Beatles history
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Today in Beatles history
1962 - 2.30-5.00pm. Ron Richards leads a rehearsal of six songs, including `How Do You Do It?', `Love Me Do', `Please Please Me'. Dezo Hoffmann takes pictures during the pre-session rehearsal. First Hoffmann's Beatles publicity shots. 5.30-7.00pm. Restaurant Alpino. Dinner of the Beatles with Neil Aspinall and George Martin. Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `How Do You Do It?' (takes unknown); `Love Me Do' (takes 1-15+). Mono mixing: `How Do You Do It?' (from take 2); `Love Me Do' (from unknown take number). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown. First session for the first single. Remixes for cutting acetates.
1963 - Concert at the Gaumont, Worcester.
1963 - `She Loves You' number 1, 1st week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 24th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
1964 - Concert at the Milwaukee Auditorium.
1964 - Eric Easton, Rolling Stones joint manager, denies reports that Brian Epstein is bidding to buy their management contract.
1964 - UK single release: `What A Memory Can Do', first single of the Rustiks.
1965 - `Help!' single number 1, 1st week (Billboard).
1968 - Twickenham Film Studios. Filming of clips for `Hey Jude' and `Revolution'. Ringo returns to the Beatles. David Frost records the introduction for the clip of `Hey Jude', to present it later on his programme `Frost On Sunday'.
1983 - Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).
1995 - Recording of LP `Help!', on benefit of the children of Bosnia, raising money for War Child, British organization working in Mostar, Bosnia.
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