Beatles history - 1964 January
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Wednesday |
`Beatles Christmas Show' at the Astoria, Finsbury Park, London. |
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Wednesday |
`She Loves You', 18th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 41st week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles' number 1, 6th week (UK New Musical Express chart). `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 1, 5th week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
`Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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Friday |
`Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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3
Friday |
`The Jack Paar Show' transmits a fragment of a Beatles' concert at the Winters Garden, Bournemouth. It includes `She Loves You'. 1st important exposure of the Beatles in American television. | |
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Saturday |
`With The Beatles' number 1, 5th week (UK Record Retailer chart). | |
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4
Saturday |
`Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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4
Saturday |
Indifferent reaction of US critics after `The Jack Paar Show' transmision of a fragment of a Beatles concert. | |
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6
Monday |
`Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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Tuesday |
`Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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Tuesday |
The Playhouse Theatre, London. 2.30-4.00pm. Recoding for BBC's `Saturday Club': `All My Loving'; `Money (That's What I Want)'; `The Hippy Hippy Shake'; `I Want To Hold Your Hand'; `Roll Over Beethoven'; `Johnnie B. Goode'; `I Wanna Be Your Man'. Only known recording of `Johnnie B. Goode'. `I Want To Hold Your Hand' is the same version recorded 17 December 1963. | |
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Wednesday |
`Beatles Christmas Show' at the Astoria, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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Wednesday |
`She Loves You', 19th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 42nd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles' number 1, 7th week (UK New Musical Express chart). `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 1, 6th and last week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
`Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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9
Thursday |
`I Want To Hold Your Hand' slowly climbs up the US charts. | |
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9
Thursday |
John declares that the slow ascention of `I Want To Hold Your Hand' in the US charts was ``mere sympathy for British people'', and that he didn't expect being a hit in the US. | |
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Friday |
`Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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Saturday |
`With The Beatles' number 1, 6th week (UK Record Retailer chart). | |
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11
Saturday |
End of `Beatles Christmas Show', at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London. | |
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12
Sunday |
2nd appearance on BBC-TV's `Sunday Night at the London Palladium'.
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13
Monday |
Pacermusic Limited, new publishing company for Gerry Marsden, is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors. | |
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14
Tuesday |
John, Paul and George leave from the London Airport to France. Ringo is delayed by the fog at the Speke Airport, Liverpool. They arrive at the Orly Airport, Paris. Photographer present: Dezo Hoffmann. | |
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15
Wednesday |
Brian considers a big film for Gerry and the Pacemakers. | |
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15
Wednesday |
`She Loves You', 20th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 43rd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles' number 1, 8th week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
Ringo arrives at the Orly Airport, Paris. Performance at the Cyrano Theatre, Versailles, Paris, with Trini Lopez. | |
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16
Thursday |
News arrive from the USA at the George V hotel, Paris, that `I Want To Hold Your Hand' is number 1 (US Cashbox chart). The celebrations that follow are so exultant that Brian allows himself to be photographed wearing a chamber-pot on his head.
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Thursday |
Performance at the Olympia, Paris, with Silvie Vartan and Trini Lopez. | |
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17
Friday |
`I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 1 (US Cashbox chart). | |
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17
Friday |
George V hotel, Paris, France. Dezo Hoffman photographed The Beatles to celebrate the 1st place of `I Want To Hold Your Hand' in USA.
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18
Saturday |
`With The Beatles' number 1, 7th week (UK Record Retailer chart). `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 45, 1st week in the Top 100 (Billboard). | |
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19
Sunday |
Performances at the Olympia, Paris. Recorded by French radio. | |
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20
Monday |
US LP release: `Meet The Beatles!'.
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20
Monday |
Epstein returs to England from Paris. | |
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20
Monday |
Brian is appointed a director of Subafilms Limited, a new film production company. | |
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20
Monday |
Norman Weiss of the GAC agency flies from the US to meet Brian. | |
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20
Monday |
To promote the 'Meet The Beatles' album and their upcoming first American visit, Capitol Records conducted the interview with the Beatles. Discs of the recorded interview were then sent to American radio stations.
Read the interview on this day |
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Wednesday |
Brian, Lionel Bart and Alun Owen go to the Cavern Club, looking for an actress for Bart-Owen's play `Maggie Mae'. | |
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Wednesday |
`She Loves You', 21st and last week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 44th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles' number 1, 9th week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Wednesday |
Performances at the Olympia, Paris. Filmed by French television. | |
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24
Friday |
Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00-10.45am. Tape copying: `I Want To Hold Your Hand' (of take 17). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: A. B. Lincoln/Geoff Emerick. Copy of rythm track of `I Want To Hold Your Hand', for sessions in Paris. | |
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Friday |
Brian signs Sounds Incorporated to a management and agency contract with NEMS Enterprises. First `Southern' signing. He clinches for them a deal with EMI, and adds them to the Gerry and the Pacemakers tour. | |
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24
Friday |
NEMS Enterprises announces plans to move from Liverpool to offices in Sutherland House, Argyll Street, London. | |
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25
Saturday |
`With The Beatles' number 1, 8th week (UK Record Retailer chart). `I Want To Hold Your Hand' number 3, 2nd week in the Top 100 (Billboard). `She Loves You', 1st week in the Top 100 (Billboard). | |
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Saturday |
Brian writes in the `Fabulous' magazine, proud of the achievements of Liverpool pop groups. | |
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25
Saturday |
Performance at the Hambleton Hall, Liverpool, with Derry and the Seniors, and Faron and The Tempest Tornadoes. | |
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27
Monday |
US LP re-release: `Introducing The Beatles'. US single release: `My Bonnie'.
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Wednesday |
EMI Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris, France. Late morning/afternoon. Recording: `Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' (takes 1-11); `Sie Liebt Dich' (takes 1-14); `Can't Buy Me Love' (takes 1-4). Editing: `Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand' (of takes 5, 7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Jacques Esmenjaud. 1st session outside Abbey Road. | |
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Wednesday |
`She Loves You', 22nd week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 45th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `With The Beatles' number 1, 10th week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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30
Thursday |
US single release: `Please Please Me'/`Ask Me Why'.
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30
Thursday |
Start of Cilla Black British tour. | |
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31
Friday |
Day booked for a 2nd session at EMI Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris, France; cancelled. | |
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31
Friday |
In England, `She Loves You' has sold 1,3 million copies, and `I Want To Hold Your Hand' over 1,5 million. | |
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31
Friday |
UK single release: `Sweet Georgia Brown'/`Nobody's Child'.
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