Beatles history - 1963 July
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Monday |
Studio 2. 2.30-5.30pm. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `She Loves You' (takes unknown); `Get You In The End' (working title of `I'll Get You') (takes unknown). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick. Start of sessions for the single `She Loves You'/`I'll Get You'. |
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Monday |
Alley to the left of Abbey Road Studios. During a break in the recording session, photographic session.
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Tuesday |
Number 5 Studio, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London. 6.30-9.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `That's Alright Mama'; `There's A Place'; `Carol'; `Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)'; `Lend Me Your Comb'; `Clarabella'; `Pop Go The Beatles'; `Three Cool Cats'; `Sweet Little Sixteen'; `Ask Me Why'. Only BBC take of `That's Alright Mama'. |
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Tuesday |
Dezo Hoffmann's `A Day In The Life Of The Beatles' sessions: 1) Room 114, Hotel President; 2) Reception area, Hotel President; 3) Guildford Street, walking towards Russell Square; 4) Russell Square Gardens; 5) Rupert Street (buying bananas at a stall on the corner at 5-7 Brewer Street); 6) Dougie A. Millings and Son, tailors; 7) Delicatessen Shop; 8) Shirtmaker Mr A Maknyick's shop; 9) Rupert Court; 10) Buying ice cream at Kontact cafe; 11) 27 Wardour Street, in front of the Garner's restaurant; 12) Dezo Hoffmann's studio (to take portraits of John and George).
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Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 15th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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Wednesday |
The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-9.00pm. Recording for BBC's `The Beat Show': `From Me To You'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `Twist And Shout'. |
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Wednesday |
EMI audition of The Fourmost. |
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Thursday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Editing: `She Loves You' (of takes unknown). Mono mixing: `She Loves You' (from edit of unknown take number); `Get You In The End' (working title of `I'll Get You') (from unknown take number). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: unknown; 2nd Engineer: unknown. End of sessions for `She Loves You'/`I'll Get You'. |
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Thursday |
1.00-1.30pm. BBC's `The Beat Show' broadcast (recorded 3 July 1963). |
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4
Thursday |
The Beatles with Peter Asher see for the second time the Rolling Stones, performing at `The Scene', 41 Great Windmill Street, London. |
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Friday |
Brian verbally agrees on the Beatles doing a tour of Australia in 1964. |
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Friday |
Concert at the Plaza Ballroom, Oldhill. |
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6
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1, 9th week (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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7
Sunday |
Ringo celebrates his birthday with relatives and musician friends. |
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7
Sunday |
Concert at the ABC, Blackpool. |
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8
Monday |
1st recording session of Tommy Quickly. |
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8
Monday |
Beginning of performances at the Winter Gardens, Margate, with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. |
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9
Tuesday |
Concert at the Winter Gardens, Margate, with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. |
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10
Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 16th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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10
Wednesday |
Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 10.30am-1.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `Sweet Little Sixteen'; `A Taste Of Honey'; `Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)'; `Love Me Do'; `Lonesome Tears In My Eyes'; `So How Come (No One Loves Me)'; `Pop Go The Beatles'. |
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Wednesday |
Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 1.30-3.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles': `Pop Go The Beatles'; `Memphis, Tennessee'; `Do You Want To Know A Secret'; `Till There Was You'; `Matchbox'; `Please Mister Postman'; `The Hippy Hippy Shake'; `Pop Go The Beatles'. |
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10
Wednesday |
Concert at the Winter Gardens, Margate, with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. |
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Thursday |
Performance at the Winter Gardens, Margate, with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. |
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12
Friday |
UK EP release: `Twist And Shout'. UK EP release: `My Bonnie'.
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12
Friday |
A new concert promotion company, NEMS Presentations Limited, is incorporated, with Brian one of the opening directors. |
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12
Friday |
Performance at the Winter Gardens, Margate, with Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. |
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13
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1, 10th week (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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13
Saturday |
End of performances at the Winter Gardens, Margate, with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. |
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13
Saturday |
A contest is run on this day's issue of teen magazine `Boyfriend'. Prize: a lunch with the Beatles and attendance to a Beatles recording session. `Boyfriend' first publishes photograph from its Euston Road session. |
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Tuesday |
BBC Paris Studios, London. 3.00-5.00pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' (8th edition): `Pop Goes The Beatles'; `I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)'; `Crying, Waiting, Hoping'; `Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!'; `To Know Her Is To love Her'; `The Honeymoon Song'; `Twist And Shout'; `Pop Goes The Beatles'. The only BBC recording of all these songs, except `Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' and `Twist And Shout'. |
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Tuesday |
BBC Paris Studio, London. 6.00-8.30pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' (9th edition): `Pop Goes The Beatles'; `Long Tall Sally'; `Please Please Me'; `She Loves You'; `You Really Got A Hold On Me'; `I'll Get You'; `I Got A Woman'; `Pop Goes The Beatles'. |
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Tuesday |
BBC Paris Studio, London. 8.45-10.50pm. Recording for BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' (10th edition): `Pop Goes The Beatles'; `She Loves You'; 'Words Of Love'; `Glad All Over'; `I Just Don't Understand'; `Devil In Her Heart'; `Slow Down'; `Pop Goes The Beatles'. `She Loves You' is the same version recorded earlier today (6.00-8.30pm session). Only take of `I Just Don't Understand', and only BBC take of `Slow Down'. |
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Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Goes The Beatles' broadcast (2 July 1963 session, except `3 Cool Cats', `Sweet Little Sixteen' and `Ask Me Why'). |
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Wednesday |
Epstein signs a contract for the Beatles to perform at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, in January 1964. |
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Wednesday |
The Playhouse Theatre, London. 8.45-9.45pm. Recording for BBC's `Easy Beat': `I Saw Her Standing There'; `A Shot Of Rythm And Blues'; `There's A Place'; `Twist And Shout'. Only live take of `A Shot Of Rythm And Blues'. |
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Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 17th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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Thursday |
Studio 2. 7.00-10.45pm. Recording: `You Really Got A Hold On Me' (takes 1-11); `Money (That's What I Want)' (takes 1-7); `Devil In Her Heart' (takes 1-6); `Till There Was You' (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. First session for `With The Beatles' LP. |
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Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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Saturday |
Brian parts company with the Big Three. |
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Sunday |
10.31-11.30pm. BBC's `Easy Beat' broadcast (recorded 17 July 1963). |
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Sunday |
Concert at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool. |
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Monday |
US LP release: `Introducing The Beatles'.
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Monday |
Beatles' English tour begins, with Gerry and the Pacemakers and Tommy Quickly, at Weston-Super-Mare, Odeon Cinema. Tommy Quickly's debut on stage. Photographer Dezo Hoffmann present. |
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Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' (6th edition) broadcast (recorded 10 July 1963, 10.30am-1.30pm). |
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24
Wednesday |
`Please Please Me' LP, 18th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). |
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Thursday |
Test session of Cilla Black for EMI. |
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Friday |
UK single release: `Bad To Me', with Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. |
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27
Saturday |
`Please Please Me' LP number 1, 12th week (UK Record Retailer chart). |
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Saturday |
End of English tour with Gerry and the Pacemakers and Tommy Quickly, at the Odeon Cinema, Weston-Super-Mare. Photographer Dezo Hoffmann present.
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Sunday |
Concert at the ABC, Great Yarmouth. |
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Monday |
4pm. Washington Hotel, London. 32 photographs taken by `Radio Times' photographer Don Smith in a bedroom. Later, photo session with Marc Sharratt on the hotel roof, and individual photos (order: George, Ringo, John, Paul). |
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Tuesday |
Studio 2. 10.00am-1.30pm. Recording: `Please Mister Postman' (takes 1-9); `It Won't Be Long' (takes 1-10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. |
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Tuesday |
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's `Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 10 July 1963, 1.30-3.30pm).
Read the interview on this day |
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Tuesday |
The Playhouse Theatre, London. Much earlier than 5.30-6.30pm, the contracted time. Recording for BBC's `Saturday Club': `Long Tall Sally'; `She Loves You'; `Glad All Over'; `Twist And Shout'; `You Really Got A Hold On Me'; `I'll Get You'. |
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Tuesday |
Studio 2. 5.00-11.00pm. Recording: `Money (That's What I Want)' (piano test, plus takes 8-14); `Till There Was You' [re-make] (takes 4-8); `Roll Over Beethoven' (takes 1-8); `It Won't Be Long' (takes 11-23); `All My Loving' (takes 1-14). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham. |
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Tuesday |
UK single release: `Tip Of My Tongue', Tommy Quickly's debut. |
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