, celebrating the first major US tour,  
at Whaddon House, William Mews, London. Guests (among  
others): Judy Garland, Cilla Black, Peter and Gordon, Mick  
Jagger, Keith Richards, the Beatles, Tommy Steele, the  
Searchers, Lionel Bart, the Fourmost, Russ Conway, Tito  
Burns, George Martin, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Brian  
Matthew, Peter Gormley, Tony Barrow, Alma Cogan.   
 -- `A Hard Day's Night'/`Things We Said Today', 5th week in the  
Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).  
`With The Beatles', 38th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 -- US single release: `From A Window', with Billy J. Kramer  
with the Dakotas.  
 -- 500 US cinemas start exhibiting `A Hard Day's Night'.   
 
1965 
 -- Brian Epstein and Johnny Hamp of Granada TV meet to discuss  
arrangements for a programme based on the music of Lennon  
and McCartney.  
 
1966 
 -- Opening of the last US tour. Concert at the International  
Amphitheater, Chicago.  It is filmed.    
 -- The `Globe And Mail' of Toronto publishes a declaration of   
George defending John.  
 -- `You Make Me Feel Like Someone', single of Billy J. Kramer  
with the Dakotas, is re-released.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.15am. Recording: `Not Guilty' (overdub  
onto take 102). Mono mixing: `Not Guilty' (remix 1, from  
take 102). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd  
Engineer: John Smith.   
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00pm-2.00am. Stereo mixing:  
`Oh! Darling' (remixes 5-9, from take 26); `Because'  
(remixes 1, 2, from take 16); `Maxwell's Silver Hammer'  
(remixes 27-36, from take 27). Producer: George Martin;  
Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: John  
Kurlander.   
 
1971 
 -- Second concert for Bangla Desh at the Madison Square Garden.  
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Fyns Forum, Odense, Denmark. Wings concert (`Wings Over  
Europe' tour).  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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13 August 
 
1963 
 -- 5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' is broadcast   
(recorded 16 July 1963, 6.00-8.30pm).  
 -- Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- Kenneth Partridge and Brian go to Kenwood to talk about  
its decoration. [?]  
 
1965 
 -- US LP release: `Help!'  
 -- The Beatles and Brian leave for the second North American  
tour.   
Beatles' meeting with Bob Dylan at their rooms at the  
Warwick Hotel, New York.   
 
1966 
 -- Public Beatles' records burning organized by the North   
American radio station `Coob'.  
Priest Thurman H. Babbs of Cleveland, Ohio, says that he will  
ask for the excommunication of any parishioner who went to listen to  
the Beatles or approved John's sentence about Christianism.   
 -- Concert at the Olympia Stadium, Detroit.  
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 1st week in the Top 30, 1st week in the  
ranking (Billboard).  
``Yesterday'... And Today', 8th week in the Top 30  
(Billboard).   
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2 and annexe. 7.00pm-5.30am. Recording: `Sexy Sadie'   
[re-re-make] (takes 100-107, tape reduction take 107 into  
takes 108-111); `Yer Blues' (takes 1-14, tape reduction take  
6 into takes 15, 16, tape reduction extract of take 14 into  
take 17). Editing: `Yer Blues' (of takes 16, 17). Producer:  
George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John  
Smith.   
For the first time on a Beatles' recording the 4-track  
tape itself is edited (`Yer Blues').   
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 2.30-9.15pm. Stereo mixing:  
`You Never Give Me Your  Money' (remixes 20-27, from take  
30). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil  
McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons.   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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14 August 
 
1962 
 -- Brian approaches Ringo as substitute for Pete Best.  
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 21st week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).   
 -- Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly, and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00-9.00pm. Recording: `I'm A Loser' (takes 1-8);  
`Mister Moonlight' (takes 1-4).  
Studio 2 (control room only). 9.00-10.00pm. Mono mixing:  
`I'm A Loser' (remix 1, from take 8); `Baby's In Black'  
(remix 1, from take 14).  
Studio 2. 10.00-11.15pm. Recording: `Leave My Kitten Alone'  
(takes 1-5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman  
Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender.   
 -- Kenneth Partridge and an assistant present drawings, clothes  
and colours for Kenwood's decoration. [?]  
 
1965 
 -- `Help!' LP number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart).  
 -- Recording of a performance for the Ed Sullivan Show, along   
with Cilla Black, at the CBS Studios, New York.  
 -- Evening: End of Cilla Black performances at the Persian  
Room, Plaza Hotel, New York. Brian attends.  
 -- Screening in New York of the British programme `Big Night  
Out'.   
 
1966 
 -- Morning: a lightning destroys the transmision antenna of  
the North American radio station `Coob'; the news Director  
is hurt, and severe damages to the technical equipment are  
caused.  
According to a `New York Times' article, `L'Observatore   
Romano' has accepted John's apollogizes for his declarations  
on Christianism.  
The `Catholic Herald' affirms John's statement is `arrogant'  
but, as Lennon himself had declared recently, it was  
probably true.  
 -- Concert at the Municipal Stadium, Cleveland. 24,000 people  
attend. It is held up for 30 minutes when 2500 fans invade the field.   
 
1967 
 -- Queenie Epstein arrives in London to stay with Brian at his   
Chapel Street house.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.30am. Recording: `Yer Blues' (overdub  
onto edit of takes 16 and 17). Mono mixing: `Yer Blues'  
(remixes 1-4, from edit of takes 16, 17). Recording: `What's  
The New Mary Jane' (takes 1-4). Mono mixing: `What's The New Mary  
Jane' (remix 1, from take 4). Tape copying: `Yer Blues' (of remix  
mono 3); `What's The New Mary Jane' (of remix mono 1). Producer:  
George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.   
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 2.30pm-2.30am. Stereo mixing:  
`Sun King'/`Mean Mr Mustard' (remixes 20-24, from take 35);  
`Maxwell's Silver Hammer' (edit piece remix 37, from take  
27); `Polythene Pam'/`She Came In Through The Bathroom  
Window' (remixes 20-32, from take 40); `You Never Give Me  
Your Money' into `Sun King'/`Mean Mr Mustard' (stereo  
crossfade remixes 1-11, from sound effects take 5 of `You  
Never Give Me Your Money').  Mono recording: John Lennon interviewed  
by Kenny Everett. (The only interview documented on a recording  
sheet, because studio equipment and tape was used. Everett took away  
the only copy.) Editing: `Maxwell's Silver Hammer' (of stereo   
remixes 34, 37); `Sun King'/`Mean Mr Mustard' (of remix  
stereo 22) joined to `Polythene Pam'/`She Came In Through  
The Bathroom Window' (of remix stereo 32). Producer: George  
Martin;  Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd  
Engineer: Alan Parsons.   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Vejlby Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark. Wings concert (`Wings  
Over Europe' tour).  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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15 August 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly, and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 4th week (UK Record  
Retailer  chart).  
 
1965 
 -- Concert at the Shea Stadium, New York.  
8.00pm. Beginning of the concert.  
56,000 people attend, record of audience for a live  
performance.   
The concert is filmed for the BBC  by Subafilms Limited, in  
association with Ed Sullivan Productions Inc. 6 songs recorded for  
future screening on the Ed Sullivan Show.   
 -- Vigency of John's passport ends.   
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Washington Baseball Stadium, Washington.  
Filmed.   
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Rocky Raccoon' (takes  
1-9, tape reduction take 9 into take 10, overdub onto take  
10).  Mono mixing: `Rocky Raccoon' (remix 1, from take 10).  
Tape copying: `Yer Blues' (of remix mono 3); `Rocky Raccoon'  
(of remix mono 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken  
Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.   
The `Yer Blues' copy is for George and Ringo; the `Rocky  
Raccoon' copy is for John and Paul.  
 
1969 
 -- Studio 1 into Studio 2 (control room). 2.30-5.30pm.  
Recording: `Golden Slumbers'/`Carry That Weight' (overdub  
onto take 17); `Ending' (working title of `The End')  
(overdub onto take 7). Studio 1 into Studio 2.  
7.00pm-1.15am. Recording: `Something' (overdub onto take  
39); `Here Comes The Sun' (overdub onto take 15). Producer:  
George  Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd  
Engineer: Alan Parsons.   
Recording of all orchestral overdubs for `Abbey Road'. For  
the first time in a Beatles session a closed circuit of  
television is used to communicate two studios. George  
re-records, on the floor of Studio 2, his guitar solo for  
`Something'.  
 
1970 
 -- `Live Peace In Toronto', 32nd week in the ranking  
(Billboard).   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1980 
 -- John and Yoko begin recordings of a new record at Record  
Plant Studios.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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16 August 
 
1960 
 -- Leaving from Liverpool to Hamburg.  
 
1962 
 -- Brian sacks Pete Best.  
 -- Concert at the Riverpark Ballroom, Chester.   
 
1963 
 -- The weekly musical newspapers announce details of the first  
joint tour promotion by Brian Epstein and Arthur Howes.  
 -- Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly, and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Opera House, Blackpool.  
Concert at the Futurist, Scarborough.  
 
1965 
 -- Warwick Hotel. The Beatles are visited by the Supremes, the  
Exciters, the Ronettes and Bob Dylan.  
 -- Second concert at the Shea Stadium, New York.  
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Philadelphia Stadium.  
 
1967 
 -- Dr. Norman Cowan examines Brian.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-5.00am. Recording: `While My Guitar Gently  
Weeps' [re-make] (takes 1-14, tape reduction take 14 into  
take 15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd  
Engineer: John Smith.   
 -- 1st Apple new artist release: Mary Hopkin, with `Those Were  
The Days'. [27, 30 August?]  
 
1969 
 -- `Give Peace A Chance', 6th week in the Top 28 (Billboard).   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Hanover, Germany. Wings concert (`Wings Over Europe' tour).  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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17 August 
 
1892 
 -- Mae West is born.  
 
1960 
 -- Arrival in Hamburg.  
Evening: First performance at the Indra Club.  
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern. Last with Pete Best.   
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP number 1, 15th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
 -- Concert at the Odeon, Llandudno, with Tommy Quickly, and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- US single release: `It's For You', by Cilla Black.  
 -- The Beatles appear on the cover photograph of US weekly  
magazine `Saturday Evening Post' (photograph taken 3 June 1964).  
 
1965 
 -- Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada.  
 
1966 
 -- Afternoon. Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada.  
15,000 people attend.  
Evening. Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada.  
18,000 people attend.  
 -- In Toronto, Lennon states his support to the American who go  
to Canada rather than being sent to Vietnam.  
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 2nd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).   
`Eleanor Rigby' number 1, 1st week, 2nd week in the Top 10  
(UK New Musical Express chart).   
 
1967 
 -- Brian writes a letter to Derek Taylor, then in California,  
about his next (never materialised) trip to New York.  
 
1968 
 -- George leaves England, starting a 5-day trip to Greece.  
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Doelen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Wings concert (`Wings Over  
Europe' tour).   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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18 August 
 
1962 
 -- First performance of Ringo as Beatles' drummer. Performance  
at the Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Cheshire.  
Performance at the Cavern.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Princess Theatre, Torquay.   
 
1964 
 -- The Beatles and Brian fly to San Francisco. Beginning of  
34-day tour of USA and Canada.  
On arriving, Brian receives a telegram from Colonel Tom  
Parker, sending felicitations to the Beatles party on behalf  
of Elvis Presley.  
A ticket-tape welcome in San Francisco had been announced, not  
materialized.   
 
1965 
 -- Concert at the Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia.  
 -- `Help!' single number 1, 4th and last week (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Suffolk Downs Racetrack, Boston.  
 
1967 
 -- Brian tells his mother and Peter Brown he will soon travel  
to the USA and Canada to appear in some TV programmes.  
 -- UK single release: `We Love You', by the Rolling Stones  
(backing  vocals by John and Paul).  
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2. 2.30-10.30pm. Stereo mixing: `Golden  
Slumbers'/`Carry  That Weight' (remixes 1, 2, from take 17).  
Recording: `Ending' (working title of `The End') (overdub  
onto take 7). Stereo mixing: `Ending' (working title of `The  
End') (remixes 1-6, from take 7). Producer: George Martin;  
Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan  
Parsons.   
Recording of 4 seconds of piano for `The End'.   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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19 August 
 
1960 
 -- The Beatles are hired to perform 2 additional months at the  
Indra Club.  
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly,  
and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 -- Appearance on Granada TV's `Scene at 6:30'.   
 
1964 
 -- Beginning of tour of the USA and Canada. Concert at the Cow  
Palace, San Francisco, California.  
The concert is filmed.  
 -- A Kansas City impresario offers $ 350.000 for the Beatles to  
perform at that city, the largest amount paid to  an artist  
in the USA until then.   
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' single, 6th week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
`With The Beatles', 39th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1965 
 -- 15.30 and 20.00. Concerts at the Sam Houston Coliseum,  
Houston, Texas.   
Epstein hurts his back when he is sprung from the emergency  
exit of an airplane into a service truck in a serious  
outbreak of Beatlemania at Houston (Texas) Airport.  
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee. The  
Ku Klux Klan mounts  guard. A firecracker explodes on the  
stage.   
 
1967 
 -- Jason Starkey is born, at the Queen's Charlotte Maternity Hospital,  
Hammersmith, London.  
 -- Brian announces that Traffic will make their first  
performance in Britain, at the Saville Theatre.  
 The Saville Theatre autumn season is extended to 16  
weeks.   
 
1968 
 -- Day booked for a Beatles recording session at Abbey Road  
(cancelled because of George's trip to Greece).  
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2. 2.00pm-4.00am. Stereo mixing: `Ending' (working  
title of `The End') (remixes 1-3, from take 7); `Golden  
Slumbers'/`Carry That Weight' and `Ending' (working title of  
`The End') (crossfade/edit for master); `Something' (remixes  
1-10, from take 39). Recording: `Here Comes The Sun'  
(overdub onto take 15). Stereo mixing: `Here Comes The Sun'  
(remix 1, from take 15). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons.   
The instrumental jam in the coda of `Something' disappears  
at last in today's remixes. Recording of synthesizer for  
`Here Comes The Sun'.    
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Evenementenhall, Groningen, the Netherlands. Wings concert  
(`Wings Over Europe' tour).  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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20 August 
 
1963 
 -- 5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded  
16 July 1963, 8.45-10.50pm).  
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly, and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Convention Hall, Las Vegas.  
 
1965 
 -- Concert at the Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois.  
 -- It is announced that George Martin will form his own  
company, AIR Productions.  
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Crosley Field, Cincinnati (cancelled because  
of heavy rain).   
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 2nd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).   
``Yesterday'... And Today', 9th week in the Top 30  
(Billboard).    
 
1967 
 -- Date booked for Tim Buckley's performance at the Saville  
Theatre.   
 -- Cream flies to the USA, beginning a tour.  
 -- Cilla Black flies to Portugal, beginning her holiday.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 3. 5.00-5.30pm. Recording: `Yer Blues' (edit piece  
take 1). Editing: `Yer Blues' (of remix mono 3 and edit  
piece take 1). Mono tape copying: `Revolution 9' (of mono  
copy 1, from edit of remix stereo 2). Producer: not  
assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.   
Studio 2. 8.00pm-4.00am. Recording: `Mother Nature's Son'  
(overdub onto take 24; tape reduction take 24 into take 26,  
overdub onto take 26); `Etcetera' (take 1); `Wild Honey Pie'  
(take 1). Mono mixing: `Mother Nature's Son' (remixes 1-8,  
from take 26); `Wild Honey Pie' (remixes 1-6, from take 1).  
Producer: George Martin; Editing: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer:  
John Smith.  
Recording of count-in for `Yer Blues', brasses for `Mother  
Nature's Son' and demo of `Etcetera'.  
 
1969 
 -- Studio 3 (control room only). 2.30-6.00pm. Stereo mixing: `I  
Want You (She's  So Heavy)' (remixes 1-8, from take 1,  
remixes 9, 10, from unnumbered Trident master). Editing: `I  
Want You (She's So Heavy)' (of stereo remixes 8, 10).   
Studio 2 (control room only). 6.00pm-1.15am. Master tape  
banding and tape copying: `Abbey Road' LP. Producer: George  
Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer:  
Alan Parsons.   
Last reunion of all 4 Beatles in the studio.  
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Wings concert  
(`Wings Over Europe' tour).  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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21 August 
 
1963 
 -- Studio 3 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm, 2.00-5.30pm.  
Editing: `Money (That's What I Want)' (of takes 6, 7); `You  
Really Got A Hold On Me' (of takes 7, 10, 11); `Roll Over  
Beethoven' (of takes 7, 8); `It Won't Be Long' (of takes 17,  
21). Mono mixing: `Devil In Her Heart' (from take 6); `Money  
(That's What I Want)' (from edit of takes 6, 7); `You Really  
Got A Hold On Me' (from edit of takes 7, 10, 11); `Please  
Mister Postman' (from take 9); `Till There Was You' (from  
take 8); `Roll Over Beethoven' (from edit of takes 7, 8);  
`All My Loving' (from take 14); `It Won't Be Long' (from  
edit of takes 17, 21). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick.  
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 22nd week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Coliseum, Seattle.  
 
1965 
 -- Concert at the Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota.   
Press conference.   
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Busch Stadium, Saint Louis.  
 
1968 
 -- George returns from Greece to England.  
 -- Studio 2. 7.30pm-7.15am. Recording: `Sexy Sadie' (tape  
reduction take 107 into take 112, overdub onto take 112,  
tape reduction take 112 into takes 113-115, overdub onto  
take 115, tape reduction take 115 into takes 116, 117,  
overdub onto take 117). Mono mixing: `Sexy Sadie' (remixes  
1-5, from take 117). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken  
Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.   
 
1969 
 -- Abbey Road, Room 4. 1.00-2.00pm. Tape  
copying/Editing/reinserting: `Ending' (working title of  
`The End') (take 7). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Phil  
McDonald; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.   
Studio 2 (control room only). 2.30-12.00pm. Stereo mixing:  
`You Never Give Me Your Money' into `Sun King'/`Mean Mr  
Mustard' (stereo crossfade remix 12, from sound effects take  
5 of `You Never Give Me Your Money'); `Ending' (working title  
of `The End') (remix 4, from take 7). Producer: George  
Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick/ Phil McDonald; 2nd  
Engineer: Alan Parsons.  
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Wings concert  
(`Wings Over Europe' tour).  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
   
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22 August 
 
1962 
 -- Lillian Powell trips from Liverpool to Canada.  
 -- Filmed performance at the Cavern, for a Granada Television  
programme.  First filmed record of the Beatles.  
 
1963 
 -- It is announced that 500 000 advance orders have been  
received for the next British Beatles single (`She Loves  
You'/`I'll Get You').  
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Empire Stadium, Vancouver (30 minutes).  
Filmed.   
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 5th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
 -- The `Liverpool Echo' reports that Brian is trying to become  
the Searchers' manager.  
 
1965 
 -- Concert at the Coliseum, Portland, Oregon.  
 -- Mike Maxfield, the Dakotas' lead guitar, leaves the group.  
 
1966 
 -- US Gold Record certification for `Revolver' (1 million  
copies sold).  
 
1967 
 -- Chappell Recording Studios. Time unknown. Recording: `Your  
Mother Should Know' (takes 1-8). Producer: George Martin;  
Engineer: John Timperley; 2nd Engineer: John Iles.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.45am. Recording: `Back In The USSR'  
(takes 1-5). Tape copying: `Baby You're A Rich Man' (of  
remix mono 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott;  
2nd Engineer: John Smith.   
First session after Ringo left the group. Copy of `Baby You're A  
Rich Man' for Martin.   
 -- Cynthia accuses John of adultery.  
 
1969 
 -- `Tittenhurst', Suningdale, Ascot, Berkshire. Last photographic  
session. Photographers: Ethan Russell, Monty Fresco and Mal Evans.  
Partially shot.  
Locations: 1) Pillars in front of the main house; 2) Main garden  
path; 3) Paddock of high grass; 4) John and Yoko posing with donkeys;  
5) Cypress tree by the Diana statue; 6) Weeping blue Atlas cedar  
trees; 7) Atlas trees; 8) Lawn near main house; 9) Balcony; 10) Side  
doorway in the assembly hall; 11) Arched porches; 12) Walled path  
between cottages and main house; 13) Indoors; 14) Southern balcony of  
main house.   
 
1970 
 -- `Live Peace In Toronto', 33rd and last week in the ranking  
(Billboard).   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Antwerp, Belgium. Wings concert (`Wings Over Europe' tour).   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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23 August 
 
1962 
 -- John marries Cynthia, at the Mount Pleasant Register Office.  
Cynthia's brother Tony and his wife Marjorie Powell attend.  
Witnesses: Paul, Marjorie Powell. Wedding lunch, funded by Brian,  
for John and Cynthia, at Reece's cafeteria, Liverpool.   
 -- Evening: Performance at the Riverpark Ballroom, Chester.    
 
1963 
 -- UK single release: `She Loves You'/`I'll Get You'.  
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 
1964 
 -- 8.00pm. Live concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North  
Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA. Recording:   
`Introduction' (by announcer); `Twist And Shout'; `You Can't  
Do That'; `All My Loving'; `She Loves You'; `Things We Said  
Today'; `Roll Over Beethoven'; `Can't Buy Me Love'; `If I  
Fell'; `I Want To Hold Your Hand'; `Boys'; `A Hard Day's  
Night'; `Long Tall Sally'. Producer: Voyle Gilmore, with  
George Martin; Engineer: Hugh Davies; 2nd Engineer: not  
assigned.   
 6 songs were included in `The Beatles at the Hollywood  
Bowl' LP.  
 -- Brian gives his appraisals of the Beatles in the `New York  
World-Telegram'.  
 
1965 
 -- The Beatles party move to San Diego, California, to take a  
rest for several days at a Beverly Hills house rented by  
Brian.    
 -- New York `Help!' premiere.  
 -- US Gold Certification  for `Help!' LP.  
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Shea Stadium, New York.  
 
1967 
 -- Chappell Recording Studios. Time unknown. Recording: `Your  
Mother Should Know' (tape reduction take 8 into take 9,  
overdub onto take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
John Timperley; 2nd Engineer: John Iles.   
Visit at the studio: Brian Epstein.  
 -- Evening: Brian and Queenie go to the Saville Theatre.   
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: `Back In The USSR'  
(overdub onto take 5, tape reduction take 5 into take 6,  
overdub onto take 6).  Mono mixing: `Back In The USSR'  
(remix 1, from take 6). Tape copying: `Back In The USSR' (of  
remix mono 1); `Rocky Raccoon' (of remix mono 1); `Wild  
Honey Pie' (of remix mono 6); `Mother Nature's Son' (of  
remix mono 8); `Sexy Sadie' (of remix mono 5). Producer:  
George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John  
Smith.   
Copies taken away by Mal Evans.   
 -- Cynthia announces she has filed for divorce from John on the  
grounds of adultery.  
 
1969 
 -- `Give Peace A Chance', 7th week in the Top 28 (Billboard).   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1974 
 -- New York newpapers publish that John has seen, while being  
at his building's terrace, a UFO, at 9.00.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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24 August 
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, number 1, 16th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
 -- 10.00-12.00am. BBC's `Saturday Club' broadcast (recorded 30  
July 1963).   
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth, with Tommy Quickly and  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.   
 -- Appearance on ABC-TV's `Thank Your Lucky Stars'.   
 
1964 
 -- US single release: `Matchbox'/`Slow Down'.  
 -- First meeting between Brian and Colonel Parker, Elvis  
Presley's manager. They lunch in the Beverly Hills Hotel,  
Los Angeles.  
 -- US Gold certification for LP `Something New'.  
 -- Livingston Garden, Los Angeles. Reception organized by the  
Foundation against hemophilia. Paul holds Rebel Lee Robinson (daughter  
of Edward G. Robinson) in his arms.   
 
1966 
 -- 2nd concert at the Shea Stadium, New York.  
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 3rd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
`Eleanor Rigby', 3rd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).   
 
1967 
 -- Queenie leaves from London to Liverpool, by train.  
 -- 8.00pm. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's public lecture in the Hotel  
Hilton's ballroom. John, Cynthia, Paul, Jane, Michael  
McCartney, George, Patti, and Jenny Boyd attend.  
 -- Ringo visits Maureen and Jason at Queen's Charlotte  
Hospital.   
 -- Long conversation of the Beatles with Brian about the  
`Magical Mystery Tour' film.  
 
1969 
 -- Morning: John writes `Cold Turkey'.  
Afternoon: John rehearses `Cold Turkey'.  
Evening: John records `Cold Turkey'.  
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1972 
 -- Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany. Wings concert. End of  
`Wings Over Europe' tour.  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1995 
 -- Start of Lee Starkey's stay at a private medical centre,  
London.  
  
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25 August 
 
1955 
 -- Declan McManus is born in London.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool.   
 
1964 
 -- US Gold certification for `A Hard Day's Night' single.  
 
1965 
 -- `Help!' single, 5th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1966 
 -- Concert at the Coliseum, Seattle.  
 
1967 
 -- Afternoon: Trip to Bangor, from Euston station.  
 -- Brian receives by phone news that BBC television offered  
Cilla Black her own series.   
 -- Afternoon: Brian goes to Kingsley Hill.   
8.00pm. Peter Brown and Geoffrey Ellis arrive in Kingsley  
Hill.   
10.00pm. Brian announces to Peter and Geoffrey he will take  
a drive.  
Brian arrives in his Chapel Street house to spend the night.  
 
1969 
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 2.30-8.00pm. Editing:  
`Maxwell's Silver Hammer' (of master); `Ending' (working  
title of `The End') (of master). Recording: `Maxwell's  
Silver Hammer' (unnumbered sound effects takes). Tape copying:  
`Abbey Road' LP masters. Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Geoff Emerick/Phil McDonald; 2nd Engineer: Alan Parsons.   
Recording of sound effects for `Maxwell's Silver Hammer',  
not used. Copy of `Abbey Road' LP masters for Geoff Emerick,  
who will take them to Malcolm Davies, at Apple, to cut the disc. End  
of sessions for `Abbey Road'.   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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26 August 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport.  
Support acts: Tommy Quickly, Gerry and the Pacemakers,  
Cilla Black (making her first major appearance on stage).   
 
1964 
 -- Hollywood. Visit to the `Whisky A Go Go' jazz club, along  
with Jane Mansfield. Then they travel to Denver.   
 -- Evening: Concert at the Red Rock Stadium, Denver.  
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' single, 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
`With The Beatles', 40th and last week in the Top 30 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- About 5.00pm or 5.30pm. Brian phones to Kingsley Hill. With  
Peter Brown, he agrees to phone to tell the train that would  
take him back from London.  
About 5.00pm. Antonio Garcia, Brian's butler, takes some  
food to Brian's room.  
 
1968 
 -- US single release: `Hey Jude'/`Revolution', US debut of  
Apple Records.   
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 4.00-5.00pm. Mono tape  
copying: `Revolution 9' (of mono copy 2, from edit of remix  
stereo 2). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd  
Engineer: John Smith.   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1997 
 -- Release of the book `The Beatles---From Cavern To Star Club'  
at the Beatles convention in Liverpool.  
  
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27 August 
 
1963 
 -- 5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded  
1 August 1963, 1.30-4.00pm).   
 -- Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly  
and Gerry and the Pacemakers.  
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Gardens, Cincinnati. Brian disappears for one  
night and one day.  
 -- Studio, Capitol Records, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood,  
California, USA. Stereo mixing: All songs from Live Concert  
at the Hollywood Bowl, August 23. Producer: Voyle Gilmore;  
Engineer: Hugh Davies; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.   
 -- 1964 Melody Maker award presentation. The Beatles accept the  
award on the plane to New York.   
Larry Kane interviews The Beatles on the plane for WFUN (AM).  
 
1965 
 -- Reunion with Elvis Presley, at his Bel Air house.   
 -- Northern Songs Limited announces a 621 000 pounds profit in  
the last 12 months.  
 
1966 
 -- The `Saturday Evening Post' publishes a defense to the  
group. The Beatles [Lennon?] appear on cover.  
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 3rd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).  
``Yesterday'... And Today', 10th week in the Top 30  
(Billboard).   
 
1967 
 -- Day booked for the beginning of the Saville Theatre autumn  
season.  
 -- The `Sunday Express' reveals that Pete Best works in a  
bakery in Liverpool, earning 18 pounds a week.  
 -- Brian Epstein dies.   
12.00am. Antonio and Maria Garcia try to wake Brian up.  
About 2.30pm. Antonio Garcia phones Brian's secretary.  
Joanne Newfield, Alistair Taylor, Brian Barrett and John  
Gallway are before Brian's room door; Peter Brown stays on  
the phone line from Kingsley Hill.  
Phone calls to: Clive Epstein, Paul, David Jacobs. News  
get to Robert Stigwood, Vic Lewis, Allen Klein.  
The Beatles return from Bangor to London.  
 
1968 
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 4.30-5.00pm. Tape copying:  
`Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' (of remix mono 21); `Blackbird' (of  
remix mono 6); `Not Guilty' (of remix mono 1); `Revolution  
9' (of edit of remix stereo 2). Producer: not assigned;  
Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.  
Copies taken away by Mal Evans.   
 -- UK single release: `Those Were The Days', by Mary Hopkin.  
[16, 30 August?]  
 -- Jane Asher fings Paul and Francie Schwartz at Cavendish  
Avenue.   
Paul promises Francie Schwartz to take her to his farm in  
Scotland when the LP is finished.  
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 -- `Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey' number 1, 1st week, in USA.  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
  
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28 August 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern with The Bluegenes, and Gerry  
Levine and the Avengers.   
 
1963 
 -- First recording session of Cilla Black, at EMI Studios.   
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 23rd week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).   
 -- Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly  
and Gerry and the Pacemakers.   
 
1964 
 -- Reunion with Bob Dylan at the Delmonico Hotel, New York.  
On Dylan's proposal, the Beatles smoke marijuana for the  
first time.  
 -- Concert at the Forest Hills tennis stadium, New York.  
 -- The Beatles appear on the cover photograph of `Life'  
magazine.   
 -- Larry Kane records interview to Paul, George and Brian  
Epstein for WFUN (AM).  
 
1965 
 -- 2.00am. The reunion with Elvis Presley finishes.  
 -- Concert at the Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California.  
 
1966 
 -- Arrival in Los Angeles. The Beatles escape from the crowd in  
an armored car.   
 -- Brian and Nat Weiss meet Dizz Gillespie, at a Beverly Hills  
house.   
 -- Concert at the Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles.   
 
1968 
 -- Morning. Conflicts between Paul and Francie Schwartz  
reappear.   
Afternoon. After an apparent reconciliation, she makes what will  
be the last dinner for him.  
 -- Trident Studios. 5.00pm-7.00am. Recording: `Dear Prudence'  
(take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry  
Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown.   
 
1969 
 -- George presents a new record by the members of the Radha  
Krishna  Temple.  
 -- Avenue Clinic, London. Mary McCartney is born to Paul and  
Linda. Paul attends the birth.   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1995 
 -- Ringo and his All-Stars Band tour interrupted as Ringo goes to  
see his daughter Lee.   
 
1996 
 -- 3Com Park, San Francisco, California, USA. Performance of the  
Mop Tops, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Beatles last tour  
concert. They play the same musical set the Beatles did.  
6.30pm. Performance of the Mop Tops.  
7.35pm. Baseball game: San Francisco Giants versus Philadelphia  
Phillies.   
  
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29 August 
 
1959 
 -- Opening night of the Casbah Club. Show by the Quarrymen  
(John, Paul, George, Ken Browne).  
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly  
and Gerry and the Pacemakers.   
 
1964 
 -- `A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 6th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
 -- Billboard publishes that the sales of guitars have reached  
its highest point since 1957, when Elvis appeared.   
 -- Concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York.  
Larry Kane records interviews to John, Ringo and Paul for WFUN  
(AM).   
 
1965 
 -- Live Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland  
Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (1st performance).   
Recording: `Introduction' (by KRLA disc-jockeys); `Twist And  
Shout'; `She's A Woman'; `I Feel Fine'; `Dizzy Miss Lizzy';  
`Ticket To Ride'; `Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby'; `Can't  
Buy Me Love'; `Baby's In Black'; `I Wanna Be Your Man'; `A  
Hard Day's Night'; `Help!'; `I'm Down'. Producer: Engeman  
(Christian name unknown); Engineer: Hugh Davies; 2nd  
Engineer: not assigned.   
 Due to technical defects, nothing of this was included in  
`The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl' LP.  
 
1966 
 -- Morning. Dizz Gillespie disappears with personal briefcases  
of Brian and Nat Weiss.  
 -- Concert at the Candlestick Park, San Francisco. Last  
Beatles concert.  
Tony Barrow films and records the concert. Support act:  
the Ronettes.   
 
1968 
 -- Morning. Francie Schwartz packs, leaves Paul's house, takes a  
taxi to the accountant, gets enough for a taxi and a coach seat, and  
flies from London to New York.  
 -- Trident Studios. 7.00pm-6.00am. Recording: `Dear Prudence'  
(overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown.   
Visits at the studio: John (Paul's cousin), Jackie Lomax.  
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern  
art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey',  
`The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant  
Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.    
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1997 
 -- Museum of the City of San Francisco, The Cannery, 2801  
Leavenworth Street, at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. Photographic  
exhibition of Linda, Robert Altman, Baron Wolman, Herb Greene, and  
Gene Anthony opens.   
  
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30 August 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Riverpark Ballroom, Chester.   
 
1963 
 -- UK single release: `Hello Little Girl', with The Fourmost.  
 -- It is announced that Gerry and the Pacemakers will star in a  
Christmas pantomime, `Babes In The Wood'. It will be  
promoted by Brian with Joe Collins.  
 -- Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly  
and Gerry and the Pacemakers.   
 
1964 
 -- Concert at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City.   
 
1965 
 -- 8.00pm. Live Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North  
Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (2nd  
performance). Recording:  `Twist And Shout'; `She's A  
Woman'; `I Feel Fine'; `Dizzy Miss Lizzy'; `Ticket To Ride';  
`Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby'; `Can't Buy Me Love';  
`Baby's In Black'; `I Wanna Be Your Man'; `A Hard Day's  
Night'; `Help!'; `I'm Down'. Producer: Voyle Gilmore;  
Engineer: Pete Abbott; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.   
Seven songs  included in `The Beatles At The Hollywood  
Bowl' LP.   
 
1968 
 -- UK single release: `Hey Jude'/`Revolution'. First Apple  
product.   
UK single release: `Those Were The Days', with Mary Hopkin,  
first artist discovered by Apple. [16, 27 August?]  
 -- Trident Studios. 5.00-11.00pm. Recording: `Dear Prudence'  
(overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown.   
 -- Chelsea Register Office, London. Neil Aspinall marries Suzy  
Ornstein. Paul, Ringo and Maureen attend. Alexis Mardas is best man.  
Afternoon. Surprise party at a restaurant in King's Road,  
London, for the couple. Paul, Ringo and Maureen attend.   
 -- Screening, on the programme `Experiment In Television', of a  
film of the Beatles recording `Hey Jude' (filmed 29 July  
1968).   
 
1969 
 -- `Give Peace A Chance', 8th week in the Top 28 (Billboard).   
 
1971 
 -- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. Closing of `Art  
Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are  
screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A  
Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.     
 
1972 
 -- Madison Square Garden, New York. `One To One Concert', to  
raise money for Willowbrook, institution for children with  
physical or mental defects. 2 shows (afternoon, 2.00pm; evening),  
featuring John Lennon, Stevie Wonder and others, organized by John  
and Yoko. Filmed by ABC-TV.    
 -- World premiere of the film `Erection' in New York.   
 
1982 
 -- Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing: `I  
Keep Forgettin''; `Be My Baby'. End of sessions for LP `Old Wave'.   
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1997 
 -- Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City of  
San Francisco.  
  
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31 August 
 
1955 
 -- Brian is appointed a director of I. Epstein & Sons  
(Liverpool) Limited, one of the two furniture-dealing sides  
of the family business.  
 
1961 
 -- `Mersey Beat' publishes an article by Bob Wooler about the  
Beatles.   
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP number 1, 17th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
 -- Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly  
and Gerry and the Pacemakers.   
 
1965 
 -- Concert at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California.  
Last concert of the 1965 US tour.  As the Beatles leave the Cow  
Palace, a crowd of fans climbs on top of their limousine, crushing  
it.    
 
1966 
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 4th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
`Eleanor Rigby', 4th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- It is announced that the Beatles will take the  
administration of their own business interests.  
 
1968 
 -- `Hey Jude' enters the Billboard ranking at number 10, a record  
for this singles chart.  
 
1969 
 -- George, Ringo, John, Pattie, Maureen and Yoko attend the  
Festival of the Isle of Wight, to see the Dylan show.  
 
1974 
 -- John declares before the Federal Court that Nixon's  
government tried to deport him for having been one of the  
organizers of the anti-war march during the republican  
convention in Miami, 1972.  
 
1983 
 -- Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).   
 
1997 
 -- Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City of  
San Francisco.  
  

