Beatles history - 1967 June
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Thursday |
UK LP release: `Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.
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Thursday |
De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios. Time unknown. Recording: `Untitled' (no numbered takes). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Dave Siddle; 2nd Engineer: Mike Weighell. Recording of instrumental jamming. | |
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Thursday |
Press reception, on occasion of `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' release. | |
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Friday |
US LP release: `Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.
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Friday |
De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios. 8.30pm-2.00am. Recording: `It's All Too Much' (overdub onto take 2); `Untitled' (no numbered takes). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Dave Siddle; 2nd Engineer: Mike Weighell. Recording of brasses and woodwinds for `It's All Too Much', and of an instrumental jamming. | |
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Saturday |
`Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', number 1 in Britain. | |
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Sunday |
Epstein presents the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Denny Laine and his Electric String Band (in their 1st ever appearance), Procol Harum (full concert debut), and the Chiffons, in 2 houses in a Saville Theatre Sunday presentation. Morning: before the show, Procol Harum are told they are number 1 in the next week's chart with `A Whiter Shade Of Pale'. As only present they received a bottle of champagne from Brian. After the concert, it is announced that Procol Harum will return to the Saville Theatre to headline in a Brian Epstein Sunday presentation. | |
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Monday |
NEMS Enterprises announces news about the film `Yellow Submarine'. | |
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Wednesday |
Announcement to the press that the Beatles have accepted the `Yellow Submarine' project. | |
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Wednesday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.00am. Recording: `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (overdub onto take 9, takes 20-24). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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Thursday |
Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.00am. Recording: `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (Part 2, takes 1-12; Part 3, takes 1-4; Part 4, takes 1-6; Part 5, take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Recording of sax solo. | |
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Friday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 7.00-11.00pm. Editing: `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (take 30, consisting of take 9 of part 1, take 12 of part 2, take 4 of part 3, take 6 of part 4 and take 1 of part 5). Mono mixing: `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)' (remix 1, from take 30). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer; Richard Lush. Editing of the 5 existing rythm parts of `You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)'. | |
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Saturday |
`Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart). | |
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Wednesday |
Studio 1, Olympic Sound Studios. Time unknown. Recording: `All You Need Is Love' (takes 1-33, tape reduction of take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Eddie Kramer; 2nd Engineer: George Chkiantz. | |
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Thursday |
US gold certification: `Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. | |
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16
Friday |
The Beatles appear on the front page of `Life' magazine. | |
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18
Sunday |
Paul comments he has had 4 LSD trips this year, describing his impressions to the press.
Read the interview on this day |
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18
Sunday |
Pop charity concert at the Saville Theatre, presented by Brian, starring Manfred Mann, the New Vaudeville Band, the Zombies, the Yardbirds, and the Settlers. | |
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18
Sunday |
Apple Corp. is officially formed. | |
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18
Sunday |
Studio, Dick James House. Paul, Mike McGear and Roger McGough begin sessions for `McGough & McGear'. | |
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Monday |
Studio 3. 7.00pm-1.45am. Tape copying: `All You Need Is Love' (of take 10). Recording: `All You Need Is Love' (overdub onto take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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Monday |
Paul admits on a TV programme [or the `Daily Mirror'?] he has experimented with LSD. | |
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Wednesday |
Abbey Road, Room 53. 4.30-5.00pm. Mono mixing: `All You Need Is Love' (remix 1, from take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Malcolm Addey; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald. Studio 3 (control room only). 7.00-11.30pm. Mono mixing: `All You Need Is Love' (demo remix, unnumbered). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Demo remix of `All You Need Is Love' for Derek Burrell Davis, director of the BBC crew for the transmision of `Our World'. | |
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Friday |
Studio 1. 8.00-11.00pm. Recording: `All You Need Is Love' (tape reduction take 10, takes 34-43 as overdub onto take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Orchestra overdub for `All You Need Is Love'. | |
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Saturday |
`Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' LP number 8 in USA. | |
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Saturday |
Alley to the left of Abbey Road Studios. Photographic session of the Beatles wearing sandwich boards, promoting `All You Need Is Love'. | |
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Saturday |
Studio 1. 5.00-8.00pm. Recording: `All You Need Is Love' (takes 44-47 as overdub onto take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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Saturday |
Late morning. Abbey Road studios are opened to over 100 reporters and photographers. 2.00-4.00pm. Recording for the BBC. 5.00-8.00pm. Today's session intended for orchestra overdub, due to the decision-taken this day- of releasing `All You Need Is Love' as a single.
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Sunday |
`Our World' is broadcast. Premiere of `All You Need Is Love'. Studio 1. 2.00pm-1.00am. Recording: `All You Need Is Love' (takes 48-50; BBC rehearsal takes 1-3; takes 51-53; takes 54-58 (58 being live BBC broadcast); overdub onto take 58). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush/Martin Benge. Recording of snare drum roll and re-done John vocal for `All You Need Is Love'. Visits at the studio: Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richard, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Harrison, Jane Asher, Mike McCartney, Graham Nash and wife, Gary Leeds, Hunter Davies.
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Monday |
Studio 2 (control room only). 2.00-5.00pm. Mono mixing: `All You Need Is Love' (remixes 2-10, from take 58). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. | |
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Tuesday |
Trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser begins at West Sussex Quarter Sessions. | |
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28
Wednesday |
The Monkees arrive in the UK for their concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley. | |
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28
Wednesday |
2nd day of the trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser at West Sussex Quarter Sessions. | |
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28
Wednesday |
New York premiere of `The Family Way'. | |
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Thursday |
3rd and last day of trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser at West Sussex Quarter Sessions. | |
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29
Thursday |
`Kenwood'. Photographic session of John with `Beatles Book' photographer Leslie Bryce for the magazine's `at home' series. | |
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Friday |
1st concert of the Monkees at the Empire Pool, Wembley, presented by NEMS Enterprises. | |
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Friday |
`The Times' editorial headlined `Who Breaks a Butterfly on a Wheel?' leads a strong public outcry for the trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser. |
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