06/10/2025 @ All Day – The UK music magazine NME publishes its list of the 100 Greatest Albums. The Top 3: #3: The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, #2: Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, #1: The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper
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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
06/10/2025 @ 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.
1964 (Jun 10) – Beatles From Hong Kong to Australia
06/10/2025 @ All Day – On their first world tour The Beatles took a flight from Hong Kong to Australia making an unscheduled fuel stop in Darwin, where over 400 fans greeted their aircraft. The Beatles then flew on to Sydney, where they arrive in the middle of a heavy downpour. The group were required to appear in an open-top […]
2002 (Jun 11) – Paul McCartney Marries Heather Mills
06/11/2025 @ All Day – Sir Paul McCartney married Heather Mills at St Salvator Church, Ireland. Guests included Ringo Starr, David Gilmour, Jools Holland and Chrissie Hynde. Heather walked down the aisle clutching a bouquet of 11 ‘McCartney’ roses. Mills had first met McCartney at the Pride of Britain Awards event in London in April 1999, which McCartney had attended […]
1965 (Jun 11) – Paul & Jane Return From Holiday
06/11/2025 @ All Day – Paul and Jane return from holiday. Brian wants them in the country when the announcement is made about the Beatles receiving MBE’s.
1962 (Jun 11) – Beatles Record ‘Here We Go’ For BBC Radio
06/11/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles recorded a BBC radio program, “Here We Go”, at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This was the last recording on which Pete Best played drums.
1969 (Jun 11) – ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ #1 in the UK
06/11/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘The Ballad Of John and Yoko’ the group’s 17th UK No.1. The only two Beatles that played on the track were John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
1960 (Jun 11) – Tommy Moore Quits The Beatles
06/11/2025 @ All Day – Drummer Tommy Moore made the fateful decision to quit The Beatles and return to his job of driving a forklift at Garston bottle works. He was briefly replaced by Norman Chapman, who was called into National Service after just three gigs. After going drummerless and mostly jobless for a few weeks, the band hired Pete […]
1965 (Jun 11) – MBE Recipients Return Awards in Protest
06/11/2025 @ All Day – Some MBE (Members of the British Empire) recipients return their awards in protest when it is announced that The Beatles will be honored with the award. The group is generally mystified, but their older relatives seem thrilled, so they accept the awards at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
06/11/2025 @ 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.