Beatles history - 1965 December
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Wednesday |
Visit at Neil and Mal's flat (16 Montagu Mews West, Marylebone, London). |
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Thursday |
Appearance on BBC-TV's `Top Of The Pops'. | |
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Friday |
Start of UK tour, with the Moody Blues and The Kobbas & Beryl Mardsen. Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Glasgow. | |
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3
Friday |
UK LP release: `Rubber Soul'. UK single release: `We Can Work It out'/`Day Tripper'. First single officially released as double A side.
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4
Saturday |
Appearance on `Thank Your Lucky Stars'. | |
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4
Saturday |
Concert at the City Hall, Newcastle. | |
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5
Sunday |
Concert at the Empire, Liverpool. | |
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6
Monday |
UK EP release: `The Beatles' Million Sellers'. US single release: `We Can Work It out'/ `Day Tripper'. US LP release: `Rubber Soul'.
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6
Monday |
Epstein presents the D'Oyly Carte Opera on Gilbert and Sullivan season, at the Saville Theatre. | |
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7
Tuesday |
Concert at the Ardwick Apollo, Manchester. | |
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Wednesday |
Concert at the City Hall, Sheffield. | |
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8
Wednesday |
`Day Tripper'/`We Can Work It Out' number 1, 1st week, entering the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Thursday |
Concert at the Odeon, Birmingham. | |
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10
Friday |
Evening: two performances at the Hammersmith Odeon. | |
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11
Saturday |
Concert at the Astoria, Finsbury Park, London. Two houses. | |
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12
Sunday |
Concert at the Capitol Cinema, Cardiff. End of British tour. | |
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Wednesday |
`Day Tripper'/`We Can Work It Out' number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart). `Rubber Soul' number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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15
Wednesday |
TV appearance, on `Here Comes The Pops'. | |
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16
Thursday |
Granada TV broadcasts in London `The Music of Lennon And McCartney'. | |
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17
Friday |
Granada TV transmits `The Music Of Lennon And McCartney' for all England. | |
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17
Friday |
Brian and Derek Taylor fly to New York to arrange a promotional visit for the Silkie. The Moody Blues fly too. | |
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17
Friday |
The 3rd `Christmas Record' is sent to the members of the Fan Club. | |
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18
Saturday |
`We Can Work It Out'/`Day Tripper' number 1. [Chart?] | |
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Sunday |
Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Special preview performance of the musical `Twang!' Paul attends. | |
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21
Tuesday |
The Beatles wait a telegram from the US reporting the success of `Rubber Soul'. `We Can Work It Out' enters the US ranking at number 36. | |
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Wednesday |
`Day Tripper'/`We Can Work It Out' number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart). `Rubber Soul' number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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Friday |
US gold certification: `Rubber Soul'. | |
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Friday |
Various music and entertainment newspapers publish NEMS Enterprises Christmas greetings, citing the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, the Fourmost, Sounds Incorporated, the Moody Blues, Tommy Quickly, the Remo Four, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, the Silkie, the Rustiks, Paddy, Klaus & Gibson, Michael Haslam, the Paramounts and Brian Epstein. | |
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Saturday |
George asks Pattie to marry him, when they go by car to a celebration dinner in London. | |
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25
Saturday |
`Rubber Soul' number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart). | |
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25
Saturday |
Appearance on BBC-radio's `Saturday Club'. | |
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Monday |
Cilla Black's pantomime debut in `Little Red Riding Hood', at the Wimbledon Theatre, London, for 6 weeks. Start of Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas in `Mother Goose', at the Globe Cinema, Stockton, for 3 weeks. Start of Gerry and the Pacemakers in `Cinderella', at the Gaumont Cinema, Southampton, for 3 weeks. | |
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Wednesday |
`Day Tripper'/`We Can Work It Out' number 1, 4th week (UK New Musical Express chart). `Rubber Soul' number 1, 4th week (UK New Musical Express chart). | |
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30
Thursday |
Planned start of the Silkie's promotional visit to the USA. They are forced to cancel it owing to their failure to obtain their visas and work permits. | |
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31
Friday |
UK single release: `That's My Life (My Love And My Home)'/`The Next Time You Feel Important', for the Pye label, recorded by Alfred Lennon. | |
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31
Friday |
US gold certification: `Beatles '65'. | |
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Friday |
The Beatles appear on the front page of `Big', Italian magazine. Headline: `Beatles: Buon Natale da Londra' (`Beatles: Merry Christmas from London'). |
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