** The following events in Beatles history all took place on November 10. **
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[B] Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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[B] 1960
The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, West Germany.
[B] 1961
A busy night of live performances for The Beatles. They start off
the evening playing the first of two sets at promoter Sam Leach's
"Operation Big Beat" at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, which
draws attendance of over 3,000. The other four groups
participating are Gerry & the Pacemakers, Rory Storm & the
Hurricanes, The Remo Four, and Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes.
After their first spot, The Beatles rush over to Village Hall in
Knotty Ash for a live performance. Following that, they hurry back
to the Tower Ballroom to perform again. On the way back to the
Tower Ballroom, The Beatles race with Rory Storm and his group, the
Hurricanes, who narrowly avoid crashing their automobile.
[B] 1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.
[B] 1963
The Beatles, touring Britain, perform for two "houses" at the
Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham. The Beatles later leave the
theatre disguised as policemen.
[B] 1964
The Beatles, on the last night of their British tour, perform at
Colston Hall in Bristol.
[B] 1965
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). The song "The Word" is recorded, from start to finish, in
three takes (plus overdubs). Then, for the third time, The Beatles
work on Paul's "I'm Looking Through You", laying down another new
instrumental track. Overdubs will be added later.
[B] 1967
The Beatles film three color promotional films for their new single
"Hello Goodbye". Shooting takes place at the Saville Theatre in
London, directed by Paul McCartney. Each of the three film clips
features different costumes, backgrounds, and Beatle antics. In
the first film, The Beatles wear their "Sgt. Pepper" uniforms in
front of a psychedelic background. John isn't wearing his glasses
and Ringo's bass drum does not have The Beatles' logo. This film
clip also contains inserts of The Beatles in collarless suits (like
they wore in 1963), waving at the camera inanely. Also featured in
this first film are women dancers, dressed Hawaiian-style, who join
The Beatles onstage for the "Maori Finale" ending. For the second
promo film, The Beatles are wearing everyday clothes and the
background is a pastoral scene. Ringo's bass drum has The Beatles'
logo this time, and the grass-skirted dancers again come on stage
during the song's finale. The third film clip features shots from
the first two films, plus additional shots of The Beatles
(especially John) doing the twist in front of a backdrop design of
red and yellow geometric shapes. Once the promo films have been
edited and completed, Neil Aspinall flies to New York to deliver
them for broadcast in the US. Version one is broadcast on "The Ed
Sullivan Show" on November 26 and on "Hollywood Palace" on November
27. But The Beatles run into problems with their new film clips in
the UK. A Musician's Union ban on lip-sync broadcasts has been
imposed, and none of the film clips can be used on British
television to promote "Hello Goodbye". Videos such as the one for
"Penny Lane" are acceptable, because they don't show The Beatles
pretending to perform the song. But "Hello Goodbye" clearly
utilizes the lip-sync format. The Beatles will try remixing "Hello
Goodbye" to remove the overdubbed violas, hoping to fool the
censors, but it is not very effective. In the end, the "Hello
Goodbye" film clips will not be broadcast in the UK. Instead,
"Hello Goodbye" will be telecast in the UK with different video
accompaniment, ranging from scenes from "A Hard Day's Night" to
scenes from "Magical Mystery Tour" to stock BBC footage taken from
a moving train.
[J] 1969
The Institute of Contemporary Arts again shows a number of John and
Yoko films.
[R] 1971
The movie "200 Motels" opens in New York City. The film features
Ringo Starr.
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