        Beatles-related dates for March 

        Compilation made by Victor Munoz
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1 March 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the  Odeon, Southport (Helen Shapiro Tour).   
 -- UK single release: `How Do You Do It', debut of Gerry and  
the Pacemakers.   
 -- `Please Please Me' single number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1964 
 -- Studio 2. 10.00am-1.30pm. Recording: `I'm Happy Just To Dance  
With You' (takes 1-4); `Long Tall Sally' (take 1); `I Call Your Name'  
(takes 1-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd  
Engineer: Richard Langham.   
    Start of sessions for `Long Tall Sally' EP.  
    1st Sunday session.   
 
1966 
 -- BBC-TV transmits `The Beatles At The Shea Stadium' film.   
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.15am. Recording: `A Day In The Life' (overdub  
onto take 6); `Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (take 1-7, tape  
reduction take 7 into take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.  
 -- Day planned for Brian's vacation trip to Mexico.   
 
1968 
 -- Fans occupy the Cavern, protesting against its closing.  
 -- Ringo and Maureen return to London.   
 
1969 
 -- `Yellow Submarine' LP, 7th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).  
 
1970 
 -- Transmision, on the Ed Sullivan Show, of `Let It Be' and  
`Two Of Us' clips. Last time, in life of the group, they  
appear in the programme.   
 
1972 
 -- Extension is granted to John's visa for temporary residence in  
the USA.   
 -- Recording of `Some Time In New York City' begins.  
 
1975 
 -- John and Yoko attend the ceremony of Grammy Awards.  
 
1992 
 -- Moyzes Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislavia. End of  
recording of `The Beatles Go Baroque', with Peter Breiner and his  
chamber orchestra. Producer: Leos Komarek; Engineer: Otto  
Nopp.   
  
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2 March 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern.   
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' single number 1, 1st week (UK Melody  
Market chart).  
 -- Concert at the City Hall, Sheffield (Helen Shapiro tour).   
 
1964 
 -- US single release: `Twist And Shout'/`There's A Place'.   
 -- The `Daily Mail' names Brian among Britain's Most  
Eligible Bachelors.   
 -- Start of work on `A Hard Day's Night' film, at Twickenham  
Studios. Shooting at Paddington Station, on board a train leaving  
from it.   
    6.43pm. After spending all day filming, the Beatles jump off the  
train at Acton (Main Line) Station, and speed away in a limousine.   
 -- [Some day between 2 and 6 March 1964.] After a day of filming  
in the West Country for `A Hard Day's Night', the Beatles return to  
Westbourne Park Station, London.  
 -- George and Pattie meet.   
 
1966 
 -- Brian flies to New York to finish plans for the next Beatles  
tour.   
 -- `Rubber Soul', 13th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.30am. Recording: `Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'  
(overdub onto take 8). Mono mixing: `Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'  
(remixes 1-11, from take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.   
 -- The Beatles are awarded two Grammys (`Eleanor Rigby'  and  
`Revolver'). [11 March?]   
 
1969 
 -- John and Yoko perform at the Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge,  
in a Jazz Festival. Recording: `Let's Go On Flying'; `Snow  
Is Falling All The Time'; `Don't Worry Kyoko'; `Song For  
John'; `Cambridge 1969'.  
    1st solo performance of a Beatle, and 1st public performance of  
John and Yoko. Partially included on `Unfinished Music Number 2--Life  
With The Lions'.    
 
1973 
 -- Judge Ira Fieldsteel rules that John must leave the US  
voluntarily within the next 60 days or face deportation. Yoko is  
granted permanent residency.  
  
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3 March 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern, with Jim McHarg's Jazzmen.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Hanley.   
End of Helen Shapiro tour, 1st Beatles British tour.   
 -- Helen Shapiro asks the Beatles a song.   
 
1964 
 -- Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00am-1.45pm. Mono mixing: `I Should  
Have Known Better' (from take 22); `If I Fell' (from take 15); `Tell  
Me Why' (from take 8); `And I Love Her' (remix 1, from take 21); `I'm  
Happy Just To Dance With You' (from take 4); `I Call Your Name' (from  
take 7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd  
Engineer: A. B. Lincoln.  
    Remixes for EMI and United Artists.   
 -- Transmision in London of the television show `The Big Out'  
(recorded 29 February 1964).   
 -- Shooting of early scenes for `A Hard Day's Night', on board a train  
leaving from Paddington Station.  
    The train carrying the Beatles from Minehead to Paddington stops  
unannounced at West Ealing Station, to avoid the fans waiting at  
Paddington. The Beatles are taken into the booking office and sign  
autographs. Within minutes the group are taken away in a car.   
 -- [Some day between 2 and 6 March 1964.] After a day of filming  
in the West Country for `A Hard Day's Night', the Beatles return to  
Westbourne Park Station, London.  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.15am. Recording: `Sgt Pepper's Lonely  
Hearts Club Band' (overdub onto take 10). Mono mixing: `Lucy  
In The Sky With Diamonds' (remixes 1-4, from take 8). Producer:  
George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.    
    Recording of brasses and guitar solo for `Sgt Pepper's Lonely  
Hearts Club Band.   
    John takes home a tape of conversation of musicians, Paul  
and Martin, for his private collection.   
 -- UK LP release: `The Beatles Girls', instrumental, by  
George Martin.   
 
1990 
 -- Paul's concert in Tokyo (`Get Back Tour').   
  
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4 March 
 
1964 
 -- Studio 3 (control room only). 10.00-11.00am. Mono mixing: `I  
Call Your Name' (from take 7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
unknown; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.    
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 50th week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
    `With The Beatles'  number 1, 15th week (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
 -- Shooting of early scenes for `A Hard Day's Night', on board a train  
leaving from Paddington Station.  
 -- [Some day between 2 and 6 March 1964.] After a day of filming  
in the West Country for `A Hard Day's Night', the Beatles return to  
Westbourne Park Station, London.  
 
1966 
 -- UK EP release: `Yesterday'.   
 -- The `Evening Standard' publishes Maureen Cleave's interview  
to John, with comments on Christianism.   
 
1967 
 -- Robert Stigwood signs the Bee Gees to an agency contract  
with NEMS Enterprises for 5 years.  
 -- Michael Bullock is reinstated by Brian as Saville Theatre  
house manager.  
 
1969 
 -- Odeon Theatre, London. Premiere of the film `Isadora'. Paul attends.  
 -- Surprise visit of Princess Margaret during shooting of a scene in a  
French restaurant for `The Magic Christian'.   
    After, lunch of Princess Margaret, Denis O'Dell, Ringo and Peter  
Sellers.   
 -- Paul, Linda and Heather visit during shooting of `The Magic  
Christian'.   
  
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5 March 
 
1963 
 -- EMI House, George Martin's 4th floor office, London. Photographic  
session with Angus McBean, changing clothes.  
    EMI House, spiral staircase to the basement, London. Photographic  
session with Angus McBean.  
    Montague Place, London. Photographic session with 3 photographers,  
between the 2nd and 3rd parking meters nearest to the junction of  
Montague Place with Malet Street. George Martin is present. They all  
arrived from EMI House, and later went to EMI Studios in Abbey Road.   
    Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. Recording: `From Me To You' (takes 1-13);  
`Thank You Little Girl' (working title of `Thank You Girl') (takes  
1-13). Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `The One After 909' (takes  
1-5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer:  
Richard Langham.  
    Start of sessions for `From Me To You'/`Thank You Girl'.   
    1st attempt to record `What Goes On'. Failed.  
 -- Abbey Road Studios. Photographic session with EMI staff  
photographers (Edgar Brind among them) on the front steps. Dezo  
Hoffmann takes pictures of this session.  
 
1964 
 -- Shooting of early scenes for `A Hard Day's Night', on board a train  
leaving from Paddington Station.   
    [Some day between 2 and 6 March 1964.] After a day of filming  
in the West Country for `A Hard Day's Night', the Beatles return to  
Westbourne Park Station, London.  
    Dinner at Brasenose College, organized by Jeffrey Archer,  
rallying help for Oxfam's 21st anniversary celebrations. The  
Beatles and Brian attend.   
 
1967 
 -- Performance of Lee Dorsey at Saville Theatre, with Pink  
Floyd as support act.  
 
1969 
 -- Date after which EMI planned not to pay any author rights to  
anyone during the EMI-Richenberg trial.   
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 7th week in the ranking (UK New Musical  
Express chart).   
 
1970 
 -- John and Yoko ara admitted into the London Clinic.  
 
1990 
 -- Paul's concert in Tokyo (`Get Back Tour').  
 
1993 
 -- Paul's concert in Perth, Australia. Start of the `New World  
Tour'.   
  
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6 March 
 
1963 
 -- The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-8.45pm. Recording  
for BBC's `Here We Go': `Misery'; `Do You Want To Know A  
Secret'; `Please Please Me'; `I Saw Her Standing There'.   
    Only live take of `Do You Want To Know A Secret'. 1st time `Do  
You Want To Know A Secret' and `Misery' are heard by the public.   
    Last performance for `Here We Go'.   
 
1964 
 -- Chile single release: `I Want To Hold Your Hand'/`This Boy'.  
1st Beatles single in Chile.   
 -- Annual ball held by the Hospital Wing Aid Committee of the  
Home for Aged Jews, at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool. This year  
the dinner is in honour of Brian. Guests, among others:  
Brian, Gerry Marsden, Alma Cogan, Lionel Bart, Bernard  
Delfont, Maurice Kinn.  
 -- Shooting of early scenes for `A Hard Day's Night' at  
Paddington Station, on board a chartered train leaving from  
Paddington Station.   
    [Some day between 2 and 6 March 1964.] After a day of filming  
in the West Country for `A Hard Day's Night', the Beatles return to  
Westbourne Park Station, London.  
 
1965 
 -- `Beatles For Sale' is replaced by `Rolling Stones II' as  
number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart).  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-12.30am. Recording: `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts  
Club Band' (overdub onto take 10). Mono mixing:: `Sgt Pepper's  
Lonely Hearts Club Band' (remixes 2, 3, from take 10). Stereo mixing:  
`Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' (remixes 1-8, from take 10).  
Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer:  
Richard Lush.    
    Recording of sound effects, except public screaming.   
 
1970 
 -- UK single release: `Let It Be'/`You Know My Name (Look Up  
The Number)'.  
 -- US gold certification: LP `Hey Jude'.   
 
1972 
 -- The extension of Lennon's US visa is cancelled by the director of  
the district of New York, Sol Marks, under a request of the  
Immigration Service.   
 
1976 
 -- UK release: `The Singles Collection' (23 singles).   
    
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7 March 
 
1962 
 -- The Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester. 8.00-8.45pm. Recording  
for BBC's `Teenager's Turn (Here We Go)': `Hello Little  
Girl'; `Memphis Tennessee'; `Dream Baby'; `Please Mister  
Postman'.   
    1st BBC session. In front of a live audience. 1st public  
performance in the Beno Dorn worsted stage suits.  
    Pete Best on drums.  
    1st live show preserved on tape, only recording of `Dream  
Baby', and only live performances of `Memphis Tennessee' and  
`Please Mister Postman'.   
 
1963 
 -- Brian organizes the 1st of the new concert series, `Mersey  
Beat Showcase', with The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers,  
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, and the Big Three.   
 
1964 
 -- `With The Beatles' number 1, 14th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
    `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 1, 6th week, 8th week in  
the Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `She Loves You', 7th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `Please Please Me', 6th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `I Saw Her Standing There', 5th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `From Me To You', 1st week in the Top 100 (Billboard).   
 -- Recording of an extense interview to Brian for `Frankly  
Speaking', programme of the BBC North-East Home Service.   
 -- 1st issue of `Gerry and the Pacemakers', edited by Sean  
O'Mahoney, is published.   
 
1966 
 -- Mike Millward, founder and member of the Fourmost, dies in  
the Bromborough Hospital, Cheshire.  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.30am. Recording: `Lovely Rita' (overdub onto take  
11). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer:  
Richard Lush.   
    Miscellaneous overdubs for the end.   
 
1970 
 -- `Live Peace In Toronto', 9th week in the ranking (Billboard).  
    `Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)', 3rd week in the ranking  
(Billboard).   
 
1972 
 -- The process of expulsion of John from the USA begins. Federal  
authorities indicate John Lindsay, New York prefect, how to proceed  
in the case.    
 
1982 
 -- BBC broadcasts a 2-hour radio programme, in celebration of  
the 20th anniversary of the Beatles 1st BBC session.   
 -- Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP	`Old Wave'.  
1st session for LP `Old Wave'. Producer: Jim Nipar.   
 
1994 
 -- UK single release: `Money (That's What I Want)', with the  
Backbeat band.   
  
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8 March 
 
1962 
 -- 5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Teeneager's Turn (Here We Go)' broadcast  
(all 7 March 1962 session except `Hello Little Girl').   
 
1963 
 -- The prefix `45-' is dropped off EMI singles catalogue  
numbers.   
 -- `Please Please Me' single number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical  
Express chart).   
 
1965 
 -- Brian attends the evening presentation of this year's Mecca  
Carl-Alan awards, at the Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square,  
London. He collects from Princess Margaret an award as best  
group on behalf of the Beatles, and other on behalf of Cilla  
Black.   
    The awards are televised by BBC1.  
 
1968 
 -- UK single release: `Step Inside Love'.   
 
1969 
 -- `Yellow Submarine' LP, 8th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).  
 
1971 
 -- Recording of `Power To The People'.   
 -- UK single release: `Another Day'.   
 
1976 
 -- UK single release: `Yesterday'/`I Should Have Known Better'.  
 
1982 
 -- Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP `Old Wave'.  
Producer: Jim Nipar.   
  
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9 March 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Granada, East Ham. Two performances.   
    Start of the Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour, 2nd Beatles  
British tour.   
 
1964 
 -- NEMS Enterprises moves location to Sutherland House, 5-6 Argyll  
Street, 5th floor, London.   
 -- Shooting of scenes for `A Hard Day's Night', on board a train  
leaving from Paddington Station.   
 
1966 
 -- `Rubber Soul', 14th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.30am. Recording: `Getting Better' (takes 1-7,  
tape reduction take 7 into takes 8-12). Producer: George Martin;  
Engineer: Malcolm Addey/Ken Townsend; 2nd Engineer: Graham Kirkby.  
    11.00pm approx. Ringo is the 1st Beatle arriving at the  
studio.   
    1.00am approx. Work starts.   
 
1968 
 -- `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is awarded 4 Grammys.  
 
1970 
 -- John and Yoko leave the London Clinic.  
 
1982 
 -- Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP `Old Wave'.  
Producer: Jim Nipar.   
 
1990 
 -- Paul's concert in Tokyo (`Get Back Tour').  
  
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10 March 
 
1911 
 -- Louise French is born.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Hippodrome, Birmingham (Chris Montez and Tommy  
Roe tour).  
 
1964 
 -- Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Stereo mixing: `Can't Buy Me  
Love' (from take 4); `Long Tall Sally' (from take 1); `I Call Your  
Name' (from take 7); `You Can't Do That' (from take 9). Mono mixing:  
`Long Tall Sally' (from take 1); `Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' (from  
edit of takes 5, 7); `Sie Liebt Dich' (from take 14). Producer: George  
Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown.   
 -- The Chilean magazine `Ecran' officially presents the new Beatles  
phenomenon in Chile on today's issue.  
 -- Turks Head, St Margaret's, Twickenham, Middlesex. Shooting for  
`A Hard Day's Night': Ringo in a pub.  
 
1965 
 -- Brian reveals his plan to film the Shea Stadium concert.   
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.00am. Recording: `Getting Better' (overdub onto  
take 12). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd  
Engineer: Richard Lush.   
 
1969 
 -- Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `Get  
Back'; `Teddy Boy'; `On Our Way Home' (working title of `Two  
Of Us'); `Dig A Pony'; `I've Got A Feeling'; `The Long And  
Winding Road'; `Let It Be'; `Rocker'; `Save The Last Dance  
For Me'; `Don't Let Me Down'; `Because You're Sweet And  
Lovely' (working title of `For You Blue'); `Get Back'; `The Walk'.  
Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer:  
unknown.   
    Glyn Johns, commissioned by John and Paul, begins work of  
compilation of the album `Get Back'.   
 
1971 
 -- Evening: According to a rumour, John, with George and Ringo,  
presented himself at Paul's Cavendish Avenue house and threw  
a brick to one of the windows.   
 -- A court names J. D. Spooner as trustee of the Beatles goods.  
 
1975 
 -- US single release: `Stand By Me'/`Move Over Ms. L.'.   
 
1982 
 -- Startling Studios. Recording of basic tracks for LP `Old  
Wave'. Chris Stainton plays keyboards instead of Gary Brooker.  
Producer: Jim Nipar.  
   
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11 March 
 
1963 
 -- EMI House, ground floor studio. Recording for Radio Luxembourg's  
`The Friday Spectacular'.  
 
1964 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 51st week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
    `With The Beatles'  number 1, 16th week (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- The Beatles are awarded 3 Grammys (`Michelle', `Eleanor Rigby' and  
`Revolver'). [2 March?]  
    It is reported that 446 versions of `Yesterday' have been  
recorded.   
 
1969 
 -- Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `On Our  
Way Home' (working title of `Two Of Us'); `The Long And  
Winding Road'; `Lady Madonna'. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer:  
Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown.    
 
1970 
 -- US single release: `Let It Be'/`You Know My Name (Look Up  
The Number)'.  
 
1982 
 -- Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP `Old Wave'.  
Producer: Jim Nipar.   
  
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12 March 
 
1948 
 -- James Taylor is born, in Boston.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Granada, Bedford (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
tour).   
    Partially recorded for today's BBC `Here We Go' edition.   
    John gets a cold.   
 -- 5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Here We Go' broadcast (6 March 1963  
session).   
 
1964 
 -- Studio 3 (control room only). 10.00am-12.00noon. Stereo mixing:  
`Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' (from edit of takes 5, 7); `Sie Liebt  
Dich' (from take 14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman  
Smith; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.    
    Remixes of `Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' and `Sie Liebt Dich' for  
the US and Germany.    
 
1965 
 -- `Help!' shootings in Bahamas end.   
 -- The `New York Daily News' publishes Brian's declarations  
about the Beatles (`Ten years from today the Beatles will  
still be popular') and the Rolling Stones (`A fine group').  
 -- Brian signs the Silkie to a management agency contract, and  
secures them a recording contract with Philips.    
 
1967 
 -- Concert of Edwin Starr in the Saville Theatre, with Duane  
Eddy and the Wild Ones as support act.   
 
1969 
 -- Morning: Normal Pilcher registers the Harrisons' Esher  
house.   
    George and Pattie attend the `Piscis' party thrown by Rory  
McEwen.   
    Shortly after 7.30 pm. `Kinfaus', Esher, Surrey. George and  
Pattie are arrested for possession of cannabis resin.  
    Evening. George and Pattie are taken to the Escher police  
station.   
 -- Morning: Marriage of Paul and Linda, at the Marylebone  
Register Office. Heather, Mike McGear, Mal Evans and Peter  
Brown attend.  
    The second part of the wedding takes place at the St John's  
Wood anglican church, and is officiated by priest Noel Perry.    
    Later, party at the Hotel Ritz.   
    Evening: Paul works on a Jackie Lomax record.   
 -- Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `The  
Long And Winding Road'; `Let It Be'. Producer: George Martin?;  
Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: unknown.    
 -- `Yellow Submarine', 8th and last week in the ranking (UK New  
Musical Express chart).   
 
1971 
 -- UK single release: `Power To The People'/`Open Your Box'.   
 -- Royal Courts of Justice (Court 16), London. End of Paul's trial  
against  John, George and Ringo to seek the appointment of an  
official receiver to take over the Beatles' financial affairs and  
wrest control from Allen Klein.  
 
1982 
 -- Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP `Old Wave'.  
Producer: Jim Nipar.   
  
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13 March 
 
1963 
 -- Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Recording: `Thank You Little Girl'  
(working title of `Thank You Girl') (overdub takes 14-28). Editing:  
`Thank You Little Girl' (working title of `Thank You Girl') (of  
takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23). Mono mixing: `Thank You Little Girl'  
(working title of `Thank You Girl') (from edit of takes 6, 13, 17,  
20, 21, 23). Stereo mixing: `Thank You Little Girl' (working title  
of `Thank You Girl') (from edit of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23).  
Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick.  
 -- Concert at the Rialto, York (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
Tour).   
 
1964 
 -- Brian flies to the Netherlands to arrange the Beatles visit.   
 -- Gatwich Airport South, West Sussex. Shooting for `A Hard Day's  
Night'.  
    10.00am. The Beatles arrive. They change clothes at the Beehive,  
Room 64.  
    Shooting of final sequence of the film (running to a helicopter  
and lifting).   
    Lunchtime. Crew spreads rumour that there would be no more  
filming. Most equipment is loaded up and driven away. Few spectators  
remain.   
    Afternoon. Shooting `Can't Buy Me Love' sequence, at launch-pad.  
    Gatwick railway station. Photographic session with David Hurn  
for the film, not used.  
    5.30pm. Beatles and crew leave.   
 
1965 
 -- The Beatles, Cynthia, Maureen and Pattie, fly from London to  
Austria to shoot scenes for `Eight Arms To Hold You'  
(working title of `Help!') at the village of Obertauern  
(Austrian Alps). While in Obertauern, the Beatles stay at  
the Hotel Edelweiss.   
 -- `Eight Days A Week' number 1, 1st week (Billboard).  
 
1966 
 -- Brian presents the first concert by Herp Alpert and the  
Tijuana Brass in Britain, at the Odeon Cinema, Hammersmith,   
London. Support acts: the Silkie, and Sounds Incorporated.   
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.30am. Recording: `Good Morning Good Morning'  
(overdub onto take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.  
    Recording of brasses for `Good Morning Good Morning'.  
 -- Brian flies to Mexico, on vacation.   
 
1969 
 -- Compilation and banding of an EP containing the new tracks  
on `Yellow Submarine', plus `Across The Universe'. Never  
released.   
 -- Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `I've Got  
A Feeling'; `Dig It' (version 1); `Dig It' (version 2);  
`Maggie Mae'; `Shake Rattle And Roll'; `Kansas City'; `Miss  
Ann'; `Lawdy Miss Clawdy'; `Blue Suede Shoes'; `You Really  
Got A Hold On Me'. Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Glyn Johns;  
2nd Engineer: unknown.   
 
1970 
 -- End of sessions for LP `Sentimental Journey'.   
 
1976 
 -- Jim McCartney dies.   
 
1981 
 -- US single release: `Watching The Wheels'/`Yes I'm Your Angel'.  
 
1990 
 -- Paul's concert in Tokyo (`Get Back Tour').  
    
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14 March 
 
1963 
 -- First recording session of Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.  
Recording: `Do You Want To Know A Secret'.   
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Editing: `From Me To  
You' (of unknown take number). Mono mixing: `From Me To You' (from  
edit of unknown take number). Stereo mixing: `From Me To You' (from  
edit of unknown take number). Producer: George Martin; Engineer:  
unknown; 2nd Engineer: unknown.  
    End of work on `From Me To You'/`Thank You Girl'.   
 -- Gerry Marsden is fined 60 pounds at Uxbridge Magistrates  
Court for attempting to evade customs duty on a  
guitar bought in Germany when arriving at London Airport  
from Hamburg, on 1 December 1962.  
 -- Concert at the Gaumont, Wolverhampton (Chris Montez and Tommy  
Roe Tour).   
 
1964 
 -- `With The Beatles' number 1, 15th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
    `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 1, 7th and last week; 9th  
week in the Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `She Loves You' number 2, 8th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `Please Please Me' number 3, 7th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `I Saw Her Standing There' number 15, 6th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `From Me To You' number 73, 2nd week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).    
    `Twist And Shout' number 55, 1st week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
 -- Film from the Washington Coliseum concert is broadcast via  
cable TV to American movie theaters. (Recorded 11 February 1964).   
 -- Brian returns from Holland to England.   
 
1968 
 -- BBC-TV's `Top Of The Pops' transmits a clip of `Lady  
Madonna'.   
 
1970 
 -- `Let It Be' enters the ranking as number 6 (new record), 1st  
week in the Top 30 (Billboard).   
    `Live Peace In Toronto', 10th week in the ranking (Billboard).   
    `Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)' number 1, 1st week; 4th week  
in the ranking (Billboard).   
 
1982 
 -- Startling Studios. Recording basic tracks for LP `Old Wave'.  
Producer: Jim Nipar.    
  
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15 March 
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' single number 1, 4th and last week (UK  
New Musical Express chart).   
 -- Concert at the Colston Hall, Bristol (Chris Montez and Tommy  
Roe Tour).  
 
1964 
 -- Film from the Washington Coliseum concert is broadcast via  
cable TV to American movie theaters. (Recorded 11 February 1964).   
 
1965 
 -- Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00-11.00am. Mono mixing:  
`Ticket To Ride'  (remix 2, from take 2). Producer: not assigned;  
Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown.    
    Mix of `Ticket To Ride' for United Artists.  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.30am. Recording: `Untitled' (working  
title of `Within You Without You') (take 1). Producer: George  
Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.  
    Visit at the studio: Peter Blake.  
 
1968 
 -- UK single release: `Lady Madonna'/`The Inner Light'.   
 
1969 
 -- `Yellow Submarine' LP, 9th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).  
 -- John and Yoko stand at the Thoresen Passenger Terminal, at  
Southampton, to board a ferry to France. They cannot board,  
because of passport problems.  
 
1970 
 -- Ringo shoots a `Sentimental Journey' clip. One location is the  
Cabaret venue `The Talk Of The Town', London.   
  
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16 March 
 
1963 
 -- Studio 3A, Broadcasting House, London. 10.00am-12.00noon.  
Recording and broadcasting live for BBC's `Saturday Club'.  
`I Saw Her Standing There'; `Misery'; `Too Much Monkey  
Business'; ``I'm Talking About You'; `Please Please Me';  
`The Hippy Hippy Shake'.   
    Only BBC take of `I'm Talking About You'.   
 -- Concert at the City Hall, Sheffield (Chris Montez and Tommy  
Roe tour).  
 
1964 
 -- US single release: `Can't Buy Me Love'/`You Can't Do That'.   
 -- US gold certification: `Can't Buy Me Love'/`You Can't Do  
That'.    
 
1966 
 -- `Rubber Soul', 15th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1969 
 -- John and Yoko fly to Paris.   
 
1972 
 -- John interview outside US Immigration building.   
  
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17 March 
 
1945 
 -- Patricia Anne Boyd is born.   
 
1962 
 -- Party at the family house in Huyton, thrown by Dolly, mother  
of Vera and Joan Brown, who has become engaged to Sam Leach.  
Guests, among others: the Beatles, Brian, Rory Storm, Bob  
Wooler. Brian pursues Vera all night.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Embassy, Peterborough (Chris Montez and Tommy   
Roe tour).  
 
1964 
 -- Shooting for `A Hard Day's Night': Beatles dancing to `I Wanna Be  
Your Man' and `Don't Bother Me', at The Garrison, downstairs area of  
Les Ambassadeurs, London.   
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-12.45am. Recording: `She's Leaving Home' (takes  
1-6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd  
Engineer: Richard Lush.   
    Recording of strings for `She's Leaving Home'. The first woman  
specially recruited for a Beatles session participates: Sheila  
Bromberg (harp).    
 
1969 
 -- US single release: `Badge'.   
 
1970 
 -- US gold certification: single `Let It Be'.   
    US gold certification: `Live Peace In Toronto 1969'.  
  
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18 March 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the ABC, Gloucester (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
tour).  
 
1964 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 52nd week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
    `With The Beatles'  number 1, 17th week (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- John and Yoko purchase two small islands called Dorinch (20 acres) in  
Clew Bay off County Mayo, Ireland, for 1550 pounds.  
 
1968 
 -- US single release: `Lady Madonna'/`The Inner Light'.   
 
1969 
 -- John appears on the cover of the magazine `Look'.   
 -- Thames Embankment, London. Ringo shoots scenes for `The Magic  
Christian'. For the lunch break, cast and crew go inside the Star &  
Garter.   
 -- George and Pattie appear on Esher and Walton Magistrates'  
Court, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.   
 
1982 
 -- Startling Studios. Rough mixes of titles recorded for `Old  
Wave' up to date: `Alibi'; `Hopeless'; `In My Car'; `Be My Baby'; `I  
Keep Forgettin''; `Love Letters'; `Picture Show Life'; `Going Down';  
`Everybody's In A Hurry But Me'. Producer: Jim Nipar.   
  
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19 March 
 
1955 
 -- Brian is appointed a director of S. E. Gadd Limited,  
one of two companies controlling the furniture dealing side  
of the family business.  
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the ABC, Cambridge (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
tour).   
 
1964 
 -- Variety Club luncheon at the Dorchester Hotel. The Beatles attend.   
 -- BBC Television Theatre, London. Filming for BBC-TV's `Top Of The  
Pops'.   
 
1965 
 -- `New Musical Express' asks: `When will the clearout of Brian  
Epstein's stable begin?'   
 
1966 
 -- Seltaeb issues a writ for libel against Brian, NEMS,  
Geoffrey Ellis and Walter Hofer.   
 
1969 
 -- George and Pattie leave the Esher and Walton Magistrates'  
Court, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, on Derek Taylor's surety.   
  
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20 March 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Ritz, Romford (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
Tour).   
 
1964 
 -- UK single release: `Can't Buy Me Love'/`You Can't Do That'.  
 -- `Can't Buy Me Love' has already sold 2,100,000 copies in  
advance: world  record for sales in advance, and  
instantaneous gold disc in Britain and the US.   
 -- Jack Good flies to London to discuss with Brian the  
Associated-Rediffusion TV show with the Beatles and Cilla  
Black. Brian is negotiating to sell the show throughout the  
world.   
 -- Television House, London. Performance for Associated-Rediffusion's  
`Ready, Steady, Go!'. Transmitted live.     
 
1965 
 -- Epstein and Lionel Bart begin a weekend in the south of  
France.   
 -- `Eight Days A Week' number 1, 2nd and last week (Billboard).  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.30am. Recording: `Beatle Talk' (take 1); `She's  
Leaving Home' (tape reduction take 1 into takes 7-9, tape reduction  
take 6 into take 10, overdub onto take 9). Mono mixing: `She's  
Leaving Home' (remixes 1-6, from take 9). Editing: `She's Leaving  
Home' (of remix mono 6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.    
    Recording of `Beatle Talk', a spoken fragment for LP `Sgt Pepper's Lonely  
Hearts Club Band', not used, and vocals for `She's Leaving Home'.  
 -- US gold certification: `Penny Lane'/`Strawberry Fields  
Forever'.   
 
1969 
 -- John and Yoko fly to Gibraltar.  
    Marriage of John and Yoko in Gibraltar.   
 
1972 
 -- End of recordings of `Sometime In New York City' and `Live  
Jump'.   
    
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21 March 
 
1961 
 -- First performance at the Cavern, as support act of the  
Bluegenes.   
 
1963 
 -- Number 1 Studio, Piccadilly Theatre, London. 1.00-2.00pm.  
Recording for BBC's `On The Scene': `Misery'; `Do You Want  
To Know A Secret'; `Please Please Me'.   
 -- Concert at the ABC, Croydon (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
Tour).   
 
1964 
 -- `With The Beatles' number 1, 16th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
    `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 2, 10th  
week in the Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `She Loves You' number 1, 1st week; 9th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `Please Please Me' number 3, 8th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `I Saw Her Standing There' number 14, 7th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `From Me To You' number 58, 3rd week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).    
    `Twist And Shout' number 7, 2nd week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `Roll Over Beethoven' number 79, 1st week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `We Love You Beatles', by the Carefrees, number 63, 1st week  
in the Top 100 (Billboard).   
    `A Letter To The Beatles', by the Four Preps, number 87, 1st  
week in the Top 100 (Billboard).   
 
1965 
 -- Epstein and Lionel Bart end their week end in the south of  
France.   
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.45am. Recording: `Getting Better' (tape reduction  
take 12 into takes 13, 14, overdub onto take 14); `Lovely Rita'  
(overdub onto take 11). Mono mixing: `Lovely Rita' (remixes 1-15, from  
take 11). Editing: `Lovely Rita' (of mono remixes 11, 14). Producer:  
George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.   
    Recording of vocals for `Getting Better' and  piano solo for  
`Lovely Rita'.  
    Ringo does not attend the session. He is called to  
re-record the drum track, but this is later cancelled. John  
gets in an LSD trip, is taken to the roof and left alone,  
and later fetched down by Paul and George.   
    1st visit of Hunter Davies, authorized biographer.   
    11.00pm approx. visit of Norman Smith with Pink Floyd, whose  
1st LP, `The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', he is producing in  
other sector of Abbey Road the same night.   
 
1969 
 -- John and Yoko fly to Amsterdam.   
 
1970 
 -- `Let It Be' single, 2nd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).   
    `Live Peace In Toronto', 11th week in the ranking (Billboard).  
    `Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)', 5th week in the ranking  
(Billboard).   
 
1985 
 -- Yoko dedicates the `Imagine' mosaic at the Central Park, New York.    
  
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22 March 
 
1963 
 -- 11.03am. John Dennis Profumo stands up in the British  
Parliament to lie about his relationship with Christine  
Keller.    
 -- UK LP release: `Please Please Me' (mono version).   
    UK single release: `Misery', with Kenny Lynch. 1st cover of a  
Beatles song.  
 -- Performance at EMI House, Manchester Square, London.  
Presentation of silver disc for LP `Please Please Me'.     
    Photographer present: Dezo Hoffmann.   
 -- Performance at the Gaumont, Doncaster.   
 
1964 
 -- Private launch party for `In His Own Write' at 30 Bedfore Square,  
offices of publisher Jonathan Cope. John attends.  
 
1965 
 -- US LP release: `The Early Beatles'.   
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.15am. Recording: `Within You  
Without You' (overdub onto take 1, tape reduction take 1 into take  
2). Mono  mixing: `Within You Without You' (remix 1, from take 2).  
Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer:  
Richard Lush.   
    Studio 1 (control room only). 11.00pm-12.30am. Tape operator  
Graham Kirkby oversees the playback of `Sgt Pepper's' titles finished  
to date, for any Beatle interested.   
 
1969 
 -- `Yellow Submarine' LP, 10th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).  
    `Unfinished Music Number 1---Two Virgins' number 124, its  
highest position (Billboard).   
 
1971 
 -- US single release: `Power To The People'/`Touch Me'.   
 
1982 
 -- US single release: `Beatles Movie Medley'/`I'm Happy Just to  
Dance With You'.  
    US LP release: `Reel Music'.  
 
1993 
 -- Paul's concert in Paramatta, Sydney (`The New World Tour').   
  
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23 March 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern, with Gerry and the Pacemakers.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the City Hall, Newcastle (Chris Montez and Tommy  
Roe tour).  
 
1964 
 -- `In His Own Write' is published.   
 -- US EP release: `The Beatles' (`Souvenir Of Their Visit To  
America').   
    US single release: `Do You Want To Know A Secret'/`Thank You  
Girl'.   
 -- BBC's `Frankly Speaking' is broadcast, with Brian's  
interview recorded on 7 March 1964.  
 -- Ceremony at EMI House, London.  Gerry and the Pacemakers,  
Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas are  
presented with silver discs by Sir Joseph Lockwood. Brian  
attends.    
    Evening: Empire Rooms, Leicester Square, London. Annual Carl-Alan  
awards dinner. Brian and the Beatles attend. The  
Beatles receive two awards from the Duke of Edinburgh. It is  
announced that they have also won 5 Ivor Novello awards for 1963.  
    A special award is made to Epstein and Martin for outstanding   
services to British music.   
 -- Beginning of shootings at the Scala Thatre for `A Hard Day's Night'.  
 -- BBC Lime Grove Studios, London. John's appearance on BBC-TV's  
`Tonight'. Broadcast live.   
 
1966 
 -- `Rubber Soul', 16th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.45am. Recording: `Getting Better' (overdub onto  
take 14, tape reduction take 14 into take 15, overdub onto take 15).  
Mono mixing: `Getting Better' (remixes 1-3, from take 15). Producer  
and Engineer: Peter Vince; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.   
    Re-recording of vocals for `Getting Better'.  
 -- Brian flies to New York to attend the opening night of the  
Who and Cream in  Murray the K's package show at the RKO  
Theater.   
 
1968 
 -- Private screening of `Around the World In 80 Days', at the Coliseum  
Cinerama. Ringo attends. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton host  
the event.   
    After this, Ringo, Taylor and Burton go to the Dorchester Hotel  
for a supper party.   
 
1970 
 -- Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `I've Got A  
Feeling' (remixes 1, 2); `Dig A Pony' (remixes 1, 2); `I've Got A  
Feeling' (remixes 3-6); `The One After 909' (remixes 1-3); `I Me  
Mine' (remixes 1-3, from take 16); `Across The Universe' (remixes  
1-8, from take 8). Editing: `I've Got A Feeling' (of stereo remixes  
1, 2, called remix stereo 3; of stereo remixes 4, 5, 6, called remix  
stereo 4); `I Me Mine' (of stereo remixes 1, 2, 3, called remix  
stereo 2). Producer: Phil Spector; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd  
Engineer: Roger Ferris.   
    Mixes of `I Me Mine' and `Across The Universe', guides for  
the orchestra.   
    Start of work of Phil Spector and on `Let It Be'.   
 -- Studio 3 (control room only). 3.00-7.00pm. Paul and Tony Clark  
oversee the making of copy master tapes for LP `McCartney'.    
 
1973 
 -- Single release: `My Love'.   
 
1993 
 -- Paul's concert in Paramatta, Sydney (`The New World Tour').   
  
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24 March 
 
1962 
 -- Evening: Performance in a dance booked by the Heswall Jazz Club, at  
the Barnston Women's Institute, Wirral.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Empire, Liverpool (Chris Montez and Tommy   
Roe tour). Photographer present: Dezo Hoffmann.  
 
1966 
 -- World premiere of `Alfie', at the Plaza Cinema, Haymarket, London.  
Brian, Cilla and the Beatles attend.  
 
1980 
 -- US LP release: `Rarities'.   
  
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25 March 
 
1963 
 -- The Beatles shoot an 8 mm. film in Liverpool.   
 
1964 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP, 53rd week in the Top 10 (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
    `With The Beatles'  number 1, 18th week (UK New  
Musical Express chart).  
    `Can't Buy Me Love' number 1, 1st week in the ranking (UK  
New Musical Express chart).   
 -- Appearance on BBC-TV's `Top Of The Pops' (filmed 19 March 1964).   
 
1966 
 -- Oluf Nissen photographic studio, London. Photographic session with  
Robert Whitaker. `Butcher' photographs, and 1966 official handout  
photos taken. Recording of an interview with Tom Lodge released as  
a flexi-disc record with the `Disc And Music Echo').  
 
1967 
 -- The Beatles receive 2 Ivor Novello awards, for `Michelle'  
(most broadcast song, 1966) and `Yellow Submarine' (most sold  
record, 1966).  
 
1969 
 -- John and Yoko enter the Amsterdam Hilton.  Start of John and Yoko's  
4-day bed-in at the Amsterdam   
Hilton.  
 
1970 
 -- Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `For You Blue'  
(remix 1, remixes 2-8 of edit piece only); `Teddy Boy' (remixes 1,  
2); `Two Of Us' (remixes 1, 2). Editing: `For You Blue' (of stereo  
remixes 1, 5, called remix stereo 1); `Teddy Boy' (of remix stereo  
2). Producer: Phil Spector; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer:  
Roger Ferris.   
  
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26 March 
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Granada, Mansfield (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
tour).   
 
1964 
 -- Shooting of the final concert scenes for `A Hard Day's  
Night', at the Scala Theatre, London.   
 
1965 
 -- Dick James and Epstein conclude a deal with music publisher  
Aaron Schroeder to publish in Britain all the songs in  
Schroeder's catalogue through Jaep Music.   
 
1966 
 -- `Nowhere Man' number 3, 1st week (Billboard).  
 
1967 
 -- Vic Lewis concludes negotiations for NEMS Enterprises to  
present the Monkees in concert in Britain.   
 
1968 
 -- Paul returns to London.   
 
1969 
 -- Abbey Road, Studio unknown. Time unknown. Mono mixing: `Get  
Back' (remixes 1-4). Producer: George Martin?; Engineer: Jeff  
Jarratt; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.  
    Remix of `Get Back' for the single.  
 
1970 
 -- Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `The Long  
And Winding Road'  (remix 1): `Let It Be' (remixes 1-4, from take  
30); `Get Back' (remixes 1-5); `Maggie Mae' (remixes 1, 2). Editing:  
`Let It Be' (of stereo remixes 1-4, called remix stereo 1); `Get  
Back' (of stereo remixes 3, 5, called remix stereo 3). Producer: Phil  
Spector; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer: Roger Ferris.   
    Mix of `The Long And Winding Road' for the orchestra.   
  
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27 March 
 
1956 
 -- Paul Wickens is born.   
 
1961 
 -- The Beatles arrive in Hamburg, for performances in the Top  
Ten and, later, the Star Club (2nd Hamburg season).   
 
1963 
 -- `Please Please Me' LP number 9, 1st week in the ranking (UK  
New Musical Express chart).   
 -- Concert at the ABC, Northampton (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
Tour).   
 
1964 
 -- Beatles records are in the 6 first positions of the  
Australian ranking.   
 -- US single release: `Cry For A Shadow'/`Why (Can't You Love  
Me Again)'.  
 
1967 
 -- A week of Fats Domino performances at the Saville Theatre  
begins. Support acts: Gerry and the Pacemakers, and the Bee  
Gees. The opening concert is filmed for a US State  
Department feature.   
 
1968 
 -- `Lady Madonna' number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart).   
 
1969 
 -- In London, Ringo confirms they will not play before an  
audience again.  
 
1970 
 -- Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `Dig It' (remix 1);  
dialogue and miscellaneous pieces (remixes 1-8). Producer: Phil  
Spector; Engineer: Mike Sheady; 2nd Engineer: Roger Ferris.     
 -- UK LP release: `Sentimental Journey'.   
 
1979 
 -- Marriage of Pattie and Eric Clapton.   
    
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28 March 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern, with Gerry and the Pacemakers and  
the Remo Four.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the ABC, Exeter (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe  
Tour).   
    Partially recorded for today's edition of `On The Scene'.   
 -- 5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `On The Scene' broadcast (recorded 21  
March 1963).   
 
1964 
 -- `With The Beatles' number 1, 17th week (UK Record  
Retailer chart).  
    `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 2, 11th  
week in the Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `She Loves You' number 1, 2nd and last week; 10th week in  
the Top 100 (Billboard).   
    `Please Please Me' number 4, 9th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `I Saw Her Standing There' number 26, 8th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `From Me To You' number 50, 4th week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).    
    `Twist And Shout' number 3, 3rd week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `Roll Over Beethoven' number 75, 2nd week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `We Love You Beatles', by the Carefrees, number 57, 2nd week  
in the Top 100 (Billboard).   
    `A Letter To The Beatles', by the Four Preps, number 86, 2nd  
week in the Top 100 (Billboard).   
    `Can't Buy Me Love' number 27, 1st week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
    `Do You Want To Know A Secret' number 78, 1st week in the  
Top 100 (Billboard).  
    `All My Loving' number 71, 1st week in the Top 100  
(Billboard).   
 -- Madame Tussauds's wax museum announces the Beatles will be  
the first pop artists included in it.   
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.45am. Recording: `Good Morning Good Morning'  
(overdub onto take 10, tape reduction take 10 into take 11, overdub  
onto take 11, unnumbered take); `Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!'  
(overdub onto take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff  
Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.   
    Effects assembly for `Good Morning Good Morning'.  
    Visit at the studio: Peter Blake.   
 -- 2nd performance of Fats Domino and his orchestra at the  
Saville Theatre. Support acts: Gerry and the Pacemakers and  
the Bee Gees.  
 
1970 
 -- `Let It Be' single, 3rd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).   
    `Live Peace In Toronto', 12th week in the ranking (Billboard).   
    `Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)', 6th and last week in the  
ranking (Billboard).   
 
1994 
 -- LP release: `Backbeat'.   
 -- Premiere of `Backbeat'.   
   
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29 March 
 
1962 
 -- Concert at The Odd Spot, with the Mersey Beats.   
 
1963 
 -- UK single release: `Some Other Guy', 1st record of the Big  
Three.    
 -- Performance at the Odeon, Lewisham (Chris Montez and Tommy  
Roe Tour).  Two shows.  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-5.45am. Recording: `Good Morning Good  
Morning' (unnumbered take, overdub of unnumbered take onto take 11);  
`Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!' (overdub onto take 9);  
`Bad Finger Boogie' (working title of `With A Little Help From My  
Friends') (takes 1-10, tape reduction take 10 into take 11, overdub  
onto take 11). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd  
Engineer: Richard Lush.   
    Recording of few more animal sounds and overdub of all effects for  
`Good Morning Good Morning'. Overdub of effects for `Being For The  
Benefit Of Mr Kite!'.  
 -- 3rd performance of Fats Domino and his orchestra at the  
Saville Theatre. Support acts: Gerry and the Pacemakers and  
the Bee Gees.  
 
1969 
 -- `Yellow Submarine' LP, 11th and last week in the Top 30  
(Billboard).   
 
1970 
 -- Ringo appears on the `David Frost Show', singing  
`Sentimental Journey'.   
 -- John and Yoko announce they will have a son in October.  
 
1982 
 -- UK LP release: `Reel Music'.  
  
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30 March 
 
1962 
 -- Performance at the Cavern, with The Dallas Jazz Band.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the Guildhall, Portsmouth (Chris Montez and Tommy  
Roe tour).  
 
1964 
 -- 10.00am-12.00noon. BBC's `From Us To You' (2nd edition)  
broadcast (recorded 28 February 1964).   
 -- BBC's television current affairs programme `Panorama'  
features a profile of Brian, introduced by Richard Dimbledy.  
Most of his artists pay tribute to him (the Beatles, Gerry  
and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer, Cilla Black, Tommy  
Quickly, Sounds Incorporated, etc.).   
 -- Opening of performances at the Empire, Liverpool.   
 
1965 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `That Means A Lot' [re-make]  
(takes 20-24). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd  
Engineer: Ron Pender/Vic Gann.   
 -- Opening of the night-club Scotch Of St James, at 13 Masons Yard,  
London.   
 
1966 
 -- `Rubber Soul', 17th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical  
Express chart).  
 
1967 
 -- Before the recording session, photographic session for LP  
`Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' at Chelsea Manor  
photographic studios (Studio 4, Chelsea Manor Studios, 1-11 Flood  
Street, Chelsea, London).    
    Studio 2. 11.00pm-7.30am. Recording: `With A Little Help  
From My Friends' (overdub onto take 11). Producer: George Martin;  
Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.  
 -- 4th performance of Fats Domino and his orchestra at the  
Saville Theatre. Support acts: Gerry and the Pacemakers and  
the Bee Gees.  
 
1968 
 -- `Lady Madonna' number 1 in Britain.   
 -- A clip of `Lady Madonna' is broadcast on the American TV  
programme `Hollywood Palace Show'.   
 
1970 
 -- Abbey Road, Room 4. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: `For You  
Blue' (unnumbered stereo remix). Producer: Phil Spector; Engineer:  
Mike Sheady/Eddie Klein; 2nd Engineer: Roger Ferris.   
 
1982 
 -- US release of a Beatles medley by Starsound.   
 
1990 
 -- Closure of recording studio at 17 St Annes Court, London, formerly  
Trident Studios.   
  
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31 March 
 
1962 
 -- 1st professional performance in the South of England  
(Stroud), organized by Jack Fallon.   
 
1963 
 -- Concert at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester (end of Chris  
Montez and Tommy Roe tour).  
 
1964 
 -- Beatles records are in 9 of the 10 1st positions of the  
Canadian charts.   
 -- `Meet The Beatles' has sold 3,650,000 copies.   
 -- The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 7.00-10.30pm. Recording  
for BBC's `Saturday Club': `Everybody's Trying To Be My  
Baby'; `I Call Your Name'; `I Got A Woman'; `You Can't Do  
That'; `Can't Buy Me Love'; `Sure To Fall (In Love With  
You)'; `Long Tall Sally'.  
    Only BBC take of `I Call Your Name'.  
 -- Epstein flies with Gerry and the Pacemakers to Australia, to  
oversee their arrival for a concert tour.   
 -- Shooting of the Beatles performing live at the Scala Theatre, for `A  
Hard Day's Night'.  
 
1965 
 -- Cilla Black flies to New York with Brian.   
 
1966 
 -- New York. Epstein and Tatsuji Nagashima arrange the Tokyo  
concerts, and Brian secures the UK representation of the  
Japanese company Nagashima directs, Kyodo Kikaku Inc.  
 
1967 
 -- Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Mono mixing: `With A Little Help  
From My Friends' (remixes 1-15, from take 11). Recording: `Being For  
The Benefit Of Mr Kite!' (overdub onto take 9). Mono mixing: `Being  
For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!' (remixes 1-7, from take 9). Producer:  
George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.  
 -- 5th performance of Fats Domino and his orchestra at the  
Saville Theatre. Support acts: Gerry and the Pacemakers and  
the Bee Gees.  
 
1969 
 -- George and Pattie appear on Esher and Walton Magistrates'  
Court, walton-On-Thames, Surrey. Trial for possession of cannabis  
resin. They plead guilty and are fined 250 pounds each, plus 10 guineas  
costs.   
 -- End of John and Yoko's bed-in at the Amsterdam Hilton. John and  
Yoko leave the Amsterdam Hilton.  
    Premiere of a TV documentary produced by John and Yoko, with  
their attendance, in Vienna: `Rape'. They comment the film  
in a press conference at the Hotel Sacher, Vienna. The film is  
broadcast by the Austrian National Network Television.   
 
1978 
 -- End of 3rd period of LP `London Town' sessions at Abbey Road  
Studios.   
 
  

 
 




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