This Day in Beatle History

February 16

1965 (Feb 16) - 'Help!' Soundtrack Recording Begins

The Beatles begin recording the soundtrack for Help!’. The recording sessions will last for five days. On this date, they record ‘I Need You’, ‘Another Girl’ and ‘Yes It Is’.

1966 (Feb 18) - Brian Wilson Finishes 'Good Vibrations'

Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.

1967 (Feb 16) - The Beatles Record 'Good Morning Good Morning'

The Beatles Record ‘Good Morning Good Morning’

2008 (Feb 20) - Beatles' Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned

A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost down from £3.

February 17

1966 (Feb 17) - Brian Wilson Begins Recording 'Good Vibrations'

Brian Wilson is in studio beginning the recording of ‘Good Vibrations’ and the album ‘Pet Sounds’. The Beatles on many occasions mentioned the influence this album had pushing themselves to higher musical plateaus.

1966 (Feb 18) - Brian Wilson Finishes 'Good Vibrations'

Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.

1967 (Feb 17) - 'Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite' Recording Begins

The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite’. at Abbey Road studios, London. John’s lyrics for the song came almost entirely from an antique poster advertising a circus performance scheduled to take place in Rochdale, Lancashire, in February 1843. John had purchased the poster in Sevenoaks on January 31 while The Beatles were on location for the filming of the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ promotional film.

1967 (Feb 17) - 'Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields' UK Release

Penny Lane’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ are released in the UK.

1969 (Feb 17) - James Taylor's Apple Album is Released

James Taylor’s album on Apple is released. It has been produced by Peter Asher.

2000 (Feb 17) - John Lennon's Steinway Goes On Display

John Lennon’s Steinway piano, on which he composed ‘Imagine’, went on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, England. The piano was set to be auctioned on the Internet later in the year and was expected to fetch more than £1 million ($1.7 million).

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