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I made a Beatles starter pack for anyone new to Bluesky. There aren't any official bands accounts yet, but here are some good ones. Apologies to any I missed.
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16 January 1981: John Lennon’s single Woman is released in the UK. Woman spends two weeks at number one, and is in the UK charts for a total of 11 weeks. See more:
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Woman
Written by: Lennon Recorded: 8 August; 15 September 1980 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Jack Douglas Released: 17 November 1980 Available on: Double Fantasy Power To The People – The Hits John Lenn...
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16 January 1980: Paul McCartney is arrested in Tokyo after customs officials find 219 grams of marijuana, with a street value of 600,000 yen, hidden in his luggage and clothes. McCartney is imprisoned for a total of 10 days until 25 January 1980.
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Paul McCartney is arrested in Japan for marijuana possession
Wings' 11-date tour of Japan was scheduled to run from 21 January to 2 February 1980. On 16 January Paul and Linda McCartney and their four children arrived in the country. Paul McCartney's previous a...
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16 January 1970: John Lennon's Bag One exhibition is raided by police, with eight artworks confiscated. The explicit lithographs chronicled his wedding ceremony and honeymoon with Yoko Ono, and one of their bed-ins for world peace. See more (NSFW):
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John Lennon’s Bag One exhibition is raided by police
John Lennon’s Bag One, an exhibition of lithographs including several containing erotic imagery, had opened on 15 January 1970. Just 24 hours later it was raided by police officers, who confiscated ei...
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16 January 1969: The tenth day of the Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be sessions, and the final one at Twickenham Film Studios. The Beatles are not scheduled to attend, but Paul McCartney turns up to record a piano demo of the Abbey Road song Oh! Darling.
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 10
The tenth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions was the final one at Twickenham Film Studios. The Beatles had decided to relocate to the basement studio at their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile ...
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16 January 1964: The Beatles celebrate after I Want To Hold Your Hand reaches number one in America. "We all tried to climb onto Big Mal's back to go round the hotel suite: 'Wey-hey!' And that was it, we didn't come down for a week." See more:
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The Beatles reach number one in America
Following their first night of performances at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, The Beatles arrived back at the Hotel George V where they were told that 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' had reached number one in...
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16 January 1964: The Beatles begin an 18-night run of shows at the Olympia Theatre in Paris – with sound failure and fights! Paul McCartney: "They like the wilder stuff over there, so we stuck in a wilder number to finish off with." See more:
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The Beatles live: Olympia Theatre, Paris
From this day until Thursday 4 February 1964, The Beatles performed 18 days of concerts at Paris' Olympia Theatre, on a nine-act bill, playing two and sometimes three sets each day. The Beatles closed...
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16 January 1957: The Cavern Club – later made world-famous by the Beatles – opens in Mathew Street, Liverpool. "Everybody was thrilled to be in the Cavern on its opening night. We had good bands on and everybody had a great time." See more:
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The Cavern Club opens in Mathew Street, Liverpool
The Cavern Club, which was to become world-famous after The Beatles performed there nearly 200 times, opened its doors for the first time on the night of 16 January 1957. The opening bill featured the...
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15 January 1970: Bag One, John Lennon's exhibition of erotic lithographs, opens in London. The lithographs chronicled his wedding ceremony and honeymoon with Yoko Ono, and one of their bed-ins for world peace. See all the images here (NSFW):
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John Lennon’s Bag One exhibition opens in London
An exhibition of John Lennon’s erotic lithographs opened on this day at the London Arts Gallery at 22 New Bond Street, London W1. The lithographs, known collectively as Bag One, had been drawn by Lenn...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1970/01/15/john-lennon-bag-one-exhibition-opens-london/
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15 January 1969: George Harrison rejoins the Beatles, after walking out of the group five days previously. During the five-hour meeting he says he would leave the group unless the idea of a live show before an audience is dropped. See more:
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George Harrison rejoins The Beatles
All four Beatles met on this day to discuss their future, following George Harrison’s sudden departure on 10 January. The meeting took place at Brookfields, Ringo Starr's home in 1968-9. Harrison was ...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/01/15/george-harrison-rejoins-the-beatles/
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15 January 1964: The Beatles perform a show in Versailles, their first live date in France – ahead of their 18-day season at the Paris Olympia. See more:
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The Beatles live: Cinéma Cyrano, Versailles
Ahead of their 18-day season at the Paris Olympia, The Beatles played a warm-up show at the Cinéma Cyrano, 7 Rue Rameau, in Versailles. In the early afternoon The Beatles walked down the Champs-Élysée...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/01/15/live-cinema-cyrano-versailles/
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14 January 2008: Liverpool 8, Ringo Starr’s fifteenth solo studio album, is released worldwide. The album is made available on CD, USB wristband, and digital download. It reaches numbers 91 and 94 in the UK and US charts respectively.
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Liverpool 8
Recorded: 2006–2007 Producers: Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson, Dave Stewart Released: 14 January 2008 Personnel Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, percussion, organ, handclaps David A Stewart: guitar, backwards fa...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/ringo-starr/albums/liverpool-8/
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14 January 1969: Day 9 of the Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be sessions. Paul McCartney: "What you need is a serious programme of work. Not an aimless rambling amongst the canyons of your mind. An aim in life… To wander aimlessly is very un-swinging. Unhip."
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day nine
The ninth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions was the second full one without George Harrison, who had walked out of Twickenham Film Studios on 10 January 1969. It was clear by this stage that The ...
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13 January 1969: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr continue the Get Back project at Twickenham, without George Harrison. McCartney: "I’m just assuming he’s coming back. If he isn’t, then he isn’t, then it’s a new problem…" See more:
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day eight
The Beatles had met at Ringo Starr’s house over the previous weekend in an attempt to resolve the issues that had led to George Harrison walking out of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions on 10 January 19...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/01/13/get-back-let-it-be-sessions-day-eight/
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13 January 1969: The Beatles' Yellow Submarine soundtrack LP is released in the US. George Martin: "Bespoke, indeed, not exactly a good fit. The dregs of their inventory. Pieces they would in any case jettison: junk, file-and-forget pieces…" See more:
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Yellow Submarine
Recorded: 26 May, 1 June 1966 13, 14 February; 20 April 1967 12, 25, 31 May 1967 2, 14, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 June 1967 11 February 1968 22, 23 October 1968 Producers: George Martin, Paul McCartney, Ron ...
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12 January 2010: Y Not, Ringo Starr’s sixteenth solo studio album, is released worldwide. The album sells over 30,000 copies worldwide in its first month. It features collaborators including Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Joss Stone, and Richard Marx.
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Y Not
Recorded: 2009 Producers: Ringo Starr, Bruce Sugar Released: 12 January 2010 Personnel Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion Steve Dudas, David A Stewart, Billy Squier: guit...
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12 January 1981: John Lennon’s single Woman is released in the USA. It is the second single from the Double Fantasy LP, and the follow-up to (Just Like) Starting Over. Woman peaks at number two on the US single charts, remaining there for three weeks.
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Woman
Written by: Lennon Recorded: 8 August; 15 September 1980 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Jack Douglas Released: 17 November 1980 Available on: Double Fantasy Power To The People – The Hits John Lenn...
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12 January 1968: George Harrison produces a recording session in Bombay, India, in which local musicians record the backing track for the Beatles' song The Inner Light. See more:
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Recording: The Inner Light, Wonderwall Music
EMI Recording Studio, Bombay, India Producer: George Harrison Engineers: JP Sen, SN Gupta George Harrison had flown to India on 7 January 1968 to record the soundtrack for the film Wonderwall. The ses...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1968/01/12/recording-the-inner-light-wonderwall-music/
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12 January 1967: Two trumpets, two oboes, two cors anglais, and a double bass are added to Penny Lane, performed by session musicians. Full session info:
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Recording, mixing: Penny Lane
Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick This session, which began at 2.30pm and ended at 11pm, saw the second set of session musicians record contribution...
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9 January 1984: Nobody Told Me, the first single from John Lennon’s posthumous album Milk And Honey, is released in the UK. The song was recorded in 10 takes during the Double Fantasy sessions.
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Nobody Told Me
Written by: Lennon Recorded: 7 August 1980 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Released: 23 January 1984 (UK), 19 January 1984 (US) Available on: Milk And Honey John Lennon Anthology Personnel John Lenno...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-lennon/songs/nobody-told-me/
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9 January 1969: The sixth day of the Get Back/Let It Be project at Twickenham Film Studios. Paul McCartney is the first Beatle to arrive. Making their debuts on this day are Her Majesty and Another Day – the latter becomes his first solo single in 1971.
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day six
The sixth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions began with Paul McCartney working alone on a number of songs. McCartney was the first of The Beatles to arrive at Twickenham Film Studios, and he used ...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/01/09/get-back-let-it-be-sessions-day-six/
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9 January 1968: George Harrison begins recording his first solo album, Wonderwall Music, in Bombay (Mumbai), India. The album is credited to George Harrison & Band/Indian Orchestra, and is written and produced by Harrison. See more:
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Recording: Wonderwall Music by George Harrison
EMI Recording Studio, Bombay, India Producer: George Harrison Engineers: JP Sen, SN Gupta George Harrison had flown to India on 7 January 1968 to record the soundtrack for the film Wonderwall. The ses...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1968/01/09/recording-wonderwall-music-george-harrison/
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9 January 1967: Four flutes and two trumpets are overdubbed onto the Beatles' Penny Lane. The flautists are Ray Swinfield, P Goody, Manny Winters and Dennis Walton, while the trumpeters are Leon Calvert and Freddy Clayton. See more:
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Recording, mixing: Penny Lane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick 'Penny Lane' was almost complete prior to this session, but required some additional overdubs by session musicians. ...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/01/09/recording-mixing-penny-lane/
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8 January 1970: George Harrison adds vocals to For You Blue, in his last Beatles recording session until the Anthology reunion in the 1990s. See more:
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Recording, mixing: Let It Be, For You Blue – George Harrison’s final recording session with The Beatles
Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London Producer: Glyn Johns This two-hour session away from Abbey Road was ostensibly a remix session for the songs 'Let It Be' and 'For You Blue'. The session was led b...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1970/01/08/george-harrison-final-recording-session-beatles/
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8 January 1969: The Beatles perform 41 takes of I Me Mine, inspired by two shows George Harrison had seen on TV the night before. The Let It Be album version is a re-recording made in January 1970, after John Lennon had left the Beatles. See more:
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day five
On the fifth day of rehearsals for The Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be project, the group continued work on the stronger songs performed thus far, and tested out arrangements on a number of others. The ea...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/01/08/get-back-let-it-be-sessions-day-five/
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7 January 1969: Paul McCartney begins writing Get Back, on day four of the Let It Be sessions. Performances of Get Back, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, and Across The Universe from this day appear in part one of the 2021 documentary Get Back. See more:
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day four
The fourth day of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions was a somewhat typical blend of original song rehearsals, unstructured jamming and randomly-chosen cover versions. John Lennon arrived late, so the be...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/01/07/get-back-let-it-be-sessions-day-four/
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6 January 1969: Day three of the Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be rehearsals. George Harrison: "Here comes my recording studio. Who's gonna look after all this equipment? ’Cause the only thing is, it is, like, ten thousand quid…" See more:
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day three
Following a weekend break, The Beatles' rehearsals for the Get Back/Let It Be project resumed on 6 January 1969. This was the third day for the project, and was made up of various jams, cover versions...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/01/06/get-back-let-it-be-sessions-day-three/
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6 January 1967: The Beatles add several overdubs to Penny Lane. They include rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums, congas (played by John Lennon), piano (by George Martin), backing vocals and handclaps. See more:
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Recording: Penny Lane
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick On 4 January 1967, John Lennon and George Harrison had added piano and guitar parts to track two of the 'Penny Lane'...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/01/06/recording-penny-lane-2/
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6 January 1967: Paul McCartney's score for the 1966 film The Family Way is released in the UK. McCartney: "We got an Ivor Novello Award for the score – for the best film song that year, a piece called Love In The Open Air." See more:
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The Family Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Recorded: October 1966 Producer: George Martin Released: 6 January 1967 (UK), 12 June 1967 (US) Personnel George Martin: conductor, arranger Neville Marriner: conductor The George Martin Orchestra: vi...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/paul-mccartney/albums/the-family-way/
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5 January 1984: Nobody Told Me, the first single from John Lennon’s posthumous album Milk And Honey, is released in the USA. Recorded during the Double Fantasy sessions, Nobody Told Me peaks at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Nobody Told Me
Written by: Lennon Recorded: 7 August 1980 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Released: 23 January 1984 (UK), 19 January 1984 (US) Available on: Milk And Honey John Lennon Anthology Personnel John Lenno...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-lennon/songs/nobody-told-me/
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5 January 1967: The Beatles record Carnival Of Light, an unreleased experimental track. Paul McCartney: "I instigated it. No there’s no lyrics… It’s very free-form. Yeah man, it’s the coolest piece of music since sliced bread!" Read all about it here:
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Carnival Of Light
Written by: Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr Recorded: 5 January 1967 Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Unreleased Personnel John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr: voc...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/carnival-of-light/
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5 January 1966: The Beatles record overdubs to the Shea Stadium footage. New parts are added to Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Can't Buy Me Love, Baby's In Black, I'm Down, and Ticket To Ride, and entirely new versions of I Feel Fine and Help! are recorded. See more:
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Recording: overdubs for The Beatles At Shea Stadium
CTS Studios, London Producer: George Martin Following their record breaking concert at New York's Shea Stadium on 15 August 1965, it was decided that extra recordings would be needed if the footage wa...
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5 January 1961: Paul McCartney plays bass with the Beatles for the first time, at a show at Litherland Town Hall. Ringo Starr is in the audience for the show, for which the Beatles are paid £7 10s (£7.50). See more:
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The Beatles live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
The Beatles had given a triumphant homecoming performance at Litherland Town Hall on 27 December 1960, following their first trip to Hamburg. They returned to the venue on this date for a second time....
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23 December 1999: George Harrison’s home in Maui, Hawaii is broken into by a 27-year-old woman. When asked why she had broken in, she tells police: “I thought I had a psychic connection with George”.
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An intruder breaks into George Harrison’s Hawaiian home
On 23 December 1999, George Harrison’s home in Maui, Hawaii was broken into by a 27-year-old woman called Cristin Keleher. Harrison had owned the property since the early 1980s, and had long sought to...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1999/12/23/cristin-keleher-intruder-george-harrison-home-hawaii/
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23 December 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1969 peace campaign draws to a close, following a meeting with Canada's prime minister Pierre Trudeau. More about their meeting:
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace campaign came to a close on this day following a meeting with Canada's prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The meeting took place in the Centre Block on Parliament Hil...
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23 December 1968: The Beatles hold a Christmas party at the Apple Corps HQ in London. "The crowning glory of the elaborate, stand-up buffet dinner was a 43-pound turkey billed by the supplying butchers as the Largest Turkey in Great Britain…"
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The 1968 Apple Christmas party
The Beatles held a Christmas party at the Apple headquarters in London on 23 December 1968. A memo was circulated at Apple Corps ahead of the event. It read: In the middle of the party we will be visi...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1968/12/23/apple-christmas-party/
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Any tech people know how to help the brilliant Beatles Bible appeal against the FB ban? An incredible long term resource, removed for ridiculous (and incorrect) reasons. If there’s a way where the Beatles community can get together to appeal please help!
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18 December 2020: McCartney III, Paul McCartney’s 18th solo studio album, is released worldwide. "I ended up finishing off some songs, looking at bits and bobs, making up stuff, and generally enjoying myself in the studio.…" Read all about it:
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McCartney III
Recorded: 2020 Producers: Paul McCartney, George Martin ('When Winter Comes'), Greg Kurstin ('Slidin'') Engineers: Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Alex Pasco Released: 18 December 2020 Personnel Paul McCa...
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18 December 1966: Tara Browne, a friend of the Beatles, dies. A press report detailing the coroner's verdict later inspires John Lennon when writing A Day In The Life. "He blew his mind out in a car. He didn't notice that the lights had changed..."
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Tara Browne dies
The 21-year-old socialite Tara Browne, a friend to The Beatles and an heir to the Guinness empire, died on this day in a traffic accident. A report detailing the coroner's verdict into his death inspi...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1966/12/18/tara-browne-dies/
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18 December 1962: The Beatles begin their third and final residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany. They perform for three hours each night until 31 December 1962, with a night off on Christmas Day. See more:
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The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
This was the opening date of The Beatles' third and final residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, situated on Große Freiheit off the infamous Reeperbahn. During this trip they performed a tota...
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On 17 December 2010 Paul McCartney performed a special lunchtime concert at London's legendary 100 Club. The concert was announced on Tuesday 14 December, and the 300 tickets – priced at £60 – sold out almost immediately. See more:
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Paul McCartney live: 100 Club, London
On 17 December 2010 Paul McCartney performed a special lunchtime concert at London's legendary 100 Club before an audience of just 300 lucky people. The concert was announced on Tuesday 14 December, a...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/2010/12/17/paul-mccartney-live-100-club-london/
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The Beatles appeared on the Christmas edition of BBC radio's Saturday Club on 17 December 1963. They played All My Loving, This Boy, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, and She Loves You. View 39 photos from the day here:
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Radio: Saturday Club
The Beatles recorded their contribution to the 1963 Christmas edition of the BBC radio show Saturday Club on this day at the Playhouse Theatre in London. The Beatles performed six songs: 'All My Lovin...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/12/17/radio-saturday-club-6/
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The Beatles' first professional photography session took place in Liverpool on 17 December 1961. "I discarded all but sixteen negatives because many showed Lennon and McCartney acting up and spoiling the pose…" See all the surviving pictures here:
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The Beatles’ first photo session
In December 1961 The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein contacted a local wedding photographer, Albert Marrion, to see if he could take some pictures of the group. The session, which took place on this da...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1961/12/17/beatles-first-photo-session/
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16 December 1974: John Lennon’s single #9 Dream is released in the USA. "I just sat down and wrote it, you know, with no real inspiration, based on a dream I’d had…" Read all about #9 Dream:
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#9 Dream
Written by: Lennon Recorded: July-August 1974 Producer: John Lennon Released: 4 October 1974 (UK), 26 September 1974 (US) Available on: Walls And Bridges Power To The People – The Hits Personnel John ...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-lennon/songs/9-dream/
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16 December 1966: The Beatles' Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas is sent to their UK fan club members. Paul McCartney: "There's a sort of funny pantomime horse in the design if you look closely. Well I can see one there if you can't." See more:
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UK single release: The Beatles’ Fourth Christmas Record – Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas
The Beatles' Fourth Christmas Record – Pantomime: Everywhere It's Christmas was sent to members of The Beatles' UK fan club on this day. The audio had been recorded on 25 November 1966, and mixed and ...
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15 December 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono launch their 'War Is Over' poster campaign. Huge posters and billboards are erected in 12 countries proclaiming "War is over! If you want it. Happy Christmas from John & Yoko". See more:
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘War Is Over’ poster campaign is launched
John Lennon and Yoko Ono flew to Toronto, Canada on this day to begin the next stage of their peace campaign. To coincide with the launch, huge posters and billboards were erected in 12 countries proc...
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15 December 1966: Trumpets and cellos are added to the Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever, after which John Lennon double tracks his lead vocals, and George Harrison adds two descending svarmandal arpeggios. Full session info:
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Recording, mixing: Strawberry Fields Forever
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Following a six-day hiatus, The Beatles resumed working on 'Strawberry Fields Forever' in a session which began at 2...
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15 December 1964: The album Beatles ’65 is released in the USA. It charts at number 98 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, but jumps to number one the following week – the highest move to the top in the chart’s history. Read all about Beatles ’65:
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Beatles ’65
Recorded: 1 June; 11, 14 August; 30 September; 8, 18, 26 October 1964 Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Released: 15 December 1964 Personnel John Lennon: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic...
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12 December 1995: The Beatles’ single Free As A Bird is released in the USA. Paul McCartney: "That was really like working on a record with John, as Lennon/McCartney/Harrison, because we all chipped in a bit. George and I were vying for best lyric."
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Free As A Bird
Written by: Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey Recorded: 1977; February, March 1994 Producers: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne Engineer: Geoff Emerick Released: 21...
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12 December 1969: Plastic Ono Band's album Live Peace In Toronto 1969 is released. John Lennon: "I said, 'Just give me time to get a band together,' and we went the next morning." Read all about Live Peace In Toronto 1969:
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Live Peace In Toronto 1969
Recorded: 13 September 1969 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Released: 12 December 1969 Personnel John Lennon: vocals, electric guitar Yoko Ono: vocals Eric Clapton: backing vocals, electric guitar Kl...
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