Beatles history - 1964 August
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Saturday |
`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 2nd week (UK `Record Retailer' chart). |
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Saturday |
Ringo appears on BBC-TV's `Juke Box Jury' (filmed 25 July 1964). | |
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Sunday |
Concert at the Gaumont, Bournemouth. | |
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Monday |
10.00-12.00am. BBC's `From Us To You' (4th edition) is broadcast (recorded 17 July 1964). BBC-TV broadcasts `Follow The Beatles', documentary about the shooting of `A Hard Day's Night'. | |
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Monday |
US LP release: `Off The Beatles Track'. | |
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Tuesday |
Lightning visit of Brian to the US to arrange a major autumn tour package for Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas and Tommy Quickly. | |
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Wednesday |
`A Hard Day's Night' single number 1, 4th and last week (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 37th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Saturday |
`A Hard Day's Night' LP, number 1, 3rd week (UK `Record Retailer' chart). | |
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9
Sunday |
Concert at the Futurist, Scarborough. | |
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Monday |
US release of 4 singles by Vee Jay, using all its Beatles catalogue: `Do You Want to Know a Secret'/`Thank You Girl'; `Please Please Me'/`From Me to You'; `Love Me Do'/`P.S. I Love You'; `Twist and Shout'/`There's a Place'.
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Tuesday |
Peter Brown moves to London. | |
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Tuesday |
Studio 2. 7.00-11.00pm. Recording: `Baby's In Black' (takes 1-14, and 13 [unnumbered] edit pieces). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender. First session for `Beatles For Sale'. | |
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Tuesday |
`A Hard Day's Night' film New York premiere. | |
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Wednesday |
Brian throws a party, celebrating the first major US tour, at Whaddon House, William Mews, London. Guests (among others): Judy Garland, Cilla Black, Peter and Gordon, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, the Beatles, Tommy Steele, the Searchers, Lionel Bart, the Fourmost, Russ Conway, Tito Burns, George Martin, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Brian Matthew, Peter Gormley, Tony Barrow, Alma Cogan. | |
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Wednesday |
`A Hard Day's Night'/`Things We Said Today', 5th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 38th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
US single release: `From A Window', with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. | |
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12
Wednesday |
500 US cinemas start exhibiting `A Hard Day's Night'. | |
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13
Thursday |
Kenneth Partridge and Brian go to Kenwood to talk about its decoration. [?] | |
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Friday |
Studio 2. 7.00-9.00pm. Recording: `I'm A Loser' (takes 1-8); `Mister Moonlight' (takes 1-4). Studio 2 (control room only). 9.00-10.00pm. Mono mixing: `I'm A Loser' (remix 1, from take 8); `Baby's In Black' (remix 1, from take 14). Studio 2. 10.00-11.15pm. Recording: `Leave My Kitten Alone' (takes 1-5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender. | |
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Friday |
Kenneth Partridge and an assistant present drawings, clothes and colours for Kenwood's decoration. [?] | |
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Saturday |
`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 4th week (UK Record Retailer chart). | |
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15
Saturday |
The Beatles appear on the cover photograph of US weekly magazine `Saturday Evening Post' (photograph taken 3 June 1964).
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Sunday |
Concert at the Opera House, Blackpool. Concert at the Futurist, Scarborough. | |
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Monday |
US single release: `It's For You', by Cilla Black. | |
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Tuesday |
The Beatles and Brian fly to San Francisco. Beginning of 34-day tour of USA and Canada. On arriving, Brian receives a telegram from Colonel Tom Parker, sending felicitations to the Beatles party on behalf of Elvis Presley. A ticket-tape welcome in San Francisco had been announced, not materialized.
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Wednesday |
Beginning of tour of the USA and Canada. Concert at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California. The concert is filmed. | |
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Wednesday |
A Kansas City impresario offers $ 350000 for the Beatles to perform at that city, the largest amount paid to an artist in the USA until then. | |
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Wednesday |
`A Hard Day's Night' single, 6th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 39th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
Concert at the Convention Hall, Las Vegas. | |
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21
Friday |
Concert at the Coliseum, Seattle.
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22
Saturday |
Concert at the Empire Stadium, Vancouver (30 minutes). Filmed.
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22
Saturday |
`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 5th week (UK Record Retailer chart). | |
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Saturday |
The `Liverpool Echo' reports that Brian is trying to become the Searchers' manager. | |
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Sunday |
8.00pm. Live concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA. Recording: `Introduction' (by announcer); `Twist And Shout'; `You Can't Do That'; `All My Loving'; `She Loves You'; `Things We Said Today'; `Roll Over Beethoven'; `Can't Buy Me Love'; `If I Fell'; `I Want To Hold Your Hand'; `Boys'; `A Hard Day's Night'; `Long Tall Sally'. Producer: Voyle Gilmore, with George Martin; Engineer: Hugh Davies; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. 6 songs were included in `The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl' LP.
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Sunday |
Brian gives his appraisals of the Beatles in the `New York World-Telegram'. | |
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Monday |
US single release: `Matchbox'/`Slow Down'.
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Monday |
First meeting between Brian and Colonel Parker, Elvis Presley's manager. They lunch in the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles. | |
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Monday |
US Gold certification for LP `Something New'. | |
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Monday |
Livingston Garden, Los Angeles. Reception organized by the Foundation against hemophilia. Paul holds Rebel Lee Robinson (daughter of Edward G. Robinson) in his arms. | |
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Tuesday |
US Gold certification for `A Hard Day's Night' single. | |
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Wednesday |
Hollywood. Visit to the `Whisky A Go Go' jazz club, along with Jane Mansfield. Then they travel to Denver. | |
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Wednesday |
Evening: Concert at the Red Rock Stadium, Denver. | |
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Wednesday |
`A Hard Day's Night' single, 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles', 40th and last week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
Concert at the Gardens, Cincinnati. Brian disappears for one night and one day. | |
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Thursday |
Studio, Capitol Records, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, USA. Stereo mixing: All songs from Live Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, August 23. Producer: Voyle Gilmore; Engineer: Hugh Davies; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. | |
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Friday |
Reunion with Bob Dylan at the Delmonico Hotel, New York. On Dylan's proposal, the Beatles smoke marijuana for the first time. | |
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28
Friday |
Concert at the Forest Hills tennis stadium, New York.
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28
Friday |
The Beatles appear on the cover photograph of `Life' magazine.
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Saturday |
`A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 6th week (UK Record Retailer chart). | |
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Saturday |
Billboard publishes that the sales of guitars have reached its highest point since 1957, when Elvis appeared. | |
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Sunday |
Concert at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City. |
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