08/30/2025 @ All Day – A signed copy of John Lennon’s whimsical 1964 book ‘In His Own Write’ sold for more than $5,600 after a flurry of 47 bids on eBay. Filled with cheeky quips and kaleidoscopic imagery — the author note was titled ‘About the Awful’ — Lennon’s ‘In His Own Write’ featured short stories, poems and drawings.
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2016 (Aug 30) – Ringo’s ‘White Album’ Most Expensive Album Ever
08/30/2025 @ All Day – The 2017 edition of Guinness World Records said that Ringo Starr’s copy of The Beatles’ White Album was officially the most expensive LP ever sold at auction. Guinness confirmed that a December 2015 sale at Julien’s Auction House set a new high for album prices when the first-edition copy with the catalog number 0000001, which […]
2006 (Aug 31) – Paul’s Touring Demands? (Would You Believe Lillies?)
08/31/2025 @ All Day – The Times ran a story on the demands of rock stars when on tour. Ozzy Osbourne insists on an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor at each venue. The Beach Boys require a licensed masseur, Meat Loaf a mask and one small tank of oxygen. David Bowie requests that the dressing room temperature is between […]
1976 (Aug 31) – George Guilty of ‘Unconscious Plagiarism’
08/31/2025 @ All Day – George Harrison was found guilty of ‘subconscious plagiarism’ of the Ronnie Mack song ‘He’s So Fine’ when writing ‘My Sweet Lord’. Earnings from the song were awarded to Mack’s estate; The Chiffons then recorded their own version of ‘My Sweet Lord’.
1971 (Aug 31) – John Leaves England For The Last Time
08/31/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon flew from Heathrow Airport to New York, he never set foot on British soil again.
1969 (Aug 31) – Sojourn To See Dylan
08/31/2025 @ All Day – George, Patti, Ringo, Maureen, John & Yoko view Bob Dylan at the Isle of Wight Festival.
2013 (Sep 1) – Classic Beatles Albums Get Their Due
09/01/2025 @ All Day – Classic Beatles albums finally went platinum after the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) changed its sales award rules. Gold or platinum status has become synonymous with record success but the system has only been in place since 1973. This made Sgt. Pepper’s a triple-platinum album, having sold more than 900,000 copies since 1994. In total, the […]
1967 (Sep 1) – Beatles Plan Life Post Brian Epstein
09/01/2025 @ All Day – The four Beatles held a meeting at Paul McCartney’s house in London to decide upon their next course of action following the death of manager Brian Epstein. They decide to postpone their planned trip to India and to begin the already-delayed production of the Magical Mystery Tour movie. They have two songs already recorded for […]
1965 (Sep 2) – Beatles Arrive Back in London
09/02/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles arrive back in London.