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1970 (Apr 2) – Phil Spector Completes Final Editing for ‘Let It Be’

04/02/2025 @ All Day – Phil Spector completed final editing and mixing for The Beatles Let It Be album, 16 months after the Get Back project had begun.

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1973 (Apr 2) – Beatles Release Two Compilation Albums

04/02/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles release two compilation albums: ‘The Beatles 1962-1966’ and ‘The Beatles 1967-1970’. Both will land in the Top 10 on the US and UK albums charts, with ‘1967-1970’ hitting #1 in the US.

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2013 (Apr 2) – Paul Helps Fund Restoration of Motown Records Grand Piano

04/02/2025 @ All Day – A grand piano used in the Motown Records studios was fully restored and put on display at a museum dedicated to the legendary record label in Detroit. Sir Paul McCartney helped fund the restoration of the 1877 Steinway, which was originally in Motown’s Studio B.and was used to create hits for names including Marvin Gaye, […]

1969 (Apr 2) – John & Paul and the Bankers

04/02/2025 @ All Day – John and Paul meet with bankers to try and retain control of Northern Songs. Dick James wants to sell his shares to ATV.

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1969 (Apr 3) – John & Yoko Interviewed ‘In Bag’

04/03/2025 @ All Day – John and Yoko are interviewed from inside a white bag for the Eamonn Andrews TV show.

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1965 (Apr 3) – The Beatles Appear on ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’

04/03/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles appear on ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’. The performance had been recorded March 28th, and was their first television appearance for the year.

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1967 (Apr 3) – George Harrison Records ‘Within You Without You’ Vocals

04/03/2025 @ All Day – Working on The Beatles Sgt. Pepper album at Abbey Road studios in London, George Harrison recorded his lead vocal on his song ‘Within You Without You’. as well as a sitar part, and some acoustic guitar parts.

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1964 (Apr 4) – Beatles Hold Top Five Spots in the US

04/04/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles held the top five places on the US singles chart, at No. 5 ‘Please Please Me’, No.4 ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, No.3, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, No.2 ‘Love Me Do’ and at No.1 ‘Can’t Buy Me Love.’ They also had another nine singles on the chart, bringing their total to fourteen singles […]

1964 (Apr 5) – Beatles Film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ Opening Scene

04/05/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles film the opening scene from ‘A Hard Days Night’. In the scene they are seen running away from rabid female fans at London’s Marylebone train station.

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1962 (Apr 5) – Beatles Fan Club Presents Cavern Club Performance

04/05/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles performed at The Cavern Club in Liverpool as part of a special night presented by the Beatles’ fan club. The Beatles wear their black leather outfits for the first half of the performance, for old time’s sake, then change into their new suits for the second half of the show.