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1962 (Jul 7) – Beatles Play Birkenhead

07/07/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles played at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, in Birkenhead. The show was a dance for the local golf club, the capacity of the hall was 450, but 500 people squeezed in to hear and see The Beatles.

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1989 (Jul 7) – Compact Discs Surpass Vinyl Sales

07/07/2025 @ All Day – It was announced that for the first time compact discs were out selling vinyl albums.

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1969 (Jul 7) – ‘Give Peace A Chance’ US Release

07/07/2025 @ All Day –

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1940 (Jul 7) – Richard Starkey Born in Liverpool

07/07/2025 @ All Day – Richard Starkey, ( Ringo Starr, ) drums, vocals, Rory Storm, The Beatles. He sang lead vocals on one track on most Beatles albums, The Beatles scored 21 US No.1 & 17 UK No.1 singles. Starr had the solo 1974 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘You’re Sixteen’ plus 9 other US Top 40 hits. Ringo […]

1969 (Jul 7) – ‘Here Comes The Sun’ Recorded

07/07/2025 @ All Day – George Harrison recorded his new song ‘Here Comes the Sun’ with just two other Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Abbey Road in London. John Lennon was absent recovering from a car crash in Scotland.

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2010 (Jul 7) – Paul Joins Ringo at Birthday Celebration

07/07/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney joined Ringo Starr onstage at a concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall to help celebrate the former Beatle drummer’s 70th birthday. With Ringo’s All Starr Band joined by Yoko Ono, Joe Walsh, Angus Young and Steven Van Zandt, Paul belted out “Birthday” and Ringo delivered “With A Little Help From My […]

1967 (Jul 7) – UK Release of ‘All You Need Is Love’

07/07/2025 @ All Day – UK release of ‘All You Need Is Love/Baby You’re a Rich Man’ on Parlophone.

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1966 (Jul 8) – Beatles Release ‘Nowhere Man’

07/08/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles released the ‘Nowhere Man’ 4-track EP in the UK, which included: ‘Drive My Car’, ‘Michelle’ and ‘You Won’t See Me’. All four tracks were taken from The Beatles sixth UK studio album, Rubber Soul.

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1969 (Jul 9) – Beatles Record ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’

07/09/2025 @ All Day – Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles recorded ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.’ John Lennon returned to the studio after recovering from a car crash in Scotland, and a bed was installed in the Abbey Road studio for Yoko, who was pregnant, and who had been more seriously injured in the car accident.

1972 (Jul 9) – Wings Plays First Gig

07/09/2025 @ All Day – Paul McCartney and Wings played their very first show in the small French town of Chateauvillon. The band included Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough and Paul’s wife, Linda. It was McCartney’s first time on the road since The Beatles quit touring in 1966. The band travelled on a double Decker London bus with a […]