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Blog Archive
2008 (Jan 7) – Ringo Starr releases ‘Liverpool 8’ as Single
01/07/2026 @ 12:00 am – Liverpool 8 is a single from the 15th studio album by Ringo Starr, released worldwide on 14 January 2008. The album is also called Liverpool 8.
2003 (Jan 7) – The Beatles Book Monthly Ceases Publication
01/07/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles Book Monthly closed down after 40 years. Author Sean O’Mahony who set up the magazine in 1963 said there was nothing more to say as the number of things the former Beatles were doing gets less and less as the years go on. The magazine had previously shut down in 1969 but had […]
2008 (Feb 20) – Beatles’ Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned
01/07/2026 @ All Day – 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 […]
1935 (Jan 8) – Beatle Influencer Elvis Presley Born
01/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of rock ‘n’ roll. He had his first No.1 in 1956 with the US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. His first UK No.1 single was in 1957, with ‘All Shook Up’. Presley went on to have over 100 US & UK Top 40 singles from 1956 – 2006. […]
1966 (Feb 18) – Brian Wilson Finishes ‘Good Vibrations’
01/08/2026 @ All Day – 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 […]
2004 (Jan 8) – George Harrison’s Estate Files Suit Against Doctor
01/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – The estate of George Harrison started a $10 million legal action against Dr Gilbert Lederman of Staten Island University Hospital, claiming the doctor coerced Harrison to sign souvenirs. The main allegations of the legal action was that Dr Lederman got an extremely sick Harrison to sign his son’s guitar and autographs for his two daughters. […]
1967 (Jan 8) – John, Paul and Ringo Attend Georgie Fame’s Fancy Dress Party
01/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – Fellow entertainer Fame was throwing the party for his girlfriend’s 21st birthday.
1966 (Jan 8) – Beatles are #1 with ‘Rubber Soul’, ‘We Can Work It Out’
01/08/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Rubber Soul the group’s seventh US chart topper, which went on to spend 56 weeks on the chart. The group also started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘We Can Work It Out’ the […]
2008 (Feb 20) – Beatles’ Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned
01/08/2026 @ All Day – 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 […]