This Day in Beatle History

February 26

1970 (Feb 26) - Album 'Hey Jude' US Release

US album release of ‘Hey Jude’ on Capitol.

1971 (Feb 26) - Max Martin Born (Who?)

Max Martin born, Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is the songwiter with the third most No. 1 singles on the charts, behind only Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26). Martin has produced hits for the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Ellie Goulding and Pink. In addition he has written or co-written 22 Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hits, most of which he has also produced or co-produced, including Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed a Girl’, Maroon 5’s ‘One More Night’, Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’ and The Weeknd’s ‘Can’t Feel My Face’.

1987 (Feb 26) - 'The White Album' is First Beatles CD Release

The Beatles’ (aka The White Album) becomes the first Beatles album to be released in the new CD format.

2009 (Feb 26) - Unheard Version of 'Revolution 1' Leaked

A 10-minute version of The Beatles ‘Revolution 1’, taped by Yoko, was leaked onto the internet, giving fans a never-before-heard listen of what The White Albumsessions must have been like. Only two copies of the take were made when the song was completed on June 4th, 1968. One copy left the studio with Lennon that day and the other remained behind.

2015 (Feb 26) - Paul's Childhood Home Sells

The childhood home of former Beatle Paul McCartney sold for £150,000 ($231,000) at an auction in Liverpool. McCartney moved into the house, in Western Avenue, Speke, aged four with his parents Jim and Mary in 1947, and lived in the three-bedroom house for six years.

February 27

1964 (Feb 27) - Former Cavern Club Employee Cilla Black is #1

21 year-old former hairdresser and cloakroom attendant at The Cavern Club, Cilla Black was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Anyone Who Had A Heart.’ Written by Bacharach and David it was Black’s first UK No.1. Also this week’s UK Top Ten was the first ever to feature only UK acts.

February 28

1966 (Feb 28) - 'Cavern Club' Closes and Fans Protest

The Cavern Club closes. Police were called after over a 100 music fans barricaded themselves inside the club to protest it’s closure. The club had run up debts of over £10,000. The Beatles made a total of 292 appearances at The Cavern Club, their final performance at the club was on 3 August 1963.

1967 (Feb 28) - Work Begins on 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'

On the last day of February, work begins on the song ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’

1987 (Feb 28) - First Five Beatles Album Released on CD

The first five Beatles albums, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles for Sale and Help! were released on Compact disc. Capitol Records decided to release the original UK mixes of the Beatles albums, (the first four CDs were released in mono). This marked the first time that many of these mono mixes were available in the US.

March 1

1966 (Mar 1) -Cavern Club The Site of a 'Sit In'

A hundred Beatles fans stage a sit-in at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. It is the first live home for the band and it is closing due to bankruptcy.

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