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1970 (Apr 27) – Lennon Lithographs Ruled OK for Viewing

04/27/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon’s explicit ‘Bag One’ lithographs are returned to the London Arts Gallery exhibition. A High Court judge has ruled them ‘unlikely to deprave or corrupt’.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

04/27/2025 @ All Day – 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.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

04/28/2025 @ All Day – 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.

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1964 (Apr 28) – ‘Around The Beatles’ TV Special Recorded

04/28/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles recorded the TV special ‘Around The Beatles’ at Wembley studios England. As well as performing songs they played Act V Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ with John playing the female role of Thisbe, Paul as Pyramus, George as Moonshine and Ringo as Lion. Paul later named his cat Thisbe.

1975 (Apr 28) – Two Beatles on NBC

04/28/2025 @ All Day – Two ex-Beatles appear on NBC. Ringo performs ‘No No Song’ on the Smothers Brothers Show. John Lennon guests on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.’

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1963 (Apr 28) – The Beatles Go On Holiday

04/28/2025 @ All Day – Paul, George & Ringo go to Tenerife where they’ll stay for 12 days. John accompanies Brian Epstein to Spain.

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1965 (Apr 28) – Grammy For ‘A Hard Days Night’

04/28/2025 @ All Day – Each member gets a Grammy from Peter Sellers for ‘A Hard Days Night’ They had won for ‘Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture or Television Show’.

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1966 (Apr 28) – Studio Work on ‘Eleanor Rigby’

04/28/2025 @ All Day – First day’s work (of two) on Eleanor Rigby.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

04/29/2025 @ All Day – 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.

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1942 (Apr 29) – Klaus Voorman Born

04/29/2025 @ All Day – German artist, musician Klaus Voorman, who played bass with Manfred Mann and the Plastic Ono Band. Voorman designed the cover for The Beatles album Revolver . As a session musician he worked on a host of recordings, including ‘You’re So Vain’ by Carly Simon.

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