8 октября
Этот день в истории Битлз
1949
Hamish Stuart is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1962
Lunch time Cavern session: The Beatles.
EMI House, ground floor studio. Recording for Radio Luxembourg's "The Friday Spectacular".
1964
Enfield Town Driving Test Centre, Enfield Town, Middlesex. Morning. Ringo takes his driving test, successfully.
Studio 2. 2:30-6:00pm. Recording: "She's A Woman" (takes 1-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott/Mike Stone.
Ringo uses the chocalho for the first time. First session for "I Feel Fine"/"She's A Woman".
1965
First night of "Star Scene '65", at the Granada Cinema, Bedford. First anyone's official association (Brian's, in this case), with a pirate radio company (Radio London): Everly Brothers, supported by Cilla Black, Lionel Bart and his Kick Dancers, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, Paddy, Klaus and Gibson, the Marionettes, and the Alan Elsdon Band.
Argentina LP release: Socorro! (Odeon POPS LDS 2112 {mono} & Odeon POPS SLDS 2112 {stereo}).
1966
Yesterday... And Today, 16th week in the Top 100 (US Billboard).
Revolver number 1, 5th week (US Billboard).
Revolver number 1, 2nd week (Australia Kent Music Report).
"Yellow Submarine" number 1, 2nd week (German Media Control Top 100).
"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" number 1, 6th week (Australia Kent Music Report).
"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" number 3 (Dutch Top 40).
1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band number 1, 19th week (UK Record Retailer).
1968
Studio 2. 4:00pm-8:00am. Recording: "It's Been A Long Long Long Time" (working title of "Long Long Long") (overdub onto take 67); "I'm So Tired" (takes 1-14); "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill" (takes 1-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Mike Sheady.
First female "lead vocal" on a Beatles recording (Yoko Ono, on "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill").
Visit at the studio: Maureen Starkey.
1971
UK album release: Imagine (Apple 10004).
Argentina LP release: Por Siempre Beatles (Odeon POPS LDS 2200).
John and Yoko hold a press conference at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York, to announce Yoko's art exhibition "This Is Not Here", to open tomorrow.
1977
"Unlimited Citations - Non-Stop Beatles Disco" by Café Crème number 32 (Dutch Top 40).
At Mr. Pickwick's Club in Liverpool, a Beatles convention is held. Subtitled "24 Hours Of Beatle Happenings", it is arranged by Allan Williams and Bob Wooler.
1979
US album release: Life Of Brian Soundtrack (Warner Bros BSK-3396), George co-mixed "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (reprise)".
1980
John and Yoko sign a contract with Geffen Records for the distribution of Double Fantasy.
1982
Ringo and Barbara appear on the "Parkinson In Australia" program (taped September 28, 1982).
1983
Part 19 of "Ringo's Yellow Submarine" series on the ABC Radio Network.
1984
UK & US single release: "No More Lonely Nights" (extended version)//"Silly Love Songs"/"No More Lonely Nights" (ballad version) (Parlophone 12RP 6080 [UK]) (Columbia 8C8 39927-S1 [US]) on 12" picture disc single.
1985
At the Cuts Gallery in London, an exhibition of Dezo Hoffman's photographs from his book "John Lennon" is shown.
1987
The "Beatle City" exhibition runs at the West End marketplace in Dallas, Texas.
In the US, NBC Radio syndicates the program "Legends Of Rock", featuring the career of John Lennon.
1988
2nd episode of a BBC series, essentially based on "The Beatles At The Beeb" collection.
In the UK on BBC Radio Two, the second episode of the weekly series "The Beeb's Lost Beatles Tapes", essentially based on "The Beatles At The Beeb" collection, is transmitted.
1990
UK single releases: "Birthday"/"Good Day Sunshine" (Parlophone R 6271); "Birthday"/"Good Day Sunshine"//"P.S. Love Me Do"/"Let 'Em In" (Parlophone 12R 6271) on 12" single; "Birthday"/"Good Day Sunshine"//"P.S. Love Me Do"/"Let 'Em In" (Parlophone CDR 6271) on 5" CD single.
1991
In the UK, BBC1 broadcasts the program "Ghost Of The Past", a documentary on the history of Paul's Liverpool Oratorio.
1992
At Paul's MPL offices in London, Paul, George and Ringo hold a three-hour business meeting. Reports state that after they left, they held another meeting which included Yoko.
2007
Sir Paul McCartney is named the Icon Of The Year at this year's Q Awards held in London.
2012
In SoHo, “The Artwork of John Lennon” is presented by Yoko Ono, Bag One Arts and Legacy Productions and will benefit Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit organization that delivers meals to the homebound elderly. The exhibition features artwork that Lennon created from 1964 to 1980.
2013
In Los Angeles, the exhibition "The Early Beatles Collection," featuring images taken by Astrid Kirchherr, runs at the Leica Gallery. Images include pictures taken during the filming of "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964 for Stern Magazine, as well as some of the images she took of the musicians during their Hamburg, Germany, period in 1960.
2014
Ringo & his All-Starr Band perform at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX (2014 Tour).
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