This Day in Beatle History

June 7

1962 (Jun 6) - First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become 'Abbey Road'

The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

1964 (Jun 7) - Beatles Fly Amsterdam to Hong Kong

During a world tour, The Beatles flew from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. When the plane stopped to refuel in Beirut, police turned firefighting foam on hundreds of fans who had invaded the runway at the airport.

1967 (Jun 7) - 'Mr. Mustard' Inspires John Lennon

An article appears in the Daily Mirror describing a mean man named John Mustard, giving John Lennon the idea for the Beatles song “Mean Mr. Mustard.”

1967 (Jun 7) - George & Ringo Fly To Los Angeles

George and Ringo (and their wives) fly to Los Angeles. George is there to appear in a documentary about Ravi Shankar.

June 8

1962 (Jun 6) - First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become 'Abbey Road'

The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

1963 (Jun 8) - 'My Bonnie' Enters the UK Charts

Capitalizing on the band’s success, Polydor issues ‘My Bonnie’ in the UK.

1967 (Jun 8) - Brian Jones at Abbey Road

Paul invites Rolling Stone Brian Jones to a recording session at Abbey Road.

1967 (Jun 8) - Sgt Pepper #1 in the UK

The Beatles Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band went to No.1 in the UK. Costing £25,000 ($42,500) to produce the album was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. It was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve. The album spent 27 weeks at No.1 on the UK chart.

1968 (Jun 8) - Paul Best Man at Michael McCartney's Wedding

Paul is best man at his brother Michael’s wedding.

1974 (Jun 8) - 'Band On The Run' #1 Single in the US

Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Band On The Run’. ‘George Harrison unwittingly contributed the first line of one part of the song: “If we ever get out of here” when he said it during one of the many Beatles’ business meetings.

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