Beatles history - 1963 March
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Friday |
Concert at the Odeon, Southport (Helen Shapiro Tour). |
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Friday |
UK single release: `How Do You Do It', debut of Gerry and the Pacemakers. |
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1
Friday |
`Please Please Me' single number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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2
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' single number 1, 1st week (UK Melody Market chart). |
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2
Saturday |
Concert at the City Hall, Sheffield (Helen Shapiro tour). |
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3
Sunday |
Concert at the Gaumont, Hanley. End of Helen Shapiro tour, 1st Beatles British tour. |
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3
Sunday |
Helen Shapiro asks the Beatles a song. |
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5
Tuesday |
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. |
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5
Tuesday |
Abbey Road Studios. Photographic session with EMI staff photographers (Edgar Brind among them) on the front steps. Dezo Hoffmann takes pictures of this session.
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6
Wednesday |
Concert at the Odeon, Southport (Helen Shapiro Tour). |
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6
Wednesday |
UK single release: `How Do You Do It', debut of Gerry and the Pacemakers. |
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6
Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' single number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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7
Thursday |
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. |
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8
Friday |
The prefix `45-' is dropped off EMI singles catalogue numbers. |
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8
Friday |
`Please Please Me' single number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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9
Saturday |
Concert at the Granada, East Ham. Two performances. Start of the Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour, 2nd Beatles British tour. |
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10
Sunday |
Concert at the Hippodrome, Birmingham (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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11
Monday |
EMI House, ground floor studio. Recording for Radio Luxembourg's `The Friday Spectacular'. |
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12
Tuesday |
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. |
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12
Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Here We Go' broadcast (6 March 1963 session). |
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13
Wednesday |
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. |
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13
Wednesday |
Concert at the Rialto, York (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). |
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14
Thursday |
First recording session of Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. Recording: `Do You Want To Know A Secret'. |
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14
Thursday |
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'. |
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14
Thursday |
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. |
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14
Thursday |
Concert at the Gaumont, Wolverhampton (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). |
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15
Friday |
`Please Please Me' single number 1, 4th and last week (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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15
Friday |
Concert at the Colston Hall, Bristol (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). |
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16
Saturday |
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'. |
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16
Saturday |
Concert at the City Hall, Sheffield (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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17
Sunday |
Concert at the Embassy, Peterborough (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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18
Monday |
Concert at the ABC, Gloucester (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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19
Tuesday |
Concert at the ABC, Cambridge (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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20
Wednesday |
Concert at the Ritz, Romford (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). |
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21
Thursday |
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'. |
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21
Thursday |
Concert at the ABC, Croydon (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). |
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22
Friday |
11.03am. John Dennis Profumo stands up in the British Parliament to lie about his relationship with Christine Keller. |
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22
Friday |
UK LP release: `Please Please Me' (mono version). UK single release: `Misery', with Kenny Lynch. 1st cover of a Beatles song.
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22
Friday |
Performance at EMI House, Manchester Square, London. Presentation of silver disc for LP `Please Please Me'. Photographer present: Dezo Hoffmann. |
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22
Friday |
Performance at the Gaumont, Doncaster. |
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23
Saturday |
Concert at the City Hall, Newcastle (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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24
Sunday |
Concert at the Empire, Liverpool (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). Photographer present: Dezo Hoffmann. |
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25
Monday |
The Beatles shoot an 8 mm. film in Liverpool. |
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26
Tuesday |
Concert at the Granada, Mansfield (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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27
Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 9, 1st week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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27
Wednesday |
Concert at the ABC, Northampton (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). |
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28
Thursday |
Concert at the ABC, Exeter (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). Partially recorded for today's edition of `On The Scene'. |
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28
Thursday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `On The Scene' broadcast (recorded 21 March 1963). |
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29
Friday |
UK single release: `Some Other Guy', 1st record of the Big Three. |
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29
Friday |
Performance at the Odeon, Lewisham (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe Tour). Two shows. |
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30
Saturday |
Concert at the Guildhall, Portsmouth (Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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31
Sunday |
Concert at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester (end of Chris Montez and Tommy Roe tour). |
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