Beatles history - 1962 October
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1
Monday |
A new and revised contract is signed by The Beatles and Brian. |
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2
Tuesday |
US release: `Chains', with The Cookies. | |
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3
Wednesday |
Performance at the Cavern, with Billy Kramer and the Coasters, and the Echoes. | |
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5
Friday |
UK single release: `Love Me Do'/`P.S. I Love You'.
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5
Friday |
First radio broadcast of a Beatles record (Radio Luxemburg). | |
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6
Saturday |
First signing of records by the Beatles (`Love Me Do'/`P.S. I Love You'), at the Dawson's Music Shop, Widnes. | |
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7
Sunday |
Night Cavern session: The Beatles, Red River Jazzmen, The Bluegenes, The Zodiacs. | |
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8
Monday |
Lunch time Cavern session: The Beatles. | |
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8
Monday |
EMI House, ground floor studio. Recording for Radio Luxembourg's `The Friday Spectacular'. | |
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9
Tuesday |
Cavern lunchtime session: the Big Three. Cavern evening session: Buddy Brittain and the Regents, the Big Three, the Undertakers, and the Strangers. | |
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9
Tuesday |
Visit to the editorial office of `Record Mirror', 116 Shaftesbury Avenue, London. | |
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10
Wednesday |
Cavern lunch session: the Beatles. Cavern evening session: the Beatles, the Four Jays, Ken Dallas and the Silhouettes. | |
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11
Thursday |
`Love Me Do' enters the favorite songs ranking published by `Record Retailer'. | |
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11
Thursday |
Cavern lunch session: Freddie and the Dreamers. | |
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12
Friday |
Performance at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, as main support act for Little Richard, along with 10 other Liverpool groups. Among them: the Undertakers, Rory Storm, Billy J. Kramer, Lee Curtis, and the All Stars (with Pete Best). It is rumored that during the evening Little Richard tries to seduce Paul. Later, performance at the Cavern, with Little Richard. | |
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13
Saturday |
Cavern evening session: Zenith Six, the Beatles, Group One. | |
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17
Wednesday |
First TV performance, on TV Granada's `People and Places'. | |
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17
Wednesday |
Cavern lunch session: the Beatles. Cavern evening session: the Beatles, the Big Three, Group One. | |
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22
Monday |
Concert at the Queen's Hall, Widnes, with Lee Curtis and the All Stars, and the Mersey Beats. | |
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24
Wednesday |
Brian writes to Tito Burns, giving him hopes of Beatles availability for live shows. | |
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25
Thursday |
The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-8.45pm. Recording for BBC's `Here We Go': `Sheila'; `Love Me Do'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `P.S. I Love You'. 1st session of Ringo for the BBC. The only live take of `P.S. I Love You'. The only BBC take of `Sheila'. | |
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25
Thursday |
1st ever interview, for the radio of the Cleaver and Clatterbridge hospital, Wirral. Paul comments: `John Lennon is the leader of the group'. | |
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26
Friday |
Concert at the Liverpool Empire, with Little Richard. | |
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26
Friday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Here We Go' broadcast (25 October 1962 session, except `Sheila'). | |
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26
Friday |
`Love Me Do' enters the UK ranking. | |
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28
Sunday |
1st ever concert at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, as principal support act for Little Richard, along with Craig Douglas, Jet Harris, Kenny Lynch, Sounds Incorporated. Hours before, on the phone, Brian arranges a show with promoter Arthur Howes for 2 December, birth of the future Epstein-Howes concert promotions team. | |
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28
Sunday |
First radio interview in Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight, Birkenhead.
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Tuesday |
Morning. The Beatles fly to Hamburg. [1 November?] |
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